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Core Internal Medicine via following series: 5 Pearls || Clinically relevant pearls Mind the Gap || Why do we do what we do? Gray Matters || Management Reasoning Hoofbeats || Dissecting clinical reasoning At the Bedside || Explore everyday challenges
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If your patient asks you about a left atrial appendage closure device, what should you tell them? In the latest episode of the Beyond Journal Club podcast from CORE IM and NEJM Group, the hosts will help you: Understand the trade-offs: stroke prevention, bleeding, procedural risks, and medications afterward. Build clinical judgment: weigh which approach may better serve the individual patient, beyond the trial’s headline. Learn from thoughtful counseling: hear how you might discuss the evidence, acknowledge uncertainty, and explore what matters to your patients.🔹Sponsor: ACP MKSAP Oakstone CMEUse the code "CORE25" for 25% off: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/MKSAP7🔹Transcript and Show Notes 01:09 | What the Watchman is, and why it should work?05:58 | The checkered history: PROTECT-AF and PREVAIL09:06 | The plot continues: PRAGUE-17, OPTION, OCEAN, and CLOSURE-AF12:35 | CHAMPION-AF: the biggest test yet15:03 | Reading the fine print19:23 | A local solution to a systemic problem22:45 | How patients hear about it25:44 | So what do we tell our patients?29:52 | TakeawaysTags: IMCore, Internal Medicine, Medical Education, WATCHMAN device, Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiology, DOAC Anticoagulation, Primary Care, Hospital MedicineFind the best disability insurance for you: https://www.patternlife.com/disability-insurance?campid=497840Our Sponsors:* Check out ElevenReader and use my code PODCAST for a great deal: https://elevenreader.ioAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
“Should you stop screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) at 75?” This episode explores how to individualize screening decisions based on life expectancy, prior colonoscopy findings, and procedural risks. Learn how to navigate these nuanced conversations, avoid age-based assumptions, and use strategies like mailed FIT kits and offering screening choices to help more patients get screened.🔹Sponsor: Search “Amazon Pharmacy Nationwide Home Delivery" in your EHR to get home delivery (often same-day). Learn more here!🔹Transcript and Show Notes01:18 | Screening >75 yo?10:06 | Takeaways on Colorectal Cancer Screening After 75 10:37 | Systems thinking: How do we get to an 80% screening rateTags: Core IM, Internal Medicine, Colorectal Cancer Screening, Gastroenterology, Cancer Screening Find the best disability insurance for you: https://www.patternlife.com/disability-insurance?campid=497840Our Sponsors:* Check out ElevenReader and use my code PODCAST for a great deal: https://elevenreader.ioAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
“What’s the best way to screen?” This episode breaks down the pros, limitations, and follow-up needs of FIT, Cologuard, CT colonography, and colonoscopy to help you choose the right screening option for your patients. Also learn practical colonoscopy surveillance intervals based on polyp size, number, and pathology.🔹Sponsor: Search “Amazon Pharmacy Nationwide Home Delivery" in your EHR to get home delivery (often same-day). Learn more here!🔹Transcript and Show Notes01:24 | Screening Options Besides Colonoscopy11:22 | How FIT, FIT-DNA, and CT colonography differ and when each makes sense.12:52 | Colonoscopy and Frequency19:29 | How adenoma number, size, and histology guide surveillance intervals. Tags: Core IM, Internal Medicine, Colorectal Cancer Screening, Gastroenterology, Cancer Screening Find the best disability insurance for you: https://www.patternlife.com/disability-insurance?campid=497840Our Sponsors:* Check out ElevenReader and use my code PODCAST for a great deal: https://elevenreader.ioAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
“The triglycerides are high. Now what?” This episode breaks down a practical approach to elevated TGs, from knowing when to check ApoB or non-HDL-C to choosing lifestyle changes, lipid-lowering medications, and when to suspect an underlying genetic disorder. 🔹Transcript and Show Notes02:17 | Check a non-HDL-C or ApoB if TGs are ≥150 mg/dL 07:18 | Address waist circumference and lifestyle before meds for high TGs10:52 | Dr. Watson’s 3-day carbohydrate responsiveness trial 17:07 | Order a fasting or nonfasting lipid panel?19:00 | When do you reach for TG-lowering medications? 25:26 | Familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS)Tags: CoreIM, Medical Education, Hypertriglyceridemia, ACC AHA lipid guidelines, lipid guidelines 2026, cardiovascular risk Find the best disability insurance for you: https://www.patternlife.com/disability-insurance?campid=497840Our Sponsors:* Check out ElevenReader and use my code PODCAST for a great deal: https://elevenreader.io* Check out FIGS and use my code FIGSRX for a great deal: https://wearfigs.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
“Too young for colon cancer.” This episode unpacks the red flags of early-onset CRC, from blood in the stool and iron deficiency anemia to persistent abdominal pain and changes in bowel habits, and offers practical pearls for closing the clinical loop. Also learn why a “negative” family history may need a yearly refresh.🔹Sponsor: Search “Amazon Pharmacy Nationwide Home Delivery" in your EHR to get home delivery (often same-day). Learn more here!🔹Transcript and Show Notes01:45 | Colorectal cancer rising in younger adults 06:42 | Why screening starts at age 4508:15 | What may be driving early-onset colorectal cancer 13:37| Key takeaways: symptoms, follow-up, and family history Tags: Colorectal Cancer Screening, Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Cancer Screening, OncologyFind the best disability insurance for you: https://www.patternlife.com/disability-insurance?campid=497840Our Sponsors:* Check out ElevenReader and use my code PODCAST for a great deal: https://elevenreader.io* Check out FIGS and use my code FIGSRX for a great deal: https://wearfigs.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
“It didn’t work.” This episode breaks down practical treatment options (dosing options for naltrexone, acamprosate, topiramate, gabapentin) and counseling pearls to help you meet patients where they are and support their recovery. Also discover blind spots in detox and rehab centers.🔹Transcript and Show Notes🔹 Explore ACP’s Substance Use Disorder Education Hub for videos and an AI-powered patient simulation to practice alcohol-use conversations: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/SUDhubAlcohol Use and Chronic Health Conditions Mini Video Series01:55 | #1: Naltrexone12:06 | #2 Acamprosate16:15 | #3: Topiramate21:12 | #4: Other meds29:31 | #5: Detox and rehab blind spots Tags: CoreIM, Medical Education, Addiction Medicine, Alcohol Withdrawal, Addiction Treatment, GLP-1, pharmacologyFind the best disability insurance for you: https://www.patternlife.com/disability-insurance?campid=497840Our Sponsors:* Check out ElevenReader and use my code PODCAST for a great deal: https://elevenreader.io* Check out FIGS and use my code FIGSRX for a great deal: https://wearfigs.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Have you ever lost a patient and found yourself thinking about them long after the shift ended? This episode explores the grief clinicians can carry after a patient dies, including the losses that aren’t always obvious. We also discuss ways to work through that grief, recognize when it becomes complicated, and lean on your team for support. 🔹Transcript and Shownotes04:12 | What is Clinician Grief?10:02 | Types of Losses10:22 | Loss of a close relationship with a particular patient12:56 | Loss due to a professional's identification with the pain of family members13:56 | Loss of one's unmet goals and expectations and one's professional self-image and role18:47 | Loss related to one's personal system of beliefs and assumptions about life21:30 | Past unresolved losses or anticipated future losses23:29 | The death of the self25:44 | CopingTags: CoreIM, Medical Education, Clinician Wellbeing, Burnout, Secondary Traumatic Stress, Complicated Grief, Coping With Grief, Medical humanities, medical ethicsFind the best disability insurance for you: https://www.patternlife.com/disability-insurance?campid=497840Our Sponsors:* Check out CovePure and use my code CovePure.com/coreim for a great deal: https://covepure.com* Check out ElevenReader and use my code PODCAST for a great deal: https://elevenreader.io* Check out FIGS and use my code FIGSRX for a great deal: https://wearfigs.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
How to choose between RUQ ultrasound, CT, HIDA, MRCP, EUS, and ERCP based on the clinical picture? When should you move from diagnostic imaging to therapeutic ERCP, and what should you know about sphincterotomy, stents, and stone removal? Plus, how to interpret bile duct dilation without jumping straight to obstruction?🔹Sponsor: Oakstone CMEUse the code "CORE25" for 25% off: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/MKSAP🔹Transcript and Shownotes02:11 | Pearl 1: Gallbladder Problems Spectrum07:33 | Pearl 2: Choose Imaging Strategically: Start with RUQUS, Escalate as Needed14:34 | Pearl 3: Biliary Tree Diagnostics19:19 | Pearl 4: Invasives that are Diagnostic and Therapeutic27:06 | Pearl 5: Stenting in ERCPTags: CoreIM, Internal Medicine, Medical Education, Gallstones, Cholecystitis, Biliary Disease, ERCP, Biliary ImagingFind the best disability insurance for you: https://www.patternlife.com/disability-insurance?campid=497840Our Sponsors:* Check out CovePure and use my code CovePure.com/coreim for a great deal: https://covepure.com* Check out ElevenReader and use my code PODCAST for a great deal: https://elevenreader.io* Check out FIGS: https://wearfigs.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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