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Nora Taranto

Nora Taranto is in Internal Medicine residency at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Her interests include primary care, addiction medicine, and palliative care–not to mention running, coffee, and low-budget horror movies. She can be reached on twitter at @norataranto

Episodes posted by Nora Taranto

September 28, 2022 – The Curbsiders podcast

#357 Hotcakes: Ultra-short Antibiotics for Pneumonia, Acetazolamide for CHF, Psilocybin for AUD, and Asymptomatic Kidney Stone Removal

Transcript-The-Curbsiders-Hotcakes-Sep22.docxDownload Find out if ultra-short course (two days) antibiotics work for pneumonia, if acetazolamide improves diuretic efficiency in acute decompensated...
September 6, 2022 – Teach podcast

#17 Addressing the Broader Landscape of Physician Mental Health

Building a Culture of Wellness with Dr. Elisabeth Poorman We’re joined by Dr. Elisabeth Poorman (@DrPoorman) to discuss the impactful...
August 29, 2022 – The Curbsiders podcast

REBOOT #284 An Antibiotics Primer, with @IDdocAdi

On this Curbsiders classic, we discuss antibiotic classes, common uses, the pathophysiology behind antibiotic mechanisms, and much more with infectious...
June 27, 2022 – The Curbsiders podcast

#342 Checkpoint Inhibitors:

The power, and adverse effects, of immunotherapy (ACP 2022) Transcript-The-Curbsiders-342-Checkpoint-Inhibitors.docxDownload With great power comes great immunogenicity.  Learn about the ins...
May 23, 2022 – The Curbsiders podcast

#336 Updates in Addiction Medicine: Live From SGIM 

Transnscript-The-Curbsiders-336-Addiction-MedicineDownload Learn from an expert panel in addiction medicine about a potpourri of fascinating topics, with updated data to guide...
March 7, 2022 – The Curbsiders podcast

#325 Hotcakes: Fluid Wars revisited, Sleep & Weight Loss, Vitamin D, Pneumonia and HBV Vaccine Updates

Find out whether balanced solutions beat saline in the ICU (fluid wars revisited), how sleep affects weight loss and calorie...
January 31, 2022 – The Curbsiders podcast

#319 Hotcakes: Afib, Chlorthalidone in CKD, Outpatient COVID Treatment Update

Fill up your plate with a fresh stack of 2022 hotcakes! Drs. Paul Williams (@PaulNWilliamz), Rahul Ganatra (@rbganatra), Nora Taranto...
July 12, 2021 – The Curbsiders podcast

#284 An Antibiotics Primer, with @IDdocAdi

This antibiotics primer will break down the (cell) walls of antibiotic knowledge. Stop feeling silly when you deal with penicillins!...
June 28, 2021 – The Curbsiders podcast

#281 Hypercalcemia: Calci-fun! with Dr. Carl Pallais

Absorb all (but not too much) of the Calcium for your brain hole as Dr. Carl Pallais (Brigham and Women’s...
December 21, 2020 – The Curbsiders podcast

#247 SPEP It Up

MGUS, Myeloma, and Immunology, Oh My!  Transcript #247-SPEP-Up-Your-StepDownload Dr. Jorge Castillo (Harvard, Dana Farber) walks us through immunology basics, teaches...
September 28, 2020 – The Curbsiders podcast

#234 The Breast Lump, and Breast Cancer Screening

Turns out, it’s more complicated than we thought…but we got you Master your breast cancer screening spiel, cultivate your approach...
May 28, 2020 – The Curbsiders podcast

#216 Homeless Healthcare with Stefan Kertesz MD

Medicine for our most vulnerable with Stefan Kertesz MD Learn the nuances of caring for and building relationships with patients...
May 7, 2020 – The Curbsiders podcast

#212 Sober Talk: Managing Inpatient Alcohol Withdrawal

Assessing Alcohol Withdrawal Risk, Choosing a Protocol (Benzos or Barbs?!), and the Myth of Banana Bags with Joji Suzuki MD...
January 6, 2020 – The Curbsiders podcast

REBOOT Depression and Physician Suicide w/Dr Poorman

Depression and Suicide: Occupational Hazards of Practicing Medicine Beth Garbitelli and Nora Taranto MD add a new intro and share...
November 4, 2019 – The Curbsiders podcast

#181 The Multimorbidity Games with Josh Uy MD

Geriatrician Josh Uy Schools us on why multimorbidity is like Juggling and Jenga™ Learn how to approach the geriatric patient...
July 1, 2019 – The Curbsiders podcast

#158 Medicine and Incarceration

Jails, Prisons, and their Effect on Public Health and Health Disparities Expand your knowledge about how--and how well--we manage patient's...
June 24, 2019 – The Curbsiders podcast

#156 Chronic Pain, Opioids, Tapers

Pain Management Pearls & Updates from Doctors Soraya Azari and Phoebe Cushman Rethink how you’re diagnosing and managing chronic pain...
March 11, 2019 – The Curbsiders podcast

#142 Cirrhosis TIPS for Acute Complications

Liver today to the fullest with Scott Matherly MD @liverprof Cirrhosis TIPS for the decompensated cirrhotic & acute on chronic...
February 11, 2019 – The Curbsiders podcast

#139 Genetic Testing in Primary Care

Get Frenetic about Genetics with Dallas Reed MD Join us at the forefront as we talk genetic testing in primary...
December 13, 2018 – The Curbsiders podcast

#130 Work Life Fit: Women In Medicine

Work Life fit, create a successful partnership and career withs tips from Wonder Woman, Susan Hingle MD of ACP. Work...

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