
Episodes

5 hours ago
Urgent Bite 269 - The Mallet Deformity
5 hours ago
5 hours ago
Why is it called a mallet finger?
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This podcast is intended to assist in ongoing medical education and peer discussion for qualified health professionals. Please ensure you work within your scope of practice at all times. For personal medical advice always consult your usual doctor

Friday Jul 11, 2025
Urgent Bite 268 - Ear Lacerations
Friday Jul 11, 2025
Friday Jul 11, 2025
What to consider when faced with an ear laceration.
Williams CH, Sternard BT. Complex Ear Lacerations. [Updated 2023 Jul 31]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan-. Link
Link to the Laceration Repair Blog
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Friday Jul 04, 2025
Urgent Bite 267 - Thinking about Wound Glue
Friday Jul 04, 2025
Friday Jul 04, 2025
Wound glue is commonly used in urgent care, and it has an interesting history.
Krishnamoorthy B, Najam O, Khan UA, Waterworth P, Fildes JE, Yonan N. Randomized prospective study comparing conventional subcuticular skin closure with Dermabond skin glue after saphenous vein harvesting. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Nov;88(5):1445-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.06.047. PMID: 19853089. Link
Rushbrook JL, White G, Kidger L, Marsh P, Taggart TF. The antibacterial effect of 2-octyl cyanoacrylate (Dermabond®) skin adhesive. J Infect Prev. 2014 Nov;15(6):236-239. doi: 10.1177/1757177414551562. Epub 2014 Nov 30. PMID: 28989390; PMCID: PMC5074105. Link
Dermnet page - authored by Alicia Loh
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This podcast is intended to assist in ongoing medical education and peer discussion for qualified health professionals. Please ensure you work within your scope of practice at all times. For personal medical advice always consult your usual doctor

Friday Jun 27, 2025
Urgent Bite 266 - Lunate and Perilunate Dislocations
Friday Jun 27, 2025
Friday Jun 27, 2025
How can we avoid missing these rare but commonly missed injuries?
Check out the papers mentioned.
Pelrine E, Larson E, Freilich A, Dacus AR, Deal N. Treatment and Outcomes of Missed Perilunate Dislocations: A Case Series. J Wrist Surg. 2023 May 8;13(2):171-175. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1768929. PMID: 38505207; PMCID: PMC10948235. Link
Christina Nypaver, Stephen Liu. Perilunate injuries/lunate dislocations and radiocarpal dislocations. Annals of Joint, Vol 6, Oct 15, 2021. Link
Pinto A, Berritto D, Russo A, Riccitiello F, Caruso M, Belfiore MP, Papapietro VR, Carotti M, Pinto F, Giovagnoni A, Romano L, Grassi R. Traumatic fractures in adults: missed diagnosis on plain radiographs in the Emergency Department. Acta Biomed. 2018 Jan 19;89(1-S):111-123. doi: 10.23750/abm.v89i1-S.7015. PMID: 29350641; PMCID: PMC6179080. Link
Dixon A, Hacking C, Elfeky M, et al. Lunate dislocation. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 26 Jun 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-10010
Dixon A, Hacking C, Sriselvakumar S, et al. Perilunate dislocation. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 25 Jun 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-10004
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This podcast is intended to assist in ongoing medical education and peer discussion for qualified health professionals. Please ensure you work within your scope of practice at all times. For personal medical advice always consult your usual doctor

Friday Jun 20, 2025
Urgent Bite 265 - Peripheral Neuropathy and Vitamin B6
Friday Jun 20, 2025
Friday Jun 20, 2025
Vitamin B6 is both a prescribed medication and available in many over-the-counter preparations. In high and prolonged doses, it can be a cause of peripheral neuropathy.
Check out the Prescriber Update for June 2025
Hemminger A, Wills BK. Vitamin B6 Toxicity. [Updated 2023 Feb 7]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan-
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Friday Jun 13, 2025
Urgent Bite 264 - Hutchinson's Sign
Friday Jun 13, 2025
Friday Jun 13, 2025
There are a few Hutchinson's signs, but this one relates to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus.
Check out the StatPearls page on Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus
Minor M, Payne E. Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus. [Updated 2023 Aug 14]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan-.
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This podcast is intended to assist in ongoing medical education and peer discussion for qualified health professionals. Please ensure you work within your scope of practice at all times. For personal medical advice always consult your usual doctor

Friday Jun 06, 2025
Urgent Bite 263 - Embedded Fishhooks
Friday Jun 06, 2025
Friday Jun 06, 2025
How do you remove an embedded fishhook?
Check out the ALIEM page by Dr Riveros, Dr Kim and Dr Dyer
Check out the AAFP article by Dr Gammons and Dr Jackson
Link to the UpToDate page (subscription required)
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This podcast is intended to assist in ongoing medical education and peer discussion for qualified health professionals. Please ensure you work within your scope of practice at all times. For personal medical advice always consult your usual doctor

Friday May 30, 2025
Urgent Bite 262 - The TFCC
Friday May 30, 2025
Friday May 30, 2025
We can diagnose a TFCC injury clinically. Management is much like any sprain, but ongoing issues may need a hand surgeon workup.
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This podcast is intended to assist in ongoing medical education and peer discussion for qualified health professionals. Please ensure you work within your scope of practice at all times. For personal medical advice always consult your usual doctor

Friday May 23, 2025
Urgent Bite 261 - Dysdiadochokinesia
Friday May 23, 2025
Friday May 23, 2025
Testing for dysdiadochokinesia is simple, and something we learned way back at the start of medical training. But it is a useful and important test to still do in urgent care
Check out the Stat Pearls Page
Rocha Cabrero F, De Jesus O. Dysdiadochokinesia. [Updated 2023 Aug 23]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan-.
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This podcast is intended to assist in ongoing medical education and peer discussion for qualified health professionals. Please ensure you work within your scope of practice at all times. For personal medical advice always consult your usual doctor

Friday May 16, 2025
Urgent Bite 260 - Onychomycosis through Urgent Care
Friday May 16, 2025
Friday May 16, 2025
Onychomycosis is not an urgent condition, but it can present through urgent care.
Check out the recent BPAC page, reviewed by Prof Amanda Oakley
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This podcast is intended to assist in ongoing medical education and peer discussion for qualified health professionals. Please ensure you work within your scope of practice at all times. For personal medical advice always consult your usual doctor