In this episode, Dr Rizzo interviews Leah Backhus, MD, MPH, about the role of the thoracic surgeon in lung cancer care, including how the screening environment and the advances in surgical techniques,...
A 7-year-old girl presented at her pediatrician’s office and was found to have a non-obstructed nose with pink turbinate, 2 noninflamed palatine tonsils, and an approximately 8 mm posterior midline...
Steven R. Bruhl, MD, MS, FACC1 • Andrew J. Slembarski, MD2 • Gavin N. Sluss3
Steven R. Bruhl, MD, MS, FACC1 • Andrew J. Slembarski, MD2 • Gavin N. Sluss3
A 46-year-old woman presented in an outpatient cardiology office for preoperative clearance for tubal ligation surgery. On assessment, the physicians found her to have frequent premature ventricular...
Obesity is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease and other metabolic syndromes. When you treat patients with obesity, during which step of treatment do you suggest weight-loss...
Fine-needle aspiration may be used in certain patient populations to diagnose ovarian cancer. For which patient population should this procedure be used? Take this pop quiz to test your knowledge!
Surgical site infections are said to account for approximately 20% of all health care associated infections. Are you familiar with common risk factors for these infections after surgery for an abdominal...
A man was injured during a robot-assisted prostate surgery. The plaintiff alleged that the physician did not properly repair the tear, leading to a rectourethral fistula, requiring surgery, a temporary...
In this episode, Dr Rizzo interviews Leah Backhus, MD, MPH, about the role of the thoracic surgeon in lung cancer care, including how the screening environment and the advances in surgical techniques,...
In this video, Maura Marcucci, MD, MSc, discusses her study's surprising results, which showed no differences between hypotension-avoidance and hypertension-avoidance strategies for decreasing adverse...
In this expert Q&A, Mats Enlund, MD, PhD, discusses his team's study that adds to the growing literature on the impact of general anesthesia choice on overall survival among patients undergoing breast...
In this video, Christian Dagher, MD, discusses the results of his team's study comparing the oncologic outcomes associated with treatment of stage II endometrial cancer with minimally invasive surgery vs...
In this episode, Albert Rizzo, MD, interviews Rachel Sanborn, MD, about the multidisciplinary approach to treating patients with lung cancer, including the team of health care providers that treat lung...
