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Master common hypertension scenarios in the clinic! Our guest Dr. Jordy Cohen (@jordy_bc) will lead us through the FAQs of outpatient hypertension management, including making a diagnosis of hypertension, managing blood pressure in patients with chronic kidney disease, working up refractory hypertension, and more.

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Credits
● Writer: Matthew Watto, MD, FACP
● Producers: Matthew Watto, MD, FACP and Malini Gandhi
● Show Notes, Infographic, and Cover Art: Malini Gandhi
● Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
● Reviewer: Emi Okamoto MD
● Executive Producer: Beth Garbitelli
● Showrunner: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
● Editor: Clair Morgan of nodderly.com
● Guest: Jordy Cohen MD

Show Segments
● Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
● Guest one-liner, Picks of the Week*
● Case from Kashlak: New diagnosis of hypertension
● How to make a diagnosis of hypertension
● When to start anti-hypertensive medication
● Initial blood pressure regimen
● Case from Kashlak: White coat hypertension
● Case from Kashlak: Hypertension in chronic kidney disease
● ACEis and ARBs in chronic kidney disease
● Diuretics in chronic kidney disease
● Case from Kashlak: Refractory hypertension
● History and initial workup for refractory hypertension
● Treatment of primary hyperaldosteronism
● Outro

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Make methadone a part of your practice. Learn how the methadone system in the US works and how you can play an active role in improving care for people with opioid use disorder treated with methadone. We’re joined by Dr. Ruth Potee @DrRuthPotee (website) and Dr. David Frank @highway_dave 

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Show Segments





Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
5:00 Guest one-liner
10:25 Case from Kashlak; Definitions
11:19 Methadone pharmacology and evidence
17:08 What an OTP feels like
20:25 OTP intake
24:45 Talking through methadone with a patient
28:15 Personal impact of methadone
30:20 Requirements at an OTP
33:43 What your patient needs to access an OTP
37:25 The line
39:06 Dosing/Take homes
44:48 Loss of take homes
48:39 How to interact with an OTP as a PCP
52:50 Methadone at STRs
57:03 How to clinicians use their voice to improve things
1:00:45 Take home points
1:03:00 Plugs
1:04:24 Outro



Credits





Producer, Writer, Show Notes, Infographic, Cover Art: Shawn Cohen MD 
Hosts: Carolyn Chan, MD. MHS and Shawn Cohen MD
Reviewer: Payel Jhoom Roy MD, MSc
Showrunner: Carolyn Chan, MD, MHS
Technical Production: PodPaste
Guest:  Ruth Potee MD, David Frank PhD

Get your patients ready to globetrot with our fantastic review of Travel Medicine with the esteemed Dr. Boghuma Titanji (@Boghuma)!  We cover malaria, anti-malarial chemoprophylaxis, basics of treatment and management of traveler’s diarrhea, yellow fever, and vaccination guidance!

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Show Segments





Intro
Case 1 - Defining travel medicine
How to approach a travel clinic visit
Malaria basics, transmission and burden
Chemoprophylaxis for malaria
Basic guidance for mosquito avoidance and travel
Harm reduction, pregnancy and STI prevention, PrEP and doxyPEP
Case 2 - Traveler’s diarrhea
Food safety
When to treat traveler’s diarrhea
Case 3 - Yellow fever vaccine
General vaccination guidance
Take home points
Outro



Credits





Producer, Writer, Show Notes & Graphics: Beth Garbitelli MD
Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP, Beth Garbitelli MD
Reviewer:Emi Okamoto MD
Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Technical Production: PodPaste
Guest: Dr. Boghuma Titanji MD, MSc., DTM&H, PhD



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In this episode of The Curbsiders Podcast, the team delves into the recently updated breast cancer screening recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) with Dr. Wanda Nicholson (@wnicholsonobgyn), an expert in preventive medicine, diversity, equity and inclusion, and women's health and the Chair of the Task Force.  Join us as we review the newest screening mammography recommendations, evidence for earlier screening for all women, the challenge of dense breast findings, and more. Importantly, we discuss disparities in breast cancer outcomes and the need to better understand and address them.

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Show Segments





Intro and Guest Background
Case
Updated Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations
Rationale for screening age
Considerations for findings of dense breasts
Balancing benefits and harms
Racial disparities
Research Gaps
Outro



Credits






Producer, writer, show notes, infographic, and cover art: Fatima Syed MD
Hosts: Paul Williams MD, FACP and Fatima Syed MD   
Reviewer: Emi Okamoto MD
Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Technical Production: PodPaste
Guest: Wanda Nicholson MD, MBA, MPH

Elevate your rhinitis management!

Learn from expert allergist Dr. Olajumoke Fadugba about rhinitis and environmental allergies. You’ll review how to distinguish between allergic and non-allergic rhinitis, and how to decode the drugstore allergy aisle for your patients!

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Show Segments



Intro
Rapid Fire Questions
Case Part 1
Allergic vs Non-Allergic Rhinitis
The Rhinitis History and Physical
Allergy skin testing
The Pathophysiology of Allergies
Oral, intranasal and ocular treatments
Case Part 2
Allergy immunotherapy
Chronic sinusitis
Sinus rinses
Climate Change and Allergies
Outro



Credits



Producer: Leah Witt, MD & Matthew Watto MD
Writer, Show Notes, Infographic, and Cover Art:  Leah Witt, MD
Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP   
Reviewer: Sai S Achi, MD MBA
Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Technical Production: PodPaste
Guest:  Olajumoke Fadugba MD



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