Virtual Patient Reference Library
http://research.bidmc.harvard.edu/vptutorials

The Carl J. Shapiro Institute for Education and Research at
Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Grace C. Huang, MD, and Thomas D. Caughey, MD


Some of the tutorials contain video and require QuickTime software or Macromedia Shockwave Player
You may download the free player software by clicking on these links:

 

The following Virtual Patient Tutorials are available:

HIV Tutorials

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.

 

Osteoporosis

VP03 A Woman with Osteoporosis
Case Author: Susan Greenspan, MD

Tutorials include: Bone Metabolism, Bone Mineral Density, Physical Therapy

 

Dermatology Tutorials

VP05 Dermatology Clinic
Case Authors: Michael Bigby, MD and Abrar A. Qureshi MB, BS

Requires Macromedia Shockwave Player, QuickTime, and high speed internet connection.

 

Abdominal Exam Tutorials

VP06 A 50 year old Woman with Lower Abdominal Pain
Case Author: Michael Stone, MD
Tutorial Author: William Silen, MD
 

Altered Mental
Status Tutorials

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.

 

Chest Pain
Tutorials

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]

 

Midlife
Tutorials

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]

 

Depression Tutorials

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.

 

A Normal Pregnancy

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.

 

A Well Child

VP13 A Well Child
Case Authors: Margaret Coleman, MD, David Link, MD

Tutorials include: Asthma in Children, Attention Deficit Disorder.

 

Edema Tutorials

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.

 

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.

 

Cough and Dyspnea Tutorials

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.

 

Solitary Pulmonary Nodule Tutorials

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.

 

Diabetes Tutorials

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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Last updated 10/22/04