The Icarus Balance: Health Literacy

17-Hyperthyroid (new intro)

Join us as we start off 2024 with a quick talk about hyperthyroidism, or more specifically Graves disease! The symptoms of hyperthyroidism can mimic other diseases so it's important to be aware that this disease exists. Timestamps: 2:30 - Symptoms and complications 6:20 - How do hormones work? 8:40 - How does autoimmunity cause Graves disease? 10:30 - Risk factors 12:15 - Treatment Intro and Outro Music: 'Clap Along' by Jason Shaw - audionautix.com

16 - Melanoma

Melanoma is a skin cancer that affects people worldwide, developing from melanocytes, or the cells which produce pigment in our skin. In this episode, we try to give a broad overview of this massive topic. Timestamps: 2:40 - Epidemiology 4:00 - Types and risk factors 7:28 - Screening 8:40 - A simple approach to pigmented lesions 10:00 - Further risk factors 11:48 - Diagnosis 12:23 - Pathophysiology 14:00 - More about biopsies and excisions 15:10 - Treatments 17:12 - Sunscreen use 19:25 - Conclusions Intro and Outro Music: 'Clap Along' by Jason Shaw - audionautix.com

15 - Antidepressants and SSRIs

Antidepressants are some of the most commonly prescribed medications globally, with almost 1 in 5 people on antidepressants in certain countries. These medications are used to treat a wide variety of mental health disorders, so we decided to focus on the medications themselves and their side effects instead of the specific diagnoses. One of the most common class of antidepressants are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Timestamps: 6:10 - Statistics 8:30 - What are neurotransmitters? 13:00 - Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) 16:45 - Black box warning (increased risk of suicide) 21:45 - Importance of therapy 23:30 - Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) 26:00 - Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) 27:00 - Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOi's) 27:45 - Atypical antidepressants (bupropion, mirtazapine, trazodone) Intro and Outro Music: 'Clap Along' by Jason Shaw - audionautix.com

14 - Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Since we just talked about Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, we thought it would be fitting to talk about Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Join us as we touch upon the cause (spoiler: autoimmune), treatment (spoiler: insulin), and interesting topics such as ketosis. Timestamps: 2:45 - Cause 6:15 - Ketosis and diabetic ketoacidosis 10:30 - Treatment (types of insulin regimen) 15:30 - Hypoglycemia Intro and Outro Music: 'Clap Along' by Jason Shaw - audionautix.com

13 - Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is one of the most common conditions in the world. It's also often one that is not understood very well by many people - so we thought we'd do an episode chatting about it! Timestamps: 3:30 - Statistics 5:45 - Causes 8:30 - Diagnosis and screenings 12:15 - Symptoms 17:15 - Treatment Intro and Outro Music: 'Clap Along' by Jason Shaw - audionautix.com