#215 Medical Myths: Challenge Dogma with Dr. Douglas Paauw

Chase that metronidazole with a beer! Pop some 30 year old pills! Retrain your brain as our esteemed guest Dr. Douglas Paauw goes over his popular annual ACP presentation on Medical Myths. Learn about how some common medical myths originate and continue in our practice. We discuss why it’s okay to drink on metronidazole, take expired medications, inject epinephrine into extremities and why recurrent sinusitis may not really exist.

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Credits

• Written and Produced by: Justin Berk, MD MPH MBA
  
• Infographic and Cover Art: Beth Garbitelli
  
• Hosts: Justin Berk, MD, MPH, MBA; Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
  
• Editor: Emi Okamoto MD (written materials); Clair Morgan of nodderly.com
  
• Guest: Douglas Paauw, MD
  

Sponsor: VCU Health CE

Time Stamps

• 00:00 Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
  
• 02:22 Guest one-liner; Career Advice, Picks of the Week*: Being Mortal, book by Atul Gawande; The Band Played On, book by Randy Shilts; Lagunitas Hoppy Refresher: zero alcohol, zero calories!
  
• 06:15 Medical Myth Definitions
  
• 10:20 Dogma: Metronidazole and Alcohol; Healthy RCT Metronidazole and Alcohol
  
• 19:09 Expired Medications; Military Stockpiling Study
  
• 24:22 Aspirin and Nitroglycerin; Unopened eye drops; Epi-Pens; Expired Med Recap
  
• 31:13 Sinus Headaches; Trigeminal Nerve; Pearl: Recurrent headaches; Study showing Effectiveness of treatment (92%)
  
• 41:07 Epinephrine in extremity; RCT of Epi in Extremities
  
• Study showing Experts use it; Podiatry journal
• 48:39 Take home points and Outro