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Join us as we discuss various topics surrounding medicine, resident life, and treatment of various disease processes. We hope to include some funny stories along the way and laugh at some of the ridiculousness that we often see in the hospital.

Brian Foster, MD | Adnan Liaqat, MD | Awais Farooq, MD


    • Dec 12, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 45m AVG DURATION
    • 9 EPISODES


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    Residency Interviews, Tips and Tricks

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 44:14


    Join the crew as we dissect the nuances of residency interviews. This episode Awais, Brian, Adnan and Pooja provide tricks of the trade to make the most of your interviews and leave lasting impressions. Included are some personal stories, answers to common questions, and a lot of laughs.

    Acute Pancreatitis

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2022 32:50


    Join us this week as we discuss the diagnosis and management of a familiar presentation - acute pancreatitis. Brian, Adnan, Awais and Mo cover everything from diagnosis to management and even debate some new literature on the topic. As always, included are some good laughs.

    Tough Discussions and Goals of Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2022 39:00


    This episode Brian, Adnan, and Awais welcome back their co-resident and friend Mo to provide some tips, insight, and personal anecdotes surrounding some sensitive, but very important topics.

    COPD Exacerbations with Dr. Hasham Sarwar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2022 38:39


    Adnan, Awais, and Brian welcome Dr. Hasham Sarwar, a Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine Fellow at Texas Tech University. Together we discuss the details of COPD exacerbations and how to approach this common presentation in the acute setting. Special thanks to Pooja Patak for assisting us with this episode.

    Getting Started with Research: An overview with Leah Grcevich & Dario Marotta

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2022 54:56


    Brian and Adnan are joined by Dr. Leah Grcevich and Dr. Dario Marotta, two highly published recently graduated physicians. Dr. Grcevich is starting her professional career as a Gynecology/Oncology research fellow at one of the nation's top hospitals while Dr. Marotta has joined a competitive Neurosurgery residency program. Together, we discuss how to get started with research, run you through the process of publishing, and as always share a few laughs along the way.Links to the websites mentioned in the podcast:https://beallslist.net/https://jane.biosemantics.org/

    Med School Success & Matching Competitive Specialties with Maxwell Jabaay

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 65:48


    This episode Brian and Adnan welcome Maxwell Jabaay, a newly matched Categorical General Surgery resident at one of the nation's top training programs. We discuss the entirety of the process, from what makes you successful in medical school to how to find success during the Match process.

    Bread n' butter HFrEF

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2022 50:37


    Brian, Awais, and Adnan welcome Mo back this episode to discuss the in's and out's (see what we did there?) of systolic heart failure exacerbations. Highlights include diuresis titration, GDMT, and strategies to prevent readmission.

    Basics of ARDS

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022 40:46


    This episode Brian, Awais, and Adnan welcome their co-resident Mo to the podcast to discuss the basics of ARDS and mechanical ventilation in these patients. As always, there are a lot of laughs and quite a bit of banter. We mention several trials during our discussion that are linked below (show notes).ARDSNet/ARMA trialhttps://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM200005043421801ARDSNet/ALVEOLI trialhttps://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa032193EXPRESS trialhttps://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/181426LOVS trialhttps://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/181425EPVENT trialhttps://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2725206PROSEVA trialhttps://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1214103Steroid use in ARDS - After review of the literature, use of steroids seems to be controversial and situation dependent. Apologies for the confusion.https://jintensivecare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40560-018-0321-9#Sec3

    How to be a BAD intern

    Play Episode Play 16 sec Highlight Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 39:58


    Brian, Awais, and Adnan start off the podcast by congratulating the new residency/match class. Furthermore, they discuss the qualities that can make an intern either dreadful or exceptional. As always, included are some funny personal stories along with a lot of laughs.

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