Teaching Material Archive

Lung and Pleural Ultrasound

Identify and describe lung sliding, A-lines, B-lines and lung consolidation using interactive graphics and videos (30 minutes)

COPD – Outpatient Management

Case-based application of highest value COPD chronic therapies and evidence-based outpatient management of COPD exacerbations. (45 minutes)

Community Acquired Pneumonia

Evaluate and manage a patient with CAP - determine severity and site of management, identify risk factors for resistant pathogens and adjust empiric antibiotics based on risk factors.

Adult Disease Prevention Part 2: Cardiovascular Disease, Psychosocial Conditions and Family/Safety

Apply a framework for approaching disease prevention and screening in primary care with regards to substance use, mental health, cardiovascular disease, and family and safety planning.

Adult Disease Prevention Part 1: Cancer Screening and Infectious Diseases

Learn about which benefits and limitations of disease screening. Develop a framework for approaching disease prevention in primary care with a focus on cancer and infectious disease screening and immunizations.

C. diff Infection

Differentiate between nonsevere, severe, fulminant, and recurrent C. diff infection and learn how these classifications affect management.

Management of Chronic Hypertension

Identify the most appropriate first-line agent for patients with chronic hypertension and determine when to consider a secondary cause. (45 min)

Pleural Effusion – POCUS

Identify a pleural effusion and using lung ultrasound and describe the relative diagnostic accuracy compared to chest radiograph. (5 minutes)

Pneumothorax (Lung Sliding) – POCUS

Identify the absence of lung sliding on ultrasound to diagnose a pneumothorax and review the anatomy of lung ultrasound (5 minutes)

CHF Exacerbation (B-lines) – POCUS

Identify B-lines on lung ultrasound and generate a differential based on a clinical history and distribution (5 minutes).

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