Influenza season is coming and this episode Amie is joined by Dr Steven Montgomery Laird FRCP, MPH. Dr Laird is a Consultant Medical Microbiologist working at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire. We discuss how a patient with influenza may present, how to treat and the importance of vaccination and the potential cardiovascular complications of flu. Coming soon - Transcripts for all podcasts Visit www.efimacademy.org for further interactive e-modules. The EFIM Academy aims...

Amie remembers a patient that she saw on the acute take with chest pain, Ben works through his diagnoses and they reflect on how things aren't always as they seem. Visit www.efimacademy.org for further interactive e-modules.  The EFIM Academy aims to develop your clinical reasoning by working through real life cases. Happy learning! 

Have you ever wondered how to investigate a genital rash?  Amie and Dr Steve Laird are here to demystify rashes as they talk through a case presenting to the general internal physicians. They also discuss how journalistic reporting of conditions could influence our diagnoses. Can you get the diagnosis before Amie? Visit www.efimacademy.org for further interactive e-modules.  The EFIM Academy aims to develop your clinical reasoning by working through real life cases. Happy learning! 

Amie and Ben are back and discussing a mysterious case of back pain.  All is not as it seems when Ben reviews an individual with thoracic back pain.   They discuss pyjama paralysis and Amie wants to bring back the ward day room.  Can you figure out what is going on before Ben and Amie?

Amie and Ben are back! This time they discuss potential causes of sudden paralysis. Amie discusses her neurophobia and Ben discusses his fear of being called to review patients on the gynae ward. Want more from Ben? Take a look at his excellent book; Eureka: Clinical Skills, Diagnostics and Reasoning; By Ben Lovell, Mark Lander and Nick Murch

In this episode I am joined by Professor Andrew Elder, the current President of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, UK.   Professor Elder has extensive experience in bedside teaching and was the Medical Director of the MRCP (UK) exams.  In this enlightening episode, we discuss bedside medicine and how it has been affected by the pandemic.   What can we do to recover bedside education, or has it been changed forever.  Does good bedside education play an important role  in preventing...

This episode I am again joined by the fantastic Dr Sarb Clare.  We discuss abdominal pain and once again work through a variety of diagnoses.

This episode Amie is joined by Dr. Steven Laird, a Consultant in Medical Microbiology in Coventry, UK.  Amie and Steven discuss a mysterious case of severe fatigue. Can you diagnose the case before Amie?

Amie and Ben are back for episode 10 to discuss a patient presenting with a rash. Can you identify what is happening in this case?

Amie and Ben are back with another case to reflect and learn from.   Would you approach this case differently? For further reading; https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg137 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)30724-X/fulltext

In this special bonus episode I chat with Prof. Ewelina Biskup, Prof. Evelyne Bischof, MD, MPH, FEFIM.  Ewelina has an interest in longevity medicine and we discuss what longevity medicine is and the role internal physician can play in this growing field of medicine.  To learn more; Advanced Course, launched for free for everyone and specifically also on the NHS platform; https://longevity-degree.teachable.com/p/longevity-medicine-101 Women In Longevity Medicine And The Rise Of The...

Amie is joined by Dr Sarb Clare, an Acute Physician who works in Birmingham, UK. They discuss a case in which ultrasound plays an important role.  Can you get the diagnosis before Amie?

Amie and Ben are here to reflect on challenging shifts at work and discuss a patient with shortness of breath.  Can you reach the diagnosis before Ben?

Amie and Ben are back with another tricky case. This time an unknown male presenting with aggressive behaviour.  Can you solve the case before Amie?

Amie and Dr Ben Lovell discuss a case of delirium. Can you work out the diagnosis before Amie?

Amie is joined by Dr Ben Lovell, a Consultant in Acute Medicine in London.  This episode they discuss a challenging case of fever and how our cognitive biases can affect how we make diagnoses.