What blood pressure should we target in patients on hemodialysis? Why volume control remains the foundation of treatment? How blood pressure targets differ from the general population. Learn practical pearls on medication timing around dialysis, drug dialyzability, antihypertensive selection, and strategies to prevent intradialytic complications while optimizing long-term outcomes.

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🔹Transcript and Shownotes:

02: 19 | Pearl 1: Blood Pressure Targets

09: 40 | Pearl 2: Timing Medications and Dialyzability

15: 31 | Pearl 3 - Pharmacologic Management Nuances in Dialysis Patients

22: 57 | Putting It All Together: The Medication Hierarchy

Tags: CoreIM, Internal Medicine, Medical Education, Nephrology, ESRD, End-Stage Kidney Disease, Hypertension, Kidney Health, Dry Weight, Volume Overload

Why is fluid management the most important part of dialysis care? This episode explores the fundamentals of hemodialysis, why ESKD patients have unique physiology, and how volume overload, not just hypertension, drives many complications. Learn practical pearls on dry weight, sodium restriction, diuretics, and the strategies that can reduce hospitalizations and improve patient outcomes.

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🔹Transcript and Shownotes:

02:49 | Pearl 1: Foundations of Dialysis

09:21 | Pearl 2: Distinct Physiology

11:42 | Pearl 3: Why is fluid management so important?

19:43 | Pearl 4: Fluid Management Pro-tips

25:31 | Pearl 5: Diuretics in Patients with Residual Kidney Function

Tags: CoreIM, Internal Medicine, Medical Education, Nephrology, Dialysis, End-stage kidney disease, Hypertension, Kidney Health, Dry Weight, Volume Overload

Can AI manage post-op atrial fibrillation or does medicine still require human judgment? Using post-op AFib as a case study, we explore where algorithms help, where evidence falls short, and why clinical context still matters. When evidence is incomplete, and every patient is different, can AI truly practice medicine or only assist the clinicians who do? This episode explores the space between algorithms, uncertainty, and human judgment in modern medical care.

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🔹Transcript and Shownotes:

02:51 | Broad workup for reversible causes and other etiologies of AFib that may occur post-op

05:10 | Considerations for management of post-op atrial fibrillation

13:00 | Stroke risk in atrial fibrillation

20:49 | Outpatient management of atrial fibrillation

25:54 | The role of AI in medical decision-making

Tags: CoreIM, Internal Medicine, Medical Education, Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiology, Open Evidence