The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

Risks/benefits in older males, when to test, fertility considerations, and more.

Master male hypogonadism diagnosis and management. Discover when and how to test, how to tackle confounding conditions, and why lifestyle changes may be more effective than testosterone therapy in certain patients. We are joined by Dr. Brad Anawalt, an expert in endocrine care, to guide us through the essentials.

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A Bell-Ringer of a Presentation

Is it a stroke or is it botox? No, it’s Bell’s palsy! Learn how to differentiate facial palsy from other sinister diagnoses. Join us as Dr. Jordan Amar (Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology at USC Keck School of Medicine) gives us Bell’s palsy pointers (and a great mnemonic, if there is such a thing).

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Preserve your sanity while treating heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.  Dr Michelle Kittleson @MKittlesonMD (Cedars Sinai) illuminates this confounding cardiac condition.

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Join us as we review recent articles and news featured in The DIGEST issues #56 and #57, including finerenone for heart failure, the skinny on pneumonia vaccines and the latest, PCV21, long-term oxygen therapy (the REDOX trial), and the PREVENT vs PCE cardiovascular risk equations.  Fill your brain hole with a fully digestible meal! Featuring Alex Chaitoff (@alexchaitoff), Rahul Ganatra (@rbganatra), Nora Taranto (@norataranto), and Matt Watto (@doctorwatto). 

Note: **Update on Pneumonia Vaccine from ACIP: After we recorded and just before we published this episode, the CDC updated its vaccine guidance to include pneumonia vaccination for all adults aged 50 years and older to receive either PCV20, PCV21, or the combination of PCV15 followed by PPSV23 one year later (CDC site accessed 24 Oct 2024).**

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Kittleson Rules Outpatient Heart Failure Volume 1

Provide superb outpatient care for your patients with HFrEF. Identify underlying causes of heart failure and titrate medications with ease. Dr Michelle Kittleson @MKittlesonMD (Cedars Sinai) breaks down the nuances of treating this common cardiac condition. 

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Treating colds, flu, and more with Dr Amber Bird!

Dive deep into upper respiratory viral infections with Dr Amber Bird, MD (Penn).  Feel confident on when to order testing, recommend symptom relieving treatments, and avoid unnecessary antibiotics.

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Supplemental oxygen is ubiquitous and yet there is a tremendous amount of uncertainty related to prescription and management in the outpatient setting. Have no fear, we’ve got your back! On this episode of The Curbsiders we host special guest Susan Jacobs, RN, MS who is a bonafide, world-class expert in outpatient oxygen therapy. How to prescribe? What’s out there? What do you do when your patient travels? She joins us to tackle these questions and so much more so make sure to tune in and snag some knowledge food for that old brain hole!

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De-stress your approach to stress fractures (and trochanteric pain syndromes and meniscus tears)!

Follow along as the great Dr. Senter guides us through the diagnosis, workup, and treatment of an all-star lineup of sport injuries. Part 2 covers stress fractures, relative energy deficiency in sports, trochanteric pain, meniscus tears, and the ongoing quest to diagnose Paul’s mysterious hip injury. 

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Learn how to manage diabetes and hypertension in chronic kidney disease with expert tips from Kidney Boy, Kashlak’s Chief of Nephrology, Dr. Joef Topf @kidney_boy. 

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Follow along as the great Dr. Senter guides us through the diagnosis, workup, and treatment of an all-star lineup of sport injuries. Part 1 covers concussions, femoroacetabular  impingement (FAI), and the ongoing quest to diagnose Paul’s mysterious hip injury. 

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00:00 Introduction 

08:43 Case 1 - Concussion 

9:39 Approach and Workup of Concussions 

18:08 Treatment of Concussions (Return to Activity) 

24:10 Consideration of Head Imaging 

33:20 Case 2 - Hip Pain (FAI) 

34:15 Hip Anatomy and Differential Diagnosis 

38:41 Hip Physical Exam 

45:41 Hip Imaging 

47:28 Treatment of FAI

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