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We recap the top pearls for the hospitalist from #SHM #Converge24 covering discussions on heart failure, gastrointestinal bleeds, sepsis, updates in critical care, updates in hospital medicine, oncologic emergencies, pneumonia, COPD, transitions of care, vulnerable populations, AI, and more!



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Intro
Picks of the Week
Heart Failure
Patients with Disabilities
POCUS on Inpatient Service
GI Updates
High Value Delivery of Medical Education
Molecular Testing for Infectious Diseases
Interhospital Transfers
Artificial intelligence in Inpatient Care
Care of the Incarcerated Patient
Periop Updates
Oncologic Emergencies--Neutropenic Fever
Oral vs IV Antibiotics
Updates in Hospital Medicine
Updates in Critical Care & Guidelines in Hospital Medicine
Post Acute Care
Things We Do For No Reason ™
Iron Deficiency Anemia
Updates in Community Acquired Pneumonia
Updates in Palliative Care
Outro




Credits






Written, produced and show notes by: Monee Amin MD, Caroline Coleman MD, Meredith Trubitt MD 
Cover Art: Caroline Coleman MD
Hosts: Monee Amin MD, Meredith Trubitt MD 
Reviewer: Rahul Ganatra, MD, MPH
Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Technical Production: PodPaste
Guests: Harika Gorti MD, Sneha Neurgaonkar MD




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#438 Recap from SHM #Converge24

Supercharge your learning and enhance your practice with this Internal Medicine Podcast featuring board certified Internists as they interview the experts to bring you clinical pearls, practice-changing knowledge, and bad puns. Doctors Matthew Watto, Paul Williams, and friends (a national network of students, residents, and clinician-educators) deliver a little knowledge food for your brain hole. Yummy! No boring lectures here, just high-value content and a healthy dose of humor. Fantastic for Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Primary Care, and Hospital Medicine.

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More clinical pearls from ACP #IM2024, including emerging infectious diseases in the US (malaria, dengue, super gonorrhea, and a resurgence of syphilis), new C. diff treatments, coagulopathy and cirrhosis, fatty liver disease, HFpEF, peripheral arterial disease, Lp(a) and ApoB, CAR T-cells for autoimmune disease, SGLT2i for gout, and hematology updates. Paul and Watto are joined by Drs. Nora Taranto, Beth Garbitelli, and of course Chris “The Chiu Man” Chiu.



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00:00 Tropical Diseases: Resurgence of Malaria and Dengue Fever
03:44 Infectious Diseases: Syphilis Rates and New Treatments for C. diff
08:28 Coagulopathy and Cirrhosis: Managing Hemostasis and Portal Vein Thrombosis
11:34 Fatty Liver Disease: Risk Stratification and Treatment
14:59 Cardiology Updates: Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic Syndrome
31:03 New Medications for Hypertension
32:54 Renal Denervation and Hypertension
33:51 Lp(a) Drugs and Their Potential
36:01 Peripheral Arterial Disease and Claudication
38:10 SGLT2 Inhibitors and Gout
41:50 APO-B and LDL Cholesterol
42:45 Secondary Hypogonadism and Head and Neck Radiation
45:30 VEXAS: A Genetic Autoimmune Condition
49:08 Obesity-Induced Leukocytosis
52:49 CAR T-Cell Therapy in Rheumatologic Diseases

Credits

Producers/Writers/Show Notes: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP, Nora Taranto MD, Chris Chiu MD, Beth Garbitelli MD
CME, Cover Art: Beth Garbitelli MD
Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP   
Reviewer: Nora Taranto MD
Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Technical Production: PodPaste




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#441 More Clinical Pearls (New antibiotics, syphilis, heart disease, cirrhosis, lots more!) from ACP #IM2024

Become a pro in Hepatitis B! Dr. Arthur Kim teaches us how to approach Hepatitis B screening and vaccination in primary care, provides pearls on counseling patients with chronic Hepatitis B infection, and summarizes considerations for Hepatitis B antiviral treatment and monitoring.



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Intro
Case from Kashlak
Hepatitis B screening - who should be screened?
Hepatitis B screening - interpreting test results
Hepatitis B vaccination
Stages of Chronic HBV infection
Counseling patients with chronic HBV about preventing transmission and protecting liver health
Treatment of chronic HBV infection
Screening for hepatocellular carcinoma
Outro




Credits






Producer, Writer, Show Notes, Infographics, and Cover Art: Malini Gandhi 
Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP   
Reviewer: Fatima Syed MD
Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Technical Production: PodPaste
Guest: Arthur Kim MD




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#440 Hepatitis B with Dr. Arthur Kim

Repair and replace your old approach to shoulder pain! We cover shoulder anatomy, explain the continuum of impingement syndrome (from bursitis to tendonitis to rotator cuff tears to cuff tear arthropathy), how to take a good shoulder history, perform a high-yield physical exam, when to refer, and when to get an MRI. Plus, how to differentiate glenohumeral joint arthritis from frozen shoulder, and how to diagnose AC joint pathology. We’re joined by everyone’s favorite orthopedic surgeon, inventor, and renaissance man, Dr. Ted Parks.



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00:00 Intro
05:38 Shoulder Anatomy
14:47 Continuum of Impingement Syndrome
33:41 When to order an MRI
36:28 Glenohumeral joint arthritis vs frozen shoulder
51:50 AC joint arthritis 
62:25 Outro




Credits






Written and Produced by: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
Show Notes: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
Cover Art and Infographic: Beth Garbitelli MD
Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP   
Reviewer: Leah Witt MD
Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Technical Production: PodPaste
Guest: Ted Parks MD




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#439 Shoulder Pain: Impingement, Bursitis, Tendonitis, Cuff Tears, and Arthritis with Dr. Ted Parks

We cover angina, COPD-asthma overlap, home oxygen, colon cancer screening, cancer survivorship, tobacco cessation, e-cigarettes, step counts for health,  new drugs, the RSV vaccine, addiction medicine, interstitial lung disease, APOL1-mediated kidney disease, testosterone therapy, antimicrobial resistance, office-based allergy testing and more! The Curbsiders review highlights, clinical pearls, and practice-changing updates from the American College of Physician Internal Medicine Meeting #IM2024! 



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Show Segments






Intro
ACP Pearls
Outro




Credits








Producers: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP, Molly Heublein MD, Nora Taranto MD, Chris Chiu MD, Rahul Ganatra MD MPH, Beth Garbitelli MD
Show Notes: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP, Molly Heublein MD, Nora Taranto MD, Chris Chiu MD, Rahul Ganatra MD MPH, Beth Garbitelli MD
Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP   
Reviewer:Matthew Watto MD FACP
Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Technical Production: PodPaste




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#438 Recap from SHM #Converge24

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