Home of the Official Podcasts of the RNZCUC - these are intended to provide ongoing education for medical professionals and should not be used for self diagnosis. Always consult your regular doctor. Always work within your scope of practice.
Episodes
6 days ago
6 days ago
Words change but conditions stay the same.
Check out the paper mentioned.
Strupp M, Bisdorff A, Furman J, Hornibrook J, Jahn K, Maire R, Newman-Toker D, Magnusson M. Acute unilateral vestibulopathy/vestibular neuritis: Diagnostic criteria. J Vestib Res. 2022;32(5):389-406. doi: 10.3233/VES-220201. PMID: 35723133; PMCID: PMC9661346.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9661346/
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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 Nov 24, 2023
Friday Nov 24, 2023
Whether an incidental finding or related to a presenting issue, advising a surfer about preventing exostosis progression is important in urgent care.
Check out the Stat Pearls page for a great review.
Landefeld K, Bart RM, Lau H, et al. Surfer's Ear. [Updated 2023 Apr 30]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK534874/
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Friday Nov 17, 2023
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Whether reviewing a possible subungual haematoma or an opportunistic finding, urgent care clinicians need to be aware of subungual melanoma.
Check out the Dermnet page by Dr Nicole Seebacher - https://dermnetnz.org/topics/melanoma-of-the-nail-unit
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Friday Nov 10, 2023
Friday Nov 10, 2023
We should always observe our patient's gait and make sure to look our for a foot drop.
Check out the Stat Pearls page.
Nori SL, Stretanski MF. Foot Drop. [Updated 2022 Jun 25]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK554393/
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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 Nov 03, 2023
Friday Nov 03, 2023
The Zurich Tongue Scheme may help you in assessing tongue lacerations in kids.
Check out the papers mentioned.
Seiler M, Massaro SL, Staubli G, Schiestl C. Tongue lacerations in children: to suture or not? Swiss Med Wkly. 2018 Oct 28;148:w14683. doi: 10.4414/smw.2018.14683. PMID: 30378089.
https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2018.14683
Sibley AK, Atkinson P, Lobay K. Just the facts: Pediatric Dental and Oral Injuries. CJEM. 2020 Jan;22(1):23-26. doi: 10.1017/cem.2019.440. PMID: 31727193.
https://caep.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/just_the_facts_pediatric_dental_and_oral_injuries.pdf
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Friday Oct 27, 2023
Friday Oct 27, 2023
What would you think if a patient presents with a spontaneously bruised digit?
Check out the Dermnet page - https://dermnetnz.org/topics/achenbach-syndrome
Azarfar A, Beg S. Achenbach Syndrome: A Case Series. Cureus. 2022 Mar 3;14(3):e22824. doi: 10.7759/cureus.22824. PMID: 35382203; PMCID: PMC8976592.
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Friday Oct 20, 2023
Friday Oct 20, 2023
It is important to remember our role in recommending simple measures to help our patients and it is worth thinking about the power of take-home information that details the advice you have given.
Check out the Stuff article here - https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/wellbeing/300992867/a-virginia-woman-was-feeling-sad-her-doctor-prescribed-her-a-cat
Check out the papers mentioned
Qureshi AI, Memon MZ, Vazquez G, Suri MF. Cat ownership and the Risk of Fatal Cardiovascular Diseases. Results from the Second National Health and Nutrition Examination Study Mortality Follow-up Study. J Vasc Interv Neurol. 2009 Jan;2(1):132-5. PMID: 22518240; PMCID: PMC3317329. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3317329/
Levine GN, Allen K, Braun LT, Christian HE, Friedmann E, Taubert KA, Thomas SA, Wells DL, Lange RA; American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing. Pet ownership and cardiovascular risk: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2013 Jun 11;127(23):2353-63. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0b013e31829201e1. Epub 2013 May 9. PMID: 23661721. www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIR.0b013e31829201e1
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Friday Oct 13, 2023
Friday Oct 13, 2023
Urinary alkalinisers can reduce the effectiveness of certain antibiotics
Check out the BPAC article - https://bpac.org.nz/2021/uti.aspx
Check out the NZF page - https://nzf.org.nz/nzf_4329
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Friday Oct 06, 2023
Friday Oct 06, 2023
Dave has used this test for years to help with his diagnosis, so he was relieved to find a paper that supported its use.
Check out the paper here.
Tzortzopoulou AK, Giamarelou P, Tsolia M, Spyridis N, Vakaki M, Passalides A, Zavras N. The Jumping Up (J-Up) Test: Making the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis Easier in Children. Glob Pediatr Health. 2019 Nov 11;6:2333794X19884824. doi: 10.1177/2333794X19884824. PMID: 31763374; PMCID: PMC6851606.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31763374/
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Friday Sep 29, 2023
Friday Sep 29, 2023
Does colder air help ease croup?
Check out the paper here
Siebert JN, Salomon C, Taddeo I, Gervaix A, Combescure C, Lacroix L. Outdoor Cold Air Versus Room Temperature Exposure for Croup Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Pediatrics. 2023 Sep 1;152(3):e2023061365. doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-061365. PMID: 37525974.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37525974/
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