Rio Bravo qWeek Rio Bravo Family Medicine Residency Program

Episode 167: Aspirin in Pregnancy

Dr. Marquez explains the use of aspirin during pregnancy to prevent preeclampsia. Dr. Arreaza adds comments and questions and clarifies that aspirin is not used for the treatment of preeclampsia.
Written by Verna Marquez, MD, and Hector Arreaza, MD.

Episode 166: Naturopathic Medicine Insights

Future Dr. Luong talked about what she learned about naturopathic doctors (NDs). She discussed the principles of naturopathic medicine and mentioned some differences in regulations across states in the US. Dr. Arreaza shared his opinion about the pros and cons of naturopathic medicine.

Written by Teresa Luong, MSIV, American University of the Caribbean. Comments and editing by Hector Arreaza, MD.

Episode 165: Early-Onset Sepsis Part 2

Dr. Lovedip Kooner explains how to use the Kaiser Permanente early-onset sepsis calculator and explains other useful tools to assist in the diagnosis of EOS. Dr. Arreaza adds comments about the usefulness of this calculator
Written by Lovedip Kooner, MD. Comments and editing by Hector Arreaza, MD.

Episode 164: More Than Just A Headache

Dr. Song presents a case of a subacute headache that required an extensive workup and multiple visits to the hospital and clinic to get a diagnosis. Dr. Arreaza added comments about common causes of subacute headaches.

Written by Zheng (David) Song, MD. Editing and comments by Hector Arreaza, MD.

Episode 163: Vascular Dementia
Future Dr. Ruby explains gives a definition of vascular dementia and concisely explains the pathophysiology and presentation of this disease. Dr. Arreaza reminds us of the importance of treating diabetes to prevent dementia.
Written by Carmen Ruby, MSIV, Ross University School of Medicine. Editing and comments by Hector Arreaza, MD.

Episode 162: Early-Onset Sepsis
Dr. Kooner explains how to diagnose early-onset sepsis by using clinical evaluation and clinical tools. Dr. Schlaerths describes the signs and symptoms of sepsis in neonates, and Dr. Arreaza adds comments about GBS bacteriuria.
Written by Lovedip Kooner, MD, editing Hector Arreaza, MD, and comments by Katherine Schlaerth, MD. Rio Bravo Family Medicine Residency Program.