The Curbsiders

The Curbsiders is an internal medicine podcast, in which three board-certified internists interview experts on clinically important topics. In a collaboration with Medscape, the Curbsiders share clinical pearls and practice-changing knowledge from selected podcasts.

• Sports Injuries of the Hip in Primary Care   Bursitis or tendinopathy? FABER or FADIR? The Curbsiders share tips from an expert on how to assess and manage sport-related hip pain.
  The Curbsiders, January 2025
• Dispelling the Concussion Dogma   The Curbsiders consult a concussion expert to find out how to best promote recovery after head injury.
  The Curbsiders, December 2024
• How to Avoid Freaking Out About Kidney Function   According to kidney expert Dr Joel Topf, albuminuria is a better prognostic indicator of kidney function than eGFR.
  The Curbsiders, December 2024
• Travel Medicine in Primary Care: The Pre-Travel Consultation   The Curbsiders share an expert’s tips on counseling, malaria prophylaxis, traveler’s diarrhea, sex tourism, and vaccination.
  The Curbsiders, November 2024
• The Most Common Chronic Liver Disease in the World   The new term is MASLD, and the good news is that it’s largely reversible.
  The Curbsiders, November 2024
• Just Call It 'Chronic Rhinitis' and Reach for These Treatments   Allergic rhinitis? Nonallergic rhinitis? It's all chronic rhinitis, and the drugs you recommend could differ (but not always) depending on the cause.
  The Curbsiders, October 2024
• Drugs, Alcohol, and Other Usual Suspects in Macrocytosis   The Curbsiders share what they learned from an expert on underlying causes and how best to work up a frequent lab finding: macrocytosis.
  The Curbsiders, October 2024
• Stones, Bones, Groans, Moans: Primary Hyperparathyroidism?   That unexpected hypercalcemia could be the tipoff, but it's not always that straightforward. Bone up on these potential symptoms of primary hyperparathyroidism and the workup that should follow.
  The Curbsiders, September 2024
• Simplifying Hepatitis B   The rules about whom to screen and vaccinate for hepatitis B are now more clinician-friendly.
  The Curbsiders, August 2024
• The Painful Truth About Endometriosis   The Curbsiders share pearls gleaned from an expert about how to recognize endometriosis, a condition as common as type 2 diabetes.
  The Curbsiders, August 2024

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