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Episode 26 - Hyperkalemia
Tony, Hannah and Avi are back at it with another cardiology-nephrology episode, this time examining why calcium "stabilizes" the cardiac membrane in …
4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 25 - Furosemide
In this episode The Curious Clinicians investigate why furosemide can improve dyspnea in acute heart failure almost immediately, long before any diur…
4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 24 - Fevers and Response to Infection
On this episode Tony explores the benefits of fevers, including why even trees and bees mount fevers in response to infection.
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4 years, 11 months ago
Episode 23 - Bendopnea
This episode is another installment in our Intern Question series, where Hannah examines why some patients feel short of breath specifically when ben…
4 years, 11 months ago
Episode 22 - Cystic Fibrosis
The Curious Clinicians explore a theory about the prevalence of CFTR gene mutations and why cystic fibrosis carriers may have a selective advantage.
…5 years ago
Episode 21 - Fevers and Rigors
Hannah, Avi and Tony examine why we feel cold while febrile (shouldn't we feel hot?) and can develop shaking chills/rigors. The answer has implicatio…
5 years ago
Episode 20 - STEMI
Avi, Hannah, and Tony investigate why myocardial infarctions lead to ST elevations (and/or ST depressions) on EKG. The answers they found are mind-be…
5 years, 1 month ago
Episode 19 - DIC
This episode is another installment in our "Questions from Intern Year" series. Hannah explores whether disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) …
5 years, 1 month ago
Episode 18 - Thirst
In this episode of The Curious Clinicians, Tony, Hannah and Avi learn about the mechanisms of thirst, why drinking liquids immediately quenches thirs…
5 years, 2 months ago
Episode 17 - The Eyes Have It (Part II)
This is the second episode in a two-part series called "The Eyes Have It", where The Curious Clinicians explore questions related to the eye. In this…
5 years, 2 months ago