MEM Cast

On this episode Dr Rafid Ahmed, Trainee Specialty Registrar,  talks us through an overview of heart blocks and how to approach as junior doctors. 

Nicola Cooper, an acute medical consultant and associate professor in medical education, discusses the critical aspects of clinical reasoning in healthcare. She shares insights on the difference between clinical reasoning and critical thinking, while emphasizing its importance in accurate diagnoses. With 10 to 15 percent of cases suffering from diagnostic errors, she highlights the cognitive pitfalls that lead to mistakes. Cooper also advocates for systematic teaching of clinical reasoning in medical training to enhance patient safety and reduce these errors.

We are happy to be joined once again by Dr Tom Skinner, Haematology Registrar in Taunton and Somerset. Dr Skinner is going to discuss immune thrombocytopaenic purpura or ITP and go through diagnosis and management. Have a listen to improve your haematology knowledge, excellent discussion if we may say so ourselves. 

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.