Approach

Learn About An Approach to Muscle Weakness in Primary Care

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OSU Wexner Medical Center logo Learn About An Approach to Muscle Weakness in Primary Care. Today, fortunately, we don’t see much polio. The inactivated poliovirus vaccine was approved for use in the United States in 1955, and the oral polio vaccine was approved in 1957. With mass vacations, wild cases of polio dropped to a mere 30 confirmed cases in 2022. But there are plenty of other causes of weakness. The differential can be quite diverse.

So for today’s topic on the Approach to Muscle Weakness in primary care, we’ve invited two of Ohio State University’s Neuromuscular experts. First, Dr Matthew Burford is an Assistant Professor of Neurology specializing in Neuromuscular Medicine. And, Dr Michael Isfort is also an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Ohio State who is fellowship trained in both clinical neurophysiology and neuromuscular medicine.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to:

  • Differentiate true weakness from fatigue and asthenia\
  • Recognize patterns of localization to guide diagnostic testing
  • Localize weakness and associated symptoms to different components of the peripheral nervous system/motor unit.
  • Review common and uncommon neurological conditions affecting the peripheral nervous system and formulate an approach to diagnosis and treatment.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Urgency
  • Strength Grading

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.

CME Webcast Teaches on Approach to Breast Masses

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 CME Webcast Teaches on Approach to Breast Masses. On this webcast, we are going to examine the current state of the art of evaluating palpable breast masses. We’re pleased to welcome Assistant Professor of Radiology, Dr. Alyssa Cubbison.

 

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: refer for the correct radiology exam to work up a palpable breast mass; and formulate a differential for a palpable breast mass.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Approach to the abnormal screening mammogram
  • Breast biopsy techniques
  • Approach to breast cysts and abscesses
  • Approach to multiple breast masses

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.

CME Webcast Discusses Approach to Thrombocytopenia

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 CME Webcast Discusses Approach to Thrombocytopenia. Joining our moderator today to tell us all about the approach to thrombocytopenia is hematologist and Professor of Internal Medicine, Dr. Spero Cataland. And also nephrologist and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Dr. Samir Parikh.

View a video introduction of this webcast

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: APPLY a practical approach to the differential diagnosis of thrombocytopenia associated with acute kidney injury; DIFFERENTIATE the causes of thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) and their potential for causing renal failure; DIFFERENTIATE the more common causes of thrombocytopenia from the rare and serious causes of thrombocytopenia that require a specific management strategy; and RECOGNIZE and diagnose the more causes of thrombocytopenia (HIT, ITP, and TTP) that require rapid identification and specialized treatment.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Common causes of thrombocytopenia
  • New treatments for thrombocytopenia
  • Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) treatment
  • Treatment strategies for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.