The Curious Clinicians
The Curious Clinicians
The Curious Clinicians is a medical podcast that asks "why?". Why do diseases present in certain ways? What are the mechanisms of treatments we use? Why does the human body function as it does? Join us to explore these questions and many more.
Episodes
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Aug 18, 2021 • 18min
32 - The Case of the Vanishing Eosinophils
On this episode the Curious Clinicians investigate why corticosteroids often cause blood eosinophil counts to drop so quickly and dramatically. Check out the show notes on our website. Don't forget to pick up your CME/MOC credits, courtesy of VCU Health! Sound editing by Nodderly.
Aug 4, 2021 • 21min
31 - Nephrotic Syndrome and Edema
The Curious Clinicians, led by Tony, investigate why nephrotic syndrome causes edema. Check out the show notes on our website. Don't forget to pick up your CME/MOC credits, courtesy of VCU Health! Sound editing by Nodderly.
Jul 21, 2021 • 18min
30 - Cilantro and Soap
In this episode The Curious Clinicians investigate why some people absolutely love cilantro while others taste soap if they try to eat it. Check out the show notes on our website. Don't forget to pick up your CME/MOC credits, courtesy of VCU Health! Sound editing by Nodderly.
Jul 7, 2021 • 25min
Episode 29 - Oxygen
In this episode The Curious Clinicians investigate why too much oxygen (aka hyperoxia) can be harmful. Check out the show notes on our website. Don't forget to pick up your CME/MOC credits, courtesy of VCU Health! Sound editing by Nodderly.
Jun 23, 2021 • 20min
Episode 28 - UTIs
For the final episode in our Intern Questions series, The Curious Clinicians examine why urinary tract infections cause burning with urination. Check out the show notes on our website. Don't forget to pick up your CME/MOC credits, courtesy of VCU Health! Sound editing by Nodderly.
Jun 9, 2021 • 16min
Episode 27 - Albuterol
This week The Curious Clinicians examine why albuterol (and other beta agonists) can cause lactic acidosis. Check out the show notes on our website. Don't forget to pick up your CME/MOC credits, courtesy of VCUHealth! Sound editing by Nodderly.
May 26, 2021 • 25min
Episode 26 - Hyperkalemia
Tony, Hannah and Avi are back at it with another cardiology-nephrology episode, this time examining why calcium “stabilizes” the cardiac membrane in hyperkalemia. For that matter, what does it even mean to stabilize a membrane? Check out the show notes on our website. Don't forget to pick up your CME/MOC credits, courtesy of VCU Health! Sound editing by Nodderly.
May 12, 2021 • 19min
Episode 25 - Furosemide
In this episode The Curious Clinicians investigate why furosemide can improve dyspnea in acute heart failure almost immediately, long before any diuresis occurs. Check out the show notes on our website. Don't forget to pick up your CME/MOC credits, courtesy of VCU Health! Sound editing by Nodderly.
Apr 28, 2021 • 24min
Episode 24 - Fevers and Response to Infection
On this episode Tony explores the benefits of fevers, including why even trees and bees mount fevers in response to infection. Check out the show notes on our website. Don't forget to pick up your CME/MOC credits, courtesy of VCU Health!
Apr 14, 2021 • 22min
Episode 23 - Bendopnea
This episode is another installment in our Intern Question series, where Hannah examines why some patients feel short of breath specifically when bending over aka "bendopnea". You can read the show notes for this episode on our wbesite. Don't forget to pick up CME/MOC credits, courtesy of VCU Health!
