

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
Supercharge your learning and enhance your practice with this Internal Medicine Podcast featuring board certified Internists as they interview the experts to bring you clinical pearls, practice-changing knowledge, and bad puns. Doctors Matthew Watto, Paul Williams, and friends (a national network of students, residents, and clinician-educators) deliver a little knowledge food for your brain hole. Yummy! 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.
Episodes
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Jun 10, 2019 • 1h 9min
#154 DVT and PE Master Class with Michael Streiff MD
Dr. Michael Streiff, an expert in DVT and PE, discusses the diagnosis and management of venous thromboembolism. Topics include treatment options, unique cases, heavy metal concerts, career advice, and diagnostic criteria for DVT using Wells score and D-dimer testing.

Jun 3, 2019 • 54min
#153 Heart Disease in Women with Dr Bairey Merz
Expand your idea of ischemic heart disease to include non-obstructive patterns, which as our guest, Dr Noel Bairey Merz, a clinical investigative cardiologist whose multiple roles include Director of the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center and the Preventive Cardiac Center at the Smidt Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, shares with us, is incredibly common, especially in women. Learn to recognize these women and treat according to guidelines, preventing unnecessary IHD mortality in our female (and some male) patients. We review a variety of non-obstructive pathologies and the best techniques to evaluate them.
Full show notes available at http://thecurbsiders.com/podcast. Join our mailing list and receive a PDF copy of our show notes every Monday. Rate us on iTunes, recommend a guest or topic and give feedback at thecurbsiders@gmail.com.
Credits
Written and produced by: Shreya Trivedi MD, Molly Heublein MD
Hosts: Paul Williams MD, FACP; Shreya Trivedi MD; Molly Heublein MD
Edited by: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Emi Okamoto MD
Graphics by: Hannah Abrams
Guest: Dr. C Noel Bairey Merz MD, FACC, FAHA
Curbsiders' Schwag!
We’ve got the perfect father’s day gift for every internal medicine nerd. The Curbsiders have opened our own online shop. Get your Curbsiders t-shirts, hoodies, stickers, and coffee mugs. Help support the show and gain instant bragging rights. Note: All purchases come with admitting privileges at Kashlak Memorial Hospital!

May 29, 2019 • 1h 18min
#152 Dare to Lead: Becoming a PGY2
Dare to lead. Master the transition to PGY2 with tips from expert educator Abby Spencer MD, MS, FACP, IM Residency Program Director and Vice Chair for Education for the Medicine Institute at Cleveland Clinic and Shreya Trivedi MD, GIM Fellow at NYU School of Medicine. Topics include: how to run work rounds, preparing your team for attendings rounds, how to teach on the fly, finding your leadership style, and what to read during residency. This is the first of three episodes that we’re co-developing with the American College of Physicians for their Resident Transitions Series.
Full show notes available at http://thecurbsiders.com/podcast. Rate us on iTunes, recommend a guest or topic and give feedback at thecurbsiders@gmail.com.
Credits
Written and produced by: Shreya Trivedi MD
Graphics and Show Notes by: Hannah R Abrams
Hosts: Paul Williams MD, FACP; Stuart Brigham MD; Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Shreya Trivedi MD
Guest: Abby Spencer MD, MS, FACP
Sponsor
The Resident Transitions Series is brought to you by The American College of Physicians with support from its Council of Resident/Fellow Members. Visit acponline.org/resident to learn more about the benefits of Resident/Fellow Membership and join our proud internal medicine community today!

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May 27, 2019 • 39min
#151 Anaphylaxis with Dr Olajumoke Fadugba MD
Recognize common presentations of anaphylaxis and stop under-treating this deadly allergic reaction with tips from Dr. Olajumoke Fadugba, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania! We review the basic pathophysiology and the standard criteria for diagnosing anaphylaxis, treatment basics, the primary importance of epinephrine, and the utility of adjunctive therapies. Also included are great tips on counseling patients about auto-injectable epinephrine, and a reminder not to panic...even when you inject your own thumb?! ACP members can claim CME-MOC credit at https://acponline.org/curbsiders (CME goes live at 0900 ET on the episode’s release date).
Full show notes available at https://thecurbsiders.com/podcast. Join our mailing list and receive a PDF copy of our show notes every Monday. Rate us on iTunes, recommend a guest or topic and give feedback at thecurbsiders@gmail.com.
Credits
Writer (interview, show notes & CME questions) and cover art: Emi Okamoto MD
Infographic by: Emi Okamoto MD
Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Stuart Brigham MD
Editors: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
Guest: Olajumoke Fadugba MD
Special thanks to Sarah Phoebe Roberts MPH for booking!

May 20, 2019 • 48min
#150 HFpEF with Dr Clyde Yancy MD
HFpEF (heart failure with preserved ejection fraction) with master cardiologist, Dr Clyde Yancy MD, Chief of Cardiology and Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern, Feinberg School of Medicine. Topics include: pathophysiology, HFpEF phenotypes, how to interpret a borderline ejection fraction, evidence based therapies, diuretics, and future directions (pulmonary artery monitors, intra-atrial shunts, ARNI compounds), and more!
Full show notes available at http://thecurbsiders.com/podcast. Join our mailing list and receive a PDF copy of our show notes every Monday. Rate us on iTunes, recommend a guest or topic and give feedback at thecurbsiders@gmail.com.
Credits
Written and produced by: Paul Williams MD, FACP; Sarah Phoebe Roberts MPH
Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP; Stuart Brigham MD
Show Notes: Justin Berk MD, MPH, MBA; and Beth Garbitelli MS1
Infographics: Beth Garbitelli MS1
Editor: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
Guest: Clyde Yancy MD, MSc, MACC, FAHA, MACP, FHFSA

May 17, 2019 • 41min
Recap SGIM19 Day 2
Recap of random pearls and highlights from SGIM19 Day 2 including: methadone and buprenorphine, perioperative buprenorphine, medical cannabis, HPV vaccination, young adult medicine, academic promotions, long term sequelae of childhood kidney disease, stage 1 hypertension, some great free resources in addiction medicine, and more! Special thanks to the Society for General Internal Medicine for their hospitality.
Full show notes available at https://thecurbsiders.com/episode-list. Join our mailing list and receive a PDF copy of our show notes every Monday. Rate us on iTunes, recommend a guest or topic and give feedback at thecurbsiders@gmail.com.
Credits
Written, produced, and cohosted by: Paul Williams MD, Matthew Watto MD, Justin Berk MD, Carolyn Chan MD, Shreya Trivedi MD, Nora Taranto MS4 (soon to be MD!)
Edited by: Matthew Watto MD

May 13, 2019 • 40min
Recap SGIM19 Day 1
Recap of random pearls and highlights from SGIM19 Day 1 including: Kidney stone treatment (roller coasters, sex and tamsulosin), aspirin, SGLT2 inhibitors to reduce kidney events, oral antibiotics for endocarditis, preferred physician attire, sexual harassment, writing letters of recommendation, triple therapy for COPD, DAPT for stroke, and more! Special thanks to the Society for General Internal Medicine for their hospitality.
Full show notes available at https://thecurbsiders.com/episode-list. Join our mailing list and receive a PDF copy of our show notes every Monday. Rate us on iTunes, recommend a guest or topic and give feedback at thecurbsiders@gmail.com.
Credits
Written, produced, and cohosted by: Paul Williams MD, Matthew Watto MD, Justin Berk MD, Carolyn Chan MD, Shreya Trivedi MD, Abby Spencer MD, MS, Nora Taranto MS4 (soon to be MD!)
Edited by: Matthew Watto MD
Special Guest: Abby Spencer MD, MS

May 6, 2019 • 44min
#149 Hip Pain for Primary Care
Identify and treat the most common causes of hip pain in the outpatient setting with returning guest, Dr Ted Parks. A large majority of hip pain in the office setting will be due to one of three conditions (hip osteoarthritis, greater trochanteric pain syndrome, and lumbo-sacral back pain). Learn to easily identify these conditions, how to initiate conservative treatment, and more about hip replacements. ACP members can visit https://acponline.org/curbsiders to claim free CME-MOC credit for this episode and show notes (goes live 0900 EST).
Full show notes available at http://thecurbsiders.com/podcast. Join our mailing list and receive a PDF copy of our show notes every Monday. Rate us on iTunes, recommend a guest or topic and give feedback at thecurbsiders@gmail.com.
Credits
Written and produced by: Molly Heublein MD, Nora Taranto MS4
CME questions by: Molly Heublein MD, Nora Taranto MS4
Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, Paul Williams MD, Stuart Brigham MD, Molly Heublein MD
Edited by: Matthew Watto MD, Emi Okamoto MD
Guest Presenter: Ted Parks MD

May 2, 2019 • 55min
Telehealth with Ana María López MD
Electric cars, virtual reality, nanotechnology, and now… telemedicine? We chat with Dr. Ana María López MD, FACP about the future of telehealth, how to implement it in your practice, and the challenges you might face in doing so. Dr. López is immediate past president of the American College of Physicians (ACP) as well as Vice Chair of Medical Oncology and Chief of New Jersey Division Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center of Thomas Jefferson University. Her main areas of professional interest and expertise include cancer prevention and equity, integrative oncology, implementation of innovations in health care including telemedicine, and women’s health. We learned immensely from our talk with her and we hope you will, too! ACP members can claim free CME & MOC credit at https://acponline.org/curbsiders. Download Dr Brigham’s telehealth cheat sheet as a PDF at http://thecurbsiders.com/podcast.
Rate us on iTunes, recommend a guest or topic and give feedback at thecurbsiders@gmail.com.
Credits
Written and produced by: Hannah Abrams, Stuart Brigham MD
Cohosts: Matt Watto MD, Stuart Brigham MD, Paul Williams MD, Hannah Abrams
Guest: Ana María López MD

Apr 29, 2019 • 1h 2min
#148 Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia for the Internist
This week we narrow in on the enlarging prostate and decipher the common issue of benign prostatic hyperplasia with Adam C. Reese MD, Associate Professor of Urology at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and Chief of Urologic Oncology at Temple University Hospital. Learn how to interpret the symptom profile for patients presenting with common urinary issues, what to feel for in the digital rectal exam, how to treat BPH, and when to refer.
ACP members can visit https://acponline.org/curbsiders to claim free CME-MOC credit for this episode and show notes (goes live 0900 EST).
See you at SGIM 2019!
Find us in our red Curbsider’s t-shirts handing out Curbsiders and Kashlak stickers/patches at SGIM 2019 in Washington DC! We’ll be recording full length shows and daily recaps!
Credits
Written and produced by: Paul Williams MD
Hosts: Paul Williams MD, Matthew Watto MD
Images and infographics: Elena Gibson, Beth Garbitelli
Show Notes: Elena Gibson, Beth Garbitelli
Edited by: Matthew Watto MD, Chris Chiu MD
Guest: Adam Reese MD
Time Stamps
00:00 SGIM announcement
00:30 Disclaimer, intro and guest bio
03:20 Guest one liner, book recommendation, favorite failure and surgical M&M
10:56 Case of benign prostatic hyperplasia, defining terms and obstructive/voiding versus storage/irritative symptoms
16:11 IPSS score and evaluating symptoms
22:10 Digital rectal exam. Will this give any useful information?
26:55 Taking a history about BPH and some lifestyle modifications
29:20 Lab studies for urinary tract symptoms and interpreting PSA and free PSA
36:20 Initial therapy for BPH and managing patient expectations, alpha blocker side effects
39:25 Choice of agent and monitoring symptoms on therapy
42:25 Nonpharmacologic management of bladder complaints
45:10 Who and when to refer to urology
47:33 Counseling about use of 5 alpha reductase inhibitors, their side effects and is there a risk for high grade cancer?
52:35 Phosphodiesterase inhibitors for BPH symptoms
53:50 Urethral milking. NOT prostate milking
54:55 Desmopressin for nocturia
56:20 Take home points
59:03 Prostate volume and PSA
61:10 Outro
Full show notes available at http://thecurbsiders.com/episode-list.