MEM Cast

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.

In this week’s episode, Dr Rohi Shah joins us again to explain the difference between Cauda Equina syndrome and cord compression syndrome. 

The NEW PACES 2023 FORMAT IS NOW LIVE. Listen to this weeks episode with Dr Rachel Saville to find out all about it! We will explain the changes to the circuit, what happens in each of the stations, highlight common pitfalls for candidates and recommend some tips on how to prepare. Good luck for your exams! 

In this episode, Dr. Abdul Wahab and Dr. Atwal discuss hypertensive urgency and how to differentiate it from hypertensive emergency.Before listening to this episode, be sure to check out the question of the week on our Instagram page @mem.cast.

Join Dr Thomas Bond as he interviews cardiology registrar Dr Mrinal Thakur about cardiac pacing. We cover the various kinds of pacing, how to manage the bradycardic patient on-call and discuss what kinds of devices may be implanted in bradycardic patients.

Join us in this week’s episode, where Dr Rohi Shah walks us through the diagnostic uncertainty that is Necrotising fasciitis vs cellulitis. 

In this episode we continue our discussion about Quality Improvement with Dr Choudhury, Respiratory Consultant and Deputy Medical Director for quality and safety at University hospitals of Derby and Burton. Today we discuss stages to a QI project, PDSA cycles and useful resources for your own QI journey! Other QI resources:- Twitter: #QITwitter @AklakC @QIPstart - www.QIPstart.com- NHS elect website: https://www.nhselect.nhs.uk/- Local support in your own trust - Q community (search for people in your trust with QI interest): https://q.health.org.uk/- RCP Medical care driving change: https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/medical-care-driving-change - RCP QI: https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/rcp-quality-improvement-rcpqi- Institute of healthcare improvement (US): https://www.ihi.org/- Faculty of medical leadership: https://www.fmlm.ac.uk/- Virginia mason Institute: https://www.virginiamasoninstitute.org/about/  https://www.england.nhs.uk/sustainableimprovement/virginia-mason-institute-partnership/- NHS improvement: https://www.england.nhs.uk/