Core IM | Internal Medicine Podcast Core IM Team

What are the different types of radiation? What should we and shouldn’t we put in our one-liners? What makes palliative radiation different from curative radiation? And when to refer to for palliative radiation?
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Whiteboard Animation Video of Radiation Physiology
Time Stamps02:04 What is radiation?03:17 How does radiation therapy work?04:50 How is today’s radiation different from the past?05:40 What role does radiation play in cancer treatment?07:48 What are the different types of radiation?15:34 How do you write a rad onc one-liner as an internist?19:59 What is palliative radiation and how/when should we use it?
Tags: IMCore, CoreIM, cancer, tumor, internal medicine podcast, hospitalist, heme/onc, EBRT, brachytherapy


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What did you have to "unlearn" in your learning journey? How do you organize your time? Organize how you keep up with medical evidence? What is your calendar management system? How can you use your leadership skills to improve the well-being of your team members?
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Time Stamps01:12 Learning Journey05:58 Lifelong Learning11:14 Time Management16:38 Role Modeling19:59 Re-Calibrating Failure
Tags: IMCore, CoreIM, failure, fixed mindset, growth mindset, imposter syndrome, leadership, learning styles, role modeling, success, time management


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What does the HbA1c really measure? What are its limitations? How does fructosamine and glycated albumin work? What will falsely elevate or decrease it? What are the benefits of continuous glucose monitoring? What are the limitations of a glucose-centric view and should we be more insulinocentric?
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00:35 Random Glucose, Fasting Glucose, Glucose Tolerance Test03:03 Hemoglobin A1c08:26 Fructosamine and Glycated Albumin10:50 Continuous Glucose Monitoring15:44 The Overlooked Issue of Insulin Resistance19:11 Summary
Tags: IM Core, CoreIM, insulin resistance, diabetes, microvascular and macrovascular complication


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When do you have a device interrogated? Do you know what kind of device your patient has? Do you know how to manage patients with a device who develop bacteremia? How do you discuss end of life care in patients with devices such as a pacemaker or ICD?
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02:51 What are the different types of pacemakers and defibrillators? Who is it indicated for? How can where the leads clue you what the implantable device may do?21:28 How to determine which type of device your patient has?25:10 What can a device interrogation tell you and doesn't tell you?32:13 Do all patients with bacteremia need their implantable cardiac devices taken out? 38:44 End-of-life considerations with pacemakers vs. ICDs 

Tags: IM Core, CoreIM, sinus node dysfunction, AV dissociation, palliative care, CRT, biventricular pacing


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How does transplant compare to dialysis? Who is a good candidate for a kidney transplant? How long do patients have to wait for a deceased donor kidney transplant? What can increase or decrease the waiting time for your patient? Who is a good living donor candidate? What are the risks of living donors?
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03:49 Episode start07:13 Dialysis vs. kidney transplant morbidity and mortality11:44 Eligibility for kidney transplant and when to refer21:34 Pre-transplant evaluation process25:38 How long are wait times on the transplant list?36:21 What benefits of living donation? What are risks to the kidney donor?
Tags: IM Core, CoreIM, renal, dialysis, nephrology, nephrologist, renal, CKD, chronic kidney disease, living donor kidney


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What is your approach to trach complications? What do all the words in the one liner of a trach patient mean? What are best practices for airway clearance? When is a patient ready for a speaking valve? What is the process for decannulation?
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Show notes, Transcript and References: 
https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2023/03/08/trac/
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2:56 Trach Components
12:47 Trach Complication Management
27:48 Airway Clearance
34:53 Speaking Valve
38:54 Decannulation
Tags: IM Core, CoreIM, pulmonary, critical care, ICU, nursing care, respiratory therapy, pharmacy


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