Core IM | Internal Medicine Podcast

#220 CRC Screening Nuances: 5 Pearls Segment Part 2

Thu, 08 Oct 2026

“What’s the best way to screen?” This episode breaks down the pros, limitations, and follow-up needs of FIT, Cologuard, CT colonography, and colonoscopy to help you choose the right screening option for your patients. Also learn practical colonoscopy surveillance intervals based on polyp size, number, and pathology.

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🔹Transcript and Show Notes

01:24 | Screening Options Besides Colonoscopy

11:22 | How FIT, FIT-DNA, and CT colonography differ and when each makes sense.

12:52 | Colonoscopy and Frequency

19:29 | How adenoma number, size, and histology guide surveillance intervals.

Tags: Core IM, Internal Medicine, Colorectal Cancer Screening, Gastroenterology, Cancer Screening

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#219 Updates in Triglycerides

Tue, 29 Sep 2026

“The triglycerides are high. Now what?” This episode breaks down a practical approach to elevated TGs, from knowing when to check ApoB or non-HDL-C to choosing lifestyle changes, lipid-lowering medications, and when to suspect an underlying genetic disorder.

🔹Transcript and Show Notes

02:17 | Check a non-HDL-C or ApoB if TGs are ≥150 mg/dL

07:18 | Address waist circumference and lifestyle before meds for high TGs

10:52 | Dr. Watson’s 3-day carbohydrate responsiveness trial

17:07 | Order a fasting or nonfasting lipid panel?

19:00 | When do you reach for TG-lowering medications?

25:26 | Familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS)

Tags: CoreIM, Medical Education, Hypertriglyceridemia, ACC AHA lipid guidelines, lipid guidelines 2026, cardiovascular risk

#218 Early-Onset CRC: 5 Pearls Segment Part 1

Wed, 23 Sep 2026

“Too young for colon cancer.” This episode unpacks the red flags of early-onset CRC, from blood in the stool and iron deficiency anemia to persistent abdominal pain and changes in bowel habits, and offers practical pearls for closing the clinical loop. Also learn why a “negative” family history may need a yearly refresh.

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🔹Transcript and Show Notes

01:45 | Colorectal cancer rising in younger adults

06:42 | Why screening starts at age 45

08:15 | What may be driving early-onset colorectal cancer

13:37| Key takeaways: symptoms, follow-up, and family history

Tags: Colorectal Cancer Screening, Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Cancer Screening, Oncology

#217 Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder: 5 Pearls Segment

Wed, 16 Sep 2026

“It didn’t work.” This episode breaks down practical treatment options (dosing options for naltrexone, acamprosate, topiramate, gabapentin) and counseling pearls to help you meet patients where they are and support their recovery. Also discover blind spots in detox and rehab centers.

🔹Transcript and Show Notes

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01:55 | #1: Naltrexone

12:06 | #2 Acamprosate

16:15 | #3: Topiramate

21:12 | #4: Other meds

29:31 | #5: Detox and rehab blind spots

Tags: CoreIM, Medical Education, Addiction Medicine, Alcohol Withdrawal, Addiction Treatment, GLP-1, pharmacology

#216 Clinician Grief: At the Beside Segment

Tue, 08 Sep 2026

Have you ever lost a patient and found yourself thinking about them long after the shift ended? This episode explores the grief clinicians can carry after a patient dies, including the losses that aren’t always obvious. We also discuss ways to work through that grief, recognize when it becomes complicated, and lean on your team for support.

🔹Transcript and Shownotes

04:12 | What is Clinician Grief?

10:02 | Types of Losses

10:22 | Loss of a close relationship with a particular patient

12:56 | Loss due to a professional's identification with the pain of family members

13:56 | Loss of one's unmet goals and expectations and one's professional self-image and role

18:47 | Loss related to one's personal system of beliefs and assumptions about life

21:30 | Past unresolved losses or anticipated future losses

23:29 | The death of the self

25:44 | Coping

Tags: CoreIM, Medical Education, Clinician Wellbeing, Burnout, Secondary Traumatic Stress, Complicated Grief, Coping With Grief, Medical humanities, medical ethics