This is a common topic to be pimped on in Emergency Medicine.  This pathology is not uncommon, can manifest with varying signs and symptoms and is associated with a high mortality.  This topic is extremely important to understand, not only because of its occurrence rate and related mortality, but because the actions taken immediately in the Emergency […]

Vital basics on vital signs and other signs that are vital. Our goal in medicine is to gather and organize data, interpret that data and ultimately make decisions in the prevention, diagnosis, and management of disease.  The initial part of this system is to ensure that adequate and correct data is collected and interpreted with knowledge […]

Rob Kawa discusses Acute respiratory distress syndrome. ARDS PDF ARDS Podcast

“Oh, this is definitely MEN syndrome….but which one?” No matter how many times I have memorized these syndromes I feel like the information is gone after a week.  I looked around for helpful study tips but since most use a combination of “this many Ps and that many Ms”…yet everything is a P or M, […]

Rob Kawa talks palliative care in this podcast.  This is a great talk going over lots of Osteopathic principles as well as techniques.  This should also help those out there with a COMLEX exam coming up.  Enjoy! OMT In Hospice and Palliative Care PDF

Here is a quick overview of many rheumatologic pathologies.  My goal was to create a quick visual aid to assist in differential diagnosis and managing the dreaded rheumatology board question.  I plan on editing and adding to the form so I welcome any comments. Approach to Rheumatic Patient

I am working on a few podcasts but in the meantime I thought I’d share a new sheet that is helping me during my Internal Medicine rotation.  It is a work in progress so let me know about any corrections or additions you can think of. Criteria and Rules Sheet

Happy New Year! DidacticsOnline is growing thanks to its great followers.  Thank you for the comments and support!  Please email with any comments or suggestions. Stats from 2012: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 18,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would power 4 […]

Postoperative fever is an extremely common finding and therefore an extremely common topic for med students to be pimped on. Fever is found in as many as 91% of post-op patients. It is most often benign and self-limited and a normal physiologic response to the trauma of surgery.  However it can be due to a variety […]

Oral case presentations (OCPs) are an integral part of the medical student learning experience and more importantly the team aspect of patient care.  In this podcast I sit down with Dr. Natasha Bray DO, Director of Medical Education at Broward Health Medical Center, to discuss some tips for presenting a patient, the common mistakes made […]

Quick Pimps is a new series where I will quickly discuss topics that medical students are commonly “pimped” on.  This first episode I will discuss the treatment of hyperkalemia.  I will rapidly go through an overview of the treatment and then go more extensively in to details on the different treatment modalities. Treatment of Hyperkalemia […]

I would like to announce that Nicholas Camposeo, Randal Davis, Roberty Kawa, Tara Nowakhtar, Meighan O’Connor and Brandon Parker have completed our predoctoral fellowship in Osteopathic Practices and Principles.  We will all be starting our 3rd year rotations in the next few days.  DidacticsOnline’s format and schedule may change slightly in the upcoming months but will not […]

Tara Nowakhtar discusses COPD.  Podcast includes pathophysiology, clinical presentation and management. COPD Podcast

Join DidacticsOnline LIVE on Monday, June 11 at 7 PM for a fully interactive live review for the COMLEX. We will be answering questions on all OPP topics for the COMLEX with the help of Dr. Boesler. To Join via Webcam: Follow DidacticsOnline on Google+ and send an email to didacticsonline@gmail.com prior to Monday night […]

Cranial osteopathy is often a difficult concept to grasp and comprehend the various motions.  There are many questions on the COMLEX and various other exams concerning cranial motion and cranial strain patterns.  We hope to shed some light on the concept here with these videos and diagrams. Cranial Intro Video Cranial Strain Patterns There are […]

Brandon Masi Parker discusses stroke and TIA.  The podcast focuses on management of patients presenting with signs of stroke and TIA as well as epidemiology, pathophysiology and current updates on evidence based approaches to stroke and TIA patients. Stroke and TIA podcast Stroke and TIA Powerpoint

Brandon Masi Parker provides a journal review for the article A randomized, controlled trial of osteopathic manipulative treatment for acute low back pain in active duty military personnel, by des Anges Cruser, Couglad Maurer, Kendi Hensel, Sarah K Brown, Kathryn White, Scott T Stoll in the Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy,  Volume 20, Number 1, 2012 , […]

Randal Davis discusses prostate disease pathology, clinical presentation and management.  There is also a discussion on Osteopathic approach to patients with prostate disease. Prostate Disease podcast

For those in the Ft. Lauderdale area, we would like to notify you of the 2nd annual Stomach Cancer Education Symposium in Hollywood, Fl. On April 21 from 10am-3pm at the Westin Diplomat on 3555 South Ocean Drive in Hollywood, Fl 33019. Symposium Flyer

We interview Dr. Christian Fossum DO of Norway on several topics relating to back pain.  We cover etiologies, pathophysiolgies, osteopathic treatments as well as an intervational take on Osteopathy. Back pain interview with Dr Fossum