Medgeeks Clinical Review Podcast

Stay Peppy with Pep

21 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, we will talk about PEP (post exposure prophylaxis). The three major levels of prevention for working with patients. And what t...

IBS Breakdown

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

50% of referrals to GI is because of IBS. So, why does IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) happen to you or your patient? In this episode, we will discuss ...

Microbiology and Thanksgiving

07 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that the founder of Listerine is the same doctor that started the aseptic surgical technique? In this episode we will discuss the bugs ar...

Halloween Scaries in Medicine Part 2

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Halloween! Welcome back to the second part of our scaries in medicine. In this podcast we will discuss a micronutrient that could completely cha...

Halloween Scaries in Medicine Part 1

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In 1848, was the first reported case of brain damage that changed a person's personality. When a tamping iron was accidentally shot into the left chee...

Strep Throat

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We all know that pink medication (amoxicillin) we all hated when we were younger. Some would have rather had strep throat than drink the medication. N...

Home Remedies

10 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What are some home remedies that everyone knows about? What are some that you've never heard of? Are there any that just do not work, but your parents...

All Things Diverticulosis

03 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's podcast, we will talk about the difference between diverticulosis, diverticulitis and diverticular bleeding. Some of the risk factors y...

In the News

26 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's podcast, we are going to start a new podcast series called "In the News". In this series, we will discuss some of the things that are i...

Mentorship in Healthcare

19 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We all need someone to show us the ropes to learn a skill. At an early age, our parents/guardians are our mentors. As we grow older, teachers can be o...

Don't Stay Yeasty

12 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, we will go over the three most common candida or more commonly known as yeast infections. We will discuss how to diagnose, man...

When the Microbiome Goes Wild Part 2

05 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What do Thanos and the gut microbiome have in common?  Find out this week, in part 2 of our podcast, with Dr. Niket Sonpal on managing Small Intestin...

When the Microbiome Goes Wild Part 1

29 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Symbiosis is the interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically both gain an advantage. But what happens ...

Studies to Help Our Patients

22 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There are endless studies that address which medications help patients with their chronic ailments, but there are also equally as many studies that h...

Medical Musical Chairs

15 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What do ketchup, leeches and lobotomy all have in common? They were all thought to be a therapeutic modality, but potentially a grave medical mistake....

Let's All Be Fun-gi People

08 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What do you call a fungi that makes music? A decomposer. What do you call this podcast? Amazing! Join us this week with Dr. Niket Sonpal in which we ...

Restless Leg Syndrome

29 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever felt restless?...of course, we all have! But imagine having a creepy crawly sensation when you are trying to sleep. No, this isn't about...

Hair Loss

25 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hair loss can cause a great deal of stress and anxiety in our patients. Millions of people suffer yearly with androgenic alopecia and fall prey to...

Food Poisoning Risk Factors

18 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In 2022 there seems to be many different recalls of cars, products on the shelves, even food in the market and food delivery services. This week, we w...

Never Get Old

11 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As we get older, there are a lot of health and age related changes that our body undergoes. We are going to focus on what changes in your body and wha...

Pros and Cons of Working From Home

04 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

While working from home started as a temporary measure because the United States workforce was relegated to home during the pandemic, it has now becom...

This Just-in: What is Ramsay Hunt Syndrome

27 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Celebrities such as athletes, movie actors/actresses and even tv personalities have raised awareness of diseases or procedures that would otherwise go...

The Truth About TikTok Health Challenges

20 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Social media has amazing benefits ranging from choreography to cat videos to cooking advice for cannelloni and more.   TikTok has become the mainstr...

Staying Healthy While Flying

13 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Traveling these days requires a more detailed approach, but it can still be done while minimizing the risks. Wonder why your patients are so flatulent...

Identity Disorders

06 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What do Shakespeare, Mood Knight and Tyler Durden from Fight Club have in common? They all share the singular idea of what makes us who we are.  Is i...

Justice for Fecal Incontinence

30 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fecal incontinence affects about 7% of the population. Although, most people will be too embarrassed to seek help.   In this episode, Dr. Niket Sonp...

Medical Updates 2022

23 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The practice of medicine is called a practice because it involves constant attention, learning, and evolution of thought. In medicine we must make eff...

The Low Down on Low T

16 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There is a long history of pseudoscience about low testosterone. There are a lot of "golden cures" out there. Here, we will try and debunk some of the...

The Bees Knees and Hips too

09 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis which makes up about 65%. Arthritis can affect the hands, feet, hips, knees and the spine. We will...

The Energy Drink Dilemma

02 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone wants to feel energetic and more focused. Many patients will turn to coffee and tea but claims by energy drink companies can be the siren cal...

The Pre Travel Visit

25 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Not all those who wander are lost but they can get sick while traveling.  In this week's podcast we will go into how to prepare your patients for int...

Psych Misc

18 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What do lemon-lime flavored soda, Coca-Cola and psychiatry have in common? Join Dr. Niket Sonpal this week in a podcast that goes into the history of ...

Tympanic Membrane Perforation

11 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The slap heard around the world has been all anyone can talk about for the last few weeks. Oscar buzz is usually before the event, but the altercation...

Grief

04 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Healthcare workers are at the forefront of diseases like pneumonia, COVID19, and heart conditions. But we are also a part of the process of recovery f...

Taking the Fire Out of GERD

28 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

GERD affects about 10-20% of the population in the western world. Here, we will take you through a brief primer on getting the fire out of GERD. This ...

A Bite About Bites

21 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In America alone, there are about 25 million human bites that occur each year. We will not only discuss human bites but also dog bites, some cute cat ...

Acne

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Acne affects about 50 million people every year. For most of us, it's something we've had to deal with at some point in our lives and it was short-liv...

Supplement Soliloquy

07 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Herbs and spices and the plants that come with them are as integral to our day-to-day lives as earth and water. These naturally occurring plants and t...

Revenge of the Cluster Headache

28 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cluster headaches are one of the most painful headaches and can lead to severe debilitation!  In this episode we will review major risk factors, maj...

Attack of the Migraines

21 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Migraines...for many of your patients, they're all too common. Actually, migraines affect about 15% of the general population. In this episode we'll s...

Headache Menace

14 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Headaches…everyone gets a headache now and then. For some people, headaches occur if they don't get their morning cup of coffee on time. For others,...

Medical Myths, Part 2

07 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's podcast episode,  we'll be "ruining" more myths...but remember, knowing the truth about these things isn't just fun, it's going to hel...

Medical Myths

31 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Myth and superstition play a huge role in our daily lives and this is a big part of all cultures. Many people carry good luck charms, seek fortune tel...

USPSTF

24 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Prevention...let's talk about that for a second. Prevention is more than just a magazine. In fact, it's actually an entire field of medicine, training...

Lessons learned in 2021 & the future direction of Medgeeks!

17 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Every year I (Andrew) jump back on the podcast for one episode to reflect the most important lesson learned over the last year. So, today's podcast wi...

Vampires and Porphyria

10 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We all love movies and they're a great escape from reality. More often than not, we find ourselves rooting for the "good guys"...but sometimes there a...

Hemochromatosis

03 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sometime ago, when we were in training, there were a lot of diseases we were exposed to that were rare and difficult to understand.  Over time we did...

Fatty liver: what do you do next?

27 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine you're in your office, you have your cup of coffee, and you're about to start reviewing some of the results that came back for your patients. ...

Spider Bites

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In honor of the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Dr. Niket Sonpal has dedicated this episode to all things spider bites!  There are about 45,000 ...

Colorectal cancer screening updates

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to the Medgeeks podcast. I'm Dr. Niket Sonpal, internist and gastroenterologist, and today we're going to be talking about colon cancer. ...

Things We Do for No Reason, Part 2 (GI Edition)

06 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're here for part 2 of GI Myths aka things we do for no reason. This episode has been supported by amazing data put out by the Journal of Hospital M...

Food impaction during the holidays

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode is a bit specific to the holidays! While these days are filled with family, friends, laughter, food, and drinks, in healthcare, we kn...

Things We Do for No Reason, Part 1 (GI Edition)

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Dr. Sonpal will be covering part 1 of "Things We Do for No Reason." Why talk about the things we do for no reason? Have you ever ordered ...

The "Red Zone" Part 2

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we'll be continuing our discussion regarding the management of epigastric bleeding (that isn't from varices). Last week, we released Part 1 of ...

The "Red Zone" Part 1

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we'd like to introduce Dr. Niket Sonpal as the new host of the Medgeeks podcast!  Who is Dr. Sonpal? Well, besides being an internist and gast...

Heart Failure with the CardioNerds Part 3

21 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I recently had the privilege of sitting down with three cardiology fellows who also have their own podcast 'The Cardio Nerds'. This is the last part o...

Heart Failure with the CardioNerds Part 2

10 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I recently had the privilege of sitting down with three cardiology fellows who also have their own podcast 'The Cardio Nerds'. This is part two of a t...

Heart failure with the CardioNerds Part 1

07 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I recently had the privilege of sitting down with three cardiology fellows who also happen to have their own podcast 'The cardio nerds'. The next thre...

Society of breast imaging & the covid vaccine recommendations

23 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is a snippet from our In The Know series w share with our clients. But, because of the ever evolving landscape we're in, we thought it would be...

Johnson and Johnson Covid Vaccine

05 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is a snippet from our In The Know series w share with our clients. But, because of the ever evolving landscape we're in, we thought it would be i...

Psilocybin assisted therapy, mental health, and how we doubled the size of our company

05 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a very long time since I have jumped on the Medgeeks podcast. But, every year I share and reflect everything I have learned with the communi...

SOAP Notes

27 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hi everyone you are listening to the Medgeeks podcast, thank you so much for joining. Today we're going to be talking about clinical documentation spe...

NS vs LR

12 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Our goal at Medgeeks is to help you live the life you want to live as you navigate a career in medicine. This looks different to everyone, which is...

Hypersensitivity Reactions

04 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A 16 year old male is being seen in the ER for cellulitis and a skin abscess. He has already undergone I & D of the abscess and he's waiting to be dis...

Mechanical Ventilation 101 For Providers

14 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We recently held a live training to discuss mechanical ventilation for providers (especially for those without any experience). There are many being d...

COVID-19 Update

14 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everybody Welcome to the Medgeeks podcast, this is your host Eric Gordon and today we're talking about COVID-19. This is going to be an update, ...

Aortic Dissection

24 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Your next patient is a 62yo M brought to the emergency department complaining of acute onset chest pain that radiates to his neck. The EKG is normal s...

COVID-19

09 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Our goal at Medgeeks is to help you live the life you want to live as you navigate a career in medicine. This looks different to everyone, which is...

Sarcoidosis

10 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A 39 year old female presents to you for cough that she has had for 7 months. It is a dry cough that she has assumed is related to her allergies. Noth...

Scaphoid Fracture

03 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A 43 year old male presents to the emergency department with right wrist pain after falling on his outstretched right hand. You obtain an  x-ray of t...

Shared Decision Making

24 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You have two patients. One is a 53 year old male with a past medical history of diabetes, and he's presenting to the emergency room with an abscess on...

Cornea Pathology

20 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A 36 year old man presents to your Urgent Care complaining of progressively worsening left eye pain. It started as a scratchy feeling three days ago b...

Atrial Fibrillation

20 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Our goal at Medgeeks is to help you live the life you want to live as you navigate a career in medicine. This looks different to everyone, which is...

Stenosis and Regurgitation

13 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Our goal at Medgeeks is to help you live the life you want to live as you navigate a career in medicine. This looks different to everyone, which is...

Murmurs

06 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Our goal at Medgeeks is to help you live the life you want to live as you navigate a career in medicine. This looks different to everyone, which is...

Anemia Part 3- Macrocytic Anemia

20 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the medgeeks podcast, this is Eric Gordon and we are going to be finishing up our conversation on anemia today. If you haven't done so alre...

Anemia Part 2 - Normocytic Anemia

09 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are continuing our discussion on anemia, and we are focusing Normocytic Anemia. If you missed it last week, we talked Anemia Part 1: Microcy...

Anemia Part 1 - Microcytic Anemia

08 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A 21 yo F presents c/o of increasing fatigue and occasional SOB. Her sx have been gradual in onset over the past few weeks. She denies: chest pain, co...

Orbital Cellulitis

30 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Your next patient is an 8yo girl; her mother brought her to your office because she has a red painful left eye. Her mother believes this is "Pink Eye"...

Approaching Vertigo!

21 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A 43 year old male with a past medical history of hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia presents to the emergency department with dizziness that ...

Mastoiditis

16 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ear pain! I see it almost every shift in the ED. Most of the time it is pretty routine stuff, otitis media, swimmer's ear, occasionally a foreign body...

Hypercalcemia

07 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Your patient is furious! He showed up to your office this morning demanding to speak with you regarding his most recent lab results. You had seen him ...

Ankle Injuries

30 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Does every twisted ankle need to be imaged? Does a negative ankle x-ray mean there isn't any need for ortho followup?  Does every ankle fracture need...

Croup

23 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Your first patient of the morning is an 18 month year old female patient who's brought to the clinic by her mother.  The chief complaint is cough and...

[part 2] Pulmonary Embolism

17 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today is part 2 of our discussion regarding pulmonary embolism! In part 1, we discussed the pathophysiology and presentation for pulmonary embolism. T...

[part 1] Pulmonary Embolism

10 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A 29 year old female presents to the emergency room with chest pain and shortness of breath that started last night.  The pain is located on her righ...

Kidney stones

04 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's 7:30 am and a 55 year old male presents to your emergency department complaining of stabbing pain in his right side, which woke him up from sleep...

The Neurological Exam Part 2

26 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we'll be finishing up our discussion on the neurological exam. Last week, we talked about the cranial nerves and the motor exam. This week, for...

The Neurological Exam Part 1

16 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

You'll need to do a good neurological exam and make sure there aren't any deficits. Are there any focal neuro findings? Who's heard these things befor...

A droopy smile!

10 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Your next patient is a 25 year old man who called in to make a same day appointment.  He has no past medical history, but you know him pretty well. H...

Diabetic Ketoacidosis

04 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Your next patient is a 21 year old female who was brought in to urgent care by her husband with the chief complaint of fatigue and vomiting. Before yo...

Animal bites

27 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Your next patient is a 7 year old boy, brought in by his parents with a chief complaint that simply says, "bite". You're walking down the hall, to the...

Ectopic Pregnancy

20 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A 22 year old female comes into your clinic and she's complaining of lower abdominal pain which started yesterday.  She has no past medical history. ...

Atraumatic Joint Pain

13 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we'll be discussing the patient presenting with atraumatic joint pain and the many differentials that come along with that. We'll also be answe...

Syncope (what would you do): Differential, Workup, and Management

05 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today, I'd like to introduce Eric Gordon PA-C. He's the newest member of the Medgeeks team and is a physician assistant practicing emergency medicine ...

Medical Scoring Part 2

15 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Last week we discussed some scoring systems regarding neuro, cardiac, and respiratory. This week, I want to go over GI, renal, endocrinology, infectio...

Medical Scoring Systems Part 1

27 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Over the next couple weeks, I want to take a break from the normal disease based podcasts. Instead, I want to shift our focus and discuss some high yi...

Eye Problems

22 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

So, you scroll to the next patient on your list and see the chief complaint of "eye problem". This can be anything. From a simple hordeolum to an emer...

Toxic Shock Syndrome

12 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we're going to talk about toxic shock syndrome.  You're probably thinking this is the disease associated with tampons and menstrual cycles. We...

The Agitated Patient

07 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

You have a 54 year old male patient with a past medical history of schizophrenia, ETOH abuse, drug abuse (crack cocaine), hypertension, hyperlipidemia...