Episodes
Friday Aug 02, 2019
Urgent Bite 35 - The Shark Fin Sign
Friday Aug 02, 2019
Friday Aug 02, 2019
Do you know the Shark fin sign?
Dr Smith's ECG Blog
http://hqmeded-ecg.blogspot.com/2018/06/shark-fin-deadly-ecg-sign-that-you-must.html
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Friday Jun 21, 2019
Urgent Bite 31 - Local Anaesthetic Eye Drops
Friday Jun 21, 2019
Friday Jun 21, 2019
Why you must ask about Sunscreen allergies and other important things relating to local anaesthetic eye drops.
https://medsafe.govt.nz/profs/Datasheet/m/Minims-Tetracainehydrochlorideeyedrops.pdf
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/sulfonamides
https://www.nzf.org.nz/nzf_7022#nzf_70785
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Friday Jun 14, 2019
Urgent Bite 30 - Is there a place for Fundoscopy in Urgent Care?
Friday Jun 14, 2019
Friday Jun 14, 2019
Is it time to ditch the ophthalmoscope as a tool for viewing the retina?
Send us your thoughts to podcast@rnzcuc.org.nz
Ophthalmoscopy in the 21st Century article
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5798658/
FOTO-ED study
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3722897/
Frontiers in Neurology Study
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4638141/
Smartphone study
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6387606/
Stanford25 website
http://stanfordmedicine25.stanford.edu/the25/fundoscopic.html
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Friday May 24, 2019
Urgent Bite 29 - Using Ear drops when the Tympanic Membrane is NOT intact
Friday May 24, 2019
Friday May 24, 2019
Welcome to this week's Urgent Bite. Today we look at the use of ear drops when the tympanic membrane is not intact. Are you comfortable using potentially ototoxic drops as the first line treatment? How do you feel about the contraindications listed for these drops and how do they affect your practice?
Email your thoughts to podcast@rnzcuc.org.nz
https://bpac.org.nz/category.aspx?CategoryId=9
https://www.pharmac.govt.nz/news/notification-2017-09-15-ciprofloxacin/
https://medsafe.govt.nz/profs/Datasheet/s/Sofradexeyeeardrops.pdf
https://medsafe.govt.nz/profs/Datasheet/l/locortenvioformeardrops.pdf
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Friday May 17, 2019
Urgent Bite 28 - Regarding Tramadol - featuring Dr Justin Morgenstern
Friday May 17, 2019
Friday May 17, 2019
Welcome to this week's Urgent Bite. Today we hear from Dr Justin Morgenstern, currently an Emergency Physician at Taranaki Base hospital in New Zealand. Justin trained in Emergency Medicine and Family Practice in Canada and he writes a medical blog which can be found here - https://first10em.com
These are his thoughts on Tramadol use.
https://first10em.com/tramadol/
Let us know your thoughts on what Justin has to say and what your experiences and personal practices are regarding tramadol use.
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Friday May 10, 2019
Urgent Bite 27 - Facial wounds - featuring Professor Bruce Arroll
Friday May 10, 2019
Friday May 10, 2019
Welcome to this week's Urgent Bite. Wound management is a big part of Urgent Care and facial wounds add some extra issues for consideration. What are your experiences with facial wounds and what rules to you personally practice by with regards to when to refer for specialist input? We will discuss this issue in a future main episode of the podcast so your input will help develop the discussion. Pop over to Facebook or send us an email.
For good wound management advice, check out this website about wound repair
My thanks once again to Professor Bruce Arroll for sharing his thoughts.
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Friday May 03, 2019
Urgent Bite 26 - Mycoplasma Genitalium
Friday May 03, 2019
Friday May 03, 2019
Welcome to this week's Urgent Bite. Today we look at a recent BPAC article on Mycoplasma Genitalium and its association with Urethritis, Cervicitis and PID.
https://bpac.org.nz/2019/mycoplasma-genitalium.aspx
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Friday Apr 19, 2019
Urgent Bite 25 - ISBAR - a tool to aid handover
Friday Apr 19, 2019
Friday Apr 19, 2019
Welcome to this week's Urgent Bite. Today we look at a simple acronym that you can use to assist in handing over patients or asking for advice, either in person or over the phone.
Postgraduate Medical Journal Article - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Using+the+ISBAR+handover+tool+in+junior+medical+officer+handover%3A+a+study+in+an+Australian+tertiary+hospital
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Friday Apr 12, 2019
Urgent Bite 24 - The Segond Fracture
Friday Apr 12, 2019
Friday Apr 12, 2019
Welcome to this week's Urgent Bite. Today we look at the Eponymous fracture of the knee - the Segond Fracture. What is it and what does it mean?
https://radiopaedia.org/articles/segond-fracture
https://radiopaedia.org/articles/reverse-segond-fracture?lang=us
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Friday Apr 05, 2019
Urgent Bite 23 - Simmonds/Thompson Test - which way is Positive?
Friday Apr 05, 2019
Friday Apr 05, 2019
Welcome to this week's Urgent Bite. Today we look at the Simmonds/Thompson test for Achilles Tendon rupture. What is the positive and what is the negative outcome of this test?
Check out this article from Life in the Fast Lane
https://litfl.com/simmonds-thompson-test/
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