In this episode, Dr. Daniel Motta-Calderon chats with Dr. Anuj Dalal, an academic hospitalist at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Dr. Lindsey Wu, teaching hospitalist at the Durham VA Medical Center. The discussion begins with a case of a patient presenting with atypical chest pain at the time of admission. Dr. Wu shares her degree of certainty about the case, and she teaches us about the causes and consequences of not addressing diagnostic uncertainty in the hospital setting. We later learn about the patient's hospital course and find out that the patient experienced a delayed diagnosis. Dr. Dalal walks through the concept of diagnostic error and its relevance for patient safety. The conversation closes with ways to address diagnostic uncertainty and how to create a culture of diagnostic safety among trainees, in addition to some tips to become better diagnosticians.


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Episode 55: Addressing Diagnostic Uncertainty in Medicine

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Dr. Leslie Chang, a hospitalist at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), discusses an approach to diuresis with host Dr. Joyce Zhou, a resident at MGH and core Run the List podcast member. Together, they discuss determining a patient's volume status via history, physical exam, and labs in order to guide inpatient diuresis decision-making.

Episode 98: Approach to Diuresis

Dr. Walker Redd, a Gastroenterology fellow at the University of North Carolina and co-founder of the Run the List podcast, discusses his approach to dysphagia with host Dr. Navin Kumar, an attending Gastroenterologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital, medical educator at Harvard Medical School, and co-founder of RTL. Together, they discuss the meaning of dysphagia, its causes, and ways to manage it.


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Episode 97: Approach to Dysphagia

Dr. Staci Leisman, Associate Professor of Medicine and Medical Education at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, joins us to discuss renal replacement therapies. With host Dr. Emily Gutowski, she works through several cases that highlight the different types of RRT, advantages and disadvantages of each, as well as clinical pearls to consider when treating patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD).


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Episode 96: Renal Replacement Therapies

Dr. Samira Farouk discusses her approach to interpreting urine studies. Together with host Dr. Emily Gutowski, she teaches listeners about the plethora of information that can be obtained from this simple lab test. This episode covers a review of the basics, as well as important caveats to keep in mind.


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Episode 95: Interpretation of Urine Studies

Dr. Alexis "AC" Gomez, a second year fellow at the combined MGH, Brigham and Women's, and Boston Children's nephrology program, discusses acid-base disorders with Dr. Joyce Zhou, a RTL host. She defines acid-base disorders, shares common etiologies, and offers a 5-step approach to characterizing these abnormalities.


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Episode 55: Addressing Diagnostic Uncertainty in Medicine

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