The High-Yield Podcast

High-Yield Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Disorders: Cholecystitis (Calculous, Acalculous), Post-Cholecystectomy Syndrome & Sphincter of Oddy's Dysfunction

Question-based Review of Cholecystitis workup and management followed by addressing the complications of cholecystectomy.

High-Yield Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Disorders: Differential Diagnosis of Gallstone Disease (Cholelithiasis, Choledocholithiasis)

Both Pathophysiology and Clinical Aspects of gallstone disorders are discussed followed by important hints on differential diagnosis of gallstone disease from one another

High-Yield Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Disorders: Differential Diagnosis of Liver Tumor (Adenoma, Hemangioma, FNH, HCC)

Question-based review of workup for hepatic neoplasms.

High-Yield Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Disorders: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, Fatty Liver Disease (AFLD & NAFLD), Budd-Chiari Syndrome

Questions & cases regarding diagnostic workup and management for PBC, PSC, Alcoholic & Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (steatosis, steatohepatitis), and Vascular Hepato

High-Yield Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Disorders: Hemochromatosis & Wilson's Disease

High-Yield Question-based review & cases of conditions associated with abnormal iron & copper metabolism

High-Yield Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Disorders: Differential Diagnosis in Chronic Viral Hepatitis (Risk Factors, Serology, Extrahepatic Featreus, Prognosis)

Question-based review of differential diagnosis in chronic HBV vs HCV infection.

High-Yield Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Disorders: Cases of Hepatitis B (Serologic Markers, Pathophysiology)

High-Yield question-based review of cases in hepatitis B pathophysiology.

High-Yield Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Disorders: Acute Viral Hepatitis (A, D, E) Differential Diagnosis, Co-infection vs Superinfection, Post-exposure PPx, Management

Questions-based review of risk factors, differential diagnosis and management of acute viral hepatitis A, D , E . Included co-infection, Superinfection, diagnostic workup

High-Yield Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Disorders: Esophageal Varices & Hepatorenal Syndrome

High-Yield cases & Question-based Review of 2 important complications of Cirrhosis (SOAP format). (For other complications look at hepatic encephalopathy in Acute liver

High-Yield Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Disorders: Ascites & Bacterial Peritonitis (spontaneous & secondary)

Following the SOAP approach, we review Subjective, Objective, Assessment & Plan for Ascites & Peritonitis. Exudative versus Transudative classification compared to new

High-Yield Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Disorders: Cirrhosis

Following our SOAP format we have a question-based discussion of Subjective (epidemiology, risk factors, patients complaints), Objective (PhEx findings, lab assessment re

High-Yield Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Disorders: Acute Liver Failure, Hepatic Encephalopathy, Acetaminophen Toxicity

Question-based review of Acute liver failure, staging of hepatic encephalopathy (per clinical & EEG criteria), management of ALF with understanding of the severity criter

High-Yield Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Disorders: Liver Function Tests (Important Algorithmic Approach)

After an important question-based assessment of structural versus functional components of hepatocyte markers, we discuss high-yield cases of Hepatitic, cholestatic and m

High-Yield & Not-to-Miss Cases of Respiratory Failure Management

Case-Based Review of Respiratory Failure Management. Please make sure you understand the indications & contraindications for supplemental versus active (invasive & non-

High-Yield Critical Care: Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV: CPAP, BiPAP), Cases & Indications

Indications and contra-indications for common methods of non-invasive ventilation are discussed in quick question-based format with cases as a preparation to the next maj

High-Yield Critical Care: Invasive Airway (Endotracheal Intubation, Cricothyrotomy, Tracheostomy: Indications & Casees)

Question-based and quick review of important subject of patients in need of invasive active airway intervention (as opposed to those who benefit from non-invasive interve

High-Yield Critical Care: Airway Management & Respiratory Support (General Approach)

Basics of approach to patient in need of respiratory support and airway management. Question-Based Discussion of "Hierarchical Ladder of Respiratory Support", patient str

High-Yield Critical Care: Respiratory Faiure - 2 (Hypercapnic Failure)

Brief but high-yield question-based approach to differential diagnosis in hypercapnic failure. Analyzing the differentials and management options based on the formula o

High-Yield Critical Care: Respiratory Failure - 1 (Hypoxemic, Non-Hypoxemic Hypoxic, Clinical Application of Formulas in Differential Diagnosis: A-a gradient, O2 Delivery, Fick's formulas, P/F ratio)

Discussion of initial workup, classification and differential diagnosis of hypoxia & Hypoxemic respiratory failure. 1- Please make sure you have the formulas ready in f

High-Yield Critical Care & Nephrology: Metabolic Alkalosis (Differential Diagnosis and Workup, Including Saline-Responsivevs & Unresponsive types, Liddle, Gitelman, Bartter, SAME)

Differential Diagnosis of metabolic Alkalosis and the overall approach to metabolic alkalosis with cases and step-up scenarios including Saline-Responsive and Unresponsiv