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In this episode of Curbside Consults, Dr. Andrew Dwyer, Director of Psychometrics at the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP), joins Mridula Nadamuni, former editorial fellow, to discuss the process of creating and administering pediatric board examinations. ...

How the Pediatric Boards Are Made with Dr. Andrew Dwyer

In this episode of Curbside Consults, Dr. Adriann Begay, member of the Navajo Nation, shares her journey into medicine. Dr. Begay is Tábaahi (Edge of the Water clan) and born for Bít’ahnii (Folded Arms People clan). Her maternal grandparents are Ta’néészahnii...

Global Health, GLocal Health, and the Indian Health Service with Dr. Adriann Begay

On this episode of Curbside Consults, we discuss current approaches, adverse effects, and management of complications associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). We are joined by Dr. Kerry Reynolds, Clinical Director of Inpatient Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Director of...

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors with Dr. Kerry Reynolds

In this episode of Curbside Consults, we examine the 2022 scientific statement from the American Heart Association on the management of acute coronary syndrome in the older adult population. We are joined by Dr. Abdulla Damluji, the lead author on the...

Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Older Adults with Dr. Abdulla Damluji

In this episode of Curbside Consults, Jaclyn Albin, MD and Milette Siler, RD share their passion for food as medicine and talk about their experiences at The Culinary Medicine Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Jaclyn believes food as medicine delivers...

Culinary Medicine with Dr. Jaclyn Albin and Milette Siler, RD

In this episode of Curbside Consults, we examine the Endocrine Society’s 2022 Clinical Practice Guideline on management of hyperglycemia in hospitalized adults in non-critical care settings. We are joined by Dr. Mary Korytkowski, Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University of...

Management of Hyperglycemia in Hospitalized Adults with Dr. Mary Korytkowski

In this episode of Curbside Consults, we examine the American College of Chest Physicians recent clinical practice guideline on Perioperative Management of Antithrombotic Therapy. We are joined by Dr. James Douketis, Chair in Thromboembolic Disease at McMaster University and the first...

American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline on Perioperative Management of Antithrombotic Therapy with Dr. James Douketis

In this episode of Curbside Consults, we examine the 2022 revision of the clinical practice guideline on the management of hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn infant by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). We are joined by two authors of the revised...

Management of Hyperbilirubinemia in the Newborn Infant with Drs. Alex Kemper and Tom Newman

In this episode of Curbside Consults, we discuss aerospace medicine with two physicians who are double boarded in internal and aerospace medicine and are also NASA astronauts. Dr. Auñón-Chancellor recently served as Flight Engineer on the International Space Station for Expeditions...

Space Medicine with Drs. Serena Auñón-Chancellor and Michael Barratt

In this episode of Curbside Consults, we examine an update on management of opiate use disorder in hospitalized adults by the SHM (Society of Hospital Medicine). We are joined by Dr. Susan Calcaterra, Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of the Addiction...

Management of Opiate Use Disorder in Hospitalized Adults with Dr. Susan Calcaterra

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Beyond Journal Club Podcast from Core IM

Does colonoscopy prevent colon cancer, and does it save lives? There has never been a randomized controlled trial on the effect of screening colonoscopies before the NordICC trial, even though screening colonoscopy is a guideline-based recommendation for everyone over age 45....

The NordICC Trial: Does invitation to screening colonoscopy save lives?

Should your patients be reaching for albuterol when their asthma flares up? Some of us may have been treating asthma exacerbations incorrectly for many years… What is the right approach? Tune in to the fifth episode of Beyond Journal Club, a...

The MANDALA Trial: What is the Best Rescue Medication for Asthma?

How do you counsel patients eligible for the RSV vaccines? What do the results of the RENOIR and AReSVi trials tell us and how do they compare? How should we interpret vaccine trials in the first place? Tune in to the...

The RENOIR and AReSVi Trials: RSV & What Makes Vaccine Trials Different?

In community-acquired pneumonia, can steroids improve mortality? Past studies of steroids in CAP have been conflicting, with some showing a mortality benefit and others showing no difference. How does the CAPE COD trial change how we think about patients hospitalized with...

The CAPE COD Trial: Do Steroids Have a Role in Community-Acquired Pneumonia?

What is the difference between semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro) in metabolic outcomes and mechanism? How did we find out diabetes medications can help with weight loss? SURMOUNT-1 asked the question, "Does tirzepatide, a once weekly injectable drug used...

The SURMOUNT-1 Trial: How Did Diabetes Medications Become Weight Loss Meds?

Does adding revascularization by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to optimal medical therapy improve survival and heart failure hospitalizations in patients with severe ischemic left ventricular systolic dysfunction? Some evidence suggests that patients with low ejection fraction benefit from revascularization by PCI....

The REVIVED Trial: Does PCI Save Lives in Heart Failure and CAD?

NEJM Journal Watch Research Summaries

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Research summaries covering topics relevant to residents and trainees.

A scientific statement from the American Heart Association provides guidance on this recently U.S. FDA-approved procedure.

Renal Denervation for Managing Hypertension

In a large observational study, women with false-positive results were less likely to return for future screening.

Do False-Positive Mammograms Discourage Subsequent Screening?

Among other changes, the 2024 version of these guidelines suggests that clinicians use clarithromycin and levofloxacin to treat H. pylori only if susceptibility is proven.

Treating Patients Who Have Helicobacter pylori Infections

A concise review article outlines the spectrum of potentially important incidental findings that clinicians are seeing increasingly on chest CT reports.

Incidental Findings on Chest CT

Both strategies yielded similar postoperative outcomes.

Should Angiotensin-Blocking Agents Be Stopped or Continued Preoperatively?

And vaccination against shingles was associated with lower subsequent risk for vascular dementia or Alzheimer disease.

Chronic Varicella-Zoster Virus Brain Infection Might Trigger Dementia

For the first time, a professional organization offers guidance for managing asymptomatic elevated BP in the hospital and at discharge.

Managing Elevated Blood Pressure in the Hospital

In an observational study, risk during 2 years was 35% lower in SGLT-2 inhibitor users than in DPP-4 inhibitor users.

SGLT-2 Inhibitors and Risk for Dementia in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Invasive and conservative strategies had similar outcomes in a randomized trial involving patients age 75 years or older with non–ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

For Older Adults with NSTEMI, Is Invasive Treatment Warranted?

“Neffy” is an option for people who are reluctant to use self-injectable epinephrine.

Newly Approved Intranasal Epinephrine

Relatively low-resource interventions improved pain modestly but durably.

Do Telehealth Mindfulness-Based Interventions Relieve Chronic Pain?

Patients with worse baseline pain experienced greater improvements in sleep.

Does Chronic Pain Affect the Efficacy of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia?

More nursing home residents received antiplatelet medications than oral anticoagulants in this retrospective study.

Antithrombotic Prescribing in Nursing Home Residents with Atrial Fibrillation

A retrospective analysis supports this drug–drug interaction.

Do CYP2D6-Inhibiting Antidepressants Worsen Pain for Patients on CYP2D6-Metabolized Opioids?

Among other things, this Endocrine Society guideline has abandoned its previously recommended categories for vitamin D “deficiency” and “insufficiency.”

Vitamin D for Preventing Disease: A New Guideline

Incorporating risk scoring systems could lower use of unnecessary venous thromboembolism prophylaxis by one third.

Optimizing VTE Prophylaxis in Hospitalized Patients

Follow-up has improved since 2012, but substantial healthcare disparities exist, and some gaps have widened.

Rate of Ambulatory Follow-Up After Cardiovascular-Related Hospitalization

On average, predicted 10-year estimates for atherosclerotic CV disease are much lower with the new calculator.

How Do Cardiovascular Risk Estimates from the New PREVENT Calculator Compare with Older Estimates?

In an observational study, venous thromboembolism occurred less commonly with aspirin than with anticoagulants.

Use of Aspirin for VTE Prophylaxis After Total Knee Arthroplasty Is Increasing

Survey results suggest that many women might prefer to delay screening.

Mammography Preferences Among Women in Their 40s

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