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
May 29, 2026
May 29, 2026
12 min
A study conducted in the paediatric ICU setting demonstrated the need to not only acknowledge a patient's emotion with an empathetic response but also the need to allow time and space for that response to be received, free of jargon and over speaking. It is worth reflecting on how this can apply to the urgent care setting.
Check out the paper
October TW, Dizon ZB, Arnold RM, Rosenberg AR. Characteristics of Physician Empathetic Statements During Pediatric Intensive Care Conferences With Family Members: A Qualitative Study. JAMA Netw Open. 2018 Jul 6;1(3):e180351. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.0351. PMID: 30646015; PMCID: PMC6324292. Link
Check out the RSA short cartoon on Empathy versus Sympathy by Brené Brown.
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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
May 22, 2026
May 22, 2026
16 min
Orthostatic hypotension is quite common and increases in prevalence as people age over 65. It is also associated with conditions like type 2 diabetes and Parkinson's. It is important that we consider it in patients presenting through urgent care.
Check out the papers mentioned
McDonagh ST, Cross R, Masoli J, Konya J, Abel G, Sheppard JP, Jakubowski B, Bhanu C, Fordham J, Turner K, Lamb SE, Payne RA, McManus RJ, Campbell JL, Clark CE. Understanding measurement of postural hypotension: a nationwide survey of general practice in England. Br J Gen Pract. 2026 Jan 1;76(762):e957-e965. doi: 10.3399/BJGP.2025.0025. PMID: 40262829. Link
Shibao C, Lipsitz LA, Biaggioni I. ASH position paper: evaluation and treatment of orthostatic hypotension. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2013 Mar;15(3):147-53. doi: 10.1111/jch.12062. Epub 2013 Jan 14. PMID: 23458585; PMCID: PMC8033893. Link
Check out the JUCM Abstracts in UC
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May 15, 2026
May 15, 2026
6 min
The Bennett Fracture, with two T's, is an intra-articular fracture of the base of the 1st metacarpal that requires referral to the orthopaedic surgeons.
Check out the Radiopaedia page by Bahman Rasuly
Check out the Stat Pearls Page
Carter KR, Nallamothu SV. Bennett Fracture. 2023 Aug 7. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2026 Jan–. PMID: 29763211.
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May 8, 2026
May 8, 2026
16 min
Seeing a human and a rock communicate to save the world highlights how the right type of communication technique is needed, in the right setting, and at the right time, to ensure clarity and prevent error.
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May 1, 2026
May 1, 2026
13 min
The Essex-Lopresti Fracture is a radial head fracture with dislocation of the DRUJ, and an associated tearing of the IO membrane. They are often missed and have delayed diagnoses. With the right mechanism of injury we must carefully examine the forearm for not just pain, but also laxity.
Check out the paper mentioned
Wegmann K, Dargel J, Burkhart KJ, Brüggemann GP, Müller LP. The Essex-Lopresti lesion. Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr. 2012 Nov;7(3):131-9. doi: 10.1007/s11751-012-0149-0. Epub 2012 Oct 25. PMID: 23096260; PMCID: PMC3482440.
Check out the Radiopaedia page by Campos
Check out the LITFL page by Boden and Cadogan
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Apr 24, 2026
Apr 24, 2026
28 min
Because Med School taught you medicine - not money.
Dr Katherine Debray talks to us about her evidence based financial education designed for Kiwi doctors. While on pause from NICU training to raise her children, Katherine has undertaken further study in financial advising and has created a course to guide doctors in ways to make decisions about their finances and developed a community of doctors to share and learn together.
Check out Healthy Wealth - https://healthywealth.nz/
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Apr 17, 2026
Apr 17, 2026
12 min
Adult onset Still Disease is a rare condition that presents with intermittent high fevers, arthralgia and a salmon pink rash.
Check out the Stat Pearls page.
Bhargava J, Panginikkod S. Still Disease. 2024 Feb 26. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2026 Jan–. PMID: 30855928.
Check out the Conversation article mentioned
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Apr 10, 2026
Apr 10, 2026
13 min
In cases of Fournier's Gangrene, and necrotising fasciitis in general, early detection and treatment is vital. Risk factors help raise the concern and knowing about SGLT-2 inhibitors as an evolving risk factor is important.
Check out the Prescriber Update
Check out the Dermnet page by Singh
Check out the Stat Pearls page
Wallace HA, Perera TB. Necrotizing Fasciitis. 2023 Feb 21. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2026 Jan–. PMID: 28613507.
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Apr 3, 2026
Apr 3, 2026
11 min
Pica is an eating disorder that can cause abdominal symptoms, obstruction, poisoning, parasitic infections and is associated with iron deficiency anaemia. We should be aware of it in the urgent care setting.
Check out the papers mentioned
Mohammad Rizwan Hussain, Philip Holcroft, Mohammed Tayab Qureshi, EP467 - Bowel obstruction due to colonic lithobezoar in a patient with PICA, BJS, Volume 111, Issue Supplement_8, September 2024, znae197.500, Link
Ganesan PR, Vasauskas AA. The Association Between Pica and Iron-Deficiency Anemia: A Scoping Review. Cureus. 2023 Apr 20;15(4):e37904. doi: 10.7759/cureus.37904. PMID: 37220446; PMCID: PMC10199804. Link
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Mar 27, 2026
Mar 27, 2026
23 min
For the 300th Urgent Bite, we reflect on lessons learned from seven and a half years of podcasting.
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