
Core IM | Internal Medicine Podcast
Core Internal Medicine via following series: 5 Pearls || Clinically relevant pearls Mind the Gap || Why do we do what we do? Gray Matters || Management Reasoning Hoofbeats || Dissecting clinical reasoning At the Bedside || Explore everyday challenges
Latest episodes

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Mar 27, 2024 • 40min
#148 Iron Deficiency Treatment: 5 Pearls Segment
Exploring the nuances of iron deficiency treatment, including oral vs. IV options. Insights on choosing IV iron formulations and using the Ganzoni formula. Understanding Fishbane reaction vs. anaphylaxis during infusion. Discusses dosing regimens for optimal iron supplementation efficacy and safety concerns.

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Mar 13, 2024 • 39min
#147 Iron Deficiency: Grey Matters Segment
Exploring iron deficiency labs interpretation in inflammation, heavy menstrual bleeding evaluation, and when a woman with iron deficiency should have endoscopy. Highlights the importance of investigating iron deficiency anemia causes in women, including GI cancers, colitis, ulcers, and celiac disease. Emphasizes the diagnostic significance of time in iron deficiency management, advocating for time-limited trials and recurrence monitoring post-repletion.

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Feb 28, 2024 • 43min
#146 Tube Feeds: 5 Pearls Segment
Explore the nuances of tube feeds with insights on indications, routes of access, complications, counseling patients, and medication interactions. Learn about the impact of malnutrition, initiating tube feeds in hospitalized patients, optimizing formulas, and specialized options for renal and digestive patients. Dive into managing challenges like aspiration risk, diarrhea, and cramping, emphasizing individualized care and patient-specific needs.

Feb 14, 2024 • 39min
#145 Heart Failure in Older Adults & Guardianship: Gray Matter Segment
How do you manage GDMT in a frail older adult? When is a guardian needed and what is the process for obtaining guardianship?Sponsor: Echonous, the maker of Kosmos, is redefining point-of-care ultrasound at half the price (or less) of comparable carts. Mention Core IM at the Demo to get a free A.I application of choice!Behind The Scenes YouTube InterviewShow Notes & TranscriptTimestamps:(04:03) | Deep Dive 1: How do you approach guideline-directed medical therapy of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in a frail older adult?(11:55) | Deep Dive 2: When is a guardian needed and what is the process for obtaining guardianship?(28:30) | Deep Dive 3: How do you re-evaluate GDMT in a frail older adult once an adverse event has occurred?(33:27) | Reflections(37:06) | RecapTags: IMCore, CoreIM, nursing home, primary care, cardiology, palliative care hospital medicine, interprofessional education, social work, case managementFind the best disability insurance for you: https://www.patternlife.com/disability-insurance?campid=497840Our Sponsors:* Check out Eko Core 500 Digital Stethoscope: https://ekohealth.com/COREIM* Check out FIGS and use code FIGSRX for 15% off your 1st order: https://wearfigs.com* Check out Washington Red Raspberries for recipes, farmers' stories, and which grocery stores carry: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/redrazzAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jan 31, 2024 • 23min
#144 RSV & What Makes Vaccine Trials Different: Beyond Journal Club on the RENOIR and AReSVi Trials
Join guest_name_1, an expert on RSV vaccines and vaccine trials, as they discuss the results of the RENOIR and AReSVi trials. Discover the challenges in creating an RSV vaccine and how to interpret vaccine trials. Explore the development of an RSV vaccine for older adults and the importance of considering patient's health status and risk factors when making vaccination recommendations.

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Jan 17, 2024 • 38min
#143 Hypomagnesemia and Hypophosphatemia: 5 Pearls Segment
This podcast covers the topics of hypomagnesemia and hypophosphatemia, discussing the impact of PPIs on magnesium absorption, the framework for identifying low phosphate levels, the role of magnesium in the body and its effects on kidney function, managing hypomagnesemia and magnesium deficits, and the causes of hypophosphatemia including inadequate phosphate intake and urinary causes.

Dec 27, 2023 • 39min
#142 Managing Conflict: At the Bedside Segment
Dr. Autumn Feaster discusses managing conflict and communication in healthcare, emphasizing the need for conflict mediation. The podcast explores the impact of COVID-19 on difficult patients and challenging behaviors, the perpetuation of inequities in medicine, and the importance of understanding perspectives. It also delves into distinguishing positions from interests, understanding the emotion of anger, and finding the speaker's truth in conflict.

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Dec 6, 2023 • 22min
#141 Do Steroids Have a Role in Community-Acquired Pneumonia? Beyond Journal Club on the CAPE COD Trial
Exploring the use of steroids in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), discussing conflicting findings, the CAPE COD trial, and the potential for improved outcomes. Analyzing the impact of steroids on CAP mortality rates, including significant reduction in mortality risk. Discussing whether the findings should change clinical practice for severe pneumonia. Exploring the use of steroids in hypoxic and unresponsive patients, highlighting the need for further research.

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Nov 29, 2023 • 25min
#140 Bonus Pacemaker & ICDs: 5 Pearls Segment
This podcast discusses topics such as approaching syncope history in patients with implantable devices, distinguishing between benign vagal episodes and life-threatening arrhythmias, avoiding heparin products for patients with pacemakers or ICDs, new technologies and devices for contractility and heart failure, and anticoagulation and technology update.

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Nov 8, 2023 • 26min
#139 CKD Staging (Cr vs. Cystatin C, Albuminuria & more): Mind The Gap Segment
Explore the pros and cons of using Cr or Cystatin C to assess eGFR in CKD staging. Learn about the limitations of creatinine as a biomarker for kidney function and the importance of considering glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria. Discover the implications of low GFR in patient care, the advantages of using cystatin C and measuring albuminuria, and the flaws of using creatinine in evaluating renal function.