Posts Tagged ‘Rx Bricks’
Patent Ductus Arteriosis (Re-release)
he ductus arteriosus (DA) is a structure that allows blood pumped from the right side of the heart to bypass the lungs while the fetus is developing in utero. Normally, the DA closes shortly after birth and becomes the ligamentum arteriosum. When the DA fails to close (remains open, or patent) after birth, it is…
Read MoreAdrenaline (Re-release)
Today’s Audio Brick is based on the upcoming Brick 2.0: Adrenaline (Epinephrine). If you’re looking for supplemental information from Bricks 1.0, read up on our Valvular Diseases/Autonomic Regulation of the Cardiovascular System Brick. As a listener of the podcast, you can take 50% off a subscription with code RXPOD. If you enjoyed this episode, we’d…
Read MoreManagement of Shock (Re-release)
Looking for more information on this topic? Check out the Starling Forces brick. If you enjoyed this episode, we’d love for you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps with our visibility, and the more med students (or future med students) listen to the podcast, the more we can provide to the future physicians…
Read MoreViral Pneumonia
Looking for more information on this topic? Check out the Viral Pneumonia brick. If you enjoyed this episode, we’d love for you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps with our visibility, and the more med students (or future med students) listen to the podcast, the more we can provide to the future physicians of…
Read MoreTobacco Smoking
Looking for more information on this topic? Check out the Tobacco Smoking brick. If you enjoyed this episode, we’d love for you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps with our visibility, and the more med students (or future med students) listen to the podcast, the more we can provide to the future physicians…
Read MoreAlcohol Use Disorder (Re-release)
In this episode, we dip into the Psychiatry collection of Rx Bricks to learn about Alcohol Use Disorder. Learning Objectives Describe the etiology and epidemiology for alcohol use disorder. List the most commonly used alcohol agents in the United States and their associated potency, delivery method, and long-term effects. Describe the DSM-5 diagnostic features and criteria for…
Read MoreAsthma Management
Looking for more information on this topic? Check out the Asthma Management brick. If you enjoyed this episode, we’d love for you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps with our visibility, and the more med students (or future med students) listen to the podcast, the more we can provide to the future physicians…
Read MoreDiabetic Nephropathy (Re-release)
A macrovascular complication of diabetes, diabetic nephropathy is progressive, chronic kidney disease seen in patients with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus, usually after at least 10 years of hyperglycemia (high blood glucose levels). The three main lesions that are seen in the kidney in patients with diabetes are glomerular lesions, vascular lesions,…
Read MorePulmonary Embolism
Looking for more information on this topic? Check out the Pulmonary Embolism brick. If you enjoyed this episode, we’d love for you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps with our visibility, and the more med students (or future med students) listen to the podcast, the more we can provide to the future physicians…
Read MorePhysiology of Heart Failure (Re-release)
Looking for more information on this topic? Check out the Metabolic Acidosis and Alkalosis brick. If you enjoyed this episode, we’d love for you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps with our visibility, and the more med students (or future med students) listen to the podcast, the more we can provide to the future…
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