Fetal supraventricular tachycardia can be difficult to manage and offers a challenging treatment course, particularly in refractory cases. The treatment course must balance maternal well-being with the health status of the fetus, all while racing against possible progression to hydrops fetalis or permanent cardiac dysfunction. We describe a case of fetal supraventricular tachycardia that demonstrates many of these concepts, as well as the importance of utilizing several treatment pathways in refractory cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction Over the past decade, pre-clerkship medical education has shifted from solely relying on didactic lectures to implementing more group learning and clinical experience to promote individualized, self-directed, and patient-centered education. COVID-19 required medical schools to examine their curricula and determine which portions were adaptable to virtual learning. This study compared first-year medical students' (MS1) perceptions of an online curriculum, focusing on the students' preferred resources before and after the transition to virtual courses.
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