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#158 Diuretics Resistance Cases28 Aug 202400:28:40

Listen to 3 cardiorenal cases that highlight that “without flow it really doesn't matter what you're doing with the diuretic!”

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Transcript and Show notes

Cardiorenal Considerations: 5 Pearls Segment

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Timestamps:

(01:53) | Case 1: Diuretic Resistance from Ascites and Intra-abdominal Hypertension

(09:57) | Case 2: Diuretic Resistance from Low Cardiac Output

(26:34) | Case 3: Diuretic Resistance from Inadequate Renal Perfusion Pressure

Tags: IMCore, CoreIM, Diuretics, Cardiorenal, Medical Education, nephrology, cardiology, CCU, ICU, critical care



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#157 Handoffs: Contingency Planning07 Aug 202400:31:08

Signouts! How can we do them better? Hear these memorable stories & ask yourself these FIVE questions when getting your handoff ready for the covering team.

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Show notes & transcripts

Behind the Scenes YouTube Interview

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Timestamps:

(02:44) | What makes this patient different from others with similar symptoms or diagnosis?

(07:28) | Does your covering team have the tools to follow up on tasks and information they need for success? 

(16:06) | Is the handoff updated? 

(18:26) | What information about goals of care and prognosis should be communicated to the night team, especially for critically ill patients? 

(22:41) | What are we still uncertain about? 

(25:30) | Closing thoughts 

Tags: IMCore, CoreIM, Contingency Planning, Handoffs, Medical Education, Nocturnists. Signouts, hospitalist



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#148 Iron Deficiency Treatment: 5 Pearls Segment27 Mar 202400:39:42

How do you choose btw PO vs. IV iron? What is the best counseling for oral iron formulations? How do you choose between different IV iron formulations? Should you use the Ganzoni formula?  What is a Fishbane reaction? And how is it different from anaphylaxis?

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Transcript and Show Notes

Time stamps:

(02:09) | Spaced repetition from the last Gray Matters Episode

(05:29) | Choosing between oral and IV iron

(11:17) | Considerations with oral iron repletion

(24:02) |Considerations with IV iron repletion

(32:36) | Complications and side effects of IV iron

Tags: hematology, primary care, CoreIM, IMcore, nurse practitioner, physician assistant



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#65 COVID Reflections- Disconnections and Connections: At the Bedside Segment29 Apr 202000:18:35

Episode Outline

  1. Disconnection/connection: Patients
  2. Disconnection/connection: Family/friends
  3. Disconnection: Security, Certainty
  4. Connection: Other clinicians
  • Sharing fears, supporting each other)
  • Shared ethos in healthcare (one workforce, no division of specialty or hierarchy)
  1. Conclusion: Post-traumatic growth / Peri-Traumatic Growth

Thank you to everyone we interviewed, particularly to the voices you heard:

Dr. Kimberly Manning (@gradydoctor)

Dr. John Hwang (Hoofbeats segment)

Dr. Steve Liu (Mind the Gap segment)

Dr Katherine Arthur

Dr. Maria Garcia-Jimenez

Dr. Kelsey Luoma

Hosts:

Dr. Margot Hedlin (@MargotHedlin) - Introduction and Ending

Dr. Tamar Schiff

Dr. Michael Shen (also audio editing)

Dr. Jafar Al-Mondhiry (@mondhiry)

 

tags: COVID19, COVID-19, CoreIM, coronavirus, narrative medicine



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#64 Inpatient Goals of Care with COVID-1922 Apr 202000:29:37

What is your approach to goals of care conversations, particularly during COVID-19? How do you navigate some of the new challenges with COVID19?

Show notes, transcript and references: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2020/04/22/goc-on-inpatient-service-during-covid-19/

Time stamps:

  • 05:54 Laying the groundwork
  • 08:56 Asking permission, eliciting values and making a recommendation
  • 15:55 When a patient is dying
  • 16:42 Sharing the prognosis first
  • 20:28 Functional status post-CPR
  • 21:52 Headline statement
  • 23:40 Virtual and PPE Communication Challenges
  • 25:28 Separate process from outcome

Tag: coronavirus, COVID, CoreIM, Sars-cov-2, medicine floors, wards, advanced care planning



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#63 Practical Tips for COVID-19 Floors12 Apr 202000:34:28

How do you organize your day? How do you minimize exposure of yourself and your colleagues? What are the new things to keep in mind with discharging patients?

Show notes, transcripts and references:

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Time Stamps

  • 02:37 Entrance and Exit strategy
  • 04:25 Prioritizing patient acuity
  • 08:14 PPE uses
  • 11:11 Respiratory concerns in COVID-19 patients
  • 16:35 Patient examination
  • 18:49 Family updates
  • 20:56 Oxygen requirements
  • 23:12 Medications
  • 24:08 Discharging patients
  • 31:00 What we mean by isolation

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#62 Transgender Health, Hormone Therapy and Preventive Screening: 5 Pearls Segment01 Apr 202000:32:05

Practical tips on starting estrogen or testosterone on patients who are transgender and approach to primary care with cancer screening.

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Show notes, transcripts, and references: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2020/04/01/5-pearls-on-transgender-health-hormone-therapy-and-preventive-screening/

Time Stamps:

  • 02:54 Hormone therapy contraindications
  • 07:09 Time course for hormone changes
  • 10:21 Hormone risks
  • 19:09 Hormone treatment options
  • 25:22 Preventative Care Screening

Tags: CoreIM, gender affirming care



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#61 Transgender Health, Gender Affirming Care: 5 Pearls Segment18 Mar 202000:22:44

Practical tips on Gender Affirming Care!

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Time Stamps:

  • 02:43 The Gender Unicorn and how it helps us better understand gender identity, expression, and sex assigned at birth
  • 11:15 Gender dysphoria
  • 14:16 The organ or anatomical inventory
  • 16:46 The inevitability of mistakes
  • 18:39 Ways to ensure gender-affirming care in clinic

 



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#60 Capacity Part 1: At the Bedside Segment04 Mar 202000:30:25

What goes into a capacity assessments? Is it just reciting risks, benefits and alternatives? Explore this and more on this At the Bedside Episode!

Show notes, Transcript and References: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/?p=22310

Time Stamps:

  • 2:04 Introduction to decision making
  • 4:12 Choice
  • 8:24 Understanding
  • 11:22 Appreciation
  • 13:58 Reasoning
  • 21:55 Common myths and misconceptions
  • 25:11 When and how to call a psychiatry consult for capacity assessment
  • 27:47 Conclusion

Tags: CoreIM, AMA Discharges, Psych, Competency, medical ethics, medical humanties



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#59 Flu Diagnosis and Treatment: Mind the Gap Series19 Feb 202000:18:45
  • What are the new guidelines for influenza treatment? What are the diagnostic ratios of flu symptoms and tests? Time Stamps03:10 The art of diagnosing the flu
  • 05:17 Bayesian statistics and the diagnostic odds ratio
  • 07:09 The ins and outs of diagnostic testing for the flu
  • 08:44 Changes in influenza guidelines - testing and treatment
  • 11:17 The not-so-rosy origin story of neuraminidase inhibitors (NAIs)
  • 13:47 Neuraminidase inhibitors (NAIs), mortality benefit and limitations of studies
  • 15:49Take aways


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#58 Case Managers and Social Workers: Interprofessional Education Series06 Feb 202000:32:23

What is the difference between a case manager and social worker? What are the limitations that social workers and case managers face? How do you create a safe space for the interdisciplinary team?

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Time Stamps:

  • 03:54 What are the various roles within a multidisciplinary teams?
  • 10:42 Understanding limitations of social workers and case managers
  • 15:55 The “behind the scenes” paperwork
  • 18:42 Insurance and medications
  • 22:17 Insurance and disposition options
  • 25:08 The importance of creating a safe space for better communication


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Novel Coronavirus: What the Clinician Needs to Know Interview04 Feb 202000:24:29

What are the symptoms? What distinguishes coronavirus from other influenza-like illness? When coronavirus is suspected, what should you do?

Show notes and references

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ACP Interactive Learning ModuleTime Stamps

  • 01:30 Novel parts of coronavirus
  • 03:00 What symptoms do patients present with for the novel coronavirus?
  • 04:22 What distinguishes coronavirus from other influenza-like illness?
  • 05:31 When coronavirus is suspected, what should you do?
  • 07:13 What does testing for coronavirus entail?
  • 09:06 What kind of isolation is required?
  • 10:13 Do patients need to be isolated in biocontainment units?
  • 10:42 What is treatment for the novel coronavirus?
  • 12:30 Potential for vaccines
  • 15:23 What is R0?
  • 17:12 Animal reservoirs with 2019-nCoV, SARS, and MERS
  • 19:18 What should we tell patients for prevention?


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#57 A 39M on Inpatient Psychiatry with a Fever: Hoofbeats Segment22 Jan 202000:55:14

How do you learn from diagnostic errors? Walk through a case that the host had initially gotten wrong and uncover possible reasons as why from data gathering to hypothesis generation to the interplay between hypothesis generation and evaluation. Learn interesting tidbits on prior work in medical education around how we think, particularly around diagnostic failures.

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Time Stamps

  • 02:39 Case Introduction
  • 04:46 Yes/No questions with our first two discussants
  • 18:43 The diagnosis is revealed
  • 21:14 Why did I miss the diagnosis?
  • 27:44 Using diagnostic problem solving to break down the case and understand our errors
  • 30:20 The importance of data gathering
  • 30:49 Introducing our third clinician
  • 34:17 Hypothesis generation
  • 37:11 The interplay between hypothesis generation and evaluation
  • 38:34 The win-stay, lose-shift heuristic
  • 41:33 Cognitive forcing strategies
  • 49:32 Knowledge vs. experience

Tags: Dermatology, rash, DRESS, AGEP, varicella



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#147 Iron Deficiency: Grey Matters Segment13 Mar 202400:39:15

What do the different iron labs mean?! How to interpret iron labs in the setting of inflammation? How to take a good menstrual history?

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Behind The Scenes YouTube Videos

Transcript and Show Notes

Time stamps:

(03:43) | Iron deficiency labs and interpretation in inflammation

(16:08) | Heavy menstrual bleeding evaluation

(27:04) | When should a premenopausal woman with iron deficiency have endoscopy?

(35:15) | Recap

Tags: hematology, women's health, gastroenterology, heavy menstrual bleeding, primary care, CoreIM, IMcore, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, iron deficiency diagnosis



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#56 Prognosis: At the Bedside Segment01 Jan 202000:32:47

Why is prognostication hard? How do we improve at communicating prognosis? How should we approach uncertainty? Explore this and more on this At the Bedside episode!

Prognosis Calculators, Transcript and References

Time Stamps

  • 02:48 What is prognosis?
  • 04:00 Why offer prognostication?
  • 08:32 Why is prognostication hard?
  • 16:41 How do we improve at communicating prognosis?
  • 21:56 How should we approach uncertainty?
  • 31:06 Take Aways

Tag: life expectancy, CoreIM



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#55 Influenza History and Vaccine: Mind the Gap Segment18 Dec 201900:22:49

Dive deeper into hx of the influenza virus, how vaccines are made and vaccine effectiveness ! Time Stamps

 

  • 02:59 The history of the influenza virus
  • 08:18 What does the influenza vaccine target?
  • 13:20 Chickens, and bugs, and mammalian cells, oh my! How the vaccine is made.
  • 14:00 What to do about egg allergies.
  • 15:53 Vaccine effectiveness and herd immunity.
  • 17:43 Waning immunity and other debates

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#54 Home Health Aides: Interprofessional Education Series27 Nov 201900:39:27

Explore gaps in your knowledge about the home health world, particularly on home health aides!

Time Stamps:

02:33 What support do our patients have at home and how does those people play a role in their care?

06:00 Are there various types of home care workers?

07:25 What role do home attendants play in caring for a patient?

08:31 What tasks do home health aides do?

10:11 What are the types of "skilled carez'?

13:17 What can Medicare cover for older adults in terms of home health aides?

15:17 How does Medicare define homebound?

16:03 How does having Medicaid impact access to home care?

19:10 What if a patient isn’t eligible for Medicare or Medicaid?

19:43 What is the cost to use a private agency for home health services?

24:02 What are some challenges that home health aides face?

25:42 What are “plans of care”?

30:01 Who makes up the home care workforce?

31:52 When patients get discharged from the hospital, do they go home to the same home care assistance?



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#53 Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: 5 Pearls Segment13 Nov 201900:47:47

 

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  • 4:30 What is the daily risk of thrombosis if HIT Is left untreated?
  • 5:40 What happens during platelet activation?
  • 07:11 How long does it take for patients to develop for IgG antibodies to Heparin to form?
  • 09:52 Is HIT common?
  • 10:28 Who is at higher risk for HIT?
  • 11:48 Why does low molecular weight heparin have a lower risk for HIT than unfractionated heparin?
  • 15:30 Approach to thrombocytopenia
  • 17:44 How do medications cause thrombocytopenia?
  • 18:38 With medications, what is the time course between medication initiation and thrombocytopenia?
  • 22:20 What is the sensitivity and specificity of anti-PF4 antibody?
  • 23:58 How does the serotonin-release assay (SRA) work?
  • 29:10 What type of anticoagulant do you choose for treating HIT?
  • 31:58 Why is it important to not use warfarin in patients with platelet counts <150,000?
  • 33:32 What is the treatment duration for a patient has confirmed HIT?
  • 36:29 Dr. Cuker’s story and the "Scarlet H"
  • 39:07 Dr. Linkin’s Recap
  • 42:25 Dr. Linkin’s story
  • 44:37 Pearl 5: Throwback to coronary calcium scores

 

 



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#52 Gallows Humor: At the Bedside Segment30 Oct 201900:47:04

House of God author, Samuel Shem and Prof Katharine Watson share thought-provoking takes on Gallows Humor. Laugh and listen to this captivating take on the different shades of humor in the day-to-day of medicine. Time Stamps

  • 02:33 Episode preview and Guest Introductions
  • 04:20 Definition of Gallows Humor
  • 07:25 Gallows Humor by Comedians vs Patients vs Physicians

The Good


  • 08:15 Benefits/Functions of Humor in General
  • 11:10 Connection
  • 13:07 Coping/Catharsis
  • 16:22 Resistance Against Oppression
  • 19:03 Humor as our Authenticity/Humanity

The Bad, The Ugly


  • 21:01 Unintended Audiences (e.g., patients, families)
  • 25:30 “Corporeal” Joking
  • 28:00 Toxic Role Modeling
  • 31:10 Desensitization/Losing Empathy
  • Tips, Takeaways & Conclusion33:48 Challenging Inappropriate Jokes
  • 35:45 Excessive Gallows Humor: Signal of Distress?
  • 37:17 Using Gallows Humor: Questions to Ask Yourself
  • 38:40 Keeping the Faith!


  • 41:11 Excerpt from Man’s 4th Best Hospital by Samuel Shem

Transcript and References

Tag: medical humanities, medical ethics, CoreIM, IMCore



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#51 A 65M with Fatigue: Hoofbeats Segment16 Oct 201900:44:35

1st outpatient clinical reasoning case on Core IM Hoofbeats!

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Time Stamps

  • 01:18 Case introduction
  • 11:40 The Casablanca strategy
  • 23:17 The diagnosis revealed
  • 25:30 Logical fallacy: Denying the antecedent
  • 33:22 Components of illness scripts
  • 41:37 Conclusion

Show notes, transcripts and references!

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Tag: normocytic anemia, splenomegaly, CoreIM, endocarditis, clinic case



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#50 Blood Cultures: Mind the Gap Segment02 Oct 201900:18:51

Go deeper into the world of blood cultures!

Time stamps

  • 04:10 Review of Choosing Wisely Guidelines
  • 05:55 What are estimated incidences of positive blood cultures?
  • 06:17 Which clinical signs or patient history is more likely to have positive blood cultures?
  • 09:48 What is the estimated incidence of false positive blood cultures?
  • 11:01 What infections more likely to have bacteremia?
  • 13:50 How do positive blood cultures impact patient outcomes and the use of resources?

Show notes, transcript, and references

 

Tags: Infectious disease, CoreIM, pyelonephritis, cellulitis, community acquired pneumonia

 

 

 

 



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#49 Smoking Cessation: 5 Pearls Segment18 Sep 201900:42:48

Practical tips on smoking cessation! Get CME Credit with ACP!

Full Transcript with References and Show Notes

Time Stamps

  • 04:50 What questions are important to ask after a patient who contemplative about quitting tobacco?
  • 07:00 Is quitting abruptly on a quit date or gradual cessation to a quit date better?
  • 08:10 How can technology help support patients who are trying to quit?
  • 08:49 How should we prepare patients who quit smoking and are worried about weight gain?
  • 11:06 How can we try to convince patients to use medication as assistance to quit smoking?
  • 11:50 What is the most effective nicotine replacement approach?
  • 13:54 What are the potential side effects of the nicotine patch?
  • 15:00 What should we prescribe for patients who smoke <5 cigarettes a day?
  • 16:28 How can we determine how severe a patient’s nicotine dependence is?
  • 18:26 When is the ideal frequency of nicotine gum or lozenge?
  • 21:45 How does varenicline work?
  • 25:05 Can you start varenicline in patients who have had psychiatric history?
  • 27:15 What major side effect is seen in patients taking bupropion?
  • 29:15 How do e-cigarettes work?
  • 31:18 How should we approach adding e-cigarettes into a patient’s plan for quitting?
  • 31:42 How should we discuss e-cigarette use with our patients?
  • 33:47 Recap
  • 39:54 Screening for Barrett’s Esophagus

 



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#48 AMA Discharges: At the Bedside Segment04 Sep 201900:30:38

Do we have to sign the AMA form? Do insurances deny payment for patients who leave AMA? What is your approach to AMA discharges? Core IM At the Bedside speaks to ethics researcher, Dr. David Alfandre, author of Things We Do For No Reason: Against Medical Advice Discharges

Show Notes, Full Transcript and References

Time Stamps

  • 3:03 Demographics of AMA discharges
  • 5:59 Clinician/System related factors of AMA discharges
  • 10:30 Strategies for mitigating AMA Discharges
  • 15:59 Do we have to make patients sign the AMA form?
  • 18:27 Do insurances deny payment for patients who leave AMA?
  • 23:09 Take Away Points

Tags: shared-decision making, harm reduction



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#47 Stories of Women in Medicine21 Aug 201900:25:43

We hope these stories can make us more introspective and open minded on how these concepts can affect each one of us differently.

Let's continue the discussion on the Women in Medicine Twitter chat on 8/25 at 9pm EST !

Full Transcript and Show Notes

Time Stamps

  • 2:07 Introduction to one woman’s journey
  • 3:00 Stereotype Threat
  • 6:15 Not all Anger is Created Equal
  • 10:17 Asking and Writing Your Own Job Description
  • 13:08 Imposter Syndrome
  • 15:50 Breaking Points to Self Care
  • 18:50 Work Life Integration
  • 21:40 Support Networks


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#146 Tube Feeds: 5 Pearls Segment28 Feb 202400:42:51

Uncover many blind spots on tube feeds!

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Show Notes & Transcript

Timestamps:

(02:21) | Indications for tube feeds

(09:36) | Routes of enteral access

(19:20) | Components of tube feeds

(27:03) | Tube feeds complications

(34:50) | Counseling patients before discharge and medication interactions

Tags: IMCore, CoreIM, nursing home, primary care, dietician, nutrition support, hospital medicine, interprofessional education, enteral feeds



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#46 A 45F with Persistent Bleeding: Hoofbeats Segment07 Aug 201900:49:51

20 Qs with Core IM Team vs. Expert Discussant !

Full Transcript and Show notes

Get CME-MOC Credit for listening to this episode (live at 09:00 am EST on 8/7)

Time Stamps

  • 00:20 The game of medical Twenty Questions
  • 04:37 Case introduction
  • 05:50 The CoreIM team attempts to solve the case
  • 15:36 The discussant’s diagnostic schema for abnormal bleeding
  • 23:37 Primary versus secondary hemostasis
  • 30:33 The pathology report !
  • 37:38 Criteria for the final diagnosis
  • 38:46 Dissecting a diagnostic coup
  • 49:42 Conclusion

Do you have a good case or an expert you would like to suggest for an episode? Send it our way at hello@coreimpodcast.com

Tags: Coagulopathy, Bleeding Disorder, Diagnostic Schema, Von Willebrand's Disease, Clinical Reasoning



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#45 Statins: Prescribing Meds Day vs. Night Part 2 Mind the Gap Segment24 Jul 201900:13:45

Night and Day… join us for part II of our exploration into why we prescribe medications in the morning vs. at night, featuring statins!

03:28 How do statins and cholesterol synthesis work again, anyway?

04:00 Power in numbers - what do the meta-analyses say about timing of statins?

04:40 The long and short of it - how half-life may dictate when to take your statin.

07:35 Effect magnitude - does medication timing actually really impact patient outcomes?

10:30 Practical matters - so what should we tell patients?

11:05 Review of teaching points

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#44 Coronary Calcium Score and CTAs: 5 Pearls Segment10 Jul 201900:44:09

Solidify your knowledge on Coronary calcium scores and Coronary CTAs!

ACP members can claim CME-MOC Credit !

Quiz yourself on the 5 pearls we will be covering below:

  • 3:10 What are the big picture differences of functional stress tests and anatomical cardiac tests?
  • 7:48 What is the role of coronary artery calcium scores in managing coronary artery disease (CAD)?
  • 16:20 How do coronary CTAs compare to stress tests?
  • 24:28 When should we avoid CTA?
  • 29:33 How do we communicate coronary CTA results with patients?
  • 36:02 Recap

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#43 "Difficult" Patients: At the Bedside Segment26 Jun 201900:39:01

In ‘At The Bedside’, our newest podcast segment, we tackle important topics that *aren’t* easily indexable in guidelines and UpToDate article – topics that are better discussed…well…at the bedside. Our first episode examines the all-too-common trope of the ‘difficult’ patient.

  • 01:13   Introduction
  • 05:27   Question 1: What makes a patient difficult for you?
  • 13:22   Question 2: What is a “good outcome” when working with difficult patients?
  • 23:05   Question 3: What have you learned from your difficult patients?
  • 31:56   Conclusion

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#42 July Stories12 Jun 201900:23:50

Transitions can be hard. Laugh, commiserate and be inspired by these July stories in medicine!

Very big thank you to everyone who told their stories !

Let's help each other feel a little less alone in the struggle, be more understanding and compassionate or laugh at ourselves. Please share this episode with colleagues. Do you have a July story? Email us at hello@coreimpodcast.com.

Lets continue conversation over social media. Which stories moved you? Which July stories can you relate to? Tweet us, find us on instagram at coreimpodcast or Facebook. Good luck this coming July !



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#41 A 23M with AMS and Fever: Hoofbeats Segment22 May 201900:52:07

Dissect clinical reasoning and dive deeper into an interesting case!

  • 02:04   Initial Presentation
  • 03:03   The Core IM team tackles the case
  • 09:30   Social History
  • 16:05   Physical Exam
  • 22:47   An exercise in Bayesian inference
  • 36:35   Pre-mortem
  • 43:37   Revealing the diagnosis
  • 48:57   How do we define diagnostic success?

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#40 Prescribing Meds Day vs. Night Part 1: Mind the Gap Segment08 May 201900:18:32

Dive deeper into why we prescribe medications in the morning vs. at night !

  • Why do we dose warfarin at night? (2:45)
  • Back to the basics - what are the pharmacodynamics of warfarin and how does vitamin K intake matter? (4:28)
  • Practical matters - so what should we tell patients (6:14)
  • Dippers and non-dippers - what happens to blood pressure (BP) at night? (9:32)
  • The surprising link between dipping and cardiovascular outcomes (11:15)
  • Timing is everything… or is it? The evidence behind taking BP meds at night (11:58)
  • Review of teaching points (15:58)

What is your prescribing practice with blood pressure medications? Leave a comment, tweet us or share with us on instagram or facebook on how you dose BP meds?

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#39 Stress Testing: 5 Pearls Segment24 Apr 201900:40:49

Solidify your knowledge on stress tests! Quiz yourself on the 5 pearls we will be covering:

  • What are the indications for a stress test? (2:18)
  • How to choose stress protocol in a stress test? (8:29)
  • How to choose diagnostic modality in a stress test? (14:46)
  • How do we interpret results from stress tests, and how should this be communicated to patients? (24:08)
  • Pearl Recap (31:13)
  • Risk of contrast induced nephropathy between arterial and venous contrast load (36:02)

For full transcript, infographic and show notes: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2019/04/24/stress-testing/

 

Tags: Internal Medicine, Internist, Primary Care Physician, Hospitalists, Emergency Medicine, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Family Physician, Cardiology



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#38 A 66M w RUQ pain, a 41M in Afib w RVR and a 50M w Syncope: Hoofbeats Segment10 Apr 201900:35:12

Dissect 3 interesting cases and improve your clinical reasoning skills! Time Stamps:

  • New features in this episode [0:30]
  • Case one: 66M w RUQ pain [1:09]
  • Case two: 41M w Afib in RVR [9:26]
  • Case three: 50M w Syncope [14:33]
  • Reveal [19:57]
  • Retrieving illness scripts [22:29]
  • Typical versus Atypical presentation of diseases [26:12]

For full transcript and show notes: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/?p=21028

Tag: medical education, clinical cases, expert clinicians, internal medicine podcast



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#37 Unstable Angina: Mind the Gap Segment27 Mar 201900:14:53

Check out part 1: Acute Coronary Syndrome and TIMI Risk Score

Lets go deeper into

1) How the chest pain history correlates with pathophysiology? [2:40]

2) How has high-sensitivity troponin changed the way we think about unstable angina? [7:34]

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#145 Heart Failure in Older Adults & Guardianship: Gray Matter Segment14 Feb 202400:38:35

How do you manage GDMT in a frail older adult? When is a guardian needed and what is the process for obtaining guardianship?

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Show Notes & Transcript

Timestamps:

(04:03) | Deep Dive 1: How do you approach guideline-directed medical therapy of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in a frail older adult?

(11:55) | Deep Dive 2: When is a guardian needed and what is the process for obtaining guardianship?

(28:30) | Deep Dive 3: How do you re-evaluate GDMT in a frail older adult once an adverse event has occurred?

(33:27) | Reflections

(37:06) | Recap

Tags: IMCore, CoreIM, nursing home, primary care, cardiology, palliative care hospital medicine, interprofessional education, social work, case management



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#36 Pain Management: 5 Pearls Segment13 Mar 201900:31:09

Solidify your knowledge on inpatient pain management! Quiz yourself on the 5 pearls we will be covering:

  • How effective are non-opioids? ( 3:17)
  • Are NSAIDs contraindicated in patients with kidney, liver or heart disease? If not, how can we use them safely? (10:51)
  • What are the best practices for patients who require opioid analgesia? (19:00)
  • When prescribing opioids at discharge what can we do to minimize harm? (25:02)
  • Throwback to mechanism of acetaminophen and NSAIDs (27:14)
  • How do we believe tylenol works and how does that compare to NSAIDS? (28:27)

For full transcript of the audio and show notes: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2019/03/13/5-pearls-on-pain-management/



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#35 Acute Coronary Syndrome and TIMI Risk Score: Mind the Gap Segment27 Feb 201900:20:43

Let's go deeper into the world of ACS and the origin of the TIMI score and major adverse cardiac events "MACE" outcomes!

  • The basics – what is acute coronary syndrome? (4:08)
  • Clinical context matters – angina pectoris, atypical chest pain, and troponins (5:22)
  • You can’t just “cath” everyone – risk stratification to identify patients with high mortality risk (9:42)
  • TIMI isn’t perfect – the issues with the score and MACE outcomes (14:00)
  • Review of teaching points (17:58)

For full transcript and show notes: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2019/02/27/acute-coronary-syndrome-acs-and-the-timi-score/



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#34 47M with chest pain : Hoofbeats segment13 Feb 201900:37:14

Dissect an interesting case and improve your clinical reasoning skills!

Time Stamps:

  • New features in this episode [00:25]
  • Data point 1: Early hypothesis generation? [03:20]
  • Data point 2: Pertinent negatives? [11:18]
  • Data point 3: Representativeness heuristic over-represented in medical education? [13:28]
  • Data point 4: Economical hypothesis generation by expert clinicians [19:20]
  • Data point 5: Diagnosing diagnostic error [22:10]
  • Data point 6: Moving toward a final diagnosis [27:11]
  • Case resolution [29:50]

For full transcript and show notes: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2019/02/13/hoofbeats-47m-with-chest-pain/



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#33 Barrett's Esophagus: 5 Pearls30 Jan 201900:26:03

Solidify your knowledge on Barrett's Esophagus and more! Quiz yourself on the 5 pearls we will be covering:

  1. What is Barrett’s esophagus and why should we care? (4:12)
  2. Who do we screen for Barrett’s, and why? (8:41)
  3. How do we screen for Barrett’s and counsel? (13:50)
  4. How do we treat and monitor Barrett’s esophagus? (18:21)
  5. Take Aways (21:45)
  6. Throwback to trending troponins (23:05)

For full transcript of the podcast, show notes and references: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2019/01/30/5-pearls-on-barretts-esophagus/



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#32 A 34M with Fever, HA, Myalgias16 Jan 201900:26:55

Dissect an interesting case and improve your clinical reasoning skills!

Time stamps:

  • Player three has entered the game! [0:15]
  • Case presentation, part 1 [1:20]
  • First impressions [3:24]
  • Rethinking another provider’s diagnosis [4:36]
  • Interpreting the test of treatment [8:48]
  • Keeping your instincts on a leash? [10:58]
  • Case presentation, part 2 [12:33]
  • Diagnostic schemas [14:30]
  • Our discussant’s differential and the final diagnosis [17:46]
  • Shira’s cognitive autopsy [23:02]

For full transcript and show notes: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2019/01/16/hoofbeats-34m-with-fever-headache-and-myalgias/



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#31: Troponins: 5 Pearls Segment02 Jan 201900:31:14

Solidify your knowledge on troponins and more! Quiz yourself on the 5 pearls we will be covering:

  1. What aspects of the history are concerning in a patient with a positive troponin? (4:00)
  2. What is the difference between the TIMI, GRACE, and HEART scores, and how should we use them in the evaluation of a patient with an elevated serum troponin? (8:42)
  3. How does the change in troponin over time help with diagnosis, and what should we consider in a patient with uptrending troponins but an unremarkable ECG? (14:48)
  4. What can a “negative but detectable” troponin tell you about any patient, not just those with suspected ACS? (21:31)
  5. Pearls Recap (25:26)
  6. Throwback – what are the first-line medications for alcohol use disorder? (28:36)

For full transcript of the podcast, show notes and references: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2019/01/04/5-pearls-on-troponins/

Tags: chest pain, cardiology, myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome



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#30 Acetaminophen/Fevers Pathophysiology and Patient Outcomes: Mind the Gap Segment19 Dec 201800:17:20

Let's dive deeper into the world of acetaminophen and fever and how it may work and patient outcomes

Time Stamps:

  1. What data is there to support the use of acetaminophen as a fever reducer? (2:08)
  2. Does acetaminophen improve patient outcomes? (4:30)
  3. How does acetaminophen compare to other medications like NSAIDs? (9:56)
  4. What is the mechanism of acetaminophen action? (10:50)
  5. Review of teaching points (16:02)

For full show notes and transcript of audio: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2018/12/19/mind-the-gap-on-acetaminophen-fevers-pathophysiology-and-patient-outcomes/



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#29 A 43M with Diarrhea: Hoofbeats Segment05 Dec 201800:33:22

Dissect an interesting case and think about the way clinicians think! Many clinical reasoning pearls here:

Time stamps:

  1. Case [1:19]
  2. Diagnostic weight [8:42]
  3. Hypothesis driven reasoning [12:26]
  4. Anomalous clinical data [19:30]
  5. Final diagnosis [22:20]
  6. Take away points [31:21]

Human Dx Case link: https://www.humandx.org/o/co7yrer3dim2y59t5c0sbd370?s=FEED

For show notes: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2018/12/05/hoofbeats-43m-with-diarrhea/



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#28 What Would You Tell Your Younger Self?21 Nov 201800:11:45

Women in medicine inspire us with what they would tell their younger selves. Some of the speakers with Shreya Trivedi MD @ShreyaTrivediMD at the Women in Medicine GirlMedLive Conference:

Qaali Hussein MD @QaaliHussein1 Clinical Pearl @ClinicalPearl Marguerite Duane MD @mduanemd Kate Prior MBBS @doctorwibble C. Nicole Swiner MD @docswiner Carmen Landrau MD @DrLandrau Jessica Willett MD @jkwillettmd Ilene Brenner MD @irb123 Joannie Yeh MD @BetaMomma Karen Davidson, Esq karend@kdavidsonlaw.com Suzanne Feigofsky MD @DrSuzyFeigofsky GirlMedLive: https://www.girlmedmedia.com/

Episode page: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2018/11/21/what-would-you-tell-your-younger-self/

Tags: career development, professional development, lifelong learning, burnout, imposter syndrome, mentorship, worklife balance



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#27 Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder: 5 Pearls Segment07 Nov 201800:27:34

Solidify your knowledge on Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) treatment and more! Quiz yourself on the 5 pearls we will be covering:

  1. Throwback: At what levels of drinking does unhealthy alcohol use start, and how do you screen for unhealthy alcohol use? (1:47)
  2. What does the brief intervention and counseling part of SBIRT entail? (4:43)
  3. What are the first line medications for AUD and contraindications to them? (11:11)
  4. What are the second-line medications for AUD and their limitations? (18:14)
  5. What new therapies are being studied for for alcohol use disorder? (22:09)
  6. Pearls Recap (25:06)

For full transcript of the podcast, show notes and references: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2018/11/07/5-pearls-on-treatment-of-alcohol-use-disorder/

tag: naltrexone, acamprosate, gabapentin, topiramate, SBIRT, neuromodulation, nalmafene, psychaedelics, audit-c



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#144 RSV & What Makes Vaccine Trials Different: Beyond Journal Club on the RENOIR and AReSVi Trials31 Jan 202400:23:28

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 fourth episode of Beyond Journal Club, a new series brought to you by Core IM in collaboration with NEJM Group.

Sponsor: Pathway FREE evidence-based clinical decision support app. Guideline summaries, interactive algorithms, landmark trials & more

Show Notes & Transcript

Time Stamps:

(02:30) | Epidemiology of RSV

(03:46) | Development of RSV vaccine

(05:55) | Vaccine trial design

(12:22) | ARESVI and RENOIR Trials

(18:18) | Who should we recommend the RSV vaccine to?

(19:50) | What don’t we know?

Tags: IMCore, CoreIM, primary care, infectious disease, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, physician assistant



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#26 A 85F with AMS Part 2: Hoofbeats Segment24 Oct 201800:26:34

Dissect a working diagnosis through a process of validation!

Time Stamps:

  1. Your collective differential [0:40]
  2. The test results (that you asked for) are in... [2:13]
  3. The hospital course, and the diagnosis (or is it?) [7:10]
  4. Validating a diagnosis: Base rate, adequacy, and coherence [8:30]
  5. Revisiting the differential [14:44]
  6. What to do when there is no final diagnosis? [17:39]

For full show notes: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2018/10/24/hoofbeats-85f-with-acute-ams-part-2/

Tags: Clinical reasoning, Diagnostic Uncertainty



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#25 A 85F with AMS Part 1: Hoofbeats segment10 Oct 201800:33:13

Submit your diagnosis or differential for this episode's case at HumanDx.org (free registration required): http://hdx.org/2VP ! Part 2 (releasing 10/24) will have the final diagnosis!

Time stamps:

  1. A new challenge and the rules of the game (1:13)
  2. Introduction to Human Dx (3:06)
  3. The case: An 85 year-old woman with paranoid delusions (5:28)
  4. What exactly is problem representation? (15:15)
  5. Building the differential (19:53)
  6. For full show notes: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2018/10/10/hoofbeats-85f-with-acute-ams/

 



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#24 Meet the Producers27 Sep 201800:22:29

Join us in this episode with Doctors Who Create where we explore how Core IM was started and some things that happen behind the scenes!

Episode page: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2018/09/27/meet-the-producers/



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