💡 #McMasterSelects: antibiotic stewardship involving order entry prompts in hospitalized patients with skin and soft tissue infection (INSPIRE 3 Skin and Soft Tissue trial): mcmastertextbook.com/potw/388535
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24.09.2025 22:00 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
💡 #McMasterSelects: long-term risk of stroke following transient ischemic attack (TIA) or minor #stroke: mcmastertextbook.com/potw/387100
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11.09.2025 15:48 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
▶️ Dr Hertzel Gerstein discussing the role of SGLT2 inhibitors in #diabetes prevention for #McMasterPerspective: mcmastertextbook.com/interviews/p...
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09.09.2025 13:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🩺🧩 A 60 y/o man with diabetes, rapidly declining kidney function + hypercalcemia, no albuminuria. Biopsy shows oxalate nephropathy with crystals. What’s the cause?
▶️ Dr Peter Todd at Young Talents Finals 2025 👉 mcmastertextbook.com/lectures/bcr...
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05.09.2025 14:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
💡 #McMasterSelects: high-dose #VitaminD in reducing disease activity in patients with clinically isolated syndrome typical for #MS (D-Lay MS trial): mcmastertextbook.com/potw/376988
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19.08.2025 08:41 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🧬 Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is no longer limited to the Mediterranean.
🩺🧩 A 31 y/o pt presents with fever, sore throat, and abdominal pain. Could this be atypical FMF?
▶️ Watch Dr Sarah Al Qassimi at Best Case Report Contest 2024: mcmastertextbook.com/lectures/bcr...
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17.04.2025 11:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🤔▶️ Dr Guyatt breaks down a meta-analysis comparing all #diabetes drugs. Learn how evidence is synthesized to guide clinical decision-making and answer key questions: are SGLT2 inhibitors superior in all scenarios—and why not?
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14.04.2025 21:35 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
💡 #McMasterSelects: reduced-dose vs full-dose DOAC therapy in patients requiring extended anticoagulation: mcmastertextbook.com/potw/375033
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09.04.2025 14:55 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🎉Meet the 20 Finalists who will present their case reports during the Young Talents in Internal Medicine World Contest Finals and compete for prestigious awards, including🌟€1000!🌟
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02.04.2025 16:02 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
⏳ Save today, procrastinate tomorrow. It’s the last call: early bird pricing for MIRCIM 2025 ends today! 🐦💨 Join top experts May 8-10 in Kraków or online for high-yield internal medicine insights, including AI in medicine, case reports & more. Register now: www.mircim.one
31.03.2025 07:41 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🩺🧩 A 48 y/o man after MVA with fractures, pneumothorax, pulmonary contusions, and pericardial effusion develops postsurgery AKI, liver dysfunction, and edema.
▶️ Watch Dr John McCormick at Best Case Report Contest 2024: mcmastertextbook.com/lectures/bcr...
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14.03.2025 09:50 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
💡 #McMasterSelects: GLP-1 drugs (semaglutide, liraglutide, tirzepatide) and #WeightLoss in patients without diabetes: mcmastertextbook.com/potw/375033
(Psst! Yes, these are still our #PublicationsOfTheWeek—new name, same content, but now with extra sparkle 🦋✨)
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10.03.2025 13:20 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
🤔▶️ The latest #McMasterPerspective features Dr Gordon Guyatt (McMaster University, Canada) discussing the latest evidence on SGLT2-i for renal dysfunction. Join us to learn how these medications are changing treatment approaches and benefiting high-risk patients: mcmastertextbook.com/interviews/p...
28.02.2025 16:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
📩 Did you know that you could be getting the McMaster Textbook newsletter straight into your inbox?
Have a quick peek at today’s edition: piebm.org/mcmtextbook-...
20.02.2025 15:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
💡 #PublicationsOfTheWeek: Antivirals for nonsevere #influenza (systematic review and meta-analysis).
👉 Focused overview: mcmastertextbook.com/potw/372684
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10.02.2025 15:45 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
🤔▶️ How to treat isolated systolic #hypertension? Which drug classes are preferred? With Reinhold Kreutz, MD, past president of the European Society of Hypertension.
👉 mcmastertextbook.com/interviews/c...
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04.02.2025 09:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🏆🌍 McMaster University 🇨🇦 ranked among world-leading institutions in the Times Higher Education global rankings by subject, recognized as one of the best in the world for medical and health studies as well as psychology.
👉 mcmastertextbook.com/updates/3718...
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30.01.2025 11:00 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
💡 #PublicationsOfTheWeek: Blood pressure targets in older adults (Cochrane review).
👉 Focused overview: mcmastertextbook.com/potw/371928,...
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28.01.2025 13:10 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🤔▶️ When to discontinue or de-escalate antibiotics in patients with #sepsis? With Bram Rochwerg, MD, intensivist and researcher based at McMaster University.
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27.01.2025 13:35 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🩺🧩 A 36 y/o woman presents with hemoptysis & RUL infiltrate on CXR occurring on the 1st day of her menstrual cycle. CT shows pulmonary hemorrhage. What’s the differential?
▶️ Watch Dr Sile Toland at Best Case Report Contest 2024: mcmastertextbook.com/lectures/bcr...
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24.01.2025 14:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🤔▶️ What are the differences in the efficacy and safety of semaglutide and tirzepatide in patients with obesity and type 2 #diabetes (#T2DM)? Which drug to choose? With Leszek Czupryniak, MD (Medical University of Warsaw).
👉 mcmastertextbook.com/interviews/e...
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23.01.2025 16:40 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
📖🩺 We’ve recently updated multiple chapters in the McMaster Textbook to bring you the latest insights and evidence-based recommendations, including IDs, Respirology, Pregnancy-Related Conditions, and Gastroenterology.
👉 mcmastertextbook.com/updates/3714...
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22.01.2025 16:15 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Plasmapheresis as a bridge to thyroidectomy in a patient with severe type II amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis, ischemic cardiom
A case report presented by Dr Tariq Ramtoola, Scotland. Recorded at Best Case Report Contest 2024.
🩺🧩 A 64 y/o man with ischemic #cardiomyopathy & ICD presents with #thyrotoxicosis, new-onset AF & VT. Amiodarone was stopped 3 months ago. What’s the best management?
▶️ Watch Dr. Tariq Ramtoola at Best Case Report Contest 2024: empendium.com/mcmtextbook/...
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21.01.2025 18:01 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
🤔▶️ When to use reduced-dose #anticoagulation? With James Douketis, MD, staff physician in clinical #VTE at St Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton and David Braley-Nancy Gordon Chair in Thromboembolic Disease at McMaster University.
👉 empendium.com/mcmtextbook/...
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20.01.2025 22:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
💡 #PublicationsOfTheWeek: Duration of antibiotic therapy in patients with #bacteriemia (Bacteremia Antibiotic Length Actually Needed for Clinical Effectiveness [BALANCE] trial; doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2404991).
👉 Focused overview: mcmastertextbook.com/potw/370356,...
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15.01.2025 10:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The choice of IV fluids in hospital settings
How do you decide which IV fluid to use in hospitalized patients requiring IV fluid resuscitation? With Dr Simon Oczkowski.
🤔▶️ How to choose the IV fluid in hospitalized patients requiring IV fluid resuscitation?
With Simon Oczkowski, MD, critical care physician and associate professor in the Division of Critical Care at McMaster University.
👉 empendium.com/mcmtextbook/...
#CriticalCare #MedEd #MedicalEducation #FOAMEd
06.01.2025 12:02 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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