Yan Yu's Med School Summary Notes

My Medical School Summary Notes

During my studies in at the University of Calgary Medical School, I've found making summary notes to be quite useful to making sure I understand the material, especially pre-exam.

My resources include the schemes in the Calgary "Black Book", lecture content, Toronto Notes, UpToDate, various textbooks, and the clinical pearls that I have picked up in my training. I hope you find these notes helpful to your learning and studying as well.

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Course 1: Hematology and Gastrointestinal (GI) Medicine

General Medicine and Infectious disease	Hematology Summaries	GI Summaries
Resuscitating the hypovolemic patient Fever in the immunocompromised host Bacteria and Antibiotics Coverage table	Anemia: DDx and Treatments RBC Hemolysis Pancytopenia Polycythemia Neutrophilia and Neutropenia Thromocytosis Splenomegaly Bleeding/Coagulation abnormalities Lymphadenopathy	Acute and Chronic Abdominal Pain Upper GI Bleed Lower GI Bleed Dysphagia Acute Diarrhea Chronic Diarrhea Abdominal Distension Hepatomegaly + Liver Transplant Cirrhosis: Causes and Complications Bowel Obstruction (Pathogenesis behind Signs/Sx)

Course 2: MSK+Rheumatology and Dermatology

MSK+Rheumatology Summaries	Dermatology Summaries
Overview of the diagnostic approach to "joint pain" Approach to Shoulder Pain Summary of Synovial Fluid Analysis	Definitions of deratological lesion types Overview of Skin Rashes Overview of Nail Changes

Course 3: Cardiology + Respirology

Summaries Applicable to both Cardiology + Respirology

Cardiology Summaries

Respirology Summaries

Approach to Chest X-ray Interpretation

Chest Discomfort/Pain
Approach to interpreting Arterial Blood Gasses (ABGs)
Acute Care Medicine: ABCs Approach, Shock, Acute Dyspnea, Cardiac Arrest

Mechanisms behind the PE findings of Myocardial Ischemia
Mechanisms behind the Complications of Myocardial Ischemia
Heart Failure: Pathogenesis, Signs + Symptoms, CXR findings.
Cardiac Arrhythmias: Pathogenesis, Anatomical DDx, Diagnostic Approach, Summary of Atrial Fibrillation

Course 4: Endocrinology, Nephrology, and Urology

Endocrinology Summaries	Nephrology Summaries	Urology Summaries
Pathogenesis of Diabetes Mellitus (both type I and type II) Pathogenesis and clinical signs of Diabetic emergencies: DKA and HHS Pathophysiology behind the clinical findings of hypo-calcemia and hyper-calcemia	Edema Effective Arterial Blood Volume (EABV) Hypertension: DDx Sodium disorders: Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia Potassium handling: by the generic body cell, and by the Principal Cell Potassium disorders: Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia Kidney acid-base physiology: the mechanisms behind Renal Tubular Acidosis	To come

Course 5: Neurology/Special Senses and Geriatrics

Neurology/Special Senses Summaries	Geriatrics Summaries
Overview of Weakness Weakness due to Upper Motor Neuron issues Weakness due to Lower Motor Neuron issues Seizures and Neurological Spells	Falls in the Elderly Functional Decline syndrome: weight loss in the elderly Types of pain Types of Opioids

Course 6: Obstetrics/Gynecology and Pediatrics

Obs/Gyne Summaries	Pediatrics Summaries
Timeline of Conception and Pregnancy Investigations into Infertility Acute Pelvic Pain Pelvic Masses Secondary Amenorrhea	Fluid Treatment for Kids Hyperbilirubinemia Isolated Vomiting in children Acute cough in children Chronic cough in children Stridor in children Wheeze in children Approach to Developmental Delay Approach to School Difficulties

2012 update: I've also been working to produce a medical student resource that actually explains concepts, instead of just listing them out. Check it out: The Calgary Guide to Understanding Disease (aka. "The Calgary Guide")

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