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
Oct 6, 2023
Oct 6, 2023
19 min
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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Sep 29, 2023
Sep 29, 2023
9 min
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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Sep 22, 2023
Sep 22, 2023
10 min
Being burnt out can change the way we prescribe.
Check out the BJGP paper mentioned.
Hodkinson A, Zghebi SS, Kontopantelis E, Grigoroglou C, Ashcroft DM, Hann M, Chew-Graham CA, Payne RA, Little P, de Lusignan S, Zhou A, Esmail A, Panagioti M. Association of strong opioids and antibiotics prescribing with GP burnout: a retrospective cross-sectional study. Br J Gen Pract. 2023 Jul 27;73(733):e634-e643. doi: 10.3399/BJGP.2022.0394. PMID: 37500457; PMCID: PMC10227993. https://bjgp.org/content/73/733/e634
Check out the JAMA Intern Med paper mentioned
Martinez KA, Rood M, Jhangiani N, Kou L, Boissy A, Rothberg MB. Association Between Antibiotic Prescribing for Respiratory Tract Infections and Patient Satisfaction in Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine. JAMA Intern Med. 2018 Nov 1;178(11):1558-1560. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.4318. PMID: 30285050; PMCID: PMC6584324.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30285050/
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Sep 15, 2023
Sep 15, 2023
7 min
Smells can be nostalgic, but can they be antiemetic?
Check out the ALIEM page
Check out the Paper Mentioned
Veldhuis, P., Melse, M. & Mullaart, N. Implementation of isopropyl alcohol (IPA) inhalation as the first-line treatment for nausea in the emergency department: practical advantages and influence on the quality of care. Int J Emerg Med 14, 15 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-021-00334-z
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Sep 8, 2023
Sep 8, 2023
10 min
B12 deficiency is worth considering in some of the patients who present through UC.
Check out the Stat Pearls page
Ankar A, Kumar A. Vitamin B12 Deficiency. [Updated 2022 Oct 22]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441923/
Check out the NIH information on vitamin B12
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Sep 1, 2023
Sep 1, 2023
12 min
Døds Diving, or death diving, is a Norwegian extreme sport. Watching it made me consider traumatic tympanic membrane ruptures.
Check out the paper mentioned
Carniol ET, Bresler A, Shaigany K, Svider P, Baredes S, Eloy JA, Ying YM. Traumatic Tympanic Membrane Perforations Diagnosed in Emergency Departments. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 Feb 1;144(2):136-139. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2017.2550. PMID: 29270620; PMCID: PMC5839286.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5839286/
Check out the Stat Pearls page
Dolhi N, Weimer AD. Tympanic Membrane Perforations. [Updated 2023 Aug 14]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557887/
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Aug 25, 2023
Aug 25, 2023
8 min
Palpating the cervical lymph nodes is a vital part of our examination of febrile kids.
Check out the Starship Hospital page.
https://starship.org.nz/guidelines/cervical-lymphadenitis/
Check out the RCH Melbourne page.
https://www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/cervical_lymphadenopathy/
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Aug 18, 2023
Aug 18, 2023
10 min
Today we look back at 5 years of the Royal New Zealand College of Urgent Care podcasts.
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Aug 11, 2023
Aug 11, 2023
8 min
A couple of eponymous signs to use in evaluating abdominal pain that helps determine a rectus sheath haematoma.
Check out the Stat Pearls page
Allen M, Sevensma KE. Rectus Sheath Hematoma. [Updated 2023 Jan 30]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK519033/
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Aug 4, 2023
Aug 4, 2023
9 min
Look for the cardinal signs of Kawasaki disease in kids with persisting fever.
Check out the Starship page -
https://starship.org.nz/guidelines/kawasaki-disease/
Check out the Dermnet page
https://dermnetnz.org/topics/kawasaki-disease
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