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The Curious Clinicians

The Curious Clinicians is a medical podcast that asks “why?”. Why do diseases present in certain ways? What are the mechanisms of treatments we use? Why does the human body function as it does? Join us to explore these questions and many more.

Latest Episodes:

Reboot of Ep. 3 - TMP/SMX and Creatinine Oct 06, 2021

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The Curious Clinicians head all the way back to June, 2020 and reboot episode 3, exploring why trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole can cause an isolated rise in creatinine.

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Claim your CE/MOC credits here.

34 - Waiting to Exhale CO₂ Sep 15, 2021

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The Curious Clinicians examine why advanced systolic heart failure can induce the Cheyne-Stokes respiratory pattern.

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Don't forget to claim your CME/MOC credits, courtesy of VCU Health!

Audio editing by Clair Morgan of Nodderly.com.

33 - What's in a (drug's) name? Sep 01, 2021

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In this episode, The Curious Clinicians examine why the drug Carbidopa-Levodopa has the brand name Sinemet. They also discuss the origin stories of the names of several other commonly prescribed medications.

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Audio edited by Clair Morgan of nodderly.com

*CME/MOC credits are not available for this episode.

32 - The Case of the Vanishing Eosinophils Aug 18, 2021

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On this episode the Curious Clinicians investigate why corticosteroids often cause blood eosinophil counts to drop so quickly and dramatically.

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Don't forget to pick up your CME/MOC credits, courtesy of VCU Health!

Sound editing by Nodderly.

31 - Nephrotic Syndrome and Edema Aug 04, 2021

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The Curious Clinicians, led by Tony, investigate why nephrotic syndrome causes edema.

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Don't forget to pick up your CME/MOC credits, courtesy of VCU Health!

Sound editing by Nodderly.

30 - Cilantro and Soap Jul 21, 2021

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In this episode The Curious Clinicians investigate why some people absolutely love cilantro while others taste soap if they try to eat it.

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Don't forget to pick up your CME/MOC credits, courtesy of VCU Health!

Sound editing by Nodderly.

Episode 29 - Oxygen Jul 07, 2021

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In this episode The Curious Clinicians investigate why too much oxygen (aka hyperoxia) can be harmful.

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Don't forget to pick up your CME/MOC credits, courtesy of VCU Health!

Sound editing by Nodderly.

Episode 28 - UTIs Jun 23, 2021

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For the final episode in our Intern Questions series, The Curious Clinicians examine why urinary tract infections cause burning with urination.

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Don't forget to pick up your CME/MOC credits, courtesy of VCU Health!

Sound editing by Nodderly.

Episode 27 - Albuterol Jun 09, 2021

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This week The Curious Clinicians examine why albuterol (and other beta agonists) can cause lactic acidosis.

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Don't forget to pick up your CME/MOC credits, courtesy of VCUHealth!

Sound editing by Nodderly.

Episode 26 - Hyperkalemia May 26, 2021

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Tony, Hannah and Avi are back at it with another cardiology-nephrology episode, this time examining why calcium "stabilizes" the cardiac membrane in hyperkalemia. For that matter, what does it even mean to stabilize a membrane?

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Don't forget to pick up your CME/MOC credits, courtesy of VCU Health!

Sound editing by Nodderly.

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