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.

• COPD: Tips on Primary Care Management   Changes in the lungs with aging can make COPD diagnosis more challenging. These tools and resources are invaluable.
  The Curbsiders, December 2023
• Dr Christmas on Managing Menopausal Symptoms   Dr Monica Christmas's gift to The Curbsiders is expert advice on using hormonal and nonhormonal therapies in perimenopause.
  The Curbsiders, December 2023
• When to Order Antinuclear Antibodies in Primary Care   Tips from an expert rheumatologist also reveal when not to order ANA and how to interpret the results.
  The Curbsiders, November 2023
• Hematuria: When to Worry About Bloody Urine   When is blood in the urine a potentially serious sign? How do you know whether it's urologic or glomerular? Here are an expert's tips on this topic.
  The Curbsiders, November 2023
• Three Types of Knee Pain in Primary Care   The theatergoer's sign; the merchant's view; the windshield-wiper test: Do you use these methods of assessing knee pain?
  The Curbsiders, October 2023
• Dysphagia: 'There's a Lump in My Throat'   An expert tells The Curbsiders how to take a history when patients complain of swallowing or motility symptoms.
  The Curbsiders, October 2023
• Resistant Hypertension: What Not to Reach For   An expert shares what's best to try fourth-line for resistant hypertension, as well as what to avoid.
  The Curbsiders, September 2023
• A Fanny Pack Full of Tips for Starting Patients on Insulin   An expert shares his approach for when to pull the insulin trigger and how to manage hypoglycemia.
  The Curbsiders, September 2023
• How to Interpret a Urine Drug Test   Addiction medicine physicians discuss the different types of urine drug tests, false positives, invalid tests, and how to communicate results to patients.
  The Curbsiders, September 2023
• Buprenorphine for Chronic Pain: How to Prescribe It   An expert shares his approach to transitioning from opioids to buprenorphine, and starting buprenorphine in opioid-naive patients with chronic pain.
  The Curbsiders, August 2023

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