#432 Hotcakes: E-cigarettes for smoking cessation, Gabapentin and COPD exacerbations, Lidocaine for neck pain, C diff risk by antibiotic type, and “dosing by clicks” for GLP1’s

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🗓️ 25 March 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Join us as we review recent practice-changing articles on E-cigarettes for smoking cessation, Gabapentin and COPD exacerbations, lidocaine patches for mechanical neck pain, Cdiff risk by antibiotic type, and “dosing by clicks” for GLP1 agonists. Fill your brain hole with a delicious stack of hotcakes! Featuring Paul Williams (@PaulNWilliamz), Rahul Ganatra (@rbganatra), and Matt Watto (@doctorwatto).

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Credits

Written and Hosted by: Rahul Ganatra MD, MPH; Paul Williams, MD, FACP, Matthew Watto MD, FACP
Cover Art: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
Reviewer: Rahul Ganatra MD, MPH
Technical Production: Pod Paste
Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP

Show Segments

Introduction and disclaimer
E-cigarettes for smoking cessation
Gabapentinoids and COPD exacerbations
Topical lidocaine for neck pain
Association between specific antibiotics and C. diff infection
Shortage of GLP-1 agonists and “dosing by clicks”

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0:00.0	You know if you remember this but last year it wasn't that fun for me having that broken neck
0:09.1	Don't want but you know Paul at least now I can look back and laugh.
0:14.0	All right.
0:16.0	I don't get it.
0:20.0	I don't know if I get it either.
0:22.0	I'm assuming because you're so mangled that you can look at your own back.
0:26.0	I'm not really sure.
0:27.0	Yeah, I was thinking maybe something like that.
0:29.0	So Paul, you got anything?
0:31.0	So I, shout out again to punsteria.com which just has it reads like it was
0:36.6	translated from a foreign language into English unwell by AI. But the one I like the best is I used to hate smoking but I finally
0:44.6	decided to ask for forgiveness. That one's actually not bad. When it comes to
0:49.2	smoking it's important to have a light sense of humor. I feel like you guys aren't laughing the way that you could be with these.
0:55.1	No, it sounds good. What do cigarettes and batteries have in common? This is my favorite one.
1:01.1	I don't know. They both have a positive and negative terminal. Can you tell me what that means? Because I don't know. They both have a positive and negative terminal. Can you tell me what that means?
1:04.1	Because I don't know.
1:05.1	Oh, yeah.
1:06.1	All right. Well, I think we've struck out on this one, Paul.
1:09.2	All right.
1:10.2	The Curbsideers Podcast is for Entertainment, Education and Information Purposes only and the topics discussed should not be used solely to diagnose, pure, or prevent any diseases or conditions.
1:19.0	For the more of the views and statements expressed on this podcast are solely those of the hosts and should not be interpreted to reflect official policy
1:23.2	aside from possibly cash like more hostile more hostile and affiliate outreach programs if indeed there are any
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