#215 Medical Myths: Challenge Dogma with Dr. Douglas Paauw The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

Chase that metronidazole with a beer! Pop some 30 year old pills! Retrain your brain as our esteemed guest Dr. Douglas Paauw goes over his popular annual ACP presentation on Medical Myths. Learn about how some common medical myths originate and continue in our practice. We discuss why it’s okay to drink on metronidazole, take expired medications, inject epinephrine into extremities and why recurrent sinusitis may not really exist.


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Credits


Written and Produced by: Justin Berk, MD MPH MBA


Infographic and Cover Art: Beth Garbitelli


Hosts: Justin Berk, MD, MPH, MBA; Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP


Editor: Emi Okamoto MD (written materials); Clair Morgan of nodderly.com



Guest: Douglas Paauw, MD







Sponsor: VCU Health CE







Time Stamps



00:00 Intro, disclaimer, guest bio



02:22 Guest one-liner; Career Advice, Picks of the Week*: Being Mortal, book by Atul Gawande; The Band Played On, book by Randy Shilts; Lagunitas Hoppy Refresher: zero alcohol, zero calories!



06:15 Medical Myth Definitions



10:20 Dogma: Metronidazole and Alcohol; Healthy RCT Metronidazole and Alcohol



19:09 Expired Medications; Military Stockpiling Study



24:22 Aspirin and Nitroglycerin; Unopened eye drops; Epi-Pens; Expired Med Recap



31:13 Sinus Headaches; Trigeminal Nerve; Pearl: Recurrent headaches; Study showing Effectiveness of treatment (92%)



41:07 Epinephrine in extremity; RCT of Epi in Extremities


Study showing Experts use it; Podiatry journal

48:39 Take home points and Outro