Short Coat Chronicles

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Short Coat Chronicles is a medical education podcast designed for medical students in any stage of training. Each episode will discuss multiple different diseases with similar pathophysiology, and will feature an expert guest speaker. We guide the listene


    • Nov 4, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 19m AVG DURATION
    • 5 EPISODES


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    Episode 5: Neurology - Brain Trauma

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 19:52


    We cover brain trauma in this episode with Dr. Scott Otallah, including TBI, subdural hematoma, epidural hematoma, and subarachnoid hemorrhage. Dr. Otallah is an Assistant Professor of Pediatric Neurology at the Wake Forest School of Medicine who specializes in traumatic brain injury and multiple sclerosis.

    Episode 4: Neurology - Adult Brain Tumors

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 30:06


    In this episode, we'll be discussing Adult Brain Tumors with Dr. Roy Strowd, an Associate Professor of Neurology at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center who specializes in neuro-oncology. 00:04 - Intro 00:51 - Chief Complaint/Differential 2:14 - Background 4:02 - Intraparenchymal Tumors 6:34 - Extraparenchymal Tumors 9:16 - HPI Questions 11:15 - Other Symptoms 13:03 - Risk Factors 15:06 - Physical Exam 15:38 - Inherited Brain Tumors (NF1, NF2, Tuberous Sclerosis) 16:43 - Diagnostic Work-Up 20:53 - Histology 24:02 - Adjunctive Therapy 26:40 - Common Myths

    Episode 3: Neurology - Encephalitis (& Brain Abscess)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 23:55


    We are joined again by Dr. James Peacock, Professor Emeritus of Infectious Disease at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. This episode discusses encephalitis with a few minutes at the end dedicated to brain abscesses. 00:04 - Intro 00:37 - Chief Complaint/Differential 1:05 - Background 3:00 - Pathophysiology 6:16 - Symptoms 7:23 - HPI Questions 8:46 - Non-Classic Presentations 9:28 - Risk Factors 10:29 - Physical Exam 12:43 - Diagnostic Work-Up 14:41 - Management 17:00 - Adjunctive Therapy 17:56 - Common Pitfalls 20:04 - Brain Abscess

    Episode 2: Neurology - Meningitis

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 22:37


    We are joined by Dr. James Peacock to discuss meningitis, including both bacterial and viral causes. Dr. Peacock is a Professor Emeritus of Infectious Disease at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, and is an esteemed educator and clinician. 00:04 - Intro 00:34 - Chief Complaint/Differential 1:13 - Background 2:36 - Pathophysiology 4:04 - Symptoms 5:37 - HPI Questions 6:47 - Non-Classic Presentations 8:17 - Risk Factors 9:37 - Physical Exam 11:25 - Diagnostic Work-Up 13:59 - Management 15:53 - Antimicrobials 18:59 - CSF Profiles 20:07 - Common Pitfalls

    Episode 1: Welcome to Short Coat Chronicles!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 2:16


    A short introductory episode introducing the co-hosts, and giving listeners a quick explanation of the goals of this podcast series.

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