The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcas‪t‬ The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

Recap our top pearls from recent shows on nephrotic syndrome vs nephritic syndrome, smoking cessation and updates in preventive medicine. Tales from the Curbside (TFTC) is a monthly series providing a rapid review of recent Curbsiders episodes.


Note: There is no CME for this mini-episode but visit curbsiders.vcuhealth.org to claim credit for #250, #251 and #252. 


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Credits


Written, Produced and Hosted by: Stuart Brigham MD; Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP  
Infographics by: Elena Gibson MD, Beth Garbitelli and Carolyn Chan MD
Cover Art: Matthew Watto MD
Editor: Matthew Watto MD (written materials); Clair Morgan of nodderly.com



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Seize control of your differential for epilepsy! This week, we review the basics of seizure work-up and management with our esteemed guest  Dr. Sara Dawit @DrSaraDawit a board-certified neurologist who is an Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neurophysiology Fellow at  The Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale Campus. Dr. Dawit takes us through rapid response to witnessed seizure, how to approach first-time seizures and adult-onset seizure disorders, gives us some facts about non-epileptic seizure disorders, and describes how to approach medication management in epilepsy! 


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Credits


Producer: Paul Williams MD, Beth Garbitelli         
Writer and Infographics: Beth Garbitelli
Cover Art: Kate Grant  MBChB DipGUMed 
Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP   
Editor: Cyrus Askin MD (written materials); Clair Morgan of nodderly.com

Guest: Sara Dawit MD


Sponsor: ACP’s MKSAPMKSAP® is the most trusted resource for lifelong learning and Board prep for internal medicine physicians and residents. Learn more at acponline.org/mksap19 and use promo code CURB2021 at checkout.Sponsor: Green Chef GreenChef.com/90curb


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CME Partner: VCU Health CEThe Curbsiders are partnering with VCU Health Continuing Education to offer FREE continuing education credits for physicians and other healthcare professionals. Visit curbsiders.vcuhealth.org .

This grand overview of granulomas will leave you comfortable tackling an often breathtaking disease, sarcoidosis. Listen as our esteemed guests Dr. Mary Beth Scholand (University of Utah) and Dr. Jonathan Boltax (University of Utah) rheum-inate on sarcoidosis. We discuss the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of this disease, role of the primary care clinician and why sarcoidosis in the chart reminds Paul of Shakespeare. 


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Credits


Producer: Cyrus Askin MD and Deborah Gorth
Writer: Deborah Gorth
Infographic and Cover art: Edison Jyang
Hosts: Stuart Brigham MD; Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP   
Editor: Cyrus Askin MD (written materials); Clair Morgan of nodderly.com

Guest: Drs. Mary Beth Scholand & Jonathan Boltax

Sponsor: ACP’s MKSAP
MKSAP® is the most trusted resource for lifelong learning and Board prep for internal medicine physicians and residents. Learn more at acponline.org/mksap19 and use promo code CURB2021 at checkout.

Sponsor: birch by HelixVisit birchliving.com/curb


CME Partner: VCU Health CEThe Curbsiders are partnering with VCU Health Continuing Education to offer FREE continuing education credits for physicians and other healthcare professionals. Visit curbsiders.vcuhealth.org.

Time Stamps


00:00 Intro, disclaimer, guest bio, Awful(ly good?) Pun
03:42 Guest one-liners
06:28 Sponsor - ACP’s MKSAP19

07:40 Case from Kashlak
08:40 Explaining sarcoidosis
12:19 Possible drivers of sarcoidosis
13:30 Taking a sarcoidosis history
17:26 Suggestions for catching sarcoidosis
21:44 Sponsor - birchliving.com/curb

23:52 Sarcoidosis physical exam, Diagnosis
33:00 Lofgren’s and Heerfordt’s syndromes; Imaging for sarcoidosis
40:44 Initiating therapy for sarcoidosis; Prognosis; the Treatment team
51:23 Primary care considerations for sarcoidosis 
54:55 Diagnosing and treating a sarcoidosis exacerbation
61:20 Take home points and outro

Fresh hotcakes! Practice changing articles that you need to know: low dose colchicine for stable CAD; colchicine vs naproxen for acute gout flares; and physical therapy vs glucocorticoid injection for chronic Knee osteoarthritis. We’re joined by Michael Sternberg (Chief resident, VCU Internal Medicine Residency) and our fearless leader of critical appraisal, internist/epidemiologist, Rahul Ganatra MD, MPH, @rbganatra (VA Boston). 


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Credits


Written and Produced by: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
Cover Art: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
Hosts: Rahul Ganatra MD, MPH; Michael Sternberg MD; Stuart Brigham MD; Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP   
Editor: Matthew Watto MD (written materials); Clair Morgan of nodderly.com


Sponsor: ACP’s MKSAP18MKSAP® is the most trusted resource for lifelong learning and Board prep for internal medicine physicians and residents. Learn more at www.acponline.org/curb2021.

CME Partner: VCU Health CEThe Curbsiders are partnering with VCU Health Continuing Education to offer FREE continuing education credits for physicians and other healthcare professionals. Visit curbsiders.vcuhealth.org .

Time Stamps


Intro, disclaimer
01:45 Fun animal fact; Picks of the Week*
06:33 PT vs steroid injection for chronic knee OA
21:00 Colchicine for stable CAD
33:00 Low dose colchicine vs naproxen for acute gout flares

Listen as our esteemed guest Dr. Wanpen Vongpatanasin, @DrWanpen (UT Southwestern) discusses the nitty-gritty of blood pressure monitoring and hypertension treatment.  We review the thresholds for HTN diagnosis and how to accurately measure blood pressure levels at home and in the office.  Dr Vongpatanasin shares the latest guideline recommendations for first line pharmaceutical therapies as well as her pearls about how to treat special populations.

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Produced by: Deborah Gorth and Isabel Valdez, PA
Written by: Deborah Gorth 
Infographic and Cover Art: Edison Jyang
Hosts: Stuart Brigham, MD; Matthew Watto, MD, FACP; Paul Williams, MD, FACP   
Editor: Molly Heublein, MD (written materials); Clair Morgan of nodderly.com

Guest: Wanpen Vongpatanasin, MD

Sponsor: ACP’s MKSAP18MKSAP® is the most trusted resource for lifelong learning and Board prep for internal medicine physicians and residents. Learn more at www.acponline.org/curb2021.Sponsor: Provider Solutions and DevelopmentProvider Solutions & Development is a community of experts dedicated to offering guidance and career coaching to physicians and clinicians throughout their entire career journey. With exclusive access to hundreds of opportunities across the nation, reach out today to begin the search for your perfect practice: www.psdrecruit.org/curbsiders.CME Partner: VCU Health CEThe Curbsiders are partnering with VCU Health Continuing Education to offer FREE continuing education credits for physicians and other healthcare professionals. Visit curbsiders.vcuhealth.org.Time Stamps

00:00 Sponsors, Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
03:20 Guest one-liner
05:50 Sponsor - ACP’s MKSAP 18

07:05 Case from Kashlak; Defining hypertension and treatment thresholds
10:43 Measuring blood pressure (at home, in the office, validatebp.org)
16:46 Wrist BP cuff
19:50 Home monitoring and ambulatory BP monitoring; What time to take BP medication
31:23 Sponsor - Provider Solutions and Development

32:10 Approach to treatment; Combo pills; How to titrate meds
42:20 Treating resistant hypertension; hyperaldosteronism; Isolated systolic hypertension
52:04 Take home points and Outro

Answer all your burning questions (and your patients’ burning questions) about the different COVID-19 vaccines currently authorized in the US. Infectious diseases / HIV expert, Dr Monica Gandhi @MonicaGandhi9 (UCSF) joins us to cover: the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna novel mRNA vaccine mechanisms, trial data, and practicalities of who should receive them.  We discuss data around the Oxford-AstraZeneca adenovirus vaccine, which is authorized in the UK and India, and may be available in the US later this year.  Feel confident recommending COVID-19 vaccines to your patients!


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Credits


Written and Produced by: Molly Heublein, MD
Cover Art: Chris Chiu, MD, FACP, FAAP
Infographic: Tima Karginov
Hosts: Chris Chiu, MD, FACP, FAAP; Molly Heublein, MD; Paul Williams, MD, FACP
Editor: Emi Okamoto MD (written materials); Clair Morgan of Nodderly.com (audio)
Guest: Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH



Sponsor: Panacea Financial This episode is supported by Panacea Financial, digital banking built for doctors, by doctors. At Panacea Financial you can have your own free personal banker and a support team that works around the clock- just like you do. Open your free checking account today at panaceafinancial.com


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Sponsor: VCU Health CEThe Curbsiders are partnering with VCU Health Continuing Education to offer FREE continuing education credits for physicians and other healthcare professionals. Visit curbsiders.vcuhealth.org.


Time Stamps


Intro, disclaimer, guest bio - 00:00

 Guest one-liner, book recommendation - 3:40
Authorized vaccines in the US - 8:30
AstraZeneca vaccine mechanism- 9:26
mRNA vaccine mechanism - 10:30
Vaccine distribution issues (cold chain) - 16:05
mRNA safety - 18:24
mRNA vaccine efficacy/data from phase 3 trials - 19:40
How did we get this so quickly - 23:40
Vaccine impact on asymptomatic infection - 26:18
AstraZeneca trials - 28:20
Pregnancy - 35:10
Anaphylaxis - 37:10
Prior COVID-19 infection - 39:07
Side effects - 42:05
Pediatric patients - 45:12
Phases of role outs in the US -46:50
Herd immunity - 48:16
Thoughts of how to make this happen - 52:45
Preexisting conditions - 53:40
How long will immunity last - 57:15
Mutant strains - 58:25
Future of mRNA vaccines - 1:00:30
Take home points and Outro - 1:02:12