The Curious Clinicians

In this episode, The Curious Clinicians investigate the mysterious blood brain barrier, and how dexamethasone has a seemingly miraculous ability to treat cerebral edema caused by brain tumors. 

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In this episode, The Curious Clinicians investigate why tricuspid valve endocarditis is more common in persons who inject IV drugs.

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In this episode, The Curious Clinicians take things to heart and unpack both why rheumatic heart disease so often involves heart valves, and why the mitral valve is by far the most commonly affected.

In this episode, The Curious Clinicians investigate why meperidine treats rigors. 

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In this episode, The Curious Clinicians examine why weight training increases muscle size. 

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The Curious Clinicians took a quick holiday break and will be back with new episodes next week!

This episode, originally posted May, 2022, explores why obstructive sleep apnea can cause nocturia.

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In this episode, The Curious Clinicians examine why patients with liver injury or dysfunction have conjugated hyperbilirubinemia. Why is this particular function (conjugation) seemingly spared in liv…

In this episode, The Curious Clinicians tell the alpha-gal story, delving into the unsettling meat allergies after tick bites, ancient viruses, allergic reactions to an anti-cancer antibody, and xeno…

In this reboot of episode 38, just in time for Thanksgiving, The Curious Clinicians examine whether tryptophan from turkey actually causes the infamous Thanksgiving food coma. The answer might surpri…

In this episode, The Curious Clinicians explore why heart failure with preserved ejection fraction leads to sodium retention.

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In this reboot of episode 30, The Curious Clinicians investigate why some people absolutely love cilantro while others taste soap if they try to eat it. Enjoy!

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Why can heparin cause hyperkalemia? On this episode of The Curious Clinicians, they explore that question and many more fun facts about this age old anticoagulant.

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Is oral furosemide absorption affected by “gut edema” in acute heart failure? In this episode, The Curious Clinicians break down the evidence around this age-old medical teaching pearl.

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On this episode, The Curious Clinicians explore why and how tumors in bones cause pain, with surprising results. 

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On this episode, The Curious Clinicians examine why elevated triglycerides in the blood can cause pancreatitis. 

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On this episode, The Curious Clinicians investigate why rhabdomyolysis very commonly causes acute kidney injury, while hemolysis does not. 

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The Curious Clinicians outline a new theory about what, if any, genetic syndrome Abraham Lincoln may have had.

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The Curious Clinicians look into why pulmonary emboli cause hypoxemia. The answer may surprise you…

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The Curious Clinicians learn about why Wenckebach heart block has such a unique morphology. They also explore how Karel Frederik Wenckebach first identified the rhythm in a patient, years before the …

The Curious Clinicians unpack why potassium is often repleted to levels >4 mEq/L.

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