Team up with the authors of the JAMA Medicine series on Medical Overuse, Dr. Dan Morgan @dr_dmorgan (University of Maryland) and Dr. Deborah Korenstein @DKorenstein (Memorial Sloan Kettering). We discuss procalcitonin (again!), the dangers of incidentalomas, risks of chest CT for lung cancer screening, the easiest place to get antibiotics for a viral infection, and why not to treat subclinical hypothyroidism despite guidelines. Trying to find ways to shed the fat off of some common medical practices? Look no further.  ACP members can claim CME-MOC credit at https://www.acponline.org/curbsiders (CME goes live at 0900 ET on the episode’s release date).  Show Notes | Subscribe | Spotify | Schwag! | Top Picks | Mailing List | thecurbsiders@gmail.com Credits Written and Produced by: Justin Berk, MD MPH MBA Infographic: Justin Berk, MD MPH MBA Cover Art: Matthew Watto MD, FACP Hosts: Stuart Brigham MD; Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP    Editor: Molly Heublein MD, Matthew Watto MD, FACP, Emi Okamoto MD (written materials); Clair Morgan of Nodderly.com (audio) Guest:  Daniel Morgan MD, Deborah Korenstein MD, FACP Time Stamps 00:00 Intro, disclaimer, guest bios 04:45 Guest one-liners Picks of the Week*: The Fifth Season is part of The Broken Earth Trilogy by NK Jemisen; The Great Believers: A Novel by Rebecca Makkai; A Constellation of Viral Phenomena by Anthony Marra 09:22 Best advice 11:18 Defining Medical Overuse and defining categories 19:20 Procalcitonin testing for pneumonia 27:42 Imaging and incidentalomas 37:38 Lung cancer screening CT scan; the Bach model 46:25 Urgent care and antibiotic prescriptions for viral illnesses 52:43 Subclinical hypothyroidism 58:32 Take home points 61:00 Outro and Stuart tells us about his knee pain *The Curbsiders participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising commissions by linking to Amazon. Simply put, if you click on my Amazon.com links and buy something we earn a (very) small commission, yet you don’t pay any extra. Goal Listeners will consider 5 of the top articles from 2018 that demonstrate signs of medical overuse that seem to offer more harm than benefit to patients. Learning objectives After listening to this episode listeners will…   Define medical overuse Discuss recent data about the utility of procalcitonin for antibiotic stewardship in respiratory infections. Recall the frequency incidentalomas on imaging and which modalities are associated with the highest risk. Identify the differences in benefits of annual lung cancer screening with CT based on baseline risk Recall the lack of evidence for treatment of asymptomatic subclinical hypothyroidism Describe the locations that are associated with more antibiotic prescriptions for viral infections. Disclosures Dr. Morgan and Dr. Korenstein report no relevant financial disclosures. The Curbsiders report no relevant financial disclosures.  Citation Morgan D, Korenstein D, Berk J, Williams PN, Brigham SK, Watto MF. “#189 Medical Overuse”. The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast. https://thecurbsiders.com/episode-list. December 23, 2019.