Sample Integration Exercise: Respiratory Failure

This was my first attempt at developing an integration-focused teaching session. I was particularly interested in breaking down a complex physiological process (i.e., the alveolar gas equation), an otherwise forgettable medical school quiz question, into a useful schema for approaching undifferentiated respiratory failure during clinical emergencies. The objective is to teach learners to systematically approach a frightening clinical scenario in a way that considers all possible causes, while avoiding diagnostic premature closure. The physiology-based explanations extract key deductions from clinical tests (e.g., ABG) and patient history so that clinicians can arrive at the correct diagnosis, which is indispensable to initiating life-saving management.

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Sample Integration Exercise: Acid-Base Disorders

I am perhaps most proud of this integration exercise, which I developed for learners to use when approaching acid-base disorders. The focus here is on breaking down this very challenging area of medicine into concrete physiology-based steps that allow one to easily approach acid-base problems that might at first glance appear otherwise unsolvable. I belief that a rigorous, systematic, and physiologically intuitive approach makes for a more reliable clinical problem-solving schema.

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Sample Integration Exercise: CHF

This sample integration exercise was created to inspire learners to develop connections between mechanisms of heart failure, clinical presentation, and treatment. Note the focus on the mechanics of normal heart function and how this informs our understanding of CHF in the clinical context.

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Sample Integration Exercise: Hyponatremia

This interactive hyponatremia teaching case is another example of an integration-based talk I prepared for learners. An emphasis is placed on conceptualizing hyponatremia as a disorder of water balance, directing learners to make connections between volume status and treatment modalities in everyday clinical scenarios.

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Sample Integration Exercise: Hyperkalemia

This slideshow depicts an integration-focused template for teaching hyperkalemia, which formed the basis of my 2nd AV recording.

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Sample Integration Exercise: Hypernatremia

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List of Practicum Sessions

1. August 2016
2. September 2016
3. October 2016
4. December 2016
5. February 8, 2017
6. April 12, 2017
7. May 10^th, 2018
8. May 16,^th 2018 special session
9. June 14th 2017