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
Jan 31, 2025
Jan 31, 2025
10 min
You might think that neck pain after minor trauma is probably a musculoskeletal injury. But do not forget to consider vertebral artery dissection.
Check out the Stat Pearls page.
Britt TB, Agarwal S. Vertebral Artery Dissection. [Updated 2023 Mar 20]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441827/
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Jan 24, 2025
Jan 24, 2025
12 min
Look out for the Holstein-Lewis Fracture which is associated with radial nerve injury. Also, be aware of the torsional forces associated with arm wrestling.
Moloney DP, Feeley I, Hughes AJ, Merghani K, Sheehan E, Kennedy M. Injuries associated with arm wrestling: A narrative review. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2021 Apr 20;18:30-37. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2021.04.010. Erratum in: J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2021 Jul 30;20:101539. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2021.101539. PMID: 33996446; PMCID: PMC8091050.
Check out the Radiopaedia page
Lustosa L, Campos A, Bell D, et al. Holstein-Lewis fracture. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 23 Jan 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-99967
Check out the OrthoBullets page by Kellish and Weatherford
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Jan 17, 2025
Jan 17, 2025
7 min
It is important to check peripheral neurology after trauma. Neurapraxia, with an o, is one cause of altered sensation.
Check out the Stat Pearls Page for more information.
Carballo Cuello CM, De Jesus O. Neurapraxia. [Updated 2023 Aug 23]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK560501/
And their table outlining the classifications
Biso GMNR, Munakomi S. Neuroanatomy, Neurapraxia. [Updated 2022 Oct 24]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan-. [Figure, Seddon and Sunderland Classification of Nerve Injury Contributed by GMN Biso, MD] Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557746/figure/article-25766.image.f1/
And the Wikipedia page on Obdormition
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Jan 10, 2025
Jan 10, 2025
12 min
Are your patients aware that a fracture is the same as a break? Do they think that one is worse than the other?
Check out the papers mentioned
Peckham TJ. 'Doctor, have I got a fracture or a break'? Injury. 1994 May;25(4):221-2. doi: 10.1016/0020-1383(94)90065-5. PMID: 8206651. Link to abstract
Kampa RJ, Pang J, Gleeson R. Broken bones and fractures - an audit of patients' perceptions. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2006 Nov;88(7):663-6. doi: 10.1308/003588406X149192. PMID: 17132318; PMCID: PMC1963782. Link to paper
Bagley CH, Hunter AR, Bacarese-Hamilton IA. Patients' misunderstanding of common orthopaedic terminology: the need for clarity. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2011 Jul;93(5):401-4. doi: 10.1308/003588411X580179. PMID: 21943466; PMCID: PMC3365461. Link to paper
Yen PH, Leasure AR. Use and Effectiveness of the Teach-Back Method in Patient Education and Health Outcomes. Fed Pract. 2019 Jun;36(6):284-289. PMID: 31258322; PMCID: PMC6590951. Link to paper
Check out the two BBC articles mentioned.
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Jan 3, 2025
Jan 3, 2025
5 min
Type 2 diabetics can present with a DKA associated with SGLT-2 inhibitors. And it may be euglycaemic. So be wary.
Check out the Prescriber Update, Vol 45, No 4, Dec 2024
Check out the Stat Pearls page on DKA
Lizzo JM, Goyal A, Gupta V. Adult Diabetic Ketoacidosis. [Updated 2023 Jul 10]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK560723/
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Dec 27, 2024
Dec 27, 2024
6 min
Pinworms are often asymptomatic, or cause mild pruritus ani, but do they cause abdominal pain?
Check out the pages mentioned.
Demnet page on pinworms by Daniel Wong
Enterobius vermicularis: a possible cause of symptoms resembling appendicitis Dahlstrom, J.Macarthur, E. et al. Pathology, Volume 25, 5 Link to paper
Panidis S, Paramythiotis D, Panagiotou D, Batsis G, Salonikidis S, Kaloutsi V, Michalopoulos A. Acute appendicitis secondary to Enterobius vermicularis infection in a middle-aged man: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2011 Nov 30;5:559. doi: 10.1186/1752-1947-5-559. PMID: 22128765; PMCID: PMC3245485. Link to paper
Tariq S. Enterobiasis: threadworm infection presenting as acute appendicitis in a 13-year-old girl. BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Jan 14;2015:bcr2014208543. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-208543. PMID: 25589531; PMCID: PMC4307057. Link to paper
Hammood ZD, Salih AM, Mohammed SH, Kakamad FH, Salih KM, Omar DA, Hassan MN, Sidiq SH, Mustafa MQ, Habibullah IJ, Usf DC, Al Obaidi AE. Enterobius vermicularis causing acute appendicitis, a case report with literature review. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2019;63:153-156. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.09.025. Epub 2019 Sep 25. PMID: 31586892; PMCID: PMC6796714. Link to paper
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Dec 24, 2024
Dec 24, 2024
3 min
If you are working in urgent care over the holiday period, thank you.
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Dec 20, 2024
Dec 20, 2024
5 min
While the Christmas period is supposed to be a happy holiday for all, there are many increased stressors at this time of year. These papers give food for thought for the season.
Mohammad MA, Karlsson S, Haddad J, Cederberg B, Jernberg T, Lindahl B, Fröbert O, Koul S, Erlinge D. Christmas, national holidays, sport events, and time factors as triggers of acute myocardial infarction: SWEDEHEART observational study 199 8-2013. BMJ. 2018 Dec 12;363:k4811. doi: 10.1136/bmj.k4811. PMID: 30541902; PMCID: PMC6289164. Link to paper
Olsson A, Thorén I, Mohammad MA, Rylance R, Platonov PG, Sparv D, Erlinge D. Christmas holiday triggers of myocardial infarction. Scand Cardiovasc J. 2021 Dec;55(6):340-344. doi: 10.1080/14017431.2021.1983638. Epub 2021 Sep 29. PMID: 34585998. - Link to paper
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Christmas Elves by - Francesco D'Andrea
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Dec 13, 2024
Dec 13, 2024
6 min
We should be familiar with Reye Syndrome and its association with aspirin.
Check out the Stat Pearls page
Chapman J, Arnold JK. Reye Syndrome. [Updated 2023 Jul 4]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK526101/
Check out the original Reye paper
REYE RD, MORGAN G, BARAL J. ENCEPHALOPATHY AND FATTY DEGENERATION OF THE VISCERA. A DISEASE ENTITY IN CHILDHOOD. Lancet. 1963 Oct 12;2(7311):749-52. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(63)90554-3. PMID: 14055046.
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Dec 6, 2024
Dec 6, 2024
9 min
Do you palpate for the epitrochlear lymph node?
Check out the papers mentioned
Selby CD, Marcus HS, Toghill PJ. Enlarged epitrochlear lymph nodes: an old physical sign revisited. J R Coll Physicians Lond. 1992 Apr;26(2):159-61. PMID: 1588523; PMCID: PMC5375540. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5375540/
Catalano O, Nunziata A, Saturnino PP, Siani A. Epitrochlear lymph nodes: Anatomy, clinical aspects, and sonography features. Pictorial essay(). J Ultrasound. 2010 Dec;13(4):168-74. doi: 10.1016/j.jus.2010.10.010. Epub 2010 Nov 18. PMID: 23397026; PMCID: PMC3553226.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3553226/
Pannu AK, Prakash G, Jandial A, Kopp CR, Kumari S. Epitrochlear lymphadenopathy. Korean J Intern Med. 2019 Nov;34(6):1396. doi: 10.3904/kjim.2018.218. Epub 2018 Dec 6. PMID: 30514055; PMCID: PMC6823563.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6823563/
Freeman AM, Matto P. Lymphadenopathy. [Updated 2023 Feb 20]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513250/
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