The Curious Clinicians

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 medi…

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

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

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

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

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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 m…

In this episode The Curious Clinicians investigate why furosemide can improve dyspnea in acute heart failure almost immediately, long before any diuresis occurs. 

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On this episode Tony explores the benefits of fevers, including why even trees and bees mount fevers in response to infection. 

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This episode is another installment in our Intern Question series, where Hannah examines why some patients feel short of breath specifically when bending over aka "bendopnea". 

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The Curious Clinicians explore a theory about the prevalence of CFTR gene mutations and why cystic fibrosis carriers may have a selective advantage.

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Hannah, Avi and Tony examine why we feel cold while febrile (shouldn't we feel hot?) and can develop shaking chills/rigors. The answer has implications for why rigors may be a more timely predictor o…

Avi, Hannah, and Tony investigate why myocardial infarctions lead to ST elevations (and/or ST depressions) on EKG. The answers they found are mind-bending. 

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This episode is another installment in our "Questions from Intern Year" series. Hannah explores whether disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) can itself be a source of shock.

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In this episode of The Curious Clinicians, Tony, Hannah and Avi learn about the mechanisms of thirst, why drinking liquids immediately quenches thirst, and why patients with primary polydipsia drink …

This is the second episode in a two-part series called "The Eyes Have It", where The Curious Clinicians explore questions related to the eye. In this episode Hannah, Avi, and Tony learn about why bil…

This is the first episode of a two-part series called "The Eyes Have It", where The Curious Clinicians explore questions related to the eye. In this episode Tony, Hannah, and Avi explore why Wilson d…

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 Stat…

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

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