Author Archives: Avraham Cooper

The Curious Clinicians welcomed Dr. Mark Shapiro to the show to learn about the art of the question, and so much more! Mark is a hospitalist and physician leader in California, but is best known as an extraordinarily talented podcast interviewer and inspiring speaker. If you’ve listened to Mark’s podcast, Explore The Space, you’ll knowContinue reading “Episode 115 – The Art of the Question, with Dr. Mark Shapiro”

Welcome to NephMadness 2024! In collaboration with Things We Do For No Reason (TWDFNR), we are excited to promote the start of this amazing medical education opportunity. Inspired by the “March Madness” college basketball tournament, NephMadness is a “a free online, CME-granting, evidenced-based, noncommercial learning initiative that leverages the tools of social media to teachContinue reading “Episode 85 – NephMadness 2024”

In this episode, The Curious Clinicians took things to heart and unpacked both why rheumatic heart disease so often involves heart valves, and why the mitral valve is by far the most commonly affected. See below for our take home points and other episode information! Take Home Points CME/MOC Click here to obtain AMA PRA Category 1Continue reading “Episode 65 – Taking Things to Heart”

Why does meperidine treat rigors? When a patient is having rigors that are causing them to desaturate or become tachypneic, you may have turned to meperidine to stop them. Meperidine is an opioid that has fallen out of common use for most indications, but remains a go-to agent for many to stop disadvantageous rigors. HowContinue reading “Episode 64 – Stopping the Shakes”