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 Aug 29, 2025
Friday Aug 29, 2025
Do you see a Christmas tree when you see pityriasis rosea?
Check out the Dermnet page by Prof Amanda Oakley
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Full Grip by Score Squad
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 Aug 22, 2025
Friday Aug 22, 2025
We should be aware of artefacts as a cause of error when interpreting an ECG.
Pérez-Riera AR, Barbosa-Barros R, Daminello-Raimundo R, de Abreu LC. Main artifacts in electrocardiography. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2018 Mar;23(2):e12494. doi: 10.1111/anec.12494. Epub 2017 Sep 20. PMID: 28940924; PMCID: PMC6931710. Link
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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 Aug 15, 2025
Friday Aug 15, 2025
Heinrich Quincke has a number of eponyms, but Quincke's disease is isolated angioedema of the uvula.
Check out some related papers.
Sanchez GA, Boot M, Lathif A. Quincke's disease: an unusual pathology. J Surg Case Rep. 2023 Mar 4;2023(3):rjad085. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjad085. PMID: 36896152; PMCID: PMC9989133. Link
Johnson W, Shastri N, Fowler M. Quincke's Disease. West J Emerg Med. 2011 Nov;12(4):370. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2011.3.2246. PMID: 22224120; PMCID: PMC3236162. Link
Kamath, R.R., Rai, S.J. Quincke’s disease: a case report. Egypt J Otolaryngol 36, 44 (2020). Link
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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 Aug 08, 2025
Friday Aug 08, 2025
The RNZCUC Virtual Bootcamp 2025 is on Saturday, September 13th, starting at 0830.
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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 Aug 01, 2025
Friday Aug 01, 2025
Do you perform a DRE before referring a suspected case of cauda equina syndrome?
Check out the Stat Pearls page
Rider LS, Marra EM. Cauda Equina and Conus Medullaris Syndromes. [Updated 2023 Aug 7]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan-
Check out the papers mentioned
Sherlock KE, Turner W, Elsayed S, Bagouri M, Baha L, Boszczyk BM, McNally D. The Evaluation of Digital Rectal Examination for Assessment of Anal Tone in Suspected Cauda Equina Syndrome. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2015 Aug 1;40(15):1213-8. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000902. PMID: 25811266. Link
Tabrah J, Wilson N, Phillips D, Böhning D. Can digital rectal examination be used to detect cauda equina compression in people presenting with acute cauda equina syndrome? A systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies. Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2022 Apr;58:102523. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2022.102523. Epub 2022 Feb 9. PMID: 35180641. Link
Curtis Lopez C, Berg AJ, Clayton B, Siddique I, Carrasco R, Horner D, Angus M. Evaluation of the role of anal tone and perianal sensation examination in the assessment of suspected cauda equina syndrome. Br J Neurosurg. 2024 Aug;38(4):923-927. doi: 10.1080/02688697.2021.2005775. Epub 2021 Nov 19. PMID: 34796788. Link
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Friday Jul 25, 2025
Friday Jul 25, 2025
Ecthyma is a deeper form of impetigo and can leave scarring.
Check out the Dermnet pages
Ecthyma by Vanessa Ngan and Dr Jannnet Gomez
Impetigo by Prof Amanda Oakley and Dr Katie Quirke
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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 Jul 18, 2025
Friday Jul 18, 2025
Why is it called a mallet finger?
Check out the OrthoBullets page by Dr Paras
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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 Jul 11, 2025
Friday Jul 11, 2025
What to consider when faced with an ear laceration.
Williams CH, Sternard BT. Complex Ear Lacerations. [Updated 2023 Jul 31]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan-. Link
Link to the Laceration Repair Blog
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Friday Jul 04, 2025
Friday Jul 04, 2025
Wound glue is commonly used in urgent care, and it has an interesting history.
Krishnamoorthy B, Najam O, Khan UA, Waterworth P, Fildes JE, Yonan N. Randomized prospective study comparing conventional subcuticular skin closure with Dermabond skin glue after saphenous vein harvesting. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Nov;88(5):1445-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.06.047. PMID: 19853089. Link
Rushbrook JL, White G, Kidger L, Marsh P, Taggart TF. The antibacterial effect of 2-octyl cyanoacrylate (Dermabond®) skin adhesive. J Infect Prev. 2014 Nov;15(6):236-239. doi: 10.1177/1757177414551562. Epub 2014 Nov 30. PMID: 28989390; PMCID: PMC5074105. Link
Dermnet page - authored by Alicia Loh
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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 Jun 27, 2025
Friday Jun 27, 2025
How can we avoid missing these rare but commonly missed injuries?
Check out the papers mentioned.
Pelrine E, Larson E, Freilich A, Dacus AR, Deal N. Treatment and Outcomes of Missed Perilunate Dislocations: A Case Series. J Wrist Surg. 2023 May 8;13(2):171-175. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1768929. PMID: 38505207; PMCID: PMC10948235. Link
, Perilunate injuries/lunate dislocations and radiocarpal dislocations. Annals of Joint, Vol 6, Oct 15, 2021. Link
Pinto A, Berritto D, Russo A, Riccitiello F, Caruso M, Belfiore MP, Papapietro VR, Carotti M, Pinto F, Giovagnoni A, Romano L, Grassi R. Traumatic fractures in adults: missed diagnosis on plain radiographs in the Emergency Department. Acta Biomed. 2018 Jan 19;89(1-S):111-123. doi: 10.23750/abm.v89i1-S.7015. PMID: 29350641; PMCID: PMC6179080. Link
Dixon A, Hacking C, Elfeky M, et al. Lunate dislocation. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 26 Jun 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-10010
Dixon A, Hacking C, Sriselvakumar S, et al. Perilunate dislocation. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 25 Jun 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-10004
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