The Curbsiders

• When Your Patient Has Had a Clot: Expert Advice   Provoked vs unprovoked, testing vs no testing, the patient taking a long airplane trip. An expert weighs in on these issues and more.
  The Curbsiders, August 16, 2023
• The BP-Creatinine Spiral in Renovascular Hypertension   How to recognize patients who truly need a workup and who might have a more advanced case?
  The Curbsiders, July 19, 2023
• Is It Primary Aldosteronism? What Not to Miss   Low renin and high aldosterone levels should tip you off, especially if the patient has resistant hypertension. But how to confirm the diagnosis and make sure it's not something else?
  The Curbsiders, July 12, 2023
• CKD Pharmacotherapy: Who Should 'Run the Show'?   The SGLT2s are solidly in primary care's lane, and the message is, don't be afraid of them.
  The Curbsiders, July 05, 2023
• Hemochromatosis: What We Should Have Learned About It   The Curbsiders share expert tips on this common disorder, its presentation, diagnosis, and approach to treatment.
  The Curbsiders, May 22, 2023
• Delirium: Prevent Rather Than Prescribe   An expert explains why antipsychotics aren't the solution to delirium in hospitalized patients.
  The Curbsiders, May 08, 2023
• Finding an Adrenal Incidentaloma: What to Do Next   Even benign masses can wreak biochemical havoc on the patient, so some investigation is typically warranted.
  The Curbsiders, April 20, 2023
• Picking Up the Premotor Symptoms of Parkinson's   The Curbsiders discuss important physical exam findings in suspected Parkinson’s.
  The Curbsiders, April 05, 2023
• Adult-Onset ADHD: Treatment in Primary Care   An expert shares with The Curbsiders his approach to ADHD in the adult patient.
  The Curbsiders, March 24, 2023
• Opioids on Top of Opioids: Treating Acute Pain in Patients With OUD   The Curbsiders share an expert's tips on managing acute pain in hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder -- what's right and what's wrong.
  The Curbsiders, March 10, 2023
• Back Pain: Red Flags and When to Image   A back pain expert shares a rational approach to a very common problem seen in primary care.
  The Curbsiders, February 28, 2023
• Diagnosing Myositis and Myopathy: Exam and Testing   The movie theater sign? The best way to assess muscle strength? The Curbsiders share pearls from an expert on these rare autoimmune disorders.
  The Curbsiders, February 01, 2023
• Thumb, Finger, Wrist Pain? How to Evaluate Hand Symptoms   These maneuvers can differentiate the most common causes of hand-associated pain in primary care.
  The Curbsiders, January 12, 2023
• DTs and More: Safe Outpatient Alcohol Withdrawal   Which patients experiencing alcohol withdrawal can be safely managed in the ambulatory care setting, and which would be better off in the hospital?
  The Curbsiders, January 06, 2023
• Med Ed: How to Be a Better Preceptor   There's more than one way to be a preceptor to medical students or residents, and these expert tips will improve your teaching skills.
  The Curbsiders, December 22, 2022
• Managing Stimulant Use Disorder in Primary Care   In their series on addiction medicine, Curbsiders Dr Carolyn Chan and Dr Natalie Stahl share expert tips on harm reduction, contingency management, and overamping in patients who use stimulants.
  The Curbsiders, December 15, 2022
• The 'Too Many Toes Sign' and the Thompson Squeeze   Tips on the assessment of foot and ankle pain from the Curbsiders and their expert guests.
  The Curbsiders, November 30, 2022
• The Latest Migraine Therapies -- Some You Might Not Know About   A headache specialist shares tips on using CGRP receptor antagonists and other effective options for patients with migraine.
  The Curbsiders, October 21, 2022
• Acute Hypoxemia: A Rapid-Response Refresher   Pearls from a critical care expert include how to approach the patient with hypoxemia, uses of POCUS, and whether you can trust that pulse oximeter.
  The Curbsiders, September 29, 2022
• A Better Way to Help Patients Drop Excess Weight   No target weights and greater comfort in prescribing anti-obesity medicines are among this expert's strategy.
  The Curbsiders, September 01, 2022