The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

Learn about the latest in COVID-19: Do masks prevent infection?, SARS-CoV-2 home testing, vaccine advice, and how to prevent and treat VTE in COVID-19. Join us as our tzar-of-clinical-appraisal Curbs…

Everything you need to know about vulvovaginitis: candidiasis, bacterial vaginosis, and Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause. Join us on the journey of a lifetime as we learn all about diagnosing, tre…

Listen in as we recap four of our favorite diabetes episodes to bring you the pearls you need to stay up to date on type 2 diabetes management in the clinic.  We cover pitfalls of A1c testing, guidel…

Explore the essentials of Wilderness Medicine and prepare yourself for austere environments as we discuss Altitude Sickness, Frostbite, Animal Bites, Thermoregulation, Wound Care and the proper way t…

Rejoice! as our phenomenal guest Dr. Brad Hayward @bradleyjhayward (Weill Cornell Medicine) demystifies chronic cough for the primary care provider. Dr. Hayward, an internist, pulmonologist, intensiv…

Returning guest expert Dr Ted Parks helps us get the elbow straight with a simple approach to common causes of elbow pain for primary care.  Listen as he guides Stuart through physical exam technique…

A runny nose won’t have you running in circles this cold season with our fantastic overview of rhinosinusitis in all its forms! We discuss etiology and presentation of viral versus bacterial rhinosin…

DVT / PE Triple Distilled! Our favorite VTE pearls summarized in this fast paced recap gleaned from our discussions with Dr Oren Friedman #92 Pulmonary Embolism for the Internist and hematologist, h…

Fun, fluorescein, and fundoscopy unite as our esteemed guest, Dr. Nisha Chadha @iEducatorMD (Mount Sinai School of Medicine) brings us ophthalmology for primary care! Dr. Chadha is a medical educator…

Learn which exam maneuvers are worthwhile and which ones are worthless in your approach to shortness of breath. In our evidence based series on the physical exam, we discuss the approach to the dyspn…

Time for spooky cakes with a side of candy corn. We discuss Dapagliflozin (SGLT2i) for CKD, Turmeric for knee pain and Honey for URTI (cough) on this halloween themed hotcakes with Rahul Ganatra MD, …

Master your breast cancer screening spiel, cultivate your approach to the breast mass, and empower your patients with empathetic shared decision-making (which we know you’re all already fabulous at)!…

Listen to our medical education heroes, Dr. Abby Spencer, @abbyCCim (Cleveland Clinic), and Dr. Alia Chisty, @aliachisty (Penn State Health), school us on how to give effective and meaningful feedbac…

Dive deep into common dermatological conditions of the scalp and face including alopecia, seborrheic dermatitis, rosacea, acne, and even the scourge of health professionals, ‘maskne’! We are joined b…

Take your salt game to the next-next level. We brushed off this fan favorite episode and rebooted #48 hyponatremia deconstructed with our Chief of Nephrology, Dr. Joel Topf aka @kidney_boy aka The Sa…

Type 1 Diabetes - this episode is definitely a sweet one! Join us for a conversation with our guest Dr. Hussein Abdullatif (UAB), covering the diagnosis, workup, and management of Type 1 Diabetes Mel…

Are U Talkin’ UTIs Re: Me? Infectious Diseases expert, Dr Boghuma Titanji MD, PhD  @boghuma (Emory; TED) schools us on the diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections: updated definitions of…

Does the thought of managing acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) give you paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea?  Recline for a bit while Dr. Michelle Kittleson MD, PhD @MKittlesonMD (Cedars Sinai) takes…

Join us for an extra-hot summer episode featuring our critical appraisal expert, Rahul Ganatra MD, MPH @rbganatra. Prepare to marvel as he breaks down his recent tweetorial on the RECOVERY trial of d…

Blazing hot tips to diagnose and treat hyperthyroidism with Dr Eve Bloomgarden, @evebmd (Northwestern). We cover a ton of ground including how to: interpret thyroid function tests, use your thumbs (o…