Written By: Eleanor Crawfor: GP-Anaesthesia +1 Review By: Thomsen D’hont, Generalist Physician, Yellowknife NWT
Category Archives: Uncategorized
CCFP Topic: Loss of Consciousness
CCFP Topic: Exam Tips – 2023 Update
Join us again for a 2023 update with the CCFP Exam Gurus: Dr Paul Dhillon & Dr Simon Moore of The Review Course fame. Use the code ‘GENEREHLIST’ when registering for The Review Course to receive $100 off for both the Spring and Summer 2024 Courses!
CCFP Topic: Immigrants
CCFP 105 Topics: Loss of Weight
Written By: Savannah Leigh Bennet and Samantha Kent, FM PGY-2s, Memorial University Expert Review By: Dr Gillian Morrison, Geriatrician, St John’s Newfoundland
CCFP 105 Topics: Renal Failure
Episode 18 : Gestational Diabetes & Neonatal Hypoglycemia
In today’s episode we review the basics of gestational diabetes screening and management. We also briefly discuss the newborn hypoglycemia screening protocol for infants born to gestational parents with diabetes and first steps of management.
CCFP 105 Topics: Osteoporosis
Check also the CCFP 105 Topics: Periodic Health Assessment Part One and Two episodes. So, first things first: Who should be assessed for osteoporosis and fracture risk? There are three categories: We know who, let’s see „How?”
CCFP 105 Topics: Shortness of Breath
CCFP 105 Topics: Immunizations
CCFP 105 Topics: Meningitis
Episode 17 : Establishing Effective Breastfeeding
In today’s episode we will review some tips around breastfeeding including how to give the breastfeeding pitch to expectant parents. We will review some common challenges parents face that can contribute to cessation of breastfeeding, such as concerns about breastfeeding logistics and supply. We will cover some breastfeeding norms and norms around infant weight gain.Continue reading “Episode 17 : Establishing Effective Breastfeeding”
CCFP Topic: Personality Disorders
CCFP Topic: Pain
Episode 16 : Hypertension & Preeclampsia
In this episode we dive into the hypertensive diseases of pregnancy. We will review the various hypertensive disorders, but our main focus will be on preeclampsia. We will go over screening, ASA starts, and calcium supplementation. We review the clinical presentation and diagnosis of preeclampsia with a nod to HELLP syndrome (see our Liver DiseaseContinue reading “Episode 16 : Hypertension & Preeclampsia”
CCFP Topic: Low Back Pain
Case Amanda is a 32 year old Search and Rescue Technician with the Royal Canadian Airforce based out of Canadian Forces Base – Comox here on the island. Two days ago, she was on a mission med-evacing a patient from a fishing vessel of the coast. She and her fellow SAR – Tech were ableContinue reading “CCFP Topic: Low Back Pain”
CCFP Topic: Lacerations
Lacerations come in many shapes and flavours – big ones, little ones, simple ones, dirty ones, bloody ones, complicated ones – . . .you get it. As family physicians we tend to encounter accidental lacerations (as opposed to incisions of our own making) most often in emergency medicine or urgent care, but we will alsoContinue reading “CCFP Topic: Lacerations”
Episode 15 : Liver Disease in Pregnancy
In this episode we review some of the liver diseases of pregnancy including cholestasis, HELLP syndrome, Acute Fatty Liver Disease of Pregnancy, Cholecystitis, and Hepatitis B and C. We hope this episode helps you broaden your differential when it comes to these patients as well as think about and recognize some rare, but serious liverContinue reading “Episode 15 : Liver Disease in Pregnancy”
