For non-Spotify listeners, here is the commentary portion of this week's musical episode without any of the songs included. Here's the playlist:

Honorable mentions:

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The next episode is a super fun musical journey. Unfortunately if you want to ride the bus you'll have to get your ticket from Spotify.

This new segment is all about sharing the stories we collect throughout our medical careers. The ones we tell at parties, the ones we only talk about with our colleagues, and the ones we would prefer to forget. In this episode Jody shares a heartbreaking tragedy from early in his EMS career.

Got a story you want to share? Email it to [email protected]. You can write it out, send a high-quality recording to be played, or record it with the host live. All good stories are welcome! Sadness is not required!

Credits

Intro music:

"Amazing Grace"

Performed by USAF Band, Air Force Strings Ensemble

International Mosaic

Outro music:

"That's Why"

Composed by SMSgt John Henley

Performed by USAF Concert Band

Heritage to Horizons

https://www.music.af.mil/Multimedia/AF-Recordings/Public-Domain-Music/

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Brian James, MD is a family physician in Decatur, Alabama. He and Jody discuss the many nuances of practicing medicine in the real world. Topics include strategies for patient interaction, off-label prescribing, and the business side of managing a medical practice.

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Joshua Palmer is a college student living with type 1 diabetes since age 17. Here he shares the story of his diagnosis and how he has dealt with the challenges of managing his condition. Contact Joshua by email at [email protected].

Resources:

Beyond Type 1
She's Diabetic YouTube Channel
UC Anschutz Medical Campus Barbara Davis Center

Want to get in touch? Email any time at [email protected].

Jody reviews the process of diagnosing prostate cancer including screening considerations, diagnostic modalities, and calculating prognosis.

Sources

USPSTF Prostate Cancer Screening Recommendation

UpToDate Articles:

• Benway, B & Andriole, G. Prostate biopsy
• Freedland, S. Measurement of prostate-specific antigen
• Preston, M. Screening for prostate cancer
• Richie, J. Localized prostate cancer: Risk stratification and choice of initial treatment
• Ross, A, D'Amico, A, & Freedland, S. Molecular prognostic tests for prostate cancer
• Taplin, M & Smith, J. Clinical presentation and diagnosis of prostate cancer
• Taplin, M & Smith, J. Initial staging and evaluation of males with newly diagnosed prostate cancer
• Tempany, C, Carroll, P, & Leapman, M. The role of magnetic resonance imaging in prostate cancer
• Yang, X. Interpretation of prostate biopsy

Want to get in touch? Email any time at [email protected].

Jody reviews iron physiology, interpretation of iron studies, and treatment of iron imbalance.

References:

1. Abbaspour N, Hurrell R, Kelishadi R. Review on iron and its importance for human health. J Res Med Sci. 2014 Feb;19(2):164-74. PMID: 24778671; PMCID: PMC3999603
2. Mobarra N, Shanaki M, Ehteram H, Nasiri H, Sahmani M, Saeidi M, Goudarzi M, Pourkarim H, Azad M. A Review on Iron Chelators in Treatment of Iron Overload Syndromes. Int J Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Res. 2016 Oct 1;10(4):239-247. PMID: 27928480; PMCID: PMC5139945
3. Treating Anemia with Iron Infusions, https://www.hemoncnc.com/hematology/treating-anemia-with-iron-infusions
4. UpToDate Articles
   1. Aeurbach M. Causes of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in adults
   2. Auerbach M, & DeLoughery T. Treatment of iron deficiency anemia in adults
   3. Camaschella C, & Weiss G. Regulation of iron balance
   4. Kwiatkowski J. Approach to the patient with suspected iron overload
   5. Liebelt E. Acute iron poisoning

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Former IT guy Rob Daniels discusses what it takes to keep a hospital's technology infrastructure running, the eye-opening nature of doing a non-clinical job in a clinical setting, and why it's a bad idea to watch porn while you should be taking care of patients.

A.J. Jacobs:  My Journey to Thank All the People Responsible for My Morning Coffee

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Jody shares more about his personal experience being a male nurse.

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Nursing hasn't always been a female dominated profession. Prior to the Civil War, most nurses were men. We discuss the cultural issues that pushed women out of nursing during the antebellum period as well as the relatively recent increase in the number of male nurses. Jody participates in this panel discussion with other faculty members of Calhoun Community College on the CCC podcast Crossing The Streams (Season 3, Episode 3).

Dr. Sheila Byrd, PhD, is a professor of English.

Dr. John Gaines, PhD, is a professor of history.

Dr. Stacy Powell, DNP, is a professor of nursing.

Crossing The Streams Podcast Link (Spotify)

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