Matt and Paul recap top pearls from a recent episode on Travel Medicine with Dr. Boghuma Titanji (audio version) and share their picks of the week. Below are links to the original interview & show notes.
#449 Travel Medicine
Picks of the week:
Paul recommends: Clutch - Psychic Warfare; Harry Nilsson - The Point
Watto - Mr. McMahon (Netflix Docuseries)
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#491: Benign Hematology with Brad Beeler
Decode low neutrophils, recognize thalassemia without chasing iron, and sharpen your approach to bleeding disorders in primary care.
Crack the code on confusing labs. Learn from Dr. Bradley Beeler, an academic hematologist, how to recognize thalassemia without over-ordering tests, why a low neutrophil count in a healthy patient might not be a problem, and how to tackle bleeding disorders in primary care.
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Show Segments
Intro
Case 1: Duffy-null associated neutrophil count
Case 2: Bleeding disorders
Case 3: Thalassemia
Outro
Credits
Written and produced by Paul Wurtz MD. Show notes, cover art, and infographic also created by Paul Wurtz MD.
Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Reviewer: Sai S Achi MD, MBA, FACP
Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Technical Production: PodPaste
Guest: Bradley Beeler MD
Disclosures
Dr. Beeler reports no relevant financial disclosures. The Curbsiders report no relevant financial disclosures.
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490: Update! Anticoagulation for Venous Thromboembolism with Dr. Tara Lech, PharmD
Master the latest approaches for treating venous thromboembolism with expert tips on direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) selection, dosing, and duration. Learn how to tailor anticoagulation for special populations, handle treatment failures, and navigate long-distance travel risks. We’re joined by Dr. Tara Lech, PharmD, CACP (Beth Israel Lahey Health, @AnticoagPharmD, @anticoagpharmd.bsky.social).
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Show Segments
Intro
Case 1 from Kashlak
Choosing the right anticoagulant
Distal deep vein thrombosis management
Anticoagulation in special populations
Case 2 from Kashlak
Understanding treatment failure
Anticoagulation reversal agents
Outro
Credits
Producer, Writer, Show Notes, Infographic, Cover Art: Ben Furman
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: Tara Lech, PharmD
Disclosures
Dr. Lech reports no relevant financial disclosures. The Curbsiders report no relevant financial disclosures.
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#489 Live from SHM #Converge2025 Rheumatology for the Hospitalist
Take the ache out of those joint aches!
Learn about inpatient diagnosis and management of crystalline arthropathies as well as a brief conversation about those rheumatology NOS cases. We’re joined by Dr. Kimberly Trotter, MD (University of Chicago).
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Show Segments
Intro
Rapid fire questions/Picks of the Week
Case 1
Differential Diagnosis of arthropathy
Risk factors for Gout
Diagnostic Evaluation
Acute Treatments
Long-term Treatments
Transitions of Care for Crystalline Arthropathy
Case 2
History and Physical Exam
Diagnostic Work up
Treatment
Outro
Credits
Writer, Producer, Show Notes, Hosts: Meredith Trubitt MD, Monee Amin MD
Infographic, Cover Art: Caroline Coleman, MD
Reviewer: Sai Achi MD, MBA, FACP
Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Technical Production: PodPaste
Guest: Kimberly Trotter, MD
Disclosures
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#488 DIGEST: Cytisinicline for smoking cessation, partner treatment for BV, combination therapy with statins and ezetimibe, and exercise and survival in colon cancer
Join us as we review recent practice-changing articles on the effect of combination statin and ezetimibe in reducing myalgias, male partner treatment for BV, semaglutide for MASH/liver fibrosis, exercise and cancer risk, and cytisinicline for smoking cessation. Fill your brain hole with some delicious apps and entrees from our spring Digests! Featuring Paul Williams (@PaulNWilliamz), Nora Taranto (@norataranto), special guest epidemiologist Alexander Chaitoff (@alexchaitoff) and Matt Watto (@doctorwatto).
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Credits
Written and Hosted by: Nora Taranto MD; Alexander Chaitoff MD, MPH; Paul Williams, MD, FACP, Matthew Watto MD, FACP, Alex Chaitoff MD MPH
Cover Art: Nora Taranto MD
Reviewer: Leah Witt MD
Technical Production: Pod Paste
Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Show Segments
Intro, disclaimer
Self-collected HPV tests for cervical cancer screening
Semaglutide for MASH/Liver Fibrosis
Male Partner Treatment for BV
Statins plus ezetimibe versus high-dose statins alone for statin-associated muscle symptoms
Exercise and Colon Cancer Risk
Cytisinicline for Smoking Cessation
Outro
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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.