MEM Cast

Join us in this week’s episode, where Dr Francesca Heard explains to us the overview of Helminth Infections. 

Join us this week on MEMcast where we discuss complications associated with Diabetes. Dr Tom Crabtree, diabetes and endocrine registrar at Derby hospital discusses the acute and chronic complications of diabetes, further divided into microvascular, macrovascular and mixed complications. Listen to the end to hear about the 9 care processes for diabetes care! 

This week Dr Thomas Bond is joined by Dr William Flowers, who provides a crash course in managing cystic fibrosis exacerbations on the acute take. They cover key points in the history how to interpret CRPs, what antibiotic therapies are recommended in these complex patients. Tune in for some super suppurative lung disease!

We are delighted to be joined by Dr Shingai Pepereke, Consultant Nephrologist in Leicester this week. Dr Pepereke will talk us through IgA vasculitis also known as Henoch Schonlein Purupura (HSP): presentation, diagnosis and management, focusing on renal involvement. Enjoy listening. 

Join us in this week’s episode where Dr Beverley Cheung walks us through the ins and outs of Glaucoma. 

Welcome to this weeks whistlestop tour of haemolytic anaemias! Dr Tom Bond picks Dr Aritri Mandal's brains to understand how the varying types of haemolytic anaemias are classified. In this episode we talk about the pathophysiology of various haemolytic anaemias and touch on initial investigations. Listen in to hear about everything from TTP to G6PD!

Join us in this week’s episode, as Dr Puja Chhaniyara walks us through everything Central lines!

This week your MEM host Dr Cristina Cusu, renal registrar in Leicester, gives you a quick round down on common topics discussed around peritoneal dialysis. Enjoy listening. 

In this episode, Dr Abdul Wahab and Dr Atwal discusses about what is hypertensive emergency and its management. Don't forget to check out our "Question of the week" in our Instagram page #mem.cast

Want to know your MPO from your MPA? In this episode Dr Thomas Bond interviews Dr Harris Fayyaz, a rheumatology registrar from Northampton General Hospital, and delves into the details of ANCA positive vasculitis. We talk about how ANCA initiates an inflammatory response, how patients will present to the take, and how we treat this potentially devastating disease.