The Curious Clinicians

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Special Episode: Tony's Guest Appearance on Bedside Rounds Dec 23, 2020

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Tony appeared as a guest on the Bedside Rounds podcast with Adam Rodman. Tony and Adam delve into race, racism, and the social determinants of health through three historic plagues in the United States — yellow fever in New Orleans, poliomyelitis, and the early days of HIV/AIDS — and explore what lessons we can learn for the current COVID-19 pandemic.

This episode was recorded live at the annual meeting of the Massachusetts American College of Physicians.

Check out the original Bedside Rounds post.

Read Tony's tweetorial on Original Antigenic Sin as exemplified by dengue.

Episode 15 - Cryptococcal Meningitis Dec 09, 2020

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Learn about why cryptococcal meningitis can cause such severe elevations in intracranial pressure, while often causing only minimal inflammation.

Don't forget, you can get CE/MOC credit just for listening!

Check out the show notes for this episode and read Avi's tweetorial on this topic.

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Episode 14 - Septic Pulmonary Emboli Nov 25, 2020

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This is the next installment of our series on questions from intern year, with a question that came up on rounds. Hannah examines theories as to why septic pulmonary emboli often present in the periphery and bases of the lungs, while "bland" pulmonary do not.

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

You can read the show notes for this episode and subscribe to our mailing list on our website.

Support the podcast and pick up some sweet swag from our online store.

Episode 13 - Uremic Platelets Nov 11, 2020

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The Curious Clinicians plug-in to learn about why uremia interferes with platelet function and increases bleeding propensity.

Don't forget, you can get CE/MOC credit just for listening!

Check out the show notes for this episode here.

And you can also read Tony's tweetorial on this topic here.

Episode 12 - Torsades and Magnesium Oct 28, 2020

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The Curious Clinicians are back at it, exploring why magnesium so effectively treats the arrythmia torsades de pointes. Hint: it's the same mechanism as magnesium's effects on bronchospasm in severe asthma and seizures in eclampsia!

As always, you can get CE/MOC credits just for listening!

To learn more, check out the show notes for this episode on our website.

You can also read Avi's original tweetorial on torsades and magnesium here.

Episode 11 - Acetaminophen and Metabolic Acidosis Oct 14, 2020

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This is the first in a series where Hannah explores clinical questions that have arisen during her intern year. In this episode, The Curious Clinicians learn why acetaminophen toxicity can lead to an anion gap metabolic acidosis.

Don't forget, you can obtain CE/MOC credits just for listening!

To learn more, check out the show notes for this episode on our website.

Episode 10 - Metronidazole Sep 30, 2020

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Avi, Tony, and Hannah are back at it, investigating why metronidazole treats both bacterial and parasitic infections, why it's only effective against anaerobic organisms, and how this relates to the supposed disulfiram-like reaction.

The episode opens with an important message from Dr. Mark Shapiro (host of the Explore The Space podcast) about VoteHealth 2020.

Here are some links for obtaining CE/MOC credits just for listening to this episode and to read the show notes on our website.

You can also check out Avi's original tweetorial on metronidazole and all of The Curious Clinician Podcast's other episodes.

Episode 9 - Umami Sep 16, 2020

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Hannah, Tony, and Avi dig into the origins and mechanism of that most wondrous of flavors: umami.

Show notes: https://curiousclinicians.com/?p=722

CE/MOC: https://vcu.cloud-cme.com/course/search?p=4000&curriculum=Curious%20Clinicians

Episode 8 - Dyspnea from Angina Sep 02, 2020

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The Curious Clinicians examine why coronary ischemia can present with dyspnea.

Show notes: https://curiousclinicians.com/?p=888

CE/MOC: https://vcu.cloud-cme.com/course/search?p=4000&curriculum=Curious%20Clinicians

Episode 7 - (Ab)normal Saline Aug 19, 2020

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The Curious Clinicians dive into the history and physiologic effects of IV fluids and why saline is definitely not "normal".

Show notes: https://curiousclinicians.com/?p=824

CE/MOC: https://vcu.cloud-cme.com/course/search?p=4000&curriculum=Curious%20Clinicians

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