The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

Cirrhosis. Finally. Take your liver game to the next level with tips from @liverprof, Scott Matherly MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University. Topics include: exam findings in cirrhosis, interpreting liver function tests, incidental cirrhosis on imaging, fatty liver disease, steatohepatitis, hep c, shear wave elastography, screening for varices and hepatocellular carcinoma, pathophysiology, and lifestyle measures for initial management. This episode is sponsored for CME-MOC credit by the American College of Physicians. ACP members can claim free credit at acponline.org/curbsiders (goes live at 9am on release date).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 [email protected]. Credits: Written by: Cyrus Askin MD CME questions by: Cyrus Askin MD Produced by: Cyrus Askin MD and Matthew Watto MD Hosts: Cyrus Askin MD, Matthew Watto MD, Stuart Brigham MD, Paul Williams MD Guest: Scott Matherly MD

Step up your primary care of cancer survivors with tips from Dr Regina Jacob, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Temple University. Care of the cancer patient does not end when their cancer treatment is over, and there is more to a past diagnosis of cancer than surveillance. We discuss cancer survivorship care with Dr. Regina Jacob, including the changing demographics of survivorship, the importance of survivorship care plans, and how survivorship is largely just good primary care. 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 [email protected]. Credits: Written by: Paul Williams MD Hosts: Stuart Brigham MD, Matthew Watto MD, and Paul Williams MD Produced by: Paul Williams MD Edited by: Matthew Watto MD Guest: Regina Jacob MD Time Stamps 00:00 Disclaimer 00:35 Intro to the topic and guest bio 02:15 Guest one liner, book and app recommendations 06:58 Paul’s pick of the week. 07:40 Clinical case, definitions, and phases survivorship 12:36 Survivorship statistics 15:04 Co-survivorship 17:41 Care models for survivorship 20:56 Assigning roles in care of cancer survivors 22:59 Sample survivorship care plan 27:39 Childhood, adolescent and young adult cancer survivorship 34:18 Sexual dysfunction in cancer survivorship Turn down Watto and Regina tracks 35:56 Stressors in young adult cancer survivors 37:33 Fatigue 43:28 Guidelines on survivorship 45:06 Late cardiac toxicity 46:23 Support groups and resources 49:04 Take home points 50:29 Outro

Knee pain is easy with practical tips from Orthopedist, medical educator, car-builder, and inventor extraordinaire Dr. Ted Parks. He teaches us the four buckets of knee pain, how to perform a 30-second knee exam, choose a knee brace, order x-rays, and the red flags to look for in a history and physical that should have you shouting for your closest neighborhood orthopedic surgeon. This episode is brought to you in partnership with the American College of Physicians. ACP members can claim free CME-MOC credit at acponline.org/curbsiders. Check out our video of the Parks-Approved 30-second knee exam! Credits: Written by: Nora Taranto BA, Matthew Watto MD Produced by: Chris Chiu MD and Nora Taranto BA Edited by: Matthew Watto MD. Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, Stuart Brigham MD, Paul Williams MD. Guest: Ted Parks MD. 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 [email protected].

Keep current with this monthly journal club covering landmark articles through May 2018, plus rapid fire hot takes from the medical literature and health news. We rate each article according to a highly scientific ‘Hotcakes’ scale to highlight what practice-changing knowledge we’ll take to work this month. Topics: Hypertension, blood pressure monitoring, prostate cancer screening, Intimate Partner Violence screening, alcohol is killing you, new diabetes drugs and mortality, DPP-4 inhibitors and IBD risk, NT-proBNP-guided therapy vs usual care, effect of teaching status on mortality, and more! If you’re a listener and have something interesting for us to discuss, please send it our way. Join our mailing list to receive a PDF copy of our show notes every Monday. Rate us on iTunes, recommend a guest or topic and give feedback at [email protected]. We are also on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @thecurbsiders. Credits: Written and produced by: Christopher J Chiu MD, Sarah Phoebe Roberts MPH Hosts: Christopher J Chiu MD, Stuart Brigham MD, Paul Williams MD, and Matthew Watto MD Editor: Matthew Watto MD Time Stamps: 00:00 The Curbsiders need a web master 00:50 Disclaimer 01:25 Intro to the format 03:25 Ambulatory BP monitoring and mortality 09:08 Blood pressure treatment strategies: CVD risk score vs systolic BP targets 14:14 Repeated BP measurements important at office visits and future directions of BP management 21:25 Hot takes in order of appearance: Prostate cancer screening, intimate partner violence, alcohol, DPP4 inhibitors mortality and IBD, teaching status and mortality in US hospitals, 5 lifestyle factors that may add to life expectancy, NT pro-BNP, BNP and mortality 38:12 Outro

Get schooled on hemoglobin a1c targets in type 2 diabetes mellitus by American College of Physicians guidelines coauthor, Devan Kansagara MD MCR, Associate Professor of Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University. We summarize outcomes from the landmark diabetes trials (ACCORD, ADVANCE, VADT, UKPDS 33 & 34), how a1c targets effect microvascular and macrovascular events, estimating life expectancy, and how to personalize diabetes control for your patients. We’re proud to announce our new partnership with the ACP to provide free CME credit and MOC points on select episodes of The Curbsiders. ACP members can visit acponline.org to redeem free CME/MOC credit. Full show notes available at http://thecurbsiders.com/podcast Join our mailing list to receive a PDF copy of our show notes every Monday. Rate us on iTunes, recommend a guest or topic and give feedback at [email protected]. Credits: Written, produced, and edited by: Matthew Watto MD. Hosts: Stuart Brigham MD, Paul Williams MD, Matthew Watto MD. Guest: Devan Kansagara MD, MCR Time Stamps 00:00 Announcement 00:48 Disclaimer and intro 03:11 Getting to know our guest: one liner, book recommendation, mentorship 06:50 How and why did ACP write their guidance statement on diabetes, A1C targets 09:18 Landmark trials in type 2 diabetes 11:36 Does tight control prevent micro or macrovascular complications 13:20 Trials of newer agents like SGLT2i, GLP-1 and DPP4i 14:33 How do ACP’s guidelines differ from other published guidelines 17:20 Quick recap of landmark trial findings 22:24 Personalizing glycemic control 24:30 Controversy over an A1C goal of 7-8% 28:05 Clinical inertia 30:26 Legacy effect and metabolic memory 34:00 Deintensifying therapy 38:29 Life expectancy and comorbid conditions 43:15 Performance measures in diabetes 44:42 Take-home points 46:30 The Curbsiders recap and give some closing remarks 49:13 Outro

Separate the wheat from the chaff when it comes to food allergy, food intolerance, and celiac disease. Featuring renowned gastroenterologist and current president of the American Gastroenterological Association, Dr. Sheila Crowe MD FRCPC FACP FACG AGAF, we discuss how to differentiate a food allergy from an intolerance, what diagnostic testing is appropriate, and why fructans might be the real culprit in patients with ‘gluten sensitivity’.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 [email protected]: Written by: Sarah P. Roberts, MPH Guest: Sheila Crowe, MD Hosts: Matthew Watto, MD; Stuart Brigham, MD; Paul Williams, MD Producers: Sarah P. Roberts, MPH and Chris Chiu, MD Editor: Matthew Watto, MD Time Stamps: 00:00 Disclaimer 03:35 Getting to know our guest, book recs, and career advice 10:35 Clinical case 11:40 Defining allergy, intolerance 14:05 Food intolerance and FODMAP 18:02 Taking a history in patient with potential food allergy vs intolerance 21:34 Dermatitis herpetiformis, gluten ataxia, and extraintestinal manifestations of celiac 26:12 Diagnosing celiac disease 30:53 Next steps if celiac testing is negative; lactose, fructose intolerance, IBS 33:48 Non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) 37:48 Study of NCGS 40:41 Olmesartan and drug-induced enteropathy 43:38 Dieticians, dietary recs, elimination diets 48:10 “Voodoo” testing 52:36 Counseling patients on diet 54:35 Take home points 55:50 Outro

A random serving of knowledge food for your brain hole with returning guest, Dr. Alan Dow, Professor of Internal Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. Our final live recap show from ACP 2018 covering: human microbiome, copper deficiency, POTS syndrome, substances of abuse, drugs for delirium and how to be more like Leonardo Da Vinci. Please let us know what you liked, didn’t like and how we can make the show better. Full show notes available at http://thecurbsiders.com/podcast Join our mailing list and receive a PDF of our show notes every Monday. Rate us on iTunes, recommend a guest or topic and give feedback at [email protected]. We are also on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @thecurbsiders. Time stamps: 00:00 Disclaimer 01:30 Guest bio 03:19 Getting to know our guest, podcast, and book recommendations 08:55 Human microbiome 11:05 A case of anemia and neuropathy 13:30 Physiology and treatment of POTS syndrome 17:00 Novel substances of abuse 20:17 Benzodiazepines for delirium 24:00 Leonardo Da Vinci versus the modern physician 27:18 Outro Tags: microbiome, transplant, bupropion, gabapentin, pregabalin, copper, POTS, substance, use, disorder, leonardo, da, vinci, acp, journal, article, literature, news, media, doctor, education, family, foam, foamed, health, hospitalist, hospital, internal, internist, meded, medical, medicine, nurse, practitioner, professional, primary, physician, resident, student

A fast moving recap of hot topics and clinical pearls live from Internal Medicine’s largest national conference, ACP 2018 in New Orleans! Dr. Nina Mingioni, Clinical Associate Professor and director of Undergraduate Medical Education in Internal Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital serves up some knowledge food for our brain holes. Topics: the athlete as a patient, sports physicals, food as medicine, medical marijuana (cannabis), and more! Listeners, please let us know what you liked, didn’t like and how we could make this better. YouTube video of this episode available here: ACP 2018 Recap with Nina Mingioni. You can 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 [email protected]. We are also on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @thecurbsiders. Time stamps: 00:00 Music and disclaimer 02:48 Getting to know our guest 06:07 The athlete as a patient 10:20 Relative energy deficiency in sports 12:00 Drug interactions 15:51 Food as medicine 21:56 Marijuana 30:24 Outro Credits: Written by: Nina Mingioni MD, Hannah Abrams. Producer/videographer: Chris Chiu MD. Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, Stuart Brigham MD, Paul Williams MD. Editor: Matthew Watto MD Tags: food, microbiome, marijuana, athlete, ekg, ecg, physical, sports, training, energy, relative, deficiency, cannabinoid, entourage, effect, cannabidiol, thc, cannabis, acp, 2018, assistant, care, doctor, education, family, foam, foamed, health, hospitalist, hospital, internal, internist, meded, medical, medicine, nurse, practitioner, professional, primary, physician, resident, student