Source. A collection of Meddit resources and advice on what bread-and-butter topics interns would most benefit from brushing
up on/memorizing prior to the beginning of their internship.
1) Fluids. How and when to use them, dosage, timing and other pearls.
5) Initial work-up and treatment of dyspnea. (more realistic to approach by symptoms as, unfortunately, you first have to diagnose whats wrong. E.g. heart failure, pulmonary edema, embolism, COPD, pneumonia).
6) Initial work-up and treatment of oliguria/anuria.
7) A sensible initial approach to suspected ileus.
8) Blood. When, how, why to replace.
9) Pain. Optimal management without inducing narcosis.
An alternative EKG course that takes you through all the basics. This however has no free version and costs 96$ a year. The quality is amazing. Here are 6 basic sample videos on youtube. The paid course is available on http://www.ecgteacher.com/
I have to admit I haven’t used this course personally but his free youtube videos are on-point and he seems like a good teacher. Also behind paywall. Free youtube samples are here. The full course can be found here https://www.ecgacademy.com.
– If you like Dr. Mattu’s cases (and you most certainly will) he is still posting every single week on his new site https://ecgweekly.com. It costs 4 starbucks coffees a year and is going to save someones life.
Admitted a young person with chf of no clear etiology with recurrent vtach. Starts having runs of vtach every minute, HR 150-180. We all run in and the patient is awake and watching tv. We’re like “Are you ok? Are you feeling any chest pain?” And they’re like “No I’m just watching transformers. I was just excited, I love this movie.”
