The Curious Clinicians – Details, episodes & analysis

Dr. Mike Todorovic, medical educator and science communicator extraordinaire, joins The Curious Clinicians to discuss the Na+/K+ ATPase pump ("the most important enzyme in the human body") and his approach to digital medical education.

Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel here, and read the show notes here!

Click here to obtain AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours).

Dr. Matt & Dr. Mike's podcast: https://drmattdrmike.com.au/dr-matt-mikes-medical-podcast/

Dr. Matt & Dr. Mike's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DrMattDrMike/featured

This week, the Curious Clinicians return to the topic of episode 72, "Bringing up Beethoven" with a surprising news update and new perspectives on a 200 year old tale!

Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel here, and read the show notes here!

Click here to obtain AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.5 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.5 hours), or ABIM MOC Part 2 (0.5 hours).

In this episode from our archives, originally posted on September 16, 2020, The Curious Clinicians examined why the savory flavor umami is SO DELICIOUS. Dig in!

Show notes: https://curiousclinicians.com/2020/09/16/episode-9-why-is-umami-so-delicious/

CME: https://vcu.cloud-cme.com/course/search?p=4000&curriculum=Curious%20Clinicians

Audio edited by Clair Morgan of Nodderly

This is the first in a series where Hannah explores clinical questions that have arisen during her intern year. In this episode, The Curious Clinicians learn why acetaminophen toxicity can lead to an anion gap metabolic acidosis. 

Don't forget, you can obtain CE/MOC credits just for listening!

To learn more, check out the show notes for this episode on our website.

Avi, Tony, and Hannah are back at it, investigating why metronidazole treats both bacterial and parasitic infections, why it's only effective against anaerobic organisms, and how this relates to the supposed disulfiram-like reaction. 

The episode opens with an important message from Dr. Mark Shapiro (host of the Explore The Space podcast) about VoteHealth 2020.

Here are some links for obtaining CE/MOC credits just for listening to this episode and to read the show notes on our website.

You can also check out Avi's original tweetorial on metronidazole and all of The Curious Clinician Podcast's other episodes.

Hannah, Tony, and Avi dig into the origins and mechanism of that most wondrous of flavors: umami. 

Show notes: https://curiousclinicians.com/?p=722

CE/MOC: https://vcu.cloud-cme.com/course/search?p=4000&curriculum=Curious%20Clinicians

The Curious Clinicians examine why coronary ischemia can present with dyspnea.

Show notes: https://curiousclinicians.com/?p=888

CE/MOC: https://vcu.cloud-cme.com/course/search?p=4000&curriculum=Curious%20Clinicians

The Curious Clinicians dive into the history and physiologic effects of IV fluids and why saline is definitely not "normal".

Show notes: https://curiousclinicians.com/?p=824

CE/MOC: https://vcu.cloud-cme.com/course/search?p=4000&curriculum=Curious%20Clinicians

Avi, Hannah, and Tony investigate why the antibiotic azithromycin has anti-inflammatory properties. 

Show notes: https://curiousclinicians.com/?p=741

CE/MOC: https://ce.vcuhealth.org/CuriousClinicians

Tony, Avi, and Hannah examine the mechanisms of contraction alkalosis as a result of diuretic use, as well as the roles of chloride and a protein that none of them had previously heard of: pendrin.

Show notes: http://curiousclinicians.com/?p=788

CE/MOC: https://ce.vcuhealth.org/CuriousClinicians