Red Whale Primary Care Pod

Dive into intriguing discussions about the five subtypes of eating disorders and their unique challenges. Discover recent advancements in progestogen-only pills and how they differ from previous options. The conversation tackles erectile dysfunction, revealing new treatments and the importance of communication in relationships. Plus, get insights into hormone replacement therapy and how estradiol levels impact treatment. Support for long-term conditions during Ramadan is also explored, emphasizing community well-being and awareness.

In this podcast, they discuss topics such as promoting physical activity in primary care, managing scabies, diagnosing craniosynostosis in infants, and the release of UKHSA National Measles Guidelines. They also share a trainee's story about diagnosing heart failure and acknowledge primary care superheroes.

Send us a textGrab a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. This month, Nik and Caroline discuss: Galleri: will this blood test revolutionise cancer diagnosis? We review the evidence behind it and ask: How effective is it when cancer is suspected, and how effective is it for population screening?  Sore throat and tonsilitis: All you ever wanted to know! Do you know when we should refer for tonsillectomy?Carbon monoxide poisoning: it’s rare but easily missed. Would you be able to spot patterns in the history to make the diagnosis?Our free video bytes! We’ve given away 6 bytes in our Pearl email- over 45 minutes of free video CPD including infantile haemangioma, shoulder examination, hoarding disorder, serotonin syndrome, cancer: early diagnosis, and short stature. We discuss what leapt out at us from each one.All of the above questions will be answered during the episode. Listen as soon as you can to ensure you have full access to all the free resources. And hear about a home visit with a canine catheter catastrophe!!FeverPain score:https://ctu1.phc.ox.ac.uk/feverpain/index.phpCentor Score:https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/104/centor-score-modified-mcisaac-strep-pharyngitisENT UK Commissioning Guide: Tonsillectomy 2021 : https://www.entuk.org/_userfiles/pages/files/guidelines/Revised%20ENT%20UK%20Tonsillectomy%20commissioning%20guide%20edit%20to%20final%20(002).pdfSend us your feedback podcast@redwhale.co.uk or send a voice message Sign up to receive Pearls here. Pearls are available for 3 months from publish date. After this, you can get access them plus 100s more articles when you buy a one-day online course from Red Whale OR sign up to Red Whale Unlimited. Find out more here. Follow us: X, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedInDisclaimer: We make every effort to ensure the information in this podcast is accurate and correct at the date of publication, but it is of necessity of a brief and general nature, and this should not replace your own good clinical judgement, or be regarded as a substitute for taking professional advice in appropriate circumstances. In particular, check drug doses, side-effects and interactions with the British National Formulary. Save insofar as any such liability cannot be excluded at law, we do not accept any liability for loss of any type caused by reliance on the information in this podcast....

The podcast discusses topics such as healthy aging, breast cancer prevention, link between acute retention and genitourinary cancers, self-harm in young people, and a colleague's catastrophe. They also touch on strategies for staying warm in cold weather while working remotely, the importance of smoking cessation in older age, a heartfelt story of a memorial bench, and the challenges of rushing off on visits. Additionally, they highlight the increased risk of urinary and genital cancers in patients with acute retention and the need to widen the range of underlying causes for planning urgent care or emergency department discharges without catheter.

Send us a textJoin us for a relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. This month, Nik and Caroline discuss: HRT for primary prevention? About 25% of menopausal-age women have no symptoms and so do not require HRT to treat vasomotor or other hormone-related issues. However, they may be influenced by media messages suggesting that HRT could be used to prevent certain chronic diseases. What do we advise?I’m struggling… GP burnout has been in the news again: not a surprise to most of us working in primary care. It can affect any role – not just GPs. We share some resources that can hopefully help, however you're feeling at the moment. COVID…there’s a lot of it around…again! We summarise the current state of play with antiviral treatments for COVID. We need to know about this so that we can signpost appropriate patients to access treatment – whatever our local route.  Common, easily missed and affects 10% of females of reproductive age… We discuss endometriosis, including options for first-line management, reasons for referral and surgery, and the impact of menopause on endometriosis.And hear about a hot and sticky cornered colleague…Boggled Docs episode 'Focus Your Mind On The Menopause':https://www.buzzsprout.com/1300702/10567446-focus-your-mind-on-the-menopauseSupporting information on risk factors for progression to severe COVID-19:https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta878/chapter/5-Supporting-information-on-risk-factors-for-progression-to-severe-COVID-19Liverpool University COVID-19 drug interactions tool: https://www.covid19-druginteractions.org/checkerSee transcript tab on Buzzsprout site for full show notes with links...Send us your feedback podcast@redwhale.co.uk or send a voice message Sign up to receive Pearls here. Pearls are available for 3 months from publish date. After this, you can get access them plus 100s more articles when you buy a one-day online course from Red Whale OR sign up to Red Whale Unlimited. Find out more here. Follow us: X, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedInDisclaimer: We make every effort to ensure the information in this podcast is accurate and correct at the date of publication, but it is of necessity of a brief and general nature, and this should not replace your own good clinical judgement, or be regarded as a substitute for taking professional advice in appropriate circumstances. In particular, check drug doses, side-effects and interactions with the British National Formulary. Save insofar as any such liability cannot be excluded at law, we do not accept any liability for loss of any type caused by reliance on the information in this podcast....

Send us a textJoin us for a relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. This month, Nik and Caroline discuss: GLP-1 mimetics shortages: tackling drug swaps. The headline grabbing GLP-1 mimetics are rarely out of the news- most recently due to supply issues for people with type 2 diabetes. How do we deal with this?Tics and Tourette’s syndrome: spotting them in primary care. Singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi has been keen to dispel myths that Tourette’s is all about swearing uncontrollably. We share what you need to know. Blepharitis: it’s pretty common and is responsible for about 5% of primary care eye consultations- so worth a reminder about diagnosis and management, to stop you from getting stuck! Molluscum contagiosum…a nuisance but not a spell! We look at the diagnosis, management, who needs referral, and when to think about immunosuppression.And hear about a multitasking, time pressured, dance themed debacle…LinksYou can check availability of insulin brands at: www.sps.nhs.uk Tourette's Action (UK support group for those with an established diagnosis):https://www.tourettes-action.org.uk/Molluscum contagiosum images:https://www.pcds.org.uk/clinical-guidance/molluscum-contagiosum#managementhttps://dermnetnz.org/topics/molluscum-contagiosumSend us your feedback podcast@redwhale.co.uk or send a voice message Sign up to receive Pearls here. Pearls are available for 3 months from publish date. After this, you can get access them plus 100s more articles when you buy a one-day online course from Red Whale OR sign up to Red Whale Unlimited. Find out more here. Follow us: X, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedInDisclaimer: We make every effort to ensure the information in this podcast is accurate and correct at the date of publication, but it is of necessity of a brief and general nature, and this should not replace your own good clinical judgement, or be regarded as a substitute for taking professional advice in appropriate circumstances. In particular, check drug doses, side-effects and interactions with the British National Formulary. Save insofar as any such liability cannot be excluded at law, we do not accept any liability for loss of any type caused by reliance on the information in this podcast....

Send us a textJoin us for a relaxed round up of this month’s Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. This month, Nik and Caroline discuss: Bites: human, animal and insect. It’s still that time of year when the triage list is full of: Bite ? Infected. We look at all things bite related including assessment, management and who needs antibiotics.DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis: what is it and why we shouldn’t suggest it might have an occupational cause. Some tips for doing the 6-8 week baby check: as a welcome to our new GPSTs, and for those of us who learned this longer ago that we like to admit to, have we thought about what might have changed?   Assertiveness: often we say yes to things that help our patients and colleagues, but sometimes we need to say no. If we do need to say no, how good are we at being assertive? And hear a cautionary tale from a listener about how, despite the best intentions, a nail issue didn’t turn out to be as straight forward as first thought…Lyme disease rash:https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/lyme-disease/https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/signs_symptoms/rashes.htmlSend us your feedback podcast@redwhale.co.uk or send a voice message Sign up to receive Pearls here. Pearls are available for 3 months from publish date. After this, you can get access them plus 100s more articles when you buy a one-day online course from Red Whale OR sign up to Red Whale Unlimited. Find out more here. Follow us: X, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedInDisclaimer: We make every effort to ensure the information in this podcast is accurate and correct at the date of publication, but it is of necessity of a brief and general nature, and this should not replace your own good clinical judgement, or be regarded as a substitute for taking professional advice in appropriate circumstances. In particular, check drug doses, side-effects and interactions with the British National Formulary. Save insofar as any such liability cannot be excluded at law, we do not accept any liability for loss of any type caused by reliance on the information in this podcast....

Send us a textJoin us for a relaxed round up of this month’s Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. This month, Nik and Caroline discuss: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: one child in every class at school is potentially affected and unsupported. What can we do about this, and why is discussing alcohol in pregnancy a taboo?Varicella zoster (chicken pox) and NSAIDs: why we shouldn’t be recommending ibuprofen for chicken pox or children with shingles, and why a request for it could be considered a red flag…Heat-related illness: identifying those at greatest risk. How to prevent it, spot it and treat it.Measles: might we see an epidemic? Would we spot a case? How can we support and promote MMR vaccination in our specific local populations?And hear how a wedding day best intention went horribly wrong, knocking things sideways!Beat the heat: staying safe in hot weatherEffective Approaches to Combat Vaccine HesitancyMeasles on black and brown skin websiteSend us your feedback podcast@redwhale.co.uk or send a voice message Sign up to receive Pearls here. Pearls are available for 3 months from publish date. After this, you can get access them plus 100s more articles when you buy a one-day online course from Red Whale OR sign up to Red Whale Unlimited. Find out more here. Follow us: X, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedInDisclaimer: We make every effort to ensure the information in this podcast is accurate and correct at the date of publication, but it is of necessity of a brief and general nature, and this should not replace your own good clinical judgement, or be regarded as a substitute for taking professional advice in appropriate circumstances. In particular, check drug doses, side-effects and interactions with the British National Formulary. Save insofar as any such liability cannot be excluded at law, we do not accept any liability for loss of any type caused by reliance on the information in this podcast....

Send us a textJoin us for a relaxed round up of this month’s Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. This month, Nik and Caroline discussIntrauterine systems, and how they just got a bit simplerDiabetes and frailty -  how we need all our primary care superpowers across the whole multi-professional team to think about the big pictureJoining with Up: The Adult Cerebral Palsy Movement to help us increase our confidence in supporting adults with cerebral palsyAntidepressants - help or harm? What we can learn from the BBC Panorama documentary?And hear a clinical room calamity from one listener involving a fabulous skirt and a sample pot!Red Whale women’s health team’s episode of Boggled Docs discussing Davina McCall's Pill Revolution: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1300702/13119543-contraception-in-crisis-davina-to-the-rescueGP evidence website: https://gpevidence.org Red Whale and Up: The Adult Cerebral Palsy Movement have joined forces to support primary care with a free one-hour webinar that will explore the unmet health needs of adults living with cerebral palsy:Red Whale WebinarsRCPsych responds to BBC Panorama programme on antidepressants:https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-features/latest-news/detail/2023/06/19/rcpsych-responds-to-bbc-panorama-programme-on-antidepressants RCGP response to panorama on antidepressants:Prescription anti-depressants play a vital role in the treatment of mental health conditions, says College Chair https://www.rcgp.org.uk/News/BBC-panorama-investigationSend us your feedback podcast@redwhale.co.uk or send a voice message Sign up to receive Pearls here. Pearls are available for 3 months from publish date. After this, you can get access them plus 100s more articles when you buy a one-day online course from Red Whale OR sign up to Red Whale Unlimited. Find out more here. Follow us: X, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedInDisclaimer: We make every effort to ensure the information in this podcast is accurate and correct at the date of publication, but it is of necessity of a brief and general nature, and this should not replace your own good clinical judgement, or be regarded as a substitute for taking professional advice in appropriate circumstances. In particular, check drug doses, side-effects and interactions with the British National Formulary. Save insofar as any such liability cannot be excluded at law, we do not accept any liability for loss of any type caused by reliance on the information in this podcast....