We recap the top pearls from 2021, including celiac disease, kidney stones, SGLT2 inhibitors for weight loss & HFpEF, smoking cessation, buprenorphine for acute pain, metabolic alkalosis, nephrotic syndrome, bronchiectasis, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, acute diarrhea, osteoporosis, and diabetes. Plus, Paul and Watto express their gratitude to The Curbsiders family and look forward to 2022. Finally, it’s our annual recap extravaganza 2021 with guest host Chris “the Chiu Man” Chiu (@cjchiu), providing a rapid review of previous Curbsiders episodes for your spaced learning.


Special thanks to the whole Curbsiders team and our listeners for an incredible six years of podcasting!



Note: There is no CME for this mini-episode, but visit curbsiders.vcuhealth.org to claim credit for past episodes.



Click here for full show notes




Episodes | Subscribe | Spotify | Swag! | Top Picks | Mailing List | thecurbsiders@gmail.com | Free CME!



Credits




Written, Produced, and Hosted by: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP; Christopher Chiu MD, FACP FAAP
Cover Art: Beth Garbitelli
Executive Producer: Beth Garbitelli
Showrunner: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
Editor: Clair Morgan of nodderly.com





CME Partner: VCU Health CE
The Curbsiders are partnering with VCU Health Continuing Education to offer FREE continuing education credits for physicians and other healthcare professionals. Visit curbsiders.vcuhealth.org and search for this episode to claim credit. 


Show Segments




Intro
Garbs’ picks: Pelvic pain, smoking cessation
Addiction medicine pearls: Nicotine use disorder; Acute pain in OUD
Nephrology: Kidney stones, nephrotic syndrome, metabolic alkalosis
Cardiology: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD), SGLT2 inhibitors for HFpEF
Pulmonology: Bronchiectasis, OHS
Gastroenterology: Celiac disease, Liver test abnormalities
Bariatric Medicine: Semaglutide for weight loss; bariatric surgery
Endocrinology: Osteoporosis; Diabetes FAQ
Outro