Episodes
Friday Dec 29, 2023
Thinking about Jean Batten and Empyema
Friday Dec 29, 2023
Friday Dec 29, 2023
Jean Batten was a New Zealand pioneering aviatrix who died of empyema.
Check out Jean Batten's history.
From the NZ History website - https://nzhistory.govt.nz/people/jean-batten
From Te Ara, the Encyclopedia of New Zealand - https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/4b13/batten-jean-gardner
From Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Batten#
Check out the paper mentioned - Dyrhovden R, Nygaard RM, Patel R, Ulvestad E, Kommedal Ø. The bacterial aetiology of pleural empyema. A descriptive and comparative metagenomic study. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2019 Aug;25(8):981-986. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30580031/
Check out the Stat Pearls page - Garvia V, Paul M. Empyema. [Updated 2023 Aug 7]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459237/
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Full Grip by Score Squad
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Friday Dec 22, 2023
A Bite of Christmas - The Ice Cream Headache
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
You might encounter an Ice Cream Headache over Christmas.
Check out the International Classification of Headaches - Third Edition)
Headache Classification Committee of the International Headache Society (IHS). The International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd edition (beta version). Cephalalgia. 2013 Jul;33(9):629-808. doi: 10.1177/0333102413485658. PMID: 23771276.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23771276/
Check out the paper mentioned
Özyürek H, Koray Bayrak I, Yayici Köken Ö. Ice Cream Headache: Cerebral Blood Flow Evaluation. Turk Arch Pediatr. 2021 Jul 1;56(4):405-406. doi: 10.5152/TurkArchPediatr.2021.20247. PMID: 35005742; PMCID: PMC8655974.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8655974/
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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
Friday Dec 15, 2023
Urgent Care Bootcamp 2024
Friday Dec 15, 2023
Friday Dec 15, 2023
The 2024 Urgent Care Bootcamp conference will be held at the Rydges Hotel in Wellington on September 14th and 15th.
If you would like to express an interest in presenting a talk, abstract or poster, go to this link - https://rnzcuc.org.nz/urgent-care-bootcamp-2024/
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Friday Dec 08, 2023
Urgent Bite 200 - CARM
Friday Dec 08, 2023
Friday Dec 08, 2023
We should be reporting suspected medication-induced anaphylaxis to CARM. Likewise, remember to report cases of ACE-induced angioedema.
Review the June 2023 Prescriber update from Medsafe - https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/profs/PUArticles/PDF/Prescriber-Update-Vol-44-No.2-June-2023.pdf
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Friday Dec 01, 2023
Urgent Bite 199 - What is AUVP?
Friday Dec 01, 2023
Friday Dec 01, 2023
Words change but conditions stay the same.
Check out the paper mentioned.
Strupp M, Bisdorff A, Furman J, Hornibrook J, Jahn K, Maire R, Newman-Toker D, Magnusson M. Acute unilateral vestibulopathy/vestibular neuritis: Diagnostic criteria. J Vestib Res. 2022;32(5):389-406. doi: 10.3233/VES-220201. PMID: 35723133; PMCID: PMC9661346.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9661346/
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Friday Nov 24, 2023
Urgent Bite 198 - Thinking about Exostoses of the Ear
Friday Nov 24, 2023
Friday Nov 24, 2023
Whether an incidental finding or related to a presenting issue, advising a surfer about preventing exostosis progression is important in urgent care.
Check out the Stat Pearls page for a great review.
Landefeld K, Bart RM, Lau H, et al. Surfer's Ear. [Updated 2023 Apr 30]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK534874/
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Friday Nov 17, 2023
Urgent Bite 197 - Subungual Melanoma
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Whether reviewing a possible subungual haematoma or an opportunistic finding, urgent care clinicians need to be aware of subungual melanoma.
Check out the Dermnet page by Dr Nicole Seebacher - https://dermnetnz.org/topics/melanoma-of-the-nail-unit
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Friday Nov 10, 2023
Urgent Bite 196 - Foot Drop
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Friday Nov 10, 2023
We should always observe our patient's gait and make sure to look our for a foot drop.
Check out the Stat Pearls page.
Nori SL, Stretanski MF. Foot Drop. [Updated 2022 Jun 25]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK554393/
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Friday Nov 03, 2023
Urgent Bite 195 - The Zurich Tongue Scheme
Friday Nov 03, 2023
Friday Nov 03, 2023
The Zurich Tongue Scheme may help you in assessing tongue lacerations in kids.
Check out the papers mentioned.
Seiler M, Massaro SL, Staubli G, Schiestl C. Tongue lacerations in children: to suture or not? Swiss Med Wkly. 2018 Oct 28;148:w14683. doi: 10.4414/smw.2018.14683. PMID: 30378089.
https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2018.14683
Sibley AK, Atkinson P, Lobay K. Just the facts: Pediatric Dental and Oral Injuries. CJEM. 2020 Jan;22(1):23-26. doi: 10.1017/cem.2019.440. PMID: 31727193.
https://caep.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/just_the_facts_pediatric_dental_and_oral_injuries.pdf
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Friday Oct 27, 2023
Urgent Bite 194 - Achenbach Syndrome
Friday Oct 27, 2023
Friday Oct 27, 2023
What would you think if a patient presents with a spontaneously bruised digit?
Check out the Dermnet page - https://dermnetnz.org/topics/achenbach-syndrome
Azarfar A, Beg S. Achenbach Syndrome: A Case Series. Cureus. 2022 Mar 3;14(3):e22824. doi: 10.7759/cureus.22824. PMID: 35382203; PMCID: PMC8976592.
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