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
Dec 30, 2022
Dec 30, 2022
40 min
We are joined by Dr Joshua Russell, Editor in Chief of the Journal of Urgent Care Medicine to talk about why we should be doing more vital sign re-checks in urgent care.
Check out Josh's Editorial here - https://www.jucm.com/the-value-of-repeat-vital-signs/
Russell J. The Value of Repeat Value signs. JUCM, November 2022. Vol 17, No 2.
Submit an article to the JUCM - https://www.jucm.com/submit-an-article/
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Full Grip by Score Squad
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Dec 23, 2022
Dec 23, 2022
5 min
Urgent Care is for life, not just for Christmas
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Christmas Elves by - Francesco D'Andrea
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
Dec 16, 2022
Dec 16, 2022
6 min
The rash of scarlet fever looks different, depending on skin colour.
Check out the Brown Skin Matters page - https://brownskinmatters.com/
Review the Dermnet NZ Scarlet Fever page - https://dermnetnz.org/topics/scarlet-fever
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Dec 9, 2022
Dec 9, 2022
5 min
It benefits our patients to remember to advise on whether they should remain nil by mouth on acute referral to hospital.
And conversely, a cup of tea can have beneficial treatment effects.
Check out the paper on tea.
Inoue-Choi M et al. Tea consumption and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in the UK Biobank. Annals of Internal Medicine. September 2022, Vol 175, Issue 9, pages 1201-1211
https://doi.org/10.7326/M22-0041
Check out the paper on fasting for surgery.
El-Sharkaway A et al. Fasting and Surgery Time (FaST) Audit. Clin Nutr. 2021 Mar;40(3):1405-1412.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32933783/
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Dec 2, 2022
Dec 2, 2022
12 min
What is the ucipital mapillary?
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Nov 25, 2022
Nov 25, 2022
5 min
Remember that increased activity can cause a venous thrombosis in the upper limb.
Check out the Stat Pearls page on this syndrome for further reading.
Saleem T, Baril DT. Paget Schroetter Syndrome. [Updated 2022 Jan 11]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2022 Jan
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482416/#_NBK482416_pubdet_
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Nov 18, 2022
Nov 18, 2022
3 min
Make sure to look for the Fleck Sign
Check out the Radiopaedia page - https://radiopaedia.org/articles/fleck-sign-foot?lang=us
This is a good refresher on Lisfranc injuries
Wynter S, Grigg C. Lisfranc Injuries. AFP. Vol 46, Issue 3, March 2017
https://www.racgp.org.au/afp/2017/march/lisfranc-injuries
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Nov 11, 2022
Nov 11, 2022
6 min
What actually is Rovsing sign and is it useful?
Check out the papers mentioned.
Prosenz J, Hirtler L. Rovsing Signs Revisited - Effects of an Erroneous Translation on Medical Teaching and Research. Journal of Surgical Education, 2014-9/01, Vol 71, Issue 5, pages 738-742
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24776856/
Benabbas R, Hanna M, Sinert R. Diagnostic Accuracy of History, Physical Examination, Laboratory Tests, and Pont-of-care Ultrasound for Pediatric Acute Appendicitis in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Academic Emergency Medicine 2017; 24: 523– 551.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/acem.13181
Niels Thorkild Rovsing Obituary. Br Med J. 1927 Feb 5; 1(3448):265
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2454133/?page=1
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Nov 4, 2022
Nov 4, 2022
6 min
Is a Katz extractor an easier way to remove a nasal foreign body? And is it worth it?
Check out this post from the Academic Life in Emergency Medicine.
Beylin M. Trick of the Trade: Nasal foreign body removal using foley catheter. ALIEM. Mar 29 2014
https://www.aliem.com/trick-trade-nasal-foreign-body-removal-using-foley-catheter/
Check out this article on the parental kiss from the AFP
Handi project team, Australian Family Physician. Volume 42, Issue 5, May 2013
https://www.racgp.org.au/afp/2013/may/mothers-kiss
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Oct 28, 2022
Oct 28, 2022
8 min
For such a seemingly sedate and passive game played by old people, golf must be considered in a number of injuries.
Zouzias IC, Hendra J, Stodelle J, Limpisvasti O. Golf Injuries: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Treatment. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2018 Feb 15;26(4):116-123. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-15-00433. PMID: 29329123. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29329123/
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