n=1: Full Spectrum Medicine Podcast: Recent Episodes
Dr. Smith
n=1 is a podcast about the practice of full spectrum medicine. Improve your skills by listening to cases, guideline discussions, and perspectives on the practice of medicine. At n=1 no patient is too young, no case too rare, and no topic is off limits.
Yet another patient has come into your Emergency Department or clinic with Acute Low Back Pain, or have they? Let's discuss some basic considerations of the differential and work up of Acute Low Back Pain (or back strain or sprain or lumbago or whatever it is we are calling it these days).
When you are given a diagnosis, but the patient's story doesn't fit, do you do mental gymnastics to explain why the first diagnosis is correct or do you come up with an alternative diagnosis? On this episode we meet Bob and talk about Anchor Bias.
Rebecca is having chest pain. Is it something serious or a garbage bin diagnosis like costochondritis? Explore the broad differential with a few curveballs thrown along the way.
What do you do when a patient is stable but seriously ill and there is no clear evidence to guide care? Meet Ed, a 75 year old who could crash at any time. The guidelines for his disease leave the decision making up to you, what's your move?
Colt is an adolescent with fatigue and exercise intolerance. Enjoy some pathophysiology discussion and hear about Colt's bad luck.
Marilyn is in your ED and sick. Act fast to save her life. Don't worry, you probably already know what to do, but if not, I'll tell you the steps to take and why we take them.
On this episode of n=1 we look at some of the pitfalls of "knowing our patients" and meet Jared, a 48 year old with fever and a headache. We'll talk about important fringe diseases and make an increasingly less exotic diagnosis.
Finally it's done, the first case and first podcast for n=1. In this case we meet Eleanor, a 70-something female with a big problem. It's the first podcast for me so the audio and story telling are a little rough, future episodes will be more pleasing to the ears, I promise.
Powerpoint with EKGs
Welcome to n=1, a podcast about full spectrum medicine. This is just a brief introduction to myself and what this podcast is about. I hope to get Episode 1 made and posted in the next week. Until then, keep up the strong work.
Starting November come here for a podcast full of cases that challenge your ability to diagnose and treat disease. With podcasts every 2-4 weeks we aim to improve your abilities in all aspects of patient care. At n=1 no patient is too young, no disease too rare, and no case is too complex for us to talk about.