A random serving of knowledge food for your brain hole with returning guest, Dr. Alan Dow, Professor of Internal Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. Our final live recap show from ACP 2018 covering: human microbiome, copper deficiency, POTS syndrome, substances of abuse, drugs for delirium and how to be more like Leonardo Da Vinci. Please let us know what you liked, didn’t like and how we can make the show better. Full show notes available at http://thecurbsiders.com/podcast Join our mailing list and receive a PDF of our show notes every Monday. Rate us on iTunes, recommend a guest or topic and give feedback at thecurbsiders@gmail.com. We are also on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @thecurbsiders. Time stamps: 00:00 Disclaimer 01:30 Guest bio 03:19 Getting to know our guest, podcast, and book recommendations 08:55 Human microbiome 11:05 A case of anemia and neuropathy 13:30 Physiology and treatment of POTS syndrome 17:00 Novel substances of abuse 20:17 Benzodiazepines for delirium 24:00 Leonardo Da Vinci versus the modern physician 27:18 Outro Tags: microbiome, transplant, bupropion, gabapentin, pregabalin, copper, POTS, substance, use, disorder, leonardo, da, vinci, acp, journal, article, literature, news, media, doctor, education, family, foam, foamed, health, hospitalist, hospital, internal, internist, meded, medical, medicine, nurse, practitioner, professional, primary, physician, resident, student