The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast brings you expert interviews, clinical pearls, and practice-changing knowledge — plus the occasional bad joke. Trusted by 100,000+ health professionals every month, we cover the full spectrum of internal medicine to keep you learning and laughing. No boring lectures here, just high-value content and a healthy dose of humor. Fantastic for Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Primary Care, and Hospital Medicine.
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Episodes
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Jan 31, 2024 • 50min
R.S.V. Immunization with The Cribsiders
Dr. Buddy Creech, Pediatric Infectious Disease at Vanderbilt, talks about RSV immunizations, including eligibility criteria and challenges in finding doses. The discussion covers the importance of RSV immunizations for all age groups, the concept of pre-fusion and post-fusion in relation to the virus's fusion protein, alternatives to Bayfortas, health equity for indigenous populations, and key takeaways such as preventing lower respiratory tract disease.
Jan 29, 2024 • 56min
#424 Hotcakes: Transfusion in Acute MI, COVID-19 Rebound after Paxlovid, Every-other-day Iron Revisited, Oral Phenylephrine Doesn’t Work, and Stop Correcting Serum Calcium
In this podcast, the hosts cover a range of intriguing topics including transfusion thresholds in acute MI, COVID-19 rebound after treatment with nirmatrelvir, the prevalence of iron deficiency, the ineffectiveness of oral phenylephrine, and the liberal vs restrictive transfusion strategy in MI. They also discuss challenges in transfusion decision making, highlight the unreliability of corrected calcium levels, and explore iron supplementation for anemia. A humorous introduction and calcium puns add entertainment to the episode.
Jan 22, 2024 • 1h 15min
#423 Dental Pain, Caries, Gingivitis, and Oral Care Tips & Tactics for Primary Care With Dr Lisa Simon
Dr. Lisa Simon, an expert in dental care for primary care physicians, discusses a range of topics including dental pain, caries, gingivitis, dry mouth, TMJ dysfunction, and dental side effects of medications. She provides tips for diagnosing dental pain, treatment options, and post-operative care. She also talks about managing complications and emergencies in dental care, as well as oral health in patients with opioid use disorder. Additionally, she addresses the use of anticoagulants during dental procedures and offers recommendations for antibiotic prophylaxis.
Jan 15, 2024 • 57min
#422 LIVE! Inpatient Management of Sickle Cell Crisis, Acute Pain, RBC Transfusions & Acute Chest Syndrome
Dr. Yoo Mee Shin shares practical tips for managing patients with sickle cell disease in the hospital. Topics discussed include acute pain management, adjuvant therapies, IV fluids, oxygen therapy, acute chest syndrome, and simple vs exchange transfusions. Key takeaways include early triage and analgesia, addressing misconceptions about opioid use disorder, and recognizing complications of vaso-occlusive crises.
Jan 8, 2024 • 1h 21min
#421 Antiphospholipid Syndrome with Dr. Arielle Langer
Dr. Arielle Langer, an expert in antiphospholipid syndrome, discusses clinical features, laboratory testing, and management of the syndrome. Topics include suspicion for antiphospholipid syndrome, interpreting laboratory testing, managing recurrent thrombosis, and obstetric APLS. The challenges of diagnosing APS based on pregnancy history are also explored. Importance of referring patients to specialists and promoting support is emphasized.
Jan 1, 2024 • 1h 38min
REBOOT: #334 IBS, Functional Dyspepsia, and Cyclic Vomiting: Disorders of Gut Brain Interaction (DGBI)
Dr. Xiao Jing (Iris) Wang from Mayo Clinic joins to discuss disorders of the Gut-Brain Interaction (DGBI), including IBS, functional dyspepsia, and cyclic vomiting. Topics include diagnostic criteria and treatments for functional dyspepsia, testing algorithms and treatments for irritable bowel disease, and diagnosis and management of cyclic vomiting syndrome and cannabis hyperemesis syndrome.
Dec 25, 2023 • 1h 17min
#420 Recap Extravaganza: 2023 Highlights and Top Stories
The podcast covers a range of interesting topics including menopause therapy, hemochromatosis, hematuria management, diabetes updates, xylazine overdose and withdrawal, primary aldosteronism, resistant hypertension, delirium, AKI risk, statin therapy in HIV patients, inpatient heart failure management, kratom use implications, and effectiveness of RSV vaccines.
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Dec 18, 2023 • 1h 26min
REBOOT #281 Hypercalcemia: Calci-fun! with Dr. Carl Pallais
Dr. Carl Pallais, an expert in Hypercalcemia, discusses the regulation of calcium in the body and what happens when it goes wrong. Topics covered include the importance of PTH and phosphorus, causes of hypercalcemia, testing for hypercalcemia, symptoms and history, indications for surgery, and management of hypercalcemia.
Dec 11, 2023 • 1h 17min
REBOOT #250 Nephrotic Syndrome vs. Glomerulonephritis with Kidney Boy, Dr. Joel Topf
Dr. Joel Topf, Kashlak's esteemed Chief of Nephrology, discusses the evaluation and differentiation of nephrotic syndrome and glomerulonephritis. Topics include proteinuria evaluation, management of nephrotic syndrome, and treatment of glomerulonephritis.
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Dec 4, 2023 • 1h 19min
#419 Rapid Response Series: Sepsis with Dr. Mohleen Kang A shock to the system
Guest Dr. Mohleen Kang from Emory University joins the hosts to discuss sepsis recognition, initial management, sepsis scoring systems, diagnostic work-up, antibiotic management, fluids, pressors, and supportive measures for sepsis patients. They emphasize the importance of gathering patient information, evolving sepsis definitions, clinical diagnosis and imaging, antibiotic selection, prioritizing antibiotics for skin infections, management of sepsis, and identification and treatment of sepsis.
