Urgent Bite 303 – Adult Onset Still Disease
Adult onset Still Disease is a rare condition that presents with intermittent high fevers, arthralgia and a salmon pink rash.
Sports Medicine CME
The RNZCGP Auckland Faculty has a three-hour Sports Medicine CME event being held at the Waipuna Hotel in Auckland on May 9 from 0900-1200. RNZCUC Fellows and registrars are welcome. The event is free, although spaces are limited, so you must register. The talks are being delivered by a wide range of clinicians from Sports…
Urgent Bite 302 – Fournier’s and SGLT-2 inhibitors
In cases of Fournier’s Gangrene, and necrotising fasciitis in general, early detection and treatment is vital. Risk factors help raise the concern and knowing about SGLT-2 inhibitors as an evolving risk factor is important.
Urgent Bite 301 – Pica disorder
Pica is an eating disorder that can cause abdominal symptoms, obstruction, poisoning, parasitic infections and is associated with iron deficiency anaemia. We should be aware of it in the urgent care setting.
Urgent Bite 300 – Continual, Collegiality, Cognition
For the 300th Urgent Bite, we reflect on lessons learned from seven and a half years of podcasting.
MPS Podcasts
The Medical Protection Society NZ have a podcast called Reducing the Risk. It is accessible from most podcast providers (Apple, Spotify etc.) or you can listen on your browser at this link. These podcasts cover important medico-legal issues and are accessible to all even if you are not a member of their society. Their latest…
DPD update – Goodfellow Symposium report 2026
This update includes a report on the recent Goodfellow Symposium 2026 The Goodfellow Symposium 2026 took place over the weekend of March 21 and 22. It was great to see so many of you in attendance. Each year, as a partner of the Symposium, the College is invited to provide 8 speakers for an urgent…
Urgent Bite 299 – The Kager Fat Pad
The Kager fat pad is seen in lateral radiographs of the ankle, and the loss or alteration of this pad can indicate injury or pathology in that region.
Urgent Bite 298 – Martha’s Rule
Martha’s Rule is an important new initiative in the NHS England that aims to ensure that patient, family and caregiver concern for deterioration is heard and acted upon. This is because evidence shows that these groups recognise deterioration earlier, and there are cases, as with Martha Mills, where these concerns are not acted upon quickly enough to prevent harm, or even death. We should all reflect on Martha’s story and Martha’s Rule.
Urgent Bite 297 – The Barton Fracture
The Barton fracture is an eponymous fracture of the distal radius. While perhaps a name less used compared to the Colles, it is still an important injury to recognise and refer to orthopaedics.