Episodes
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Urgent Bite 164 - Thinking about Leukonychia and CPD
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Not everything that comes through UC is urgent, but knowing a little about these out-of-scope topics is still necessary.
Check out the Dermnet page on white nails - https://dermnetnz.org/topics/white-nail
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Friday Mar 03, 2023
Urgent Bite 163 - Hypopyon
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Looking for and identifying a hypopyon is an important part of the UC eye exam.
Check out the BPAC article for a great review of red eyes - https://bpac.org.nz/bpj/2013/august/redeye.aspx
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Friday Feb 24, 2023
Urgent Bite 162 - Seidel’s Test
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Friday Feb 24, 2023
We should all know how to do Seidel's test in urgent care.
Check out the Eye Wiki page from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, written by Stelton, C et al - https://eyewiki.aao.org/Seidel_Test
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Friday Feb 17, 2023
Urgent Bite 161 - Bowel Cancer in Urgent Care
Friday Feb 17, 2023
Friday Feb 17, 2023
Good safety netting and follow-up are vital for patients presenting through UC with rectal bleeding.
Check out the paper mentioned.
Lamprell, K., Pulido, D.F., Arnolda, G. et al. People with early-onset colorectal cancer describe primary care barriers to timely diagnosis: a mixed-methods study of web-based patient reports in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. BMC Prim. Care 24, 12 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-023-01967-0
Check out the Ministry of Health Referral Criteria - https://www.health.govt.nz/system/files/documents/publications/referral-criteria-direct-access-outpatient-colonoscopy-computed-tomography-colonography-feb19-v2.pdf
Check out the BPAC article - https://bpac.org.nz/2020/bowel-cancer.aspx
Check out GP Research Review - https://www.researchreview.co.nz/nz/Clinical-Area/General-Medicine/General-Practice.aspx
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Friday Feb 10, 2023
Urgent Bite 160 - Funded Adrenaline Auto-injectors
Friday Feb 10, 2023
Friday Feb 10, 2023
As of February 1st, 2023, adrenaline auto-injectors are now funded in New Zealand under Special Authority.
Check out the details here - https://pharmac.govt.nz/news-and-resources/consultations-and-decisions/2022-12-15-decision-to-fund-adrenaline-auto-injectors-for-the-emergency-treatment-of-anaphylaxis/
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Friday Feb 03, 2023
Urgent Bite 159 - Which steroid when the seal barks?
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Do you use Prednisone of Dexamethasone for croup?
Check out the Starship hospital page here - https://starship.org.nz/guidelines/croup/
Or check out the croup overview I mentioned from the AAFP.
Zoorob R, Sidani M, Murray J. Croup: An Overview. AAFP. 2011;83(9):1067 - 1073
https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2011/0501/p1067.html
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Friday Jan 27, 2023
Urgent Bite 158 - Nasal Septal Haematoma
Friday Jan 27, 2023
Friday Jan 27, 2023
Always look for a nasal septal haematoma in cases of nasal trauma.
Check out the papers mentioned.
Sanyaolu LN, Farmer SE, Cuddihy PJ. Nasal septal haematoma. BMJ. 2014 Nov 4;349:g6075. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g6075. PMID: 25370844. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25370844/
Ali HM, Zavala H, Chinnadurai S, Roby B. Nasal septal hematoma in children: Time to diagnosis and resulting complications. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Jun;145:110734. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2021.110734. Epub 2021 Apr 26. PMID: 33930759.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33930759/
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Friday Jan 20, 2023
Urgent Bite 157 - Needle Expectation
Friday Jan 20, 2023
Friday Jan 20, 2023
Does expectation influence the experience of receiving an injection?
Check out the paper mentioned
Quaba O, Huntley JS, Bahia H, McKeown DW. A users guide for reducing the pain of local anaesthetic administration. Emerg Med J. 2005 Mar;22(3):188-9. doi: 10.1136/emj.2003.012070. PMID: 15735267; PMCID: PMC1726707.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1726707/
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Friday Jan 13, 2023
Urgent Bite 156 - Thinking about hand lacerations in urgent care
Friday Jan 13, 2023
Friday Jan 13, 2023
We should be cautious with penetrating volar hand lacerations.
Check out the three papers mentioned.
R. Nassab, K. Kok, J. Constantinides, V. Rajaratnam, The diagnostic accuracy of clinical examination in hand lacerations, International Journal of Surgery, Volume 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 105-108,
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1743919106001270?via%3Dihub
Dehghani, M., Shemshaki, H., Eshaghi, M. A., & Teimouri, M. (2011). Diagnostic accuracy of preoperative clinical examination in upper limb injuries. Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 4(4), 461-464. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.86629
L. Amsallem, J. Pierrart, J.-D. Werthel, D. Delgrande, T. Bihel, J. Sekri, D. Zbili, T. Lafosse, E.H. Masmejean, Hand injury without any deficit: Is systematic surgical exploration justified?, Hand Surgery and Rehabilitation, Volume 38, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 20-23,
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30249493/
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Friday Jan 06, 2023
Urgent Bite 155 - CYP3A4 interactions with statins
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Friday Jan 06, 2023
A drug interaction that should be at the front of our minds.
Check out the Medsafe Data sheet here.
https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/profs/PUArticles/March2014StatinsAndCYPInteractions.htm
Check out this paper on a case of rhabdomyolysis.
Fallah, A., Deep, M., Smallwood, D., & Hughes, P. (2013). Life-threatening rhabdomyolysis following the interaction of two commonly prescribed medications. The Australasian Medical Journal, 6(3), 112-114.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3626026/#!po=83.3333
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