🙈 Sunday Punday with @thecurbsiders.bsky.social

Just here to inject a little humor straight into your feed. 💉😄

Brand episode this week on your favorite topics: C. diff, Diarrhea, and the Microbiome 💩

#MedStudentLife
#ResidentPhysician
#DoctorCommunity
#FuturePhysician

🧬 Prediabetes deep dive!
Is pioglitazone the new metformin? 🤔

Matt & Paul break it down, tackle listener Qs, and share their weekly picks 🎙️💊

🔒 Full ep on Patreon (House Officer+ tiers):
patreon.com/curbsiders
🎧 Available on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube & more!

#Curbsiders #FOAMed

🚨 High-Yield Infographic Alert!
NAFLD/MASLD pearls you can’t miss:

🧪 Fib-4 for risk
🖥️ VCTE cutoffs
💊 New treatments (hello, Resmetirom!)

Catch the latest Curbsiders episode now!www.thecurbsiders.com
@ebtapper.bsky.social
#MedTwitter #FOAMed #Curbsiders #Hepatology

🥾A reboot with endless pearls!

#452 NAFLD/MASLD! Expand your NAFLD/MASLD knowledge!

Expert guest @ebtapper.bsky.social shares his framework for approaching NAFLD/MASLD and the treatment tools he recommends including lifestyle modifications and medications.
www.thecurbsiders.com

This week we’re rebooting a popular episode with our pal Dr. Elliot Tapper, but for now a pun by the one and only Kate Grant😂

Like the puns? 😹You’ll love the pearls! Follow and catch the latest episodes! 🎤 www.thecurbsiders.com

OA vs LORA: Know the Difference!
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Not all joint pain is the same. 🦴

➡️ Swipe through to see how osteoarthritis (OA) differs from late-onset rheumatoid arthritis (LORA)—from where it shows up to how it’s treated. With expert guest
@unamakris.bsky.social

🩻 Radiographic findings don’t always tell the full story.

🩺 Listen to your patients—sometimes their resilience surprises us!

For more tune into episode #493 Joint Pain in Older Adults with Dr. Una Makris! 🎙️ @unamakris.bsky.social
#womenphysicians

Is it really hair loss… or just breakage? 👀

Let’s talk root causes so you can stop guessing and start growing. 🌱✨ #HealthyHair”

For more, tune into episode #492 Hair and Nails with Helena Pasieka MD MS 💇🏽‍♂️💅🏻

#Foam #internalmed #meded #foamed

New ep #493!!! www.thecurbsiders.com

Achy joints? 🦴 Dr. Una Makris joins us @unamakris.bsky.social and breaks down joint pain in older adults—what’s normal, what’s not & how to stay moving! 🎙️ #HealthyAging #JointHealth”

💸💨 DIGEST 67 is here: Cash Transfers, Combo Puffers, & Cagrilintide Concoctions 🧠✨

Your summer med menu is served—packed with fresh takes and tasty pearls from the world of internal medicine.

Dive in here 👉 thecurbsiders.com/digest/diges...

🚨 High Yield Infographic Alert!
🎧 Ep #492: Hair & Nails w/ Dr. Helena Pasieka

🧴 Learn:
1️⃣ Hair loss ≠ just cosmetic
2️⃣ Useful labs: CBC, ferritin, TSH (not hormone panels)
3️⃣ Respect texture & culture
4️⃣ Refer vs. reassure
5️⃣ Nail basics: skip acrylics, not fungi

www.thecurbsiders.com

🎧 Ep #492: Hair & Nails 💇‍♀️💅
with Helena Pasieka MD MS
Combing through hair loss in primary care—diagnosis, treatment, psychosocial factors + nail pearls. www.thecurbsiders.com

#MedEd #PrimaryCare #DermTwitter #FOAMed

Street Food 🥘 🌭🍤🍱
DELIGHT OR DIARRHEA??

Matt and Paul recap top pearls from a recent episode on Travel Medicine with Dr. Boghuma Titanji (video version) and share their picks of the week. This video episode is only available on Patreon! youtu.be/CtZDj7zMaTk

Thalassemia: Early Screening for Osteoporosis 🦴🧬

Primary care doctors 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️ play a crucial role in managing thalassemia.

Early screening for osteoporosis 🦴 and iron overload 🧲 is key to better outcomes. 🩺✅

#ThalassemiaAwareness #PrimaryCare #BoneHealth #IronOverload

🎧 To Bupropion or Not to Bupropion? That Is the Question
Matt and Paul break down 💡clinical pearls from a recent episode on Treatment-Resistant Depression 🧠—covering meds, strategies, and 🔄 switching tips.

Only on www.patreon.com/curbsiders

🚨 High Yield Infographic Alert!

Elevated PTT? Think bleeding history.

🟢 Non-bleeders: APS, contact factor deficiencies, heparin.
🔴 Bleeders: Hemophilias, vWD, factor VIII inhibitors.

Not all prolonged PTTs mean bleeding risk.

#MedEd #Hematology #FOAMed #ElevatedPTT #TheCurbsiders

🚨New episode!!! #491: Benign Hematology w/ Dr. Brad Beeler

Decode low neutrophils, recognize thalassemia without chasing iron, & sharpen your approach to bleeding disorders in primary care. 🩸

Written & produced by Paul Wurtz MD. Show notes, cover art, and infographic also created by Paul Wurtz MD.

🎧 New #Curbsiders episode!

💊 #490: Anticoagulation for VTE w/ Dr. Tara Lech, PharmD @anticoagpharmd.bsky.social

✅ Choosing the right DOAC
🤰 Special pops: pregnancy, low BMI
✈️ Air travel prophylaxis
🚨 Treatment failure & reversal agents

🔗 Listen now: www.thecurbsiders.com

🩺 Sunday Punday! 🧠

Start your week with a laugh and don’t forget to tune in tomorrow for a brand new episode of The Curbsiders! 🎙️🙌

#Curbsiders #SundayPunday #InternalMedicine #DadJokesMD #MedicalHumor #internalmedicine #meded #residency #resident #foam #hospitalist #hospitalistlife

🚨 High Yield Infographic Alert!

Key #Rheumatology pearls every hospitalist should know — straight from our latest #CurbsidersPod w/ Dr. Kimberly Trotter, MD 💎

✅ Gout flare tips
✅ Steroid taper cautions
✅ Allopurinol hypersensitivity clues

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🚨 New EPISODE drop!

🦴 #489 Rheumatology for the Hospitalist w/ Dr. Kimberly Trotter, MD 💎

🔥 Gout pearls, steroid taper tips, & key clues for allopurinol hypersensitivity.

Listen now 👉 www.thecurbsiders.com

#FOAMed #MedTwitter #Hospitalist #Rheumatology #ClinicalPearls

🚨 New EPISODE drop!

🦴 Rheumatology for the Hospitalist w/ Dr. Kimberly Trotter, MD 💎 @societyhospmed.bsky.social

🔥 Gout pearls, steroid taper tips, & key clues for allopurinol hypersensitivity.

Listen now 👉 www.thecurbsiders.com

#FOAMed #Hospitalist #Rheumatology #ClinicalPearls

🚨 New EPISODE drop!

🦴 Rheumatology for the Hospitalist w/ Dr. Kimberly Trotter, MD 💎 @societyhospmed.bsky.social

🔥 Gout pearls, steroid taper tips, & key clues for allopurinol hypersensitivity.

Listen now 👉 www.thecurbsiders.com

#FOAMed #Hospitalist #Rheumatology #ClinicalPearls

Hospitalist humor 😆 🏥🥼

It’s your favorite day of the week. 👏🏽#sundaypunday with #thecurbsiders

Tomorrow we are back with an episode from #shmconverge2025 that can’t be missed.

Let’s just say— 💊🛏️ Hospitalists, don’t feel joint at the hip with uncertainty…Check back soon for episode #489!

NEW!!!! 📰

Digest 66: Dapagliflozin and Liver Disease –The Newest MASH-up? Plus a new treatment for IPF, platelet transfusion strategies, anticoagulation after hospitalization for afib, and a haiku for new interns

👉 Slide into the latest research. Stay sharp. Laugh a little. Digest a lot.

🧠🩺

Exercise and Colon Cancer 🏋

Can exercise can play a crucial role in cancer survival?

🏃‍♂️💪 Dive into the latest insights from the Curbsiders Digest episode #488. Watch now!

#CancerSurvival #ExerciseBenefits #CurbsidersDigest

New The Curbsiders Teach episode! 🎧💥

Crucial convos don’t have to derail your career.
Learn to navigate high-stakes talks, adapt to personalities (MINT HR model), & turn conflict into connection.

Free CME ➡️ thecurbsiders.com/teach
#MedEd #PsychSafety #FOAMed

🎧 New Curbsiders DIGEST Episode is out! #488

🔥 This week we cover:

✅ Cytisinicline for smoking cessation
✅ Exercise & colon cancer risk
✅ Statins + ezetimibe & myalgias
✅ Male-partner treatment for BV
✅ GLP-1 agonists for MASH
✅ Self-collected HPV testing

#InternalMedicine #Curbsiders

These puns are so bad, they should be illegal — but here we are, committing verbal crimes every Sunday.

🚨🙈 #SundayPunday ##thecurbsiders

Craving more bad puns, clinical pearls and practice changing knowledge? Follow @thecurbsiders.bsky.social 🩺🩻🥼👨🏻‍⚕️👩🏽‍⚕️

@jessicamerlinmd.bsky.social joined @thecurbsiders.bsky.social to bust common myths and explore strategies to support patients with #ChronicPain and #OpioidUseDisorder.

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