Osler Pathology Project — Media Downloads
Oslerian Pathology Specimens - Podcasts
Specimen 8 - Calcific Aortic Stenosis —
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Specimen 20 - Acute Bacterial Endocarditis —
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Specimen 22c - Syphilitic Aortitis adn Valvulitis —
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Specimen 30a - Fibrinopurulent Pericarditis —
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History and Modern Understanding of Specific Diseases
Syphillis
Endocarditis
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Podcast:
Infective Endocarditis - Pathology and Microbiology Meet
(mp3, 4MB)
This audio presentation details the history of our the development of our modern understanding of infective endocarditis up to Osler's time.
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Podcast:
Osler and Endocarditis
(mp3, 3MB)
This audio presentation details Osler's contribution to our modern understanding of infective endocarditis.
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Podcast:
Infective Endocarditis into the Modern Era
(mp3, 8MB)
In the era of antibiotics, the diagnostic criteria for infective endocarditis have notably evolved to reflect this still evolving clinical problem.
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Podcast:
Four Peripheral Stigmata
(mp3, 3MB)
Four peripheral stigmata are associated with infective endocarditis: Roth spots, Janeway lesions, Osler's nodes, and splinter hemorrhages. This short audio presentation details the clinical presentation and history of each of these lesions.
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Podcast:
Infective Endocarditis for Students
(mp3, 4.6MB)
This audio presentation is directed toward those second year medical students currently preparing for their National Board of Medical Examiners Step I examination.
Cardiac Hypertrophy / Aortic Stenosis / Arteriosclerosis
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Podcast:
Osler, Aortic Stenosis and Cardiac Hypertrophy
(mp3, 5MB)
Osler was considered an expert in his life on valvular heart disease. This audio presentation describes some of Osler's understanding of aortic stenosis, specifically, and delves into the topic of Osler's understanding of reactive cardiac hypertrophy, which interestingly differs significantly from our modern one.
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Podcast:
Osler's Maneuver
(mp3, 1MB)
Osler was known throughout the English speaking world as a master diagnostician, and within a single paragraph of his 1892 textbook describes an interesting physical finding he has discovered in patients with arteriosclerosis. Nearly a century later physicians studying "pseudohypertension" rigorously validated this observation and named it "Osler's Maneuver."
Pericarditis
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Podcast:
The Hairy Hearts of Heroes: Pericarditis in History
(Audio File - 9MB)
The history of pericarditis is also a history of ancient heroes, as understanding of the pericardium and it's pathologic changes were influenced for millennia by ancient writer's discovery that after death some men's hearts were "hairy." This file also details the story of Dr. Kussmaul, who in a single case study article in 1847 contributes much to the modern medical student's confusion about this disease.
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Podcast:
Osler and Pericarditis
(Audio File - 1.7 MB)
Osler's description of the physical findings and pathogenesis of pericarditis can contribute a great deal to the modern medical student and practitioner.
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Podcast:
Cardiac Tamponade vs. Constrictive Pericarditis
(Audio File - 4 MB)
Students of medicine are often confused by the disparate physical findings of cardiac tamponade as opposed to constrictive pericarditis. In this audio file the author attempts to explain to students of medicine the difference based on the pathophysiology at work.
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Podcast:
Pericarditis for Students
(Audio File - 14 MB)
This audio presentation is directed toward those second year medical students currently preparing for their National Board of Medical Examiners Step I examination.
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