Core IM | Internal Medicine Podcast

#215 Gallbladder & Biliary Testing: 5 Pearls Segment

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 w

#214 Hyponatremia Management: A Core IM Classic

Throwback: Should you really fluid-restrict every patient with SIADH? When can IV fluids make hyponatremia better or worse? Are salt tabs actually doing enough? And what

#213 Hypertension First-Line Medications Troubleshooting | Bread & Butter Series

Why can lower-dose combinations be more effective and better tolerated than maximizing one medication? How to troubleshoot common challenges such as amlodipine edema, gou

#212 Top 10 Highlights of the New Lipid Guidelines

Learn from primary care docs what has been practiced and changed from the 2026 ACC/AHA Lipid Guidelines! Learn how the new CPR framework (Calculate, Personalize, Reclassi

#211 Breaking Down MASLD vs. MASH and the MAESTRO-NASH & ESSENCE Trials: Beyond Journal Club Segment

MASLD affects nearly one in three adults worldwide, yet many patients remain undiagnosed until advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis develops. So, which patients should clinicia

#210 HTN in Dialysis: 5 Pearls Segment

What blood pressure should we target in patients on hemodialysis? Why volume control remains the foundation of treatment? How blood pressure targets differ from the gener

#209 Dialysis and Fluid Management: 5 Pearls Segment

Why is fluid management the most important part of dialysis care? This episode explores the fundamentals of hemodialysis, why ESKD patients have unique physiology, and ho

#208 AI vs. Human with Post-Op AFib: Bread & Butter Series

Can AI manage post-op atrial fibrillation or does medicine still require human judgment? Using post-op AFib as a case study, we explore where algorithms help, where evide

#207 Is There a Doctor on Board? In-Flight Emergencies

We start with a gripping story of seizures and use it as a jumping-off point to unpack practical pearls for in-flight emergencies. Along the way: what’s actually in the e

#206 Eosinophilia: 5 Pearls Segment

Can you distinguish benign eosinophilia from a sign of serious disease, and know exactly when to act at the bedside? In this high-yield episode, test your clinical reaso

#205 Nutrition Studies, Coffee and the CRAVE Trial: Beyond Journal Club with the NEJM Group

Is coffee helping or harming our patients’ hearts? In this Beyond Journal Club, we unpack the CRAVE trial and use it as a lens to answer a bigger question: How should c

#204 Diabetic Foot Infections & Osteomyelitis: 5 Pearls Segment

Why can these infections be tricky? How to diagnose osteomyelitis at the bedside? Do we always need IV vs oral antibiotics? And the best for last: Simple, practical wound

#203 POCUS for AKI & Dialysis | Real Cases That Changed Management

A dialysis patient with a chronic cough: is it COPD, or are they still volume overloaded? A patient with AKI and hyperkalemia says they’re still peeing — does that rule

#202 Dementia Part 2: Gray Matters Segment

Most clinicians see dementia medications on the med rec, but many of us aren’t sure how much they actually help. In this episode we break down donepezil, memantine, and t

#201: Dementia Part 1: Gray Matters Segment

Cognitive decline is tough for all parties. What are the high-yield questions to ask? What should you add to your one-liner? When do you stop using MOCA and try to clearl

#200: Insulin and QWINT-1 Trial in T2DM: Beyond Journal Club Segment with NEJM Group

From metformin to basal insulin to overlooked older medications, this episode reviews the T2D medication toolkit clinicians use every day. We then dive into new evidence

#199 Privacy & Confidentiality: At the Bedside Segment

Is patient confidentiality absolute or conditional? When does protecting privacy put others at risk? Can you follow a former patient in the EHR for learning? Should you p

#198 Microskills for Change That are Big Enough to Matter, Small Enough to Win

Baby alligators  - those betrayals of purpose , or, death by a thousand paper cuts ! Check out our latest episode, where Dr. Eileen Barrett walks us through how to tackl

#197 Hypercoagulability Part 2: 5 Pearls Segment

Gray zones of VTE management! How to approach anticoagulation duration in unprovoked, provoked-irreversible, and provoked-reversible clots? When dose-reduced DOACs make

#196 Stories of Courage and Career Development with Horn Award

We hope these stories resonate with anyone who has felt pulled between professional purpose and personal life, and remind you that you’re not alone in wanting both. 🔹 Sp