MEM Cast: Recent Episodes
Medicine East Midlands
A series of education podcasts for core medical trainees and medical students covering the whole curriculum for the MRCP exam.
The NEW PACES 2023 FORMAT IS NOW LIVE. Listen to this weeks episode with Dr Rachel Saville to find out all about it! We will explain the changes to the circuit, what happens in each of the stations, highlight common pitfalls for candidates and recommend some tips on how to prepare. Good luck for your exams!
Join Dr Thomas Bond as he interviews cardiology registrar Dr Mrinal Thakur about cardiac pacing. We cover the various kinds of pacing, how to manage the bradycardic patient on-call and discuss what kinds of devices may be implanted in bradycardic patients.
Join us in this week’s episode, where Dr Rohi Shah walks us through the diagnostic uncertainty that is Necrotising fasciitis vs cellulitis.
In this episode we continue our discussion about Quality Improvement with Dr Choudhury, Respiratory Consultant and Deputy Medical Director for quality and safety at University hospitals of Derby and Burton.
Today we discuss stages to a QI project, PDSA cycles and useful resources for your own QI journey!
Other QI resources:
- Twitter: #QITwitter @AklakC @QIPstart
- www.QIPstart.com
- NHS elect website: https://www.nhselect.nhs.uk/
- Local support in your own trust
- Q community (search for people in your trust with QI interest): https://q.health.org.uk/
- RCP Medical care driving change: https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/medical-care-driving-change
- RCP QI: https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/rcp-quality-improvement-rcpqi
- Institute of healthcare improvement (US): https://www.ihi.org/
- Faculty of medical leadership: https://www.fmlm.ac.uk/
- Virginia mason Institute: https://www.virginiamasoninstitute.org/about/ https://www.england.nhs.uk/sustainableimprovement/virginia-mason-institute-partnership/
- NHS improvement: https://www.england.nhs.uk/
We are happy to be joined this week once again by Dr Tom Skinner, Haematology SpR. Dr Skinner is going to give us a brief summary of diagnosis and management of a rare but life threatening haematological emergency, TTP. Enjoy listening.
In today’s episode, Dr Innocent Munzeiwa joins us again to walk us through Systemic sclerosis and its management.
Join us this week on MEMcast as we talk to QI royalty, Dr Aklak Choudhury from Derby Royal Hospital. This episode will help you understand the difference between QI and audit, and give you some tip on how to get started with your own QI project!
Your MEM host Dr Cristina Cusu, Renal Registrar in Leicester, discussed progression to end stage renal failure, symptoms, how these patients are managed by the renal team and what you should be looking out for when you see these patients during on calls. Enjoy listening.
Join us in the week’s episode where Rheumatology registrar, Dr Innocent Munzeiwa, gives us the run through on Dermatomyositis.
One of our palliative care registrars in the East Midlands, Dr Connie Gillman, talks about antiemetics - in this episode we discuss special circumstances, contraindications and side effects.
We are delighted to be joined once again by Professor James Burton, Nephrology Consultant in Leicester to discuss common issues in haemodialysis patients that you might encounter during your on calls. Enjoy listening.
In this episode, our host, Dr Demi Wright, talks us through the in’s and out’s of chest drains.
It gives us great pleasure to introduce Dr Connie Gillman, a palliative care registrar in the East Midlands who is going to shed some light on antiemetics this week. We will be discussing how to choose the right one for your patient.
Thinking about mechanisms of action, receptors and side effects... give it a listen and leave us any feedback in the comments!
On this episode we covered the presentations, diagnostic criteria, investigation, treatment and prognosis of MND. Dr Hina Khan, Specialty Registrar, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has delivered this very informative talk.
In this episode of MEMcast, we discuss paraneoplastic syndromes associated with lung cancer with guest speaker, Dr Emma O'Dowd (consultant respiratory physician at NUH) and your host, Dr Rachel Saville. Listen here to learn a little about lambert eaton myaesthenic syndrome, limbic encephalitis and hypercalcemia and more.
We are happy to be joined by Dr Radek Debiec Cardiology and Congenital heart disease registrar at Glenfield hospital. Dr Debiec is going to discuss Coarctation of Ao- diagnosis and management. Listen to know more about one of the most common congenital heart disease.
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinico-radiological syndrome characterized by a headache, seizures, altered mental status and visual loss.
This week we have Dr Mahjabin Islam, Academic Clinical Fellow , NIHR, currently working at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, guiding us through PRES.
Listen to our latest episode on pleural infection, with our guest speaker Dr Nicola Downer (consultant respiratory physician at Kings Mill Hospital). Find out how to interpret pleural taps, get yourself up to date with the new BTS guidelines on pleural infection and its management, and learn when to involve the surgeons or consider intra-pleural therapies.
We are delighted to be joined once again by Dr Ameen Jubber, Consultant Rheumatologist at Leicester. Dr Jubber is going to discuss early inflammatory arthritis in general and give us a rheumatoid arthritis refresher in particular.
Migraine is a common disabling condition that is often encountered in clinical settings. This week we have Dr Mahjabin Islam, NIHR academic fellow, currently working in Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, discussing about migraine.
This week, Dr Rachel Saville (Respiratory Registrar) explains the 2015 BTS guidance for home oxygen, the difference between LTOT and SBOT, NOT, and AOT! She describes the recommendations for blood gas testing, followup and runs though a 'standard' home oxygen prescription. Happy listening!
This week one of your MEM hosts Dr Cristina Cusu, Renal Registrar in Leicester, speaks to you about causes and management of anaemia in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease. Enjoy listening.
On this episode , Dr Hina Khan is discussing about Motor neuron Disease , it's pathophysiology, variants and clinical features and presentation.
Dr Tom Crabtree and Dr Rachel Saville discuss the new diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. When to think about it, what tests to arrange and how to get your patients into follow-up and started on insulin!
This week we are happy to welcome Dr Matthew Graham-Brown Consultant Nephrologist in Leicester (Glenfield and Leicester General Hospital). Dr Graham-Brown is going to discuss Cardio-Renal Syndrome (CRS) with us, we all in medicine encounter the clinical conundrum of a patient that is fluid overloaded and might have acute or chronic kidney or heart failure. Listen to this excellent talk for tips on how to manage this clinical situation.
Point-of-care ultrasound is rapidly gaining an evidence base to support its use as an aide to traditional management techniques in the acutely unwell adult patients. This episode DR Latif Raiyan Rahman talks about POCUS and its implications, limitations and training opportunities.
Geneticist, Dr Nora Shannon, joins your MEMcast host, Dr Rachel Saville to discuss the diagnosis of Neurofibromatosis type 1. We discuss its inheritance pattern and the diagnostic criteria, and how to distinguish from NF2 in your practice and your exams!
In this episode Dr Sharon Man joins Dr Cristina Cusu once again to continue discussion on cardiac syncope, discussing cardiac arrhythmia in context of syncope. Narrow complex tachycardia, broad complex tachycardia, bundle branch block, AV block all discussed in this episode and we finish with other investigations like ECHO or EP studies. Enjoy listening.
Dr Hina Khan is giving an informative talk on GBS -diagnostic criteria,investigation, treatment and prognosis.
This week's MEMcast host, Dr Rachel Saville is joined by genetic councillor, Keri Oliver to talk about Huntingtons Disease.
We discuss:
- Confidentiality and communication skills: Think PACES communication and ethics station!
- Diagnostic vs predictive testing
- Counselling
- Inheritance and impact of a diagnosis
We are delighted to be joined by Dr Sharon Man, senior cardiology registrar in East Midlands. Dr Man is going to discuss syncope in general and cardiac syncope in particular: epidemiology, history taking and high risk features. We are going to be lucky and get her to join in for one of our next episode to discuss rhythm abnormalities in context of syncope. Enjoy listening.
Guillian Barre Syndrome is a neurological emergency which consists of heterogeneous clinical syndromes characterized by acute immune mediated polyneuropathy.
Dr Dale Gardiner, a Consultant Intensivist at Nottingham University Hospitals, joins us for an engaging discussion regarding Metabolic Acidosis, the use of the Boston Rule to assess for appropriate compensation, and when to be most worried!
We are happy to be joined by Dr Claire Stewart Sexual health and HIV registrar in the East Midlands, for a special episode. We are discussing history taking and examination in sexual health, something we do not perform routinely unfortunately. Dr Stewart will also discuss key conditions we should be considering according to signs and symptoms and also touches on time frame for screening for STIs. Excellent episode, enjoy listening.
Dr Queenie Pang, a respiratory registrar in the East Midlands, talks to us about referrals in to tertiary care for asthma management. We talk a little about her research into Mepolizumab, when it would be used and how it works, and the MDT approach to severe asthma management.
We are delighted to be joined once again by Dr Ameen Jubber, Rheumatology registrar in East Midlands. Dr Jubber is going to give us a quick overview of one of the most common inflammatory arthritis - gout. Listen to this excellent talk about diagnosis and treatment.
Viral Encephalitis is inflammation of brain caused by viruses. It commonly presents with Headache, altered mental state, fever, and/or seizures.
Hypoglycemia is common in hospitalised patients and is associated with worse outcomes, including increased mortality. Dr Tom Crabtree, one of our diabetes registrars in the East Midlands, gives us an overview of hypoglycaemia - its recognition, possible causes and management options.
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) is is a disorder of increased intracranial pressure that occurs mainly in overweight women of childbearing years. Having the commonest presentation of headache, we encounter of these patients quite often in acute setting. On this episode , we are talking about how we should approach in diagnosis and management.
We are delighted to be joined this week by Dr Os Iyasere, Consultant Nephrologist in Leicester. Dr Iyasere will enlighten us on how to diagnose and manage patients with polycystic kidneys. Wonderful insight into autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Enjoy listening.
This week we have the pleasure of introducing the latest member of the MEMcast team - Dr Rodric Francis! Rodric is a microbiology and infectious diseases registrar in the East Midlands, and in this episode we talk about antibiotic resistance mechanisms and the importance of antibiotic stewardship.
We often encounter patients presenting with bilateral leg weakness in emergency department, ward and clinic. If we have a good systematic approach , we will be more confident to reach differentials and outline a management plan.
We return this week with doctor Dimitris Papamargaritis, we are discussing obesity management in context of type 2 diabetes. You are going to hear about the most important studies like Look ahead and SOS (Swedish Obese Subjects) and what we have learnt over the years about management of diabetes and obesity plus new treatments in pipeline. Essential listening.
We are happy to welcome Dr Dimitris Papamargaritis this week, one of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Academic clinical lecturer in Diabetes and Endocrinology in the East Midlands. Doctor Papamargaritis will explain obesity - causes, management options and future treatment options.
We often encounter patients presenting with Headache, then gradually developing focal neurological deficit and/or seizure. Because of its variable clinical presentation, diagnosis of CVST is challenging. However if timely diagnosed and treated, it can lead to very good recovery.
We talk to Dr Andrew Spence, a senior gastro registrar about things to look out for in the PACES abdominal station from a Gastro point of view, with a few tips on how to prepare for this station in your revision.
As junior doctors we encounter patients with acute exacerbation of COPD in ward on a daily basis. Dr Omid Khan, specialty registrar of Acute Medicine, will guide us the management plan of acute exacerbation of COPD from admission to discharge. This podcast will not only help us to manage the patients more confidently, but also prepare us for MRCP examination.
We are joined by Dr Patrick Davey, Cardiology Consultant, once again this week. We are going to discuss how to diagnose Aortic dissection, one of the most feared medical emergencies. Essential listening for on calls, what to do from a medical point of view if you encounter this rare condition and how to get them to the right team under the cardiovascular surgeons.
We continue with the genetics theme this week as Dr Rachel Harrison and Dr Claire Searle (consultant geneticists at NUH) talk us through some of the hereditary cancers and the importance of taking a thorough family history.
We welcome Dr Nora Shannon, a consultant geneticist based at Nottingham University Hospitals for this weeks episode of MEMcast. We will discuss the diagnostic criteria for Marfan syndrome, and important follow-up practices to monitor for complications.
Another milestone, our 100th episode, do not forget to follow us on social media on Instagram @mem.cast and on Twitter @mem_cast, all feedback is welcome. We are joined this week by Dr Rupert Major Consultant Nephrologist at Leicester General Hospital and we are going to discuss CKD risk assessment and when to refer to renal.
In this week’s episode, Dr Monika Gorny talks to us about the diagnosis and management of Schizophrenia.
Do you know the difference between diagnostic, predictive and carrier testing? Or who you should refer to the Genetics team? We welcome our guest, Dr Abhijit Dixit, a consultant geneticist in the East Midlands to help us find out more...
We are delighted to welcome Professor James Burton, Nephrology Consultant at Leicester General Hospital, this week. Prof Burton is going to talk to us about CKD associated Mineral Bone Disorder. Get to know parathyroid, calcium and phosphate interactions in context of kidney disease. Simplified version with valuable advice on how to see beyond the creatinine in end stage renal failure. Enjoy listening!
Join us as Dr Jeremy Greening returns to talk to us about the legal aspects of Disturbed behaviour.
We are happy to welcome Dr Chok Thaitirarot, Cardiology SpR in East Midlands to discuss hypertension. A concise episode on treatment of hypertension and hypertension emergencies. Enjoy listening!
Listen here to revise your knowledge Mitral Regurgitation:
- Primary and secondary disease
- Complications
- Clinical recognition
- Investigations
- Management: Medical, interventional and surgical
In this week's episode, Dr Jeremy Greening talks to us about the approach to the patient with Disturbed Behaviour.
This festive week we are joined by Dr Aleem Ahmed, Infectious Diseases Registrar in the East Midlands, to discuss malaria - differentials, diagnosis and treatment. One not to miss before we take a break for the holidays. Enjoy listening and have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
This weeks episode with Cardiology Registrar, Dr Fran Doleman gives us a succint summary of Mitral Stenosis. We cover it's main causes, recap the anatomy and clinical presentation and talk about medical and surgical management.
In this week’s episode, Dr Sudipto Das talks to us about the practical tips surrounding the use of immunosuppressive agents.
We are happy to be joined once again by Dr Palfreeman- Leicester Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV, to discuss AIDS-defining conditions in patients living with HIV. A fascinating topic to introduce you to opportunistic infections and up to date information from the British HIV Association.
In this week’s episode, Dr Abe Baguneid talks to us about the diagnosis and management of Pneumonias.
MEMcast are joined by East Mids Geriatrics registrar, Dr Hannah Street this week. We'll be discussing Osteoporosis and Fragility Fractures, and finding out how we can help reduce the risk of bony injury following a fall.
We are excited to welcome Dr Ricky Bell, Nephrology and ITU Consultant at Leicester General Hospital to discuss iv fluid replacement therapy. We all prescribe them so this an essential episode to listen for medics, surgeons, medical students and everyone in between. We hope you find is as useful as we have.
In this week's episode, Dr Beverly Cheung talks to us about the differentials and management of the Painful Red Eye.
We are back with a cardiology topic this week. Dr Davey, Cardiology Consultant comes back to discuss risk factors, diagnosis and management of aortic stenosis. Very useful and engaging topic, enjoy listening.
In this week’s episode, Dr Faisal Baig walks us through the management of paracetamol overdose.
This week we're talking about the exciting world of diabetes technology with Diabetes Registrar, Dr Tom Crabtree. If you have questions about insulin pumps or continuous glucose monitoring, look no further!
Join us this week for a brief introduction on chronic kidney disease - diagnosis, stages and management, guided by Cristina Cusu Renal Spr in the East Midlands and your MEM host. We hope you enjoy listening.
Join us this week as we welcome back Dr James Nathan, who talks to us about the specific poisoning agents and their treatment!
Dr Andrew Baxter, a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Nottingham University Hospitals, explains the process of investigating a patient with jaundice - from bloods and imaging to endoscopic investigations.
In this week's episode we are happy to be joined once again by Dr Tom Skinner, Haematology Registrar in Peninsula Deanery. Have a listen for a valuable introduction into types of Non-Hodgkin lymphomas, diagnosis and management.
Join us this week as we speak with Dr James Nathan about the general principles of Poisoning.
We are joined this week by Dr Tom Crabtree, a diabetes registrar from Derby Royal Hospital. We will cover the pathophysiology and typical presenting complaint of HHS, a little about the definition and importantly, key things to remember when managing these patients.
In this week's episode Dr Sunmboye, Rheumatology Consultant in East Midlands, returns to give us an amazing talk on a generic interpretation of multisystem inflammatory disorders, focusing on SLE and vasculitis. Have a listen to improve your knowledge on blood tests and symptoms and also find out about life threatening organ involvement with these disorders. Enjoy!
In this week's episode, Dr James morris returns to walk us through the assessment and management of the unconscious patient.
Our eagerly anticipated podcast is here! Talking with Dr Rooman Yarkhan, a consultant nephrologist at Nottingham University Hospitals, we talk about the all important urine dip and its interpretation in the context of AKI.
In this week's episode Dr Palfreeman , Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV in Leicester discusses blood borne infections (HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C) focusing on needle stick injuries and post exposure prophylaxis (PEP). Essential listening!
Join us for this week’s episode where Dr James Morris walks us through the approach to Cardiac Arrests.
In this week's episode we are joined once again by Dr Ameen Jubber, Rheumatology Registrar in East Midlands to discuss spondyloarthropathies specifically Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS): diagnosis and management. Enjoy listening.
Congratulations to all those final year Medical Students who can now call themselves doctors! This week we are joined by Dr Robert Chan, a current FY1 in the East Midlands, to talk about those first few weeks settling into your first job as the 'doctor on call'. Join us on the 22nd July at 7.30 for a welcome webinar to ask any questions you may have about starting...! The link can be found on our instagram page @mem.cast.
Dive back in to this week’s episode as Dr James Shilston talks us through the management of ARDS.
A case of medical error can be used in the ethics and communication station in PACES. In this episode, we welcome Dr Hannah Tobiss, a patient safety fellow at Nottingham Hospitals. She explains the duty of candour and how to communicate a medical error to patients and families.
We are happy to welcome back Dr Tom Skinner to discuss HL presentation, investigation, basic of treatment and prognosis. Enjoy!
Join us for our Part 1 of ARDS with Dr James Shilston as he talks to us about the epidemiology, pathophysiology and presentation of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
A slightly longer episode this week on Allergy by Dr Jennie Gane, a respiratory consultant at Derby Hospital. In this episode we expand on why allergic reactions occur, and the interpretation of allergy testing. Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
In this week's episode we are happy to welcome Dr Farhad Peerally, gastroenterology registrars in East Midlands to discuss a comprehensive approach to UGIB management. Essential listening.
In this week’s episode, we welcome back Dr Nick Smallwood, who talks to us about the ins and outs of PE in Pregnancy.
This episode with Acute Medical Consultant Dr Kam Atwal covers how to approach a 'Breaking Bad News' communication and ethics station in PACEs, with a case vignette for you to try...
As we reach our 60th episode, we welcome back Dr Davey to discuss pericarditis - diagnosis, management and treatment with a focus on acute pericarditis. Essential listening for on calls.
This week we welcome back Dr Subha Dutta who talks to us about the approach to management of the patient with Acute Heart Failure.
A short and snappy episode on the do's and dont's of assessing a patient with DVT including the recently updated NICE guidance with Dr Kam Atwal, an acute medical consultant at Derby Hospital, and your MEMcast host Dr Rachel Saville.
In this week's episode we are happy to be joined by Tom Skinner one of the Haematology Registrars in South Peninsula to discuss the basis of myeloma.
In this week's episode, we welcome back Dr Subha Dutta, who talks to us about the diagnosis and management of Chronic Heart Failure.
Dr Joanna Poole joins us again this week to explain the key differences between vasopressors and inotropes in this episode about 'Circulation' with your host, Dr Rachel Saville.
In this episode we are happy to welcome back Dr Vince to go through a comprehensive inpatient falls assessment focusing on trauma. Essential listening for on calls.
In this week's episode, Dr Bev Cheung walks us through the importance of identification of diabetic retinopathy and key features in management.
Dr Joanna Poole (Anaesthetic Registrar) explains the physiology behind an assessment of airway and breathing, covering the alveolar gas equation, PEEP, proning and airways management. With your host Dr Rachel Saville
In this week's episode we are joined by Dr Patrick Davey, Cardiology Consultant at Northampton General Hospital to discuss the very important topic of Infective Endocarditis- diagnosis, management and complications.
In this episode, we welcome back Dr Darren Reed who walks us through the pathophysiology of respiratory failure and the practicalities of oxygen and Non-invasive therapies.
In our new episode we are happy to welcome Dr Rebecca Cole one of the Geriatrics Registrars in the East Midlands to discuss delirium risk factors, management and follow up.
In this latest episode, Dr Nicholas Smallwood talks us through the investigations and management of Acute Pulmonary Embolisms.
Psychologist and author of 'Only Human' Caroline Elton guests on MEMcast Mind today, we talk about the additional challenges junior doctors face in the Covid19 Pandemic: trauma, redeployment, relationships and the stigma of mental health amongst junior doctors and more with your hosts Dr Rachel Saville & Dr Ciaran Grafton-Clark.
We welcome Jo Bowen to MEMcast Mind this week, with your hosts Dr Rachel Saville and Dr Ciaran Grafton-Clark. Jo is a psychiatrist, EMDR therapist and specialises in management of the Stress, Anxiety and Trauma in Junior Doctors. She offers her pearls of wisdom on how to deal with difficulties with sleep and stress. A must listen!
In our 'Coping with Covid' series, we welcome Mr Ross Fisher, a consultant paediatric surgeon, who talks to us about how to cope with difficult situations, by starting with emotional honesty.
Listen to this episode with your host, Dr Rachel Saville and guest host Dr Ciaran Grafton-Clark.
Back to Medicine this week, we welcome Dr Ismaa Kiani Nephrology/GIM Consultant in Northampton General Hospital to discuss the basics of a Renal transplant.
In the week's episode of MEMcast Mind, Caroline Mabon talks us through the components of a Compassionate culture and some key ways to address self-care.
We welcome Prof Harjinder Kaul to todays podcast in our 'Coping with Covid' series. Harj is an Occupational Health consultant and TPD and often talks to junior doctors struggling with change and transition in their professional lives. Have a listen to hear his tips on how to help manage these difficult times of change and uncertainty.
In the first of our 'Coping with Covid' wellbeing series, we have the pleasure of welcoming Dr Rewani Abeyratne who is a Geriatric Registrar in the East Midlands and health and wellbeing coach. She talks to us about control, change, getting to ourselves and those around us, and how we can use this information to help our own wellbeing.
In this week's episode we welcome Dr Sarah Vince, Emergency Medicine Consultant at Northampton General Hospital to discuss hypothermia with Dr Cristina Cusu.
In our latest episode, we welcome Dr Ameen Jubber Rheumatology Registrar in the East Midlands to discuss one of Rheumatology's major topics of GCA.
In this week's episode, Dr Martin Dachsel walks us through a safe approach to the management of the shocked patient.
For the first MEMcast of 2021 we have the pleasure of welcoming Dr Anas, a geriatric registrar in the East Midlands. She will be giving us an overview of Dementia, with your host Dr Rachel Saville.
In this episode, Dr Darren Reed takes us through the diagnosis and approach to management of Asthma in the Clinic setting.
In this weeks MEMcast we are joined by Renal Registrar Becca Noble, who describes Acute Kidney Injury, with your host Dr Rachel Saville.
This week we welcome back Dr Nicholas Wong for a discussion on pyrexia of unknown origin with Dr Cristina Cusu.
In this episode of Memcast, Dr Darren Reed talks to us about the acute management of asthma in the resuscitation department.
In our latest episode we welcome Dr Sunmboye once again, to discuss Rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis and management with Dr Cristina Cusu.
Dr Bassey Asuquo, a respiratory physician in Boston hospital discusses multi-drug resistant TB, latent TB and Non Tuberculous Mycobacterial infections in this weeks MEMcast, with your host Dr Rachel Saville.
In our latest episode, we are delighted to welcome back Dr Blake (Stroke Consultant at Northampton General Hospital) to discuss management of hyperacute stroke with thrombolysis and also more recently thrombectomy.
In this week's episode, Dr Demi Wright talks about Spontaneous Pneumothorax and gives an approach to the management.
This week we are joined by Dr Sarah Bell, a consultant Dermatologist, to tell us the important facts to remember about cutaneous melanoma.
In our latest episode we welcome Dr Sunmboye to discuss a structured approach to history and examination for patients with rheumatic disease with Dr Cristina Cusu.
In this weeks episode of MEMcast, Dr Vassia Paschou discusses the anaesthetic emergency that is Malignant Hyperthermia and it management with your host Dr Rachel Saville.
In our latest episode we welcome back Dr Nick Wong for a quick overview of HIV including medications and opportunistic infections, with Dr Cristina Cusu
We are joined this week by Dr Sarah Bell, a dermatology consultant from ULHT who talks through the most common skin cancers - BCC and SCC, with your host Dr Rachel Saville.
In our latest episode we welcome Dr Oseya Renal Consultants at Northampton General Hospital to discuss indications for renal replacement therapy and specifics of haemodialysis.
Join us this week to listen to Dr Asuquo (Respiratory Consultant) explain the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, management and complications of TB.
In our latest episode we welcome Dr Nicholas Wong to discuss fever in the returning traveller and the 3 main conditions associated with it.
This week, Dr Tom Moore enlightens us with an overview of the four most common cancers worldwide.
In our latest episode we are happy to welcome Dr Melanie Blake, Stroke Physician at Northampton General Hospital to discuss stroke scales and diagnosis.
Dr Ashar Rizvi, a Specialty Doctor at Pilgrim Hospital talks us through the thorough foot examination of a diabetic patient with your host Dr Rachel Saville. Essential listening for PACES candidates!
In our latest episode we are happy to welcome Dr Cooper once again to discuss assessment of Seizures in the acute setting with Dr Rachel Saville
Dr Sarah Bell, a consultant Dermatologist in Lincolnshire, joins MEMcast this week to discuss the clinical features of Bullous Pemphigoid and how to distinguish it from Pemphigus.
This week we discuss the prevalent and important topic of sepsis with Dr Charley Parr and your host Dr Rachel Saville.
In this weeks episode, Dr Rachel Saville (a Respiratory Registrar in the East Midlands) explains the investigation and diagnostic interpretation of pleural effusions.
In the latest episode, we welcome Dr Adam Lawson once again. He discusses SBP and hepatorenal syndrome with Dr Rachel Saville
In this week's episode, Dr Ayushman Gupta discusses the common respiratory condition COPD with Dr Rachel Saville.
In this episode, we welcome Dr Adam Lawson, Consultant Hepatologist, who discusses the management of ascites with Dr Rachel Saville.
In this week's episode, Dr Justin Cooke, consultant cardiologist at Chesterfield Royal Hospital discusses the assessment of the patient referred to the chest pain clinic. Hosted by Dr Rachel Saville, this really is essential listening for all medical students and core medical trainees.
We continue the cardiology theme in this week's episode in which Dr Subha Dutta, cardiology registrar from Northampton discusses the assessment and management of atrial fibrillation with Dr Cristina Cusu.
In this week's episode, Dr Rachel Saville talks to Dr Justin Cooke, Consultant Cardiologist at the Chesterfield Royal Hospital about the assessment of patients presenting with acute chest pain. Essential listening for MRCP preparation!
In this week's episode, Dr Nicola Wilson, Consultant in Geriatric Medicine at Northampton General Hospital discusses the key features of Parkinson's Disease with Dr Cristina Cusu.
In this week's episode, Dr Tom Moore, Oncology Specialist Registrar in the East Midlands, discusses some key concepts surrounding cancer with Dr Rachel Saville.
Falls are a serious problem, particularly in elderly patients. In this week's episode, Dr Nicola Cooper discusses the investigation and management of of the patient admitted with a fall.
In this week's MEM Cast, Dr Charley Parr, Emergency Medicine Registrar talks through the principles of anaphylaxis with your host, Dr Rachel Saville
We start 2020 with a new MEM Cast featuring Dr Nicola Cooper, discussing the extremely important subject of meningitis. Make sure your knowledge of this subject is up to date!
Following on from episode 05, Dr Jess Williams, Consultant Gastroenterologist from the Royal Derby Hospital discusses the management of ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease. Perfect for MRCP and finals revision!
Although renal stones are usually dealt with surgically, they are often encountered in clinical practice, so it is worthwhile knowing some key facts about them. In this episode, Hari Ratan, Consultant Endourologist at Nottingham University Hospitals talks about 5 common misconceptions surrounding kidney stones.
In the latest episode, Dr Jess Williams, Consultant Gastroenterologist from the Royal Derby Hospital takes us through the key features of ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease, the 2 most common types of inflammatory bowel disease.
In the second of our podcasts with Dr Nicola Cooper, Consultant Physician at the Royal Derby Hospital, we learn all about the assessment of syncope.
In this episode, Dr Nicola Cooper, Consultant Physician at the Royal Derby Hospital discusses the causes of dizziness, and the assessment of patients presenting with this symptom. Essential listening for medical students and internal medical trainees.
In this episode, Dr Rachel Saville talks to Consultant Nephrologist, PACES examiner and all-round genius Dr Janson Leung (Royal Derby Hospital). He discusses the common renal scenarios that you might encounter in the MRCP PACES exam.
In this first episode of our new podcast, Dr Rachel Saville discusses the concepts behind NIV.