Clinical Reasoning Corner: Problem Representation By: Marcela A. de Oliveira Santana and Franco Murillo Reviewed by: Jack Penner Welcome back, Clinical Problem Solvers! Today we are going to talk about the Problem Representation. Let’s go! Objectives: Define Problem Representation Describe the core components… Read More »Problem Representation
By: Franco Murillo Reviewed by: Jack Penner Welcome back, Clinical Problem Solvers. Today we are going to talk about Illness scripts! So let’s dive in! Objectives: 1.- Define an illness script 2.- Describe the core components of an illness script 3.- Demonstrate the utility of… Read More »Clinical Reasoning Corner: Illness Script
CPSolvers team members–Rafael Medina (lead organizer),Valeria Roldán, Gabriel Talledo, and Andrea Guzman facilitate a conversation with Drs. Gallo and Singh who shared authentic, practical, and inspirational insight into the IMG journey to apply to residency in the USA. Dr Alice Gallo Doctor Alice Gallo graduated… Read More »Episode 202: Global VMR Special Episode – Residency Applications for IMGs Part 2
The Gender Gap in Diagnostic Reasoning: The Launch of Women in Diagnosis (WDx) Smitha Ganeshan, MD MBA Acknowledgements: Sharmin Shekarchian, MD, Emma Levine, MD, and Lindsey Shipley, MD, Daniel Minter, MD Medicine has a gender problem. Women are less likely to become full professors or… Read More »“The Gender Gap in Diagnostic Reasoning: The Launch of Women in Diagnosis (WDx)” – Smitha Ganeshan
Reasoning during the COVID-19 pandemic by Dan Minter The other day, I had an experience which really shook my confidence. While on the cardiology service, we admitted a 60-year-old man with new atrial fibrillation and rapid ventricular rate. It started off like any other cardiology… Read More »Reasoning during the COVID-19 pandemic
Clinical Reasoning Corner: Likelihood Ratios By Jack Penner Welcome back, Clinical Problem Solvers! Thank you for reading the latest post in our “Clinical Reasoning Corner”, where we discuss key clinical reasoning principles that shape how we think through cases. We hope it serves as a… Read More »Clinical Reasoning Corner: Likelihood Ratios
CPsolvers fam, I’m excited to introduce you to our newest schema (and my first!) – an approach to “Antibiotic Failure.” To make our learning stick, try to remember a patient encounter in which you asked, “why aren’t they getting better on antibiotics?” Here’s a case… Read More »“Antibiotic Failure” – Mike Rose
Hey CPSolvers! Scenario You’re admitting an 80-year-old man for chronic, progressive shortness of breath. He has a 65 pack-year smoking history. The chest x-ray is clear, BNP is low, and hemoglobin is normal. Your senior resident thinks you’re an all-star for looking for the pulmonary… Read More »How do I… Interpret Pulmonary function tests? – Zoë Lyon and Steph Le
Welcome, Clinical Problem Solvers, to our first post in the “Clinical Reasoning Corner,” where we will take a deeper dive into key concepts that shape how we think through cases. The “Clinical Reasoning Corner” will provide an introduction to the topics that keep our reasoning… Read More »Clinical Reasoning Corner: Pre and Posttest Probability – Jack Penner
“How do they do it?!!” If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably found yourself asking that question after listening to a discussant on the podcast arrive at some unexpected diagnosis, only to have the biopsy or lab test prove them right. From the perspective of… Read More »Working Out – Dan Minter
HOW DO I… EVALUATE DYSPHAGIA? By Steph Le Hey CPSolvers! Welcome to the first of the “How do I…” series on the CPSolvers blog! This series is meant to reinforce simple “tools” that internists use to solve clinical problems. As simple as some of these… Read More »How do I…Evaluate Dysphagia? Stephenie Le
Welcome back, Clinical Problem Solvers! In this post we’ll dive deeper into our illness script for Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA). Overview & Pathophysiology All vasculitides are characterized by blood vessel inflammation, and we can group them by the size of the affected vessels. Here’s our… Read More »A deeper dive into GPA – Jack Penner
Ever get to the end of a CPSers episode and find yourself rewinding to listen to important points over and over again? Us too! That’s why we’re launching a new blog from the Clinical Problem Solvers! We hope for this to serve as a space… Read More »CPSolvers Blog Intro – Dan Minter