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The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
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Supercharge your learning and enhance your practice with this Internal Medicine Podcast featuring board certified Internists as they interview the experts to bring you clinical pearls, practice-changing knowledge, and bad puns. Doctors Matthew Watto, Paul Williams, and friends (a national network of students, residents, and clinician-educators) deliver a little knowledge food for your brain hole. Yummy! No boring lectures here, just high-value content and a healthy dose of humor. Fantastic for Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Primary Care, and Hospital Medicine.
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Recognize when to consider the diagnosis of hemochromatosis and how to recognize common mimics of an elevated ferritin level. We’re joined by Dr. Elliot Tapper,@ebtapper on twitter (University of Michigan)
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Show Segments
Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
Guest one-liner
Case from Kashlak; Definitions
Initial evaluation of Hemochromatosis
Etiology of elevated ferritin in liver disease
Potential mimics of hemochromatosis
Diagnosis of hemochromatosis
Evaluation of hepatic fibrosis in hemochromatosis
Manifestations & complications of hemochromatosis
Outro
Credits
Producer & Writer:: Elena Gibson MD
Infographic & Cover Art:Edison Jyang
Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Reviewer:
Showrunner: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Technical Production: PodPaste
Guest: Elliot Tapper
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Demystify hearing loss, identify who will benefit from hearing aids and learn to evaluate hearing complaints in primary care including an overview of tinnitus and how to recognize and treat Meniere’s disease with guest expert, Dr. Steven Rauch (Harvard University).
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Show Segments
Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
Case from Kashlak;
Definitions, etiology and risk factors for hearing loss
Initial workup for hearing loss
What is an audiogram and what does it show
Hearing loss red flags
How to manage hearing loss
Tinnitus: what can help patients
Diagnose, distinguish and treat Meniere’s disease
Outro
Credits
Script and Show Notes written by, Produced by: Kate Grant MBChB, MRCGP and Andréa Perdigão
Infographic and Cover Art: Kate Grant MBChB, MRCGP
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: Steve Rauch MD
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Pro Tips & Practical Insights from Dr. Jim O’Brien
Are acute COPD exacerbations taking the wind out of YOUR sails? Join us as we navigate the stormy waters that can be AECOPD with our guest expert, Dr. Jim O’Brien from National Jewish Health Center.
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Show Segments
Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
What is a COPD
Case from Kashlak - Natalie Harrison
Knee jerk reaction: Determining level of illness & disposition
Initial work-up considerations
What’s in your differential?
The second-order assessment - shuffling the differential, honing in on the patient
AECOPD: Triggers & Pathophysiology
Treatment Pearls I: Steroids
Treatment Pearls II: Antibiotics
Treatment Pearls III: Bronchodilators
Treatment Pearls IV: Oxygen Therapy
Preparing for discharge
Take home points
Lightning Round! Getting to know Dr. O’Brien & Picks of the Week*
Outro
Credits
Writer & Producer: Cyrus Askin MD
Show Notes, Infographic & Cover Art: Cyrus Askin MD
Hosts: Meredith Trubitt MD, Monee Amin MD & Cyrus Askin MD
Reviewer: Sai Achi, MD MBA
Showrunner: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Technical Production: PodPaste
Guest: Jim O’Brien MD
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Conquer your fear of adrenal incidentalomas! We’re joined by Dr. William Young, who teaches us pearls for evaluating imaging characteristics of adrenal incidentalomas, tips for assessing and managing functioning adenomas, approaches to follow-up and surgical considerations, and more.
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Show Segments
Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
Case #1 from Kashlak; Definitions
Discussing adrenal incidentalomas with patients
Imaging characteristics of adrenal incidentalomas
Evaluation of hormonal hypersecretion - overview
Subclinical Cushing’s syndrome
Pheochromocytoma
Surgical considerations based on nodule size and imaging phenotype
Follow-up imaging
Case#2 from Kashlak
Primary hyperaldosteronism - work-up and management
Bilateral adrenal nodules
Guest Picks of the Week
Outro
Credits
Producer, Writer, Show Notes, Infographic, and Cover Art: Malini Gandhi
Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Reviewer: Leah Witt MD
Showrunner: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Technical Production: PodPaste
Guest: William Young MD
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We have better tools for prevention, but let’s talk!
Should we be offering hormone therapy for primary prevention in postmenopausal patients? Dr. Carol Mangione (UCLA) talks us through the potential benefits and harms, and explains how this can be a jumping off point for important conversations about preventive care.
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Credits
Producers, Hosts: Elena Gibson MD and Paul Williams MD, FACP
Writer, Infographic, and Cover Art: Elena Gibson MD
Show notes: Paul Williams MD, FACP
Reviewer: Molly Heublein MD
Production team: Podpaste
Guest: Carol Mangione MD
In this episode you will learn to master delirium in the hospital! We discuss preventing, recognizing, and managing this common and dangerous condition. We are joined by delirium expert and President of the American Delirium Society, Dr. Esther Oh @EstherOh_MDPhD (Johns Hopkins University)
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Show Segments
Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
Guest one-liner, Picks of the Week*
Case 1 from Kashlak: hypoactive delirium
Definition of delirium
Delirium vs. encephalopathy vs. dementia
Delirium assessment tools
Prevention of delirium
Discharging patients with delirium
Case 2 from Kashlak: hyperactive delirium
Antipsychotics
Working up etiologies of delirium
Treatment/management pitfalls
Outro
Credits
Produced, Script, Show Notes: Adam Barelski MD
Infographic & Cover Art: Edison Jyang; Sarah Phoebe Roberts
Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP; Adam Barelski MD
Reviewer: Molly Heublein MD
Showrunner: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Technical Production: PodPaste
Guest: Esther Oh MD, PhD
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Don’t get distracted, pay attention to the details, and manage ADHD in your patients!
Dr. Kevin Simon, @DrKMSimon (Boston Children’s Hospital) shows us how to stay focused and diagnose and manage attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in your patients. Learn how to make the right diagnosis, choose an appropriate medication, and modify therapy.
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Show Segments
Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
Case from Kashlak; Definitions and diagnosis of ADHD
Stimulant medications for ADHD
Non-stimulant medications for ADHD
Mitigating diversion of medications for ADHD
Managing ADHD in patients with substance use disorder
Lightning round and picks of the week
Outro
Credits
Written and Produced by: Paul Williams, MD, FACP
Show Notes: Paul Williams, MD, FACP
Infographic and Cover Art: Paul Williams, MD, FACP
Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Reviewer: Fatima Syed, MD
Showrunner: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Technical Production: PodPaste
Guest: Kevin Simon, MD
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Celebrate the holiday season with top pearls on constipation, palpitations, hypertension, meds for obesity, cardiorenal syndrome, hepatitis C, staging the liver, vitamin supplementation and more! Plus, Watto and Paul share their reflections on seven years of podcasting, give their picks of the year, and tease upcoming episodes for 2023!
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Show Segments
Intro, disclaimer,
Reflections on 2022
Constipation,
Palpitations,
Hypertension,
Obesity medications,
Cardiorenal syndrome,
Hepatitis C,
Vitamin supplementation
Picks of the Year
Outro
Credits
Written, Produced, and Hosted by: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Show Notes: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
Cover Art design: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
Technical Production: Pod Paste
Full transcript HERE
In this episode, we discuss an overview of inpatient management of can’t miss endo emergencies. Our esteemed guest, Dr. Sara Markley Webster (Emory University, @smarkleywebster) walks us through identification, workup and management of adrenal crisis, myxedema coma, and thyroid storm.
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Show Segments
● Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
● Guest one-liner, Picks of the Week*
● Case 1 from Kashlak
● Adrenal crisis identification, workup and management
● Case 2 from Kashlak
● Myxedema identification, workup and management
● Case 3 from Kashlak
● Thyroid storm identification, workup and management
● Outro
Credits
● Written, Produced, and Hosted by: Monee Amin, MD and Meredith Trubitt, MD
● Show Notes, Infographic and Cover Art: Caroline Coleman, MD
● Reviewer: Emi Okamoto, MD
● Showrunner: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
● Technical Production: PodPaste
● Guest: Sara Markley Webster, MD
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Navigating guidelines, parsing through the PSA, Survivorship, & More!
Become a pro when addressing prostate cancer! We tackle the nuances surrounding screening for this all-to-common cancer and discuss important considerations in survivorship with our guest Dr. Petar Bajic (Twitter: @PBajicMD, Instagram: @the.sexdoc) of Cleveland Clinic! You’re IN for a good time listening to this episode!
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Show Segments
● Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
● Guest one-liner
● Case from Kashlak
● Epidemiology of Prostate Cancer
● Screening Basics
● What is the PSA?
● Next Steps After Elevated PSA
● Thresholds and techniques for biopsy
● Free PSA, Other testing modalities, Prostate MRI
● Active Surveillance Nuts and Bolts
● Survivorship
● Take home points, Outro
Credits
● Producer,Writer, Show Notes, Infographic, Cover Art: Beth Garbitelli MD
● Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP, Beth Garbitelli MD
● Reviewer: Sai S Achi, MD MBA
● Showrunner: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
● Technical Production: PodPaste
● Guest: Dr. Petar Bajic MD
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Master the ins-and-outs of Parkinson’s Disease! We’re joined by Dr. Albert Hung, who teaches us pearls for the initial history and physical exam in a patient with undiagnosed Parkinson’s, a framework for management of early and advanced motor symptoms, tips for treating autonomic symptoms and cognitive / psychiatric features, and more.
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Show Segments
Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
Guest one-liner
Case from Kashlak
Initial history in a patient with undiagnosed Parkinson’s
“Pre-motor” symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
Physical exam in Parkinson’s disease
Drug-induced Parkinsonism
“Red flags” suggesting atypical parkinsonian syndromes
Role of imaging in diagnosis
Typical discussion with patient at initial diagnosis
Initial management of motor symptoms
Management of autonomic symptoms
Management of advanced motor symptoms
Management of cognitive and psychiatric symptoms
Outro
Credits
Producer, Writer, Show Notes, and Infographic: Malini Gandhi
Cover Art: Kate Grant
Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Reviewer: Emi Okamoto MD
Showrunner: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Technical Production: PodPaste
Guest: Albert Hung MD, PhD
Full transcript HERE
Recap and review the top pearls from recent episodes #339 Hand and Wrist Pain, #348 Foot and Ankle Pain, and #351 Myopathy and Myositis with Watto and Paul. It’s Tales from the Curbside! (TFTC), our monthly series providing a rapid review of recent Curbsiders episodes for your spaced learning.
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Show Segments
Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
Hand and Wrist pain: CMC joint arthritis, tenosynovitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger
Foot and Ankle pain: Ankle sprains, Achilles tendon injuries, Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction
Myopathy and Myositis pearls
Outro
Credits
Written, Produced, and Hosted by: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Show Notes: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
TFTC Cover Art design: Edison Jyang
Technical Production: Pod Paste
Full transcript HERE
A Rational Approach: Who to Image, How to Treat, and More!
Back pain is one of the most common concerns our patients bring to us in the outpatient setting. It’s a lot more complicated than rest, ice, and NSAIDs! Fortunately, we have pain expert, strength coach, and academic internist Dr. Austin Baraki (Austin Baraki, MD (@AustinBaraki) / Twitter) to help us develop a comprehensive, patient centered approach to help our patients manage their pain and lead healthier lives. Take control of your patients’ back pain!
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Show Segments
Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
Guest one-liner, Picks of the Week
Case from Kashlak
Introduction to Back Pain
Eliciting the Patient’s Story
Risk Stratification, Intro to Red Flags, and and the STarT Back Tool
The Importance of Language and Patient-Centered Outcomes
A Deeper Dive into Red Flags
Setting Expectations for Care
Therapeutics for Back Pain - Does anything work?
The Exercise Prescription
Credits
Producers: Isabel Valdez, PA-C & Cyrus Askin, MD
Writer, Cover Art and Infographics: Isabel Valdez, PA-C
Show Notes: Cyrus Askin, MD
Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Isabel Valdez, PA-C
Reviewer: Molly Heublein, MD
Showrunner: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
Technical Production: PodPaste
Guest: Austin Baraki, MD
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Join us as we review recent practice-changing articles addressing the questions: Do weekend warriors experience a mortality benefit from exercise? Is an aggressive fluid strategy superior to a moderate strategy in acute pancreatitis? Does an invite for colonoscopy decrease colon cancer-related mortality? Did the benefits of intensive blood pressure control continue after the SPRINT trial ended? Fill your plate with a stack of hot tofurkey cakes! Featuring Drs. Era Kryzhanovskaya (@erakryzhmd), Nora Taranto (@norataranto), Paul Williams (@PaulNWilliamz), Rahul Ganatra (@rbganatra), and Matt Watto (@doctorwatto).
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Show Segments
Intro, disclaimer
Do weekend warriors experience a mortality benefit?
Should you choose aggressive or moderate fluid resuscitation for acute pancreatitis?
Does an invite for screening colonoscopy reduce colon cancer and CRC-related mortality?
Did benefits from the SPRINT trial persist in observational follow up?
Outro
Credits
Written and Hosted by: Era Kryzhanovskaya, MD, Nora Taranto MD; Rahul Ganatra MD, MPH; Paul Williams, MD, FACP, Matthew Watto MD, FACP
Cover Art: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
Reviewer: Rahul Ganatral MD, MPH
Technical Production: Pod Paste
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With Carolyn Chan MD and Shawn Cohen MD
Conquer acute pain in the hospitalized patient with opioid use disorder! It’s challenging to treat opioid withdrawal and acute pain simultaneously. This episode features clinical pearls on prescribing methadone, buprenorphine, low-dose buprenorphine initiation, and how to incorporate opioids as part of multimodal pain treatment responsibly. We’re joined by The Curbsiders Addiction Medicine Podcast hosts, Drs. Carolyn Chan (@carolynachan) and Shawn Cohen (@shawncohen)!
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Show Segments
Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
Guest one-liner
Acute pain in the patient on buprenorphine maintenance
Acute pain in the patient on methadone maintenance
Acute pain in the patient with opioid withdrawal
Standard buprenorphine initiation
Methadone initiation
Low dose buprenorphine initiation
Take-home points
Outro
Credits
Writer and Producer: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
Show Notes: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
Cover Art and Infographic: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
Reviewer: Fatima Syed MD
Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Technical Production: PodPaste
Guest: Carolyn Chan MD and Shawn Cohen MD
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We’ve Come a Long Way From Ether
Learn how an anesthesiologist approaches perioperative medicine from how to choose the right type of anesthesia (general anesthesia vs regional anesthesia vs MAC), to preoperative risk assessment, and how to avoid anesthesia related complications. Our guest, anesthesiologist, Dr. Angela Selzer (Denver, CO) helps us explore high yield pearls regarding the practice of anesthesiology to empower the internal medicine clinician to deliver team-based, perioperative care.
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Show Segments
Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
Guest one-liner
Introduction to anesthesiology
Introduction to regional anesthesiology
Walk through what an anesthesiologist does in the operating room
Ambulatory surgery center exclusions
Approach to preop assessments
“Will it change management?” applied to anesthesiologists
ASA Classes
Anesthesia complications
Take Home Points; Outro; Bonus clip
Credits
Written and Produced by: Edison Jyang; Avital O’Glasser MD, FACP, SFHM
Cover Art: Sarah Phoebe Roberts, MPH
Infographic: Avital O’Glasser MD, FACP, SFHM; Edison Jyang
Show Notes: Avital O’Glasser MD, FACP, SFHM
Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Avital O’Glasser MD, FACP, SFHM
Technical Production: Pod Paste
Reviewer: Sai S Achi, MD MBA
Showrunner: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
Technical Production: PodPaste
Guest: Angela Selzer, MD
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We ran the numbers, and it’s still important!
Should patients be screened for syphilis? If so, which ones? Dr. Katrina Donahue (USPSTF) talks us through this re-affirmation of the USPSTF syphilis screening guideline, including who might be high risk and how to screen them.
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Credits
Producers: Elena Gibson, MD and Paul Williams MD, FACP
Writer: Elena Gibson, MD
Show notes: Paul Williams MD, FACP
Infographic and Cover Art: Elena Gibson, MD
Hosts: Paul Williams MD, FACP and Elena Gibson MD
Production team: Podpaste
Guest: Katrina Donahue MD
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Optimize and update your approach to atrial fibrillation (afib) as we discuss early rhythm control, antiarrhythmic drugs, TTE/cardioversion, afib ablation, new onset afib in the hospitalized patient, and left atrial appendage closure. Plus, we try to answer, Does afib burden matter? Our guest is cardiologist-electrophysiologist, Hugh Calkins MD, @hughcalkinsMD, Professor of Cardiology at Johns Hopkins, @hopkinsheart.
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Show Segments
Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
Guest one-liner
Case from Kashlak; Definitions
An approach to new-onset afib in the office
Rhythm control
Lifestyle modification is a pillar of afib treatment
Indications for hospitalization in afib
More on rhythm control and when to pursue afib ablation
Rhythm control in heart failure
New onset afib in the hospitalized patient
Does afib burden matter?
Left atrial appendage closure
Watto and Paul recap what we’ve learned
Outro
Credits
Written and Produced by: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
Show Notes: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
Cover art and Infographic by:
Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Reviewer: Emi Okamoto MD
Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Technical Production: PodPaste
Guest: Hugh Calkins MD
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Recap and review the top pearls from recent episodes #341 Migraine Headaches Update and #350 Acute Hypoxemia with Watto and Paul. It’s Tales from the Curbside! (TFTC), our monthly series providing a rapid review of recent Curbsiders episodes for your spaced learning.
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Show Segments
Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
Migraine Headaches Update
An approach to Hypoxemia
Outro
Credits
Written, Produced, and Hosted by: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Show Notes: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
TFTC Cover Art design: Edison Jyang
Technical Production: Pod Paste
Full transcript HERE
Lipids Update 2022: Cardiovascular Risk Reduction and New Medications on the Horizon with Erin Michos, MD
Show description:
Ready to take the next step in management of your patient with hyperlipidemia? Dr. Erin Michos (@erinmichos) returns to give us a lesson in Advanced Lipidology. She updates us on what new medications we can use for those difficult to treat lipids and what medications are on the horizon.
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Show Segments
Intro, Getting to know Dr. Erin Michos, Pick of the Week
Patient Case, Digging into ASCVD Risk
Coronary artery calcium scoring - why it’s important
What are “Risk Enhancing Factors”?
Biomarker testing, what is the significance of Lip a and how can we use it to drive management?
Introduction to PCSK9 inhibitors
More than just statins - other LDL-lowering medications
siRNAs, ASOs - Pelacarsen and more
Apollo Trial regarding Pelacarsen
Importance of Family History
What to do if maxed out on a statin or statin intolerance - Ezetimibe, PCSK9 inhibitors, MAB therapies, and more
Bempedoic Acid discussion
Medication side effects
Homozygous FH - approach to treatment, ANGPTL3 inhibitors
Triglycerides discussion, icosapent ethyl, the REDUCE-IT trial
Wrap-up and Take home points, Outtro
Credits
Producer and written by: Christopher Chiu MD, FACP, FAAP
Show Notes: James Antaki MD
Infographic: Edison Jyang
Cover Art: Kate Grant MBChB, DipGUMed
Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Associate Editor: Leah Witt MD
Showrunner: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
Technical Production: PodPaste
Guest: Erin Michos MD, MHS
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Amazing podcast for medical students. Highly recommend!
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