Join us for this recap of the key clinical pearls and favorite fan voted episodes from 2017 including: lipids, asthma, diuretics, hyponatremia, CKD, vertigo, and dizziness. Plus, Picks of the Year, exciting announcements for 2018, and Paul reveals that he has a wife! Matt, and Paul are joined by Curbsiders Correspondent, Dr. Chris Chiu, who wrote and produced this episode. Stuart was out with the Man Flu. My apologies to Dr. Bryan Brown whose name I forgot to shout-out when listing our Correspondents. Thanks to Kate Grant for her beautiful cover image.

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Time Stamps

00:00 Intro
01:18 Getting to know Chris Chiu introduction
03:07 Picks of the week and
06:10 Picks of the year and discussion of vancomycin and pip-tazo causing AKI
11:41 Recap of Scott Weingart and EM vs IM episode
17:45 Discussion of Lipids, PCSK9, CAC, CCTA
27:10 Asthma pearls recapped
32:43 Dizziness and vertigo recapped
38:40 Diuretics, diuretic resistance, and secondary hypertension diagnosis and treatment
44:35 Diuretic dosing
46:25 Hyponatremia, volume status, solute loads and SIADH
50:08 CKD, when to refer, and an argument about low protein diets
54:25 Matt, Paul, and Chris reflect on important lessons learned from 2017
59:32 Listener questions and comments
63:35 Wrap-up, and shout outs
66:22 Announcements for 2018
67:25 Outro

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#75 Recap, highlights, and clinical pearls extravaganza for The Curbsiders 2017