Urgent Bite 123 – CPD opportunities
In case you need some ideas for CPD, check out these ideas.
Urgent Bite 122 – Antibiotics for LRTI in children
A good paper to read about antibiotic prescribing in children with LRTI and an opportunity to listen to the author of the paper
Urgent Bite 121 – The Emoqol 100 with Professor Bruce Arroll
Professor Bruce Arroll tells us about his paper on the Emoqol 100 and how he uses it to screen for low mood.
Urgent Bite 120 – Nostalgia
Nostalgia used to be a medical condition.
Mastitis – with Dr Katie Fourie
Mastitis – with Dr Katie Fourie
Urgent Bite 119 – The importance of our personal hydration status
Do you keep adequately hydrated during your shift? You should.
Read the paper – Hydration amongst nurses and doctors on call (the HANDS on prospective cohort study). El-Sharkawy A et al. Clin Nutr 2016 Aug;35(4):935-42 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2015.07.007
Urgent Bite 118 – Thinking about diagnosing pancreatitis in UC
Does a normal amylase/lipase rule out pancreatitis?
Urgent Bite 117 – BRUE
What is a BRUE?
Christmas in Urgent Care – Part Four – Die Hard – with Dr Zoë Cruse
Our fourth Urgent Care at Christmas discussion is inspired by a film that changed modern action thrillers and bucked the trend of action heroes being muscle-bound giants. Die Hard has long been considered a Christmas classic but the reason it has made our urgent care list is that it shows a common and very painful presentation to urgent care. The glass foreign body in the foot. To talk about the Welsh tradition of Mari Lwyd, singing carols, Alan Rickman and the pain of injecting the sole of the foot we are joined by Dr Zoë Cruse.
Christmas in Urgent Care – Part Three – Iron Man 3 – with Dr Caitlin Randles
Our third Urgent Care at Christmas discussion is inspired by the blockbuster comic book movie, Iron Man 3. While it might not strike you as a classic Christmas movie, it does take place at Christmas and it highlights a condition that often presents to UC, especially over the holidays. To talk about the charm of English pubs, whether Love Actually still holds up and approaching insomnia through Urgent Care we are joined by UC Fellow Dr Caitlin Randles.