Surgery 101

In this podcast, 4th-year medical student Mandy Litt from the University of Saskatchewan will review maternal physiology. After listening to this podcast, you should be able to: • Understand the basic physiology that occurs during pregnancy and the postpartum period • Be able to recognize medical issues that can arise during these periods of time

 Rebecca Afford is a 4th year medical student from the Northern Medical Program at UBC. This podcast has been created with help from Dr. Jonathan Misskey, vascular surgeon at Vancouver General Hospital.  The topic of today’s podcast will be acute limb ischemia.  By the end of this podcast, the listener should be able to: #1. Define the importance of recognizing and treating acute limb ischemia #2. Understand the pathophysiology and risk factors for acute limb ischemia #3. Identify key features on history and physical examination suggestive of acute limb ischemia  #4. Create a differential diagnosis for acute limb ischemia #5. Understand the natural history of acute limb ischemia  #6. Be aware of surgical and non-surgical options for the treatment of acute limb ischemia  and finally, #7. Identify potential complications of reperfusing a limb   

Alice Liu is a fourth year student at the University of British Columbia.  Sarah Zahabi is a fourth year medical student at McGill University.   By the end of this podcast, listeners should be able to: describe an approach to common congenital neck masses in children explain how the clinical presentation of common congenital neck masses relates to their embryologic origins outline the treatment of the most common congenital neck masses in children

In this podcast Gaurang Joshi, a first year surgical resident at the University of Illinois in Chicago Metropolitian Group Hospitals, discusses Pulmonary Embolisms and Deep Vein Thrombosis. After listening to this podcast you should be able to: ●  Understand why the detection of PE is important ●  Explain the pathophysiology of a PE ●  Describe the clinical signs and presentation of a PE ●  Recognize your Differential Diagnosis when suspecting a PE ●  Know the treatment options

This week’s episode is brought to you by medical student, Megan Spafford from the University of Saskatchewan, who will be discussing how to approach and acute abdomen. After listening to this podcast you should be able to: Define the term "acute abdomen " Review the clinical presentation and diagnostic approach to patients presenting with acute abdominal pain Discuss critical aspects that may influence the management and timing of management of patients with an acute abdomen. List the differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain Develop an appropriate plan for the management of patients with acute abdominal pain

This weeks episode is brought to us by Jeyanth Inkaran a medical student at McMaster’s medical school. Jeyanth will discuss the neurosurgical wonder of intracranial vascular malformations  Learning objectives are as follows: What are the categories of vascular malformations and how do they typically present? What are the treatment options and potential consequences? How do you choose an ideal treatment? What imaging tools are useful for diagnosis?

This is the 2nd episode in a 2-part series on dealing with trauma.  This episode is brought to you by Tiffany Paradis, a 4th year medical student at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. Today we will discuss how to manage a patient who has undergone a trauma.  In the last episode, we looked at initial assessment and resuscitation, and in this episode we'll look at the management of hemorrhage. By the end of this podcast you should be able to: Identify the two types of hemorrhage Provide three methods to control external hemorrhage Define the FAST exam, why it is performed, and the regions examined List the six locations of life threatening bleeding Define the difference between exploratory and damage control laparotomy

This is the 1st episode in a 2-part series on dealing with trauma.  This episode is brought to you by Tiffany Paradis, a 4th year medical student at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. Today we will discuss how to manage a patient who has undergone a trauma.  In this episode, we'll look at initial assessment and resuscitation, and in next week's episode we'll look at the management of hemorrhage. By the end of this podcast you should be able to: List the four main types of shock Describe how hemorrhagic shock is classified Describe the steps to the primary survey List the three main classes of intravenous fluids What is the deadly triad

This is the 3rd and final episode in a 3-part series on global surgery, brought to you by Betty Yibrehu, a 3rd year medical student at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C.. Today we will discuss how medical students can get involved in global surgery and some ethical considerations. By the end of this podcast you should be able to: Identify global surgery opportunities for Canadian medical students. Discuss key ethical concerns in global surgery. Discuss strategies to mitigate ethical concerns.

This episode of Surgery 101 is the 2nd in a 3-part series about global surgery, and is brought to you by Betty Yibrehu, a 3rd year medical student at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C.. By the end of this podcast you should be able to: Understand what a National Surgical Obstetric and Anesthesia Plan (NSOAP) is. Describe the process of developing a NSOAP. Understand the importance of data collection in global surgery. 
 Define capacity building and its role in global surgery.

In this episode of Surgery 101 Betty Yibrehu, a 3rd year medical student at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., will discuss global surgery.  By the end of this podcast you should be able to:  Define what global surgery is. Describe the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery. Define the 2030 global surgery goals. 

In this episode, with the help of Dr. Hyakutake, a gynecologist from the University of Alberta, 4th year medical student Julia Boucher discusses an overview of ovarian cancer. After listening to this episode, learners should to be able to: Understand the basic pathophysiology and types of ovarian cancer. Recognize the risk factors and clinical presentation of ovarian cancer. Understand the work-up and diagnosis of ovarian cancer.  

In this episode, with the help of Dr. Hyakutake, a gynecologist from the University of Alberta, 4th year University of Ottawa medical student Julia Boucher discusses the clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, staging and treatment of cervical cancer. After listening to this episode, learners should be able to: Recognize the common clinical presentation of cervical cancer. Understand the differential diagnosis of cervical cancer. Understand the basics of cervix cancer staging and treatment options.

In this week's episode University of Ottawa medical student, Julia Boucher, will be talking about cervical dysplasia. This is the first in a two part series on cervical cancer. She will begin by introducing the topic, why it is important, discuss the pathophysiology of cervical dysplasia. Then describe the risk factors and screening and prevention methods. After listening to this episode, learners should be able to: Recognize the risk factors for cervical dysplasia and cervical cancer. Understand the basic pathophysiology and screening tests for cervical dysplasia and cervical cancer.

This week’s episode is brought to you by medical student, Randolph Tulsie, and he will discuss Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFU). After listening to this podcast you should be able to: Define Diabetic Foot Ulcers Explain the relevant Pathophysiology Review a Clinical Picture State how it’s diagnosed and Speak on its Management

This week’s episode is from final year University of Calgary medical student, Uzair Jogiat. He will be discussing the presentation and management of portal hypertension. After listening to this podcast you should be able to: List the signs and symptoms of portal hypertension Write orders for the initial management of a patient presenting with hematemesis Order investigations for a patient presenting with portal hypertension Outline the long term management of portal hypertension

This week University of Calgary medical student, Uzair Jogiat discusses portal hypertension. After listening to this podcast you should be able to: Describe the basic pathophysiology of portal hypertension. Outline the anatomy of the portal venous system. Explain the concept of porto-systemic collateralization and list six sites of collateralization. Explain why portal hypertension occurs.

This weeks’ episode is brought to you by McMaster medical student Tyler McKechnie. medical student at McMaster University. He will be discussing lower gastrointestinal bleeding. After listening to this podcast you should be able to: Explain the pathophysiology of lower GI bleeds Review the importance of correctly identifying lower GI bleeds Outline clinical presentation List the differential diagnosis Describe possible investigations Review treatment options

This week’s podcast is brought to you by McMaster medical student Tyler Mckechnie. This is one of two that will discuss the topic of gastrointestinal bleeding. In this podcast, we will address upper GI bleeds, while next podcast we will address lower GI bleeds. After listening to this podcast you should be able to: Describe the relevant pathophysiology Explain the importance of correctly identifying upper GI bleeds Review the clinical presentation List possible differential diagnosis Understand possible investigations and treatment options

This week we are joined by 2nd and 3rd year University of Ottawa medical students, Aneesh Karir and Minh Huynh, who will be discussing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. After this podcast, you will be able to: Describe the anatomy of the carpal tunnel Explain the pathophysiology and list common risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome Describe the typical clinical presentation of carpal tunnel syndrome Outline the diagnosis and management of the patient with carpal tunnel syndrome.