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 beca

Monitoring Critically Ill Patients

Aug 11th, 2013

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 thi

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

Jul 16th, 2013

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

Mutiple Endocrine Neoplasias (MEN syndromes)

Jun 23rd, 2013

“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

Osteopathic Approach for Palliative and Hospice Care

Jun 11th, 2013

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 Ca

Quick Pimps: Approach to Rheumatic Patient

Jun 8th, 2013

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 welco

Quick Pimps: Criteria and Rules Quick Reference Sheet

Mar 28th, 2013

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 a

Thank for a great 2012!

Jan 3rd, 2013

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. Thi

Quick Pimps: Causes of Postoperative Fever

Oct 29th, 2012

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

How to present a patient (Oral Case Presentations)

Sep 30th, 2012

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

Quick Pimps: Treatment of Hyperkalemia

Aug 20th, 2012

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 g

The next step

Jun 29th, 2012

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

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Jun 29th, 2012

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

DidacticsOnline OPP COMLEX review with Dr. Boesler

Jun 7th, 2012

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

Cranial Resources

May 24th, 2012

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 t

Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)

May 7th, 2012

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 pat

Treatment for acute LBP in active military personnel; a journal review

Apr 25th, 2012

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, Sar

Prostate Disease

Apr 15th, 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

Stomach Cancer Education Symposium

Apr 11th, 2012

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. Symposiu

Back Pain Etiologies and Pathophysiology interview with Dr. Fossum

Mar 28th, 2012

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

Clinical Approach to Muscle Function interview with Dr. Danto

Mar 28th, 2012

We interview Dr. Jay Danto DO while at the American Academy of Osteopathy Convocation on several topics relating to muscle function. We touch on muscle firing pattern, approach to a patient with musculoskeletal pain, acupuncture and more. Inte

Upcoming Interviews

Mar 23rd, 2012

We are currently in Louisville, Kentucky at the AAO Convocation. We have a few interviews planned with some brilliant leaders in the Osteopathic community and we are excited to post them shortly.Please stay tuned and come say hi if you see us

Anemia

Mar 16th, 2012

Nick Camposeo provides us with a quick overview of the important anemias. Anemia is a huge topic and very important in clinical practice and at all levels of board studying. This podcast includes pathophysiology, etiology, clinical presentati

Diabetes Mellitus

Mar 3rd, 2012

Meighan O’Connor leads a discussion on Diabtes Mellitus, covering pathophysiology, clinical presentation and patient management. Diabetes Podcast Diabetes mellitus Powerpoint

Cranial’s Effect on Cerebral Tissue Oxygenation; Journal Review

Mar 2nd, 2012

Rob Kawa leads a journal review discussion on the “Effect of Cranial Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine on Cerebral Tissue Oxygenation” Cranial’s Effect on Cerebral Tissue Oxygenation Journal Review Podcast Cranial Article Journal Review Powerpo