Podcast 872: Preseptal and Orbital Cellulitis

Contributor: Travis Barlock, MD Educational Pearls: D-dimer: fibrin degradation product used to evaluate for clot formation and breakdown Threshold: <500ng/mL rules out venous thromboembolism in low risk patients Elevated D-dimer indicates recent or ongoing intravascular coagulat ...  Show more

Contributor: Taylor Lynch MD Educational Pearls: Melatonin is an endogenous hormone released primarily by the pineal gland Also released by extrapineal regions in the retina, the GI tract, and some immune cells Peak secretion occurs at night and is suppressed during the day Secre ...  Show more

Session 25 Dr. Karen Shackelford form BoardVitals joins us once again as we dig deep into a question about the hematopoietic and immune system. Listen to this podcast episode with the player above, or keep reading for the highlights and takeaway points. [01:05] About BoardVitals ...  Show more

Session 17 Dr. Karen Shackelford from BoardVitals is joining me once again for another round of discussion. This week, we tackle a certain kind of pediatric illness. [01:11] Question of the Week: A 10-year-old male patient is evaluated for abdominal pain he has had for two days. ...  Show more

Session 21 Today, we’ve got some interesting case of a 14-year-old male with some malaise and abdominal pain. Once again, we're joined by Dr. Karen Shackelford of BoardVitals. Check out the resources they have to offer. Use the promo code BOARDROUNDS to save 15% off upon purchasi ...  Show more

In this episode I cover vasculitis.

If you want to follow along with written notes on vasculitis go to https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/rheumatology/vasculitis/ or the rheumatology section in th ...