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The
following Virtual Patient Tutorials are available:
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HIV Tutorials
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VP02 A Young Man
with HIV
Case
Authors: Howard Libman, MD and Tamar Barlam, MD
Tutorials include:
Antiretroviral Therapy, Clinical Aspects of HIV Infection, Clinical
Images in HIV, Opportunistic Infections, and Pathophysiology
of HIV.
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Osteoporosis
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VP03 A Woman with Osteoporosis
Case
Author: Susan Greenspan, MD
Tutorials
include: Bone Metabolism, Bone Mineral Density, Physical Therapy
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Dermatology Tutorials
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VP05
Dermatology Clinic
Case
Authors: Michael Bigby, MD and Abrar A. Qureshi MB, BS
Requires
Macromedia Shockwave Player, QuickTime,
and high speed internet connection.
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Abdominal Exam Tutorials
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VP06
A 50 year old Woman with Lower Abdominal Pain
Case Author: Michael Stone, MD
Tutorial Author: William Silen, MD
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Altered Mental
Status Tutorials
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VP07
A Man with Altered Mental Status
Case
Author: Michael Ronthal, MB, BCH
Tutorials include: Mental Status Screen, Neurologic Examination,
Visual Field Testing, Confusion, and Dementia.
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Chest Pain
Tutorials
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VP08
A Man with Chest Pain
Case
Author: Carol Waksmonski, MD
Tutorials
include: Assessment of Chest Pain in the ED, Serum Markers in
Acute Coronary Syndromes, Early Exercise Testing, Cholesterol
Reduction, Pathophysiology Of Acute Coronary Syndromes, Thrombolysis
and Angioplasty, Use of Beta-Blockers and ACE-Inhibitors.
[These
Tutorials are currently under development]
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Midlife
Tutorials
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VP09 A Woman at Midlife
Case Author: Jennifer Potter, MD
Tutorials
include: Physiology of the Menstrual Cycle and Menopausal Transition,
Effects of Postmenopausal Hormone Changes on Target Tissues,
Assessing and Discussing Risk with Midlife Women, Screening
and Preventive Practices for a 50 Year-Old Woman, Breast Exam,
Pelvic Exam, Guidelines for Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement,
Abnormal Genital Tract Bleeding.
[These
Tutorials are currently under development]
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Depression Tutorials
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VP10 A 48 Year-Old
with Weight Loss and Fatigue
Case Author: Debra Franko, PhD
Tutorial Authors: Debra Franko, PhD, Barbara Kahn, MD, Randall
Paulsen, MD
Tutorials
include: Differential Diagnosis for Slightly Elevated TSH, Cognitive
Behavioral Therapy, Depressive Disorders, Choice of Antidepressant
Medications, Mental Status Exam, Screening for Mental Disorders
in Primary Care.
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VP12 A Normal Pregnancy
Case Author: Hope Ricciotti, MD
Tutorials
include: First Trimester Bleeding, First Trimester Ultrasound,
Genetic Testing , Obstetric Ultrasound and Amniocentesis, Leopold
Maneuvers, Antenatal Testing, Stages of Labor, Obstetric Anesthesia,
Apgar Scoring, Abnormal Patterns of Labor, Postpartum Mood Disorders,
Breastfeeding.
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VP13 A Well Child
Case Authors: Margaret Coleman,
MD, David Link, MD
Tutorials
include: Asthma in Children, Attention Deficit Disorder.
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Edema Tutorials
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VP14
A Man with Edema
Case Author: Robert Cohen, MD
Tutorial Authors: Robert Cohen, MD, Isaac Stillman, MD
Tutorials
include: Pathophysiology of Edema, Urinalysis of Proteinuria,
Diuretics in the Treatment of Edema, Brief Review of the Complications
of Nephrotic Syndrome, Percutaneous Renal Biopsy, Renal Pathology,
Treatment of Minimal Change Disease, and Side-Effects of Corticosteroid
Therapy.
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| Headache Tutorials |
VP15 A 21 year-old with a Headache
Case Authors: Gerald Smetana, MD,
Zahid Bajwa, MD, Jonathan Kleefield, MD
Tutorials
include: Clinical Features of Primary Headache Syndromes, Value
of the Physical Examination in Evaluating Patients with Headache,
Neuroimaging in the Diagnosis of Headache, Abortive Therapy
for Migraine, Prophylactic Treatment of Migraine.
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Cough and Dyspnea Tutorials
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VP16 A Man with Cough and Dyspnea
Case Author: Richard M. Schwartzstein,
MD
Tutorials include: Physical Examination of
the Patient with Emphysema, Differential Diagnosis of Chronic
Cough, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Pulmonary Function Testing,
Oxygen Therapy in COPD, Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation,
Principles of Mechanical Ventilation, Weaning from Mechanical
Ventilation.
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Solitary Pulmonary Nodule Tutorials
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VP17
A 70 year old Smoker with a Cough
Case
Author: Robert Thurer, MD
Tutorial Authors: Stuart M. Berman, MD, Phillip M. Boiselle
MD, Armin Ernst, MD, David Feller-Kopman, MD, Mark S. Huberman,
MD, Daniel D. Karp, MD, Olivier N, Kocher, MD, Justin P. Lafreniere, J. Anthony Parker,
MD, Robert L. Thurer, MD
Tutorials
include: Diagnostic Imaging, Smoking Cessation, Psychosocial
Issues, Clinical Presentation, Staging and Surgical Planning,
Pathology, Radiation Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer,
Small Cell Lung Cancer, Role of Bronchoscopy in the Patient
with Suspected Lung Cancer.
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Diabetes Tutorials
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VP18
A Woman with Diabetes
Case Authors: Martin J. Abrahamson, MD and Ann R. Miller,
NP
Tutorial Authors: Martin J. Abrahamson, MD, Ann R. Miller, NP,
JoAnne Rizzotto, RD, Satoko Porter, CDE, Seward Rutkove, MD,
Robert Stanton, MD, Isaac Stillman, MD, Lloyd Paul Aiello, MD,
PhD, Rama Jager, MD
Tutorials
include: Clinical Presentation of Diabetes , Classification,
Diagnostic Criteria, and Screening of Diabetes, Epidemiology
and Pathophysiology, The Metabolic Syndrome, Pharmacologic Treatment
of Type 2 Diabetes: Oral Antidiabetic Agents, Insulin Therapy
in Type 2 Diabetes, Global Risk Reduction, Diabetes Self-Management
Education, Medical Nutrition Therapy, Exercise and Diabetes,
Diabetic Polyneuropathy, Diabetic Kidney Disease, Diabetic Retinopathy.
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