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  • #469 Inpatient Heart Failure

    #469 Inpatient Heart Failure
    Feb 3 2025
    Diuresing ‘til the heart's content

    Master inpatient heart failure management! Learn key tips for initiating guideline-directed medical therapy, diuretic therapy pearls, and ensuring smooth transitions of care. We are joined by Dr. Gurusher Panjrath @PanjrathG (GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences-Dr. Panjrath)

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    Show Segments

    • Intro
    • Rapid Fire Questions/Picks of the Week
    • Case Aliquot 1
    • Defining Heart Failure
    • POCUS in Heart Failure
    • Timing/Indications for Echocardiography
    • Initiating Diuretic Therapy
    • Adjusting Diuretic Therapy/Drip vs Bolus
    • Adjunct Diuretic Therapy
    • Afterload Reduction
    • Monitoring Diuretic Response
    • Inpatient Sodium and Fluid Restriction
    • Case Aliquot 2
    • Classifying Heart Failure
    • Pharmacotherapy for HFrEF
    • Pharmacotherapy for HFpEF
    • Ischemic Evaluation
    • Interval Summary/Highlights
    • Case Aliquot 3
    • Considerations for Initial Care of Cardiogenic Shock
    • Choosing Inotrope/Vasopressor
    • Right Heart Catheterization
    • Case Aliquot 4
    • Discharge Medications for Heart Failure
    • Titration of Goal Directed Medical Therapy
    • Post Discharge Follow Up
    • Washout Period for ACEi/ARB
    • Cost/Barriers of ARNI
    • Patient Education
    • Take Home Points
    • Outro

    Credits

    • Writer, Producer, and Show Notes by: Reaford Blackburn, Jr., MD
    • Infographic & Cover Art: Caroline Coleman MD
    • Hosts: Monee Amin, MD and Meredith Trubitt, MD
    • Reviewer: Rahul Ganatra MD
    • Technical Production: PodPaste
    • Guest: Gurusher Panjrath, MD
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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • #468: Asthma Update with Cyrus Askin

    #468: Asthma Update with Cyrus Askin
    Jan 27 2025
    2024 GINA Strategy, peak expiratory flow insights, SMART therapy, and other asthma pearls that will leave you breathless

    Master the art of diagnosing and managing asthma with practical, evidence-based strategies. Learn how to approach the initial interview, gain comfort with key diagnostic tools like spirometry and PEF, and optimize therapy using the latest GINA report. We’re joined by Dr. Cyrus Askin, a longtime Curbsiders member returning as our guest expert to share his insights as a pulmonologist.

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    Show Segments

    • Intro
    • Case
    • Topic
    • Rapid fire questions/Picks of the Week
    • Outro

    Credits

    Written and produced by Paul Wurtz MD. Show notes, cover art, and infographic also created by Paul Wurtz MD.

    • Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
    • Reviewer: Sai S Achi MD, MBA, FACP
    • Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
    • Technical Production: PodPaste
    • Guest: Cyrus Askin MD
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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • #467 Unintentional Weight Loss with Dr. Eva Szymanski

    #467 Unintentional Weight Loss with Dr. Eva Szymanski
    Jan 20 2025
    Become a mini geriatrician in our new Geriatrics series!

    Geriatricize your knowledge of caring for older adults with unintentional weight loss! You’ll round out your history taking and weight gain plan by harnessing the age-friendly “5Ms”. We’re joined by Dr. Eva Szymanski (@eva_szy), expert geriatrician at Penn Medicine.

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    Show Segments

    • Intro
    • Rapid fire questions
    • Case
    • Defining Unintentional Weight Loss
    • Applying the Geriatric 5Ms Framework
    • Diagnostic Work-Up
    • Addressing Ageism in Medical Decisions
    • Defining Geriatric Syndromes
    • Weight Loss Treatments
    • Outro

    Credits

    • Producer: Leah Witt, MD, Rachel Miller, MD, MSEd
    • Writers: Abigail Schmucker, MD, Joseph Young, MD, Margaret Heller, MD, Alyson Michener, MD, Leah Witt, MD
    • Show Notes, Infographic and Cover Art: Leah Witt, MD
    • Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
    • Reviewer: Molly Heublein, MD
    • Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
    • Technical Production: PodPaste
    • Guest: Eva Szymanski, MD

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • #466 Cirrhosis Update with Scott Matherly

    #466 Cirrhosis Update with Scott Matherly
    Jan 13 2025
    Update your approach to cirrhosis evaluation and management with Dr. Scott Matherly Associate Professor of Hepatology and Gastroenterology at Virginia Commonwealth University

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    Show Segments

    • Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
    • Case from Kashlak; Definitions
    • Cirrhosis Diagnosis and Initial Evaluation
    • Cirrhosis Physical Examination
    • Decompensated Cirrhosis Management
    • Ascites and TIPS
    • MELD and transplant consideration
    • Outro

    Credits

    • Written and Produced by: Elena Gibson MD
    • Infographic and Cover Art: Edison Jyang MD
    • Hosts: Paul Williams MD, FACP; Elena Gibson MD
    • Reviewer: Emi Okamoto MD
    • Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
    • Technical Production: PodPaste
    • Guest: Scott Matherly MD

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • REBOOT #421 Antiphospholipid Syndrome with Dr. Arielle Langer

    REBOOT #421 Antiphospholipid Syndrome with Dr. Arielle Langer
    Jan 6 2025
    We're taking a short winter break, but we’ll be back with new shows in time for Christmas and New Years! Can’t wait for more new episodes? Sign up for our Patreon with 15% off an annual membership at patreon.com/curbsiders (https://www.patreon.com/c/curbsiders) and get instant access to 40 plus bonus episodes!

    Conquer your fear of antiphospholipid syndrome! Dr. Arielle Langer leads us through what clinical features raise suspicion for antiphospholipid syndrome, how to interpret laboratory testing, and the nuances of antiphospholipid syndrome management.

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • #465 Hospital Medicine Recap Extravaganza: Diabetic Foot, Sepsis, Syncope, Acute Coronary Syndrome, and more!

    #465 Hospital Medicine Recap Extravaganza: Diabetic Foot, Sepsis, Syncope, Acute Coronary Syndrome, and more!
    Dec 30 2024
    Join us as Monee and Meredith with the rest of the hospital medicine team reflect on the past year, discussing some favorite insights gained covering a range of topics, including diabetic foot infections, sepsis, sickle cell inpatient management, syncope, psychiatry for the hospitalist, and acute coronary syndrome.

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    Show Segments

    • Introduction
    • Picks of the Year
    • Diabetic Foot Infections
    • Sepsis
    • Sickle Cell Inpatient Management
    • Psychiatry Primer
    • Syncope
    • Acute Coronary Syndrome
    • Reflections from the Year

    Credits

    • Written, Produced, and hosted by: Meredith Trubitt MD; Monee Amin MD
    • Script Written: Caroline Coleman, MD, RJ Blackburn, MD
    • Cover Art: Caroline Coleman, MD
    • Reviewer: Rahul Ganatra MD
    • Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
    • Technical Production: PodPaste

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    41 mins
  • #464 Recap Extravaganza: Dental Pain, Cardiac Amyloidosis, Diabetes & CGMs, Hyperparathyroidism, Neck Pain, Endometriosis, Rhinitis, and more!

    #464 Recap Extravaganza: Dental Pain, Cardiac Amyloidosis, Diabetes & CGMs, Hyperparathyroidism, Neck Pain, Endometriosis, Rhinitis, and more!
    Dec 23 2024
    Join us as Paul and Watto reflect on the past year, discussing some favorite insights gained covering a range of topics, including dental pain management, cardiac amyloidosis, the impact of continuous glucose monitoring on diabetes care, the complexities of diagnosing primary hyperparathyroidism, hepatitis B screening and vaccination, GLP-1 agonists, travel medicine, endometriosis, rhinitis, and recurrent UTIs. Plus, we feature listener voicemails sharing their favorite episodes and why they love the Curbsiders!

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    Show Segments

    • 00:00 Introduction and Year-End Reflections
    • 02:59 Picks of the Year
    • 05:53 Dental Pain and Oral Care Insights
    • 10:25 Cardiac Amyloidosis
    • 14:33 Listener mail- diabetes
    • 16:33 Neck Pain
    • 19:08 Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Diabetes
    • 23:57 Hyperparathyroidism
    • 30:48 Hepatitis B
    • 34:01 Listener mail- obesity
    • 36:14 Travel Medicine: Malaria, Diarrhea, and Vaccination
    • 40:38 Endometriosis
    • 46:08 Rhinitis and Environmental Allergies
    • 49.24 Recurrent UTIs
    • 55:08 Reflections on Nine Years of Curbsiders

    Credits

    • Written, Produced, and hosted by: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
    • Cover Art: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
    • Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
    • Reviewer: Molly Heublein MD
    • Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
    • Technical Production: PodPaste

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • REBOOT #429 Anxiety 2.0: with Dr. Jessi Gold

    REBOOT #429 Anxiety 2.0: with Dr. Jessi Gold
    Dec 16 2024
    We're taking a short winter break, but we’ll be back with new shows in time for Christmas and New Years! Can’t wait for more new episodes? Sign up for our Patreon with 15% off an annual membership at patreon.com/curbsiders (https://www.patreon.com/c/curbsiders) and get instant access to 40 plus bonus episodes!

    Elevate your primary care management of anxiety. Become confident in counseling patients about a new anxiety diagnosis, 2nd and 3rd line medications, augmentation for anxiety treatment, and options for non-pharmacological anxiety treatment. We are joined by psychiatrist and mental health expert Dr. Jessi Gold, @drjessigold (University of Tennessee System; drjessigold.com). Check out her book, How Do You Feel?

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    1 hr and 34 mins