The Rise of Cortisol : Part 1
Send us Fan Mail This is Part 1 of a two-part podcast all about the adrenal glands. In this episode, we go back to the beginning — to anatomy, etymology, and the history behind cortisol. We'll follow ...
5 Elo 202512min
Asterixis : The Liver Flap
Send us Fan Mail Asterixis: If it's not a liver tremor, what is it then? In this episode, Dr. Kim unpacks the etymology, pathophysiology, and clinical relevance of this peculiar sign. From hepatic en...
29 Heinä 202512min
Once Upon A Time In Philadelphia
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. Kim travels back to the summer of 1976 — when veterans gathered in Philadelphia and unknowingly faced a microscopic enemy hiding in the air. Join us for an etymo...
24 Heinä 202511min
30/20/10 Rule of Orthostatic Hypotension
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. Simon Kim takes you on a head-spinning journey through the physiology, history, and humor behind orthostatic hypotension. What do a fainting patient, a Greek root...
22 Heinä 202511min
Scleral Icterus : The Yellow Misnomer
Send us Fan Mail In the inaugural episode of The Clinical Etymologist, Dr. Simon Kim an internist and self-appointed Clinical Etymologist unpacks the case of “scleral icterus” — a phrase we all use, b...
19 Heinä 202510min
