From Pain to Gain: Diagnosis to Updated Treatment Options

Learn how to recognize fibromyalgia as a disorder of central pain processing, distinguish it from common mimics, and apply evidence-based strategies for diagnosis and management. In this episode, Dr. Daniel Clauw (University of Michigan) shares practical clinical pearls on nociplastic pain, sensory hypersensitivity, non-pharmacologic therapies, medication selection, and why opioids often fail in fibromyalgia.

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Show Segments

• Intro
• Rapid Fire questions
• Case 1 on fibromyalgia presentation
• Diagnosis and exam for fibromyalgia
• Non-pharmacologic treatment recommendations
• Pharmacologic treatment recommendations
• Case 2 on opioids for pain management
• Outro

• Written and Produced by: Zoya Surani 
• Show Notes, Infographic, and Cover Art: Zoya Surani
• Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP   
• Reviewer: Emi Okamoto MD
• Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
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• Guest: Dan J Clauw MD

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With 10+ parts to the 2025 ACLS guidelines, it’s a lot to sift through. Join us for this focused conversation on the parts that have had most practice changing updates with Dr. Jessica Nave (Emory University). 

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Show Segments

• Intro
• Rapid Fire Questions/Picks of the Week
• Case 1
• Updates to narrow complex unstable tachyarrhythmias
• Case 2
• Stable ventricular tachycardia
• Ventricular fibrillation
• Refractory ventricular fibrillation 
• POCUS/Lines
• Post Cardiac Arrest Care
• Termination of Resuscitation
• Outro

• Producer, Writer, Show Notes, Hosts: Monee Amin MD, Meredith Trubitt MD 
• Cover Art, Infographic:Caroline Coleman MD
• Reviewer: Sai Achi MD, MBA,FACP
• Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
• Technical Production: PodPaste
• Guest: Jessica Nave MD 

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We have another classic episode for you. Transform your approach to menopause care with the latest evidence and expert insights you can use tomorrow. Learn how to move beyond outdated WHI-era fears and confidently prescribe individualized, effective hormonal therapies. We’re joined by urologist and sexual medicine specialist Dr Rachel Rubin (@DrRachelRubin), who brings clarity, practicality, and a fresh perspective to this rapidly evolving field.

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Show Segments

• Intro
• Case
• Shifting care for menopause
• WHI/black box warning labels
• What makes you nervous?
• Local vaginal treatments
• Progesterone therapy
• Estrogen therapy
• Testosterone therapy
• Perimenopause

• Outro

Credits

• Producer, Writer, Show Notes, Infographic, Cover Art: Molly Heublein MD
• Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP; Molly Heublein MD
• Reviewer: Leah Witt MD
• Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
• Technical Production: PodPaste

• Guest: Rachel Rubin MD

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Confidently counsel on nutrition, as we discuss different dietary patterns and address common patient queries. We are joined by Dr. Joan Salge Blake (Boston University).

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Show Segments

• Intro
• Case
• Ketogenic Diets
• Mediterranean & DASH Diets
• Fiber
• Oils and Fats
• Processed Foods
• Paleolithic and Carnivore Diets
• Food Order and Glycemic Control
• Protein
• Vegetarian and Vegan Diets
• Intermittent Fasting and Meal Timing
• Artificial Sweeteners
• Outro

• Producer, Writer, Show Notes, Infographic, and Cover Art: Edison Jyang, MD
• Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP   
• Reviewer: Leah Witt, MD
• Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
• Technical Production: PodPaste
• Guest: Joan Salge Blake, EdD, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND

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Enjoy the ride as we go through a case of syncope with the Clinical Problem Solvers! Listen in awe as they break down their thought process when evaluating a patient presenting with syncope. We are joined by Reza Manesh (UCLA) and Rabih Geha (UCSF).

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Show Segments

• Intro
• Aliquot 1 and case discussion
• Aliquot 2 and case discussion
• Aliquot 3 and case discussion
• Aliquot 4 and case discussion
• Aliquot 5 and case discussion
• Final Diagnosis
• Outro

• Producers: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Edison Jyang, MD
• Clinical case writers: Youssef Saklawi, MD; Madallena Conte, MD 
• Show notes, infographic, and cover art: Edison Jyang, MD
• Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP   
• Reviewer: Emi Okamoto, MD
• Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
• Technical Production: PodPaste
• Guest: Reza Manesh, MD; Rabih Geha, MD

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Become the Medetomi-Dean of Admissions

Step up your hospital addiction medicine game by learning to troubleshoot methadone dose confirmations/missed doses and understanding how medetomidine’s emergency in the drug supply is impacting patients and withdrawal management. We’re joined by Dr Maggie Lowenstein (University of Pennsylvania)

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Credits

• Writer, Producer, and Show Notes: Shawn Cohen MD
• Infographic and Cover Art: Zoya Surani 
• Hosts: Carolyn Chan, MD. MHS and Shawn Cohen MD
• Reviewer: Payel Jhoom Roy MD, MSc
• Showrunner: Carolyn Chan, MD, MHS
• Technical Production: PodPaste
• Guest:  Maggie Lowenstein MD MPhil MSHP

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Malignant Bowel Obstruction, VTE and Goals of Care

Master malignant bowel obstruction, cancer-associated thrombosis, and goals-of-care conversations in hospitalized patients with advanced cancer. Learn practical approaches to symptom management, anticoagulation decisions, and navigating high-stakes discussions around prognosis and hospice care. We’re joined by  Dr. Jensa Morris, @JensaMorrisMD (Yale School of Medicine).

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Show Segments

• Intro
• Picks of the Week
• Case 1: Malignant small bowel obstruction: definitions, initial management, medications, NG tubes, nutrition, and procedural options
• Case 2: Cancer-associated VTE: choice of anticoagulant, treatment duration, unusual thromboses, and anticoagulation with brain metastases 
• Case 3: Goals of care: prognosis, performance status, palliative care, hospice and end-of-life planningTake Home Points
• Outro 

• Writer, producer, and show notes: Reaford Blackburn, Jr., MD
• Infographic, Cover Art: Caroline Coleman, MD
• Hosts: Monee Amin, MD and Meredith Trubitt, MD   
• Reviewer: Rahul Ganatra, MD
• Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
• Technical Production: PodPaste
• Guest: Jensa Morris, MD

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Join us as we review recent articles and news featured in The DIGEST, including updated lipid guidelines, GLP1 agonists holds and procedures, the newest drug in pancreatic cancer, and discontinuing thyroid supplementation. Fill your brain hole with a delicious stack of hotcakes! Featuring Drs. Nora Taranto (@norataranto), Laura Glick (@lauraglick) and Matt Watto (@doctorwatto).

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Credits

• Written and Hosted by: Nora Taranto MD MSCE, Laura Glick MD,  Matthew Watto MD, FACP
• Cover Art:  Nora Taranto MD MSCE
• Reviewers: Emi Okamoto MD 
• Technical Production: Pod Paste
• Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP

• Intro and pun  
• Lipid Management Guidelines Overview 
• Emerging Treatments in Oncology 
• Press Release on a new KRAS Inhibitor for Pancreatic Cancer 
• Perioperative Considerations for GLP-1 Use 
• Deprescribing Levothyroxine in Older Adults

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Cut through the hype of Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) tests and learn how to counsel patients on the real-world utility, false-positive risks, and the "stage shift" debate of these emerging blood assays. We are joined by world-renowned oncologist Dr. Margaret Tempero,UCSF Cancer Early Detection and Interception, to discuss whether these tests are truly ready for clinical prime time.

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Show Segments

• 00:00 Introduction 
• 01:57 Current Cancer Screening Programs 
• 06:05 Emerging Blood-Based Cancer Tests 
• 11:55 Test Characteristics and Limitations 
• 18:05 Practical Considerations for Patients 
• 25:33 Direct-to-Consumer Testing/Whole Body MRIs
• 36:46 Navigating Positive Test Results 
• 45:10 Anxiety and Patient Education 
• 47:08 Future Directions in Cancer Screening 
• Outro

• Producer, Writer, Show Notes, Infographic, Cover Art: Molly Heublein MD
• Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP   
• Reviewer: Sai S Achi MD,MBA,FACP
• Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
• Technical Production: PodPaste
• Guest: Margaret Tempero, MD

Disclosures

Dr. Tempero reports the following financial relationships:
Grail (research support), Global Bio Access Fund (Advisor), Bristol Myers Squibb (Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.), Astra Zeneca (Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc), Immunovia (Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.), Merck (advisory committee), Renovo Rx (advisory committee), Urogen (Advisor). Financial relationships have not ended.
The Curbsiders report no relevant financial disclosures. 

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We have another classic episode for you. Don’t get caught treating high blood pressure like it is 2024. Dr. Jordy Cohen (@jordybc.bsky.social, University of Pennsylvania) guides us through the new hypertension guidelines.

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Show Segments

• Intro
• Case: Jeremy
• Wearable devices inaccuracies
• Ideal blood pressure measurement
• Diagnosis and workup
• Management and fixed-dose combination pills
• Case: Jolene and pregnancy
• Outro

• Written and Produced by: Deborah Gorth MD, PhD
• Infographic and Cover Art by: Deborah Gorth MD, PhD and Meryl Gorth RD, MPH
• Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP   
• Reviewer: Emi Okamoto MD
• Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
• Technical Production: PodPaste
• Guest: Jordana Cohen MD, MSCE

Disclosures

Financial Relationships disclosed for Dr. Jordana Cohen: Wolters Kluwer (Royalties or Patent Beneficiary) and National Institutes of Health (Grant or research support)

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We go so that you want to go next year!

Stay current with updates in hospital medicine from SHM Converge 2026 in Nashville, TN. 

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Show Segments

• Intro
• Picks of the Week
• Heart Failure Updates
• Things We Do For No Reason: Top 10
• Pneumonia updates
• Pharmacotherapy Updates
• Severe Acute Liver Injury
• Nephrology Updates
• MED-TED Competition Pearls
• Fevers in Oncology
• Addiction Updates for the Hospitalists
• Alternatives to Guardianship
• Infectious disease updates
• Updates in Transfusion Medicine
• Sodium overcorrection/demyelinating syndrome
• Total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
• Perioperative hip fracture management
• EKG Updates
• Dermatology Updates
• Home Antibiotics
• Sepsis Updates
• Updates in Hospital Medicine
• Diabetes Inpatient Management Updates
• Outro

• Producer and Writer: Monee Amin MD, Caroline Coleman MD, Meredith Trubitt MD
• Show Notes: Caroline Coleman MD and Meredith Trubitt MD
• Cover Art: Caroline Coleman MD
• Hosts: Monee Amin, MD, Meredith Trubitt, MD
• Reviewer: Emi Okamoto MD
• Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
• Technical Production: PodPaste
• Guest: Dan Hunt MD, Kierstin Kennedy MD, Noble Maleque MD, Suchita Sata MD, Richard White MD

Disclosures

Drs. Hunt, Kennedy, Maleque, Sata and White report no relevant financial disclosures. The Curbsiders report no relevant financial disclosures. 

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