In this special for Advanced Clinical Practice Week 2020, we handed over the podcast to our friends in the NUH Acute Medicine ACP Team: Hannah Polak and Greg Cartright. They take us through their careers, their day-to-day work and how the ACP team fits in with the wider MDT. You can find the blog for this episode at https://www.takeaurally.com/fyeo/2020/11/11/advanced-clinical-practice-week-2020 As ever you can subscribe to Take Aurally through Apple Podcasts and Soundcloud AND we're also...

In this episode, released for Advanced Clinical Practice week, ACP Lucy Harris takes us through Upper Limb Neurological Examination. As ever, there are some mnemonics: The order of examination: In The Philippines Children Still Run Free Inspection Tone Power Co-Ordination Sensation Reflexes Function For inspection remember the mnemonic ‘SWIFT’: Scars Wasting Involuntary Movements Fasciculations Tremor ou can find the blog for this episode at...

In this episode, released for Advanced Clinical Practice week, ACP Lucy Harris takes us through Lower Limb Neurological Examination. As ever, there are some mnemonics: The order of examination: In The Philippines Children Still Run Free Inspection Tone Power Co-Ordination Sensation Reflexes Function For inspection remember the mnemonic ‘SWIFT’: Scars Wasting Involuntary Movements Fasciculations Tremor You can find the blog for this episode at...

In this episode recorded in March 2020 Kunal Gohil joined the podcast to take us through anti-emetics. Featuring a whistle-stop tour of the vomiting reflex, the mechanisms of anti-emetics and a discussion on how they sound like Transformers! You can find the blog for this episode at https://www.takeaurally.com/new-blog/2020/2/24/therapeutics-anti-emetics As ever you can subscribe to Take Aurally through Apple Podcasts and Soundcloud AND we're also on Spotify:...

Senior ACP in Emergency Medicine Lucy Harris takes us through Cranial Nerve examination including some top tips along the way! You can find the blog for this episode at https://www.takeaurally.com/early-clinical-experience/2020/9/25/cranial-nerve-examination As ever you can subscribe to Take Aurally through Apple Podcasts and Soundcloud AND we're also on Spotify: open.spotify.com/user/hk2tt55xd97pcz4xoj43nydyy Remember to follow us and NUH DREEAM on Facebook and Twitter We're now also on...

Senior ACP in Emergency Medicine Lucy Harris takes us through Neurology History Taking. Features examples of cardinal symptoms, red flags and key differentials. You can find the blog for this episode at https://www.takeaurally.com/early-clinical-experience/2020/9/22/neurology-history-taking As ever you can subscribe to Take Aurally through Apple Podcasts and Soundcloud AND we're also on Spotify: open.spotify.com/user/hk2tt55xd97pcz4xoj43nydyy Remember to follow us and NUH DREEAM on...

Senior ACP in Emergency Medicine Ru Thow makes his pod debut to discuss Heart Murmurs! We cover Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Stenosis, Mitral Regurgitation and Mitral Stenosis. Features examples of these murmurs. We've also released separate podcasts containing just the murmurs. You can find the blog for this episode at https://www.takeaurally.com/adult-emergency-medicine/2020/5/29/heart-murmurs which contains more resources on heart murmurs! As ever you can subscribe to Take Aurally...

To support our upcoming episode on Heart Murmurs here is a minute or so of aortic regurgitation: an early diastolic murmur which radiates to the apex. As ever you can subscribe to Take Aurally through Apple Podcasts and Soundcloud AND we're also on Spotify: open.spotify.com/user/hk2tt55xd97pcz4xoj43nydyy Remember to follow us and NUH DREEAM on Facebook and Twitter We're now also on Instagram where you can find our whole collection of Take Visually infographics:...

To support our upcoming episode on Heart Murmurs here is a minute or so of aortic stenosis: an ejection systolic murmur which radiates to the carotids. As ever you can subscribe to Take Aurally through Apple Podcasts and Soundcloud AND we're also on Spotify: open.spotify.com/user/hk2tt55xd97pcz4xoj43nydyy Remember to follow us and NUH DREEAM on Facebook and Twitter We're now also on Instagram where you can find our whole collection of Take Visually infographics:...

To support our upcoming episode on Heart Murmurs here is a minute or so of mitral regurgitation: a pansystolic murmur which radiates to the axilla. As ever you can subscribe to Take Aurally through Apple Podcasts and Soundcloud AND we're also on Spotify: open.spotify.com/user/hk2tt55xd97pcz4xoj43nydyy Remember to follow us and NUH DREEAM on Facebook and Twitter We're now also on Instagram where you can find our whole collection of Take Visually infographics:...

To support our upcoming episode on Heart Murmurs here is a minute or so of mitral stenosis: a clicking sound as the valve opens followed by a decrescendo-crescendo diastolic murmur As ever you can subscribe to Take Aurally through Apple Podcasts and Soundcloud AND we're also on Spotify: open.spotify.com/user/hk2tt55xd97pcz4xoj43nydyy Remember to follow us and NUH DREEAM on Facebook and Twitter We're now also on Instagram where you can find our whole collection of Take Visually...

A feature of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the rush to find the magic bullet to defeat it. Under the heading of ‘compassionate use,’ a number of agents have been tested and papers published. Our favourite Pharmacist Kunal Gohil joined the podcast via Zoom to take us through the evidence behind two agents which have received particular fanfare: Hydroxychloroquinine and Remdesivir, discussing compassionate care and the process of developing a vaccine. This episode was recorded on Thursday...

Dr. Ben Rush is an ST5 in Public Health working in Health Promotion when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. He also works clinically in Emergency Medicine at the Royal Derby Hospital. We were therefore delighted when he joined the podcast via Zoom to lend his perspective on COVID-19. This episode was recorded on Sunday 3rd May 2020. As ever you can subscribe to Take Aurally through Apple Podcasts and Soundcloud AND we're also on Spotify: open.spotify.com/user/hk2tt55xd97pcz4xoj43nydyy Remember to...

Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine Dr Colin Gilhooley and Head Smart Fellow Dr Sharna Shan joined the podcast with appropriate social distancing to tell us about how children and young people have been affected by COVID-19. This episode was recorded on Monday 27th April 2020. There’s a chance to discuss the Urgent Alert from the Paediatric Intensive Care Society of the UK as well as the impact on other Paediatric services such as cancer screening and safeguarding. As ever you can...

In the first part of our COVID-19 series Consultant in Emergency Medicine Dr Andrew Lindsay joined the podcast via Zoom. We discussed the preparation for a pandemic, issues with fake news, PPE, escalation, intubation and what the future may look like. This episode was recorded on Wednesday April 29th 2020. This podcast was recorded shortly after we received the sad news of the passing of Manjeet Riyat. As with everyone in the Emergency Medicine family our deepest sympathies are with his...

Our favourite pharmacist Kunal Gohil returns to the podcast to take us through Anti-Epileptic medications! We cover the pharmacological of seizures and the three main mechanisms of how AEDs work as well as special considerations that have to be made. You can find the blog for this episode at https://www.takeaurally.com/new-blog/2020/2/7/therapeutics-anti-epileptics As ever you can subscribe to Take Aurally through Apple Podcasts and Soundcloud AND we're also on Spotify:...

Status epilepticus is the most common paediatric neurological emergency in the UK and the second most common reason for unplanned PICU admission in the UK. Dr Colin Gilhooley defines status epilepticus before discussing the EcLiPSE trial: Levetiracetam versus phenytoin for second-line treatment of paediatric convulsive status epilepticus (EcLiPSE): a multicentre, open-label, randomised trial This was a UK wide trial across 30 Emergency Departments (including our own in Nottingham)...

Dr Colin Gilhooley, consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, joins Take Aurally once again to go through Head Injury in Children including: - NICE Guidelines - Other guidelines in use including CHALICE, PECARN and CATCH - How to take a history when assessing a young person with a head injury You can find the blog for this episode at https://www.takeaurally.com/paediatric-emergency-medicine/2019/7/3/the-child-with-a-head-injury As ever you can subscribe to Take Aurally through...

This is the live recording of the eleventh #UnblindingResearch session on 'Medication Trials' The blog entry containing the slides, #TakeVisually and more info can be found at https://www.takeaurally.com/new-blog-1/2019/1/21/session-twelve-validity-reliability-and-generalisability-bias-and-confounding-variables It's best to listen to this podcast with the slides! As ever you can subscribe to Take Aurally through Apple Podcasts and Soundcloud AND we're also on Spotify:...

In the second part of our Adverse drug reactions (ADR) series recorded in Annie’s Burger Shack Kunal takes us through: Type D (Delayed) Type E (End of Dose) Type F (Failure) An example of each one and what we can do about them! You can find the blog for this episode at https://www.takeaurally.com/new-blog/2019/4/10/therapeutics-adverse-drug-reactions-part-two As ever you can subscribe to Take Aurally through Apple Podcasts and Soundcloud AND we're also on Spotify:...

Our favourite pharmacist Kunal Gohil joins Jamie at Annie's Burger Shack (other burger-based restaurants are available) to discuss 'Adverse Drug Reactions'! Kunal defines adverse drug reactions before going through the first three types: Type A (Augmented) Type B (Bizarre) Type C (Chronic) Giving examples of each and steps of how to avoid them! You can find the blog for this episode at https://www.takeaurally.com/new-blog/2019/3/26/therapeutics-adverse-drug-reaction-part-one As ever...

Just before she went away on holiday Dr Rachel Tricks rejoined us to for the Child with a Rash sequel! In this episode we discuss: - common bacterial rashes (see below) - the ‘CRASH & Burn’ mnemonic of Kawasaki Disease (Conjunctivitis, Rash, Adenopathy, Strawberry tongue, Hand and 5 days of fever) - Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis You can find the blog for this episode at www.takeaurally.com/paediatric-emer…a-rash-part-one As ever you can subscribe to Take...

Dr Rachel Tricks rejoins us to go through the management of a child with a non-blanching rash - we go through the steps of assessing and managing a child with a non-blanching rash - the red flags of a petechial rash - common viral rashes (including a rant by Jamie against Andrew Wakefield and his ‘research’ Remember to check out our previous episodes on The Collapsed Neonate, Paediatric Sepsis and The Child with a Fever as they all overlap You can find the blog for this episode at...