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
Friday Dec 07, 2018
Friday Dec 07, 2018
Welcome to this week's Urgent Bite. Today we look at a paper from the British Journal of General Practice regarding the use of Antibiotics in Children with Cough to prevent deterioration or re-consultation. The Pubmed link below features the abstract and the full paper is linked from there.
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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 23, 2018
Friday Nov 23, 2018
Welcome to this week's Urgent Bite. In Episode 3 Dr Kevin Bell mentioned Vestibular Rehab in relation to concussion management. So to find out what this involves and how it works I have spoken with Physiotherapist Ronen Buser.
Many thanks to Ronen for his time and to Lisa Hansen for getting us together
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Friday Nov 16, 2018
Friday Nov 16, 2018
Welcome to this week's Urgent Bite. Today we reflect on a recent article in BPAC concerning topical antibiotics. The use of these treatments in the last year has halved but there are calls to reduce the use still further. So when should we use them?
BPAC article 2018 - https://bpac.org.nz/2018/topical-antibiotics.aspx
2 part BPAC article from 2017 - https://bpac.org.nz/2017/topical-antibiotics-1.aspx
https://bpac.org.nz/2017/topical-antibiotics-2.aspx
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Friday Nov 09, 2018
Friday Nov 09, 2018
Welcome to this week's Urgent Bite. Today we look at recent comments in the BMJ from 2 of the UK's Medical Defence organisations regarding the use of online translation tools in clinical practice. Should we use them in consultations with patients when there is a language barrier?
https://www.bmj.com/content/363/bmj.k4546
https://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g7392
Thanks to Dr Danny Liao for his audio introduction
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Friday Oct 19, 2018
Friday Oct 19, 2018
Welcome to this week's Urgent Bite. Today we revisit NSAIDs, this time looking at their use in acute soft tissue injury. We hear briefly from Sports Physician Dr Kevin Bell. When should we use NSAIDs for acute soft tissue injuries?
Physical Therapy Journal Article - https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article/97/8/807/3826991
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Friday Oct 12, 2018
Friday Oct 12, 2018
Welcome to this week's Urgent Bite. Today we look at an alternative to the often used Double Dorsal Ring Block for digital anaesthesia.
You Tube Clip - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6jyw7l3bZs
Academic Life in Emergency Medicine Article - https://www.aliem.com/2010/09/trick-of-trade-single-digital-block/
Emergency Medicine Australasia Study 2016 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26991958
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Article 2006 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17016190
Emergency Medicine Journal Article 2010 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20360491
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Friday Oct 05, 2018
Friday Oct 05, 2018
Welcome to this week's Urgent Bite. Today we hear from Dr Kevin Bell, Sports Physician, who has a special interest in Tendinopathy. Here he talks briefly about the best treatment options and the things to avoid when managing tendinopathy.
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Friday Sep 21, 2018
Friday Sep 21, 2018
Welcome to this week's Urgent Bite. Today we ask the community whether they use Non Steroidal Anti-inflammatory drugs for fracture pain. Please read the articles discussed and contribute your thoughts via Facebook or email podcast@rnzcuc.org.nz
Canadian Family Physician Article - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4162697/
Journal Family Practice Article- https://www.mdedge.com/jfponline/article/64172/musculoskeletal-disorders/do-nsaids-impede-fracture-healing
Journal of Clinical Anaesthesia Article - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0952818018301971
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Friday Sep 14, 2018
Friday Sep 14, 2018
Welcome to this week's Urgent Bite. Today we are asking how you go about obtaining MSU in children who cannot void on command. Given Urine Bags are not suitable for sending accurate MSU what are the other options in Urgent Care?
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Starship Hospital Guidelines - https://www.starship.org.nz/for-health-professionals/starship-clinical-guidelines/u/urinary-tract-infection/
BPAC NZ guidelines - https://bpac.org.nz/BPJ/2012/May/uti.aspx
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Friday Sep 07, 2018
Friday Sep 07, 2018
Welcome to the first Urgent Bite podcast.
NEJM link - https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1806842
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