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Facial Numbness
09 Aug 2024
00:22:27
In this episode we discuss cranial nerve palsies and I once again face my fear of neurology. We reflect on what imaging is best at the front door.
Ben is quoting Steps lyrics yet again; 5,6,7,8 .............
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Tired All The Time
25 Jul 2024
00:40:00
In this episode Ben and I discuss tiredness and its many possible causes.
We reflect on the power of a mentor and the positive, lasting effect they can have on a career.
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REPOST - Chest pain and leg weakness
19 Apr 2024
00:32:30
This episode is a repost of season 2, episode 7, in which Ben and I discuss a case I saw over a busy weekend.
In the next episode we will release an update of the case, as we consider the final diagnosis.
Please rate, review and share!
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Foot drop
12 Apr 2024
00:36:16
We are back to discuss a case of foot drop and I reflect on my self confessed neurophobia.
Ben and I share our thoughts about investigations in the acute setting.
Subscribe, share and join us as we unravel the mystery of the sudden foot drop.
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Delirium and reflection
29 Mar 2024
00:36:28
Join Ben and I as we discuss causes of delirium and get stumped by blood gases.
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Fever and rash
15 Mar 2024
00:36:56
Welcome to the latest episode as Ben and I navigate fever of unknown origin.
We discuss the impact of the prior diagnoses on clinical reasoning and how diagnostic momentum can have a big influence at work.
For more learning check out https://www.efimacademy.org
Headache and fever
23 Feb 2024
00:38:06
Join Ben and I as we discuss headaches, decision fatigue and recency bias.
We reflect on the importance of reflection and how it's OK not to be OK.
For more learning;
Check out Ben's book "Eureka: Clinical Skills, Diagnostics and Reasoning".
The EFIM Academy aims to develop your clinical reasoning by working through real life cases. Happy learning!
The swollen leg
09 Feb 2024
00:26:08
Join us for another fantastic episode, as Ben and I discuss 'the swollen leg'.
We navigate a challenging case with the usual discussion of decision making and how it can be affected by where you see a patient.
Whether you're a health professional or simply curious, this episode promises to be both informative and entertaining. Don't miss as we unravel the mysteries of swollen legs together!
Night brain and abdominal pain
26 Jan 2024
00:51:53
In this episode I am joined by Professor Nicola Cooper, a physician and and expert in clinical reasoning education, we dissect a case of abdominal pain.
We reflect on night brain and how being sleep deprived can affect our decision making processes and how the night team should never be criticised.
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The night shift before Christmas
15 Dec 2023
00:48:25
In this episode I am joined by the fantastic Sam, for the pre PACES podcast. I am put in the hot seat as Sam and I talk through a challenging case of shortness of breath and chest pain on a night shift.
We discuss overcoming your fears, the importance of reflection and the value of a collateral history.
For more from Sam listen @ https://www.prepacespodcast.com/
Visit www.efimacademy.org for interactive e-modules to help develop your clinical reasoning.
An unexpected blood result
01 Dec 2023
00:42:18
Welcome to another enlightening episode with Ben and I. Ben presents a case with an unexpected blood result and we share our experiences and insights as to how we would handle the situation.
Subscribe, share, and join us as we try and unravel the unexpected blood result.
Visit www.efimacademy.org for interactive e-modules that can help develop your clinical reasoning. Happy learning!
Overwhelmed in ED
07 Nov 2023
00:37:14
Ben and I are back and we discuss feeling overwhelmed in ED.
Ben, as ever, helps me process a challenging day and how to improve my palliative care skills. We talk through diagnosing dying and reflect on if we have ever been taught how to do it.
BITESIZE - Clinical pearls
01 Jul 2024
00:13:05
In this bitesize episode Ben and I are back and we discuss our favourite medical mnemonics. A great way to revise and recap on common medical conditions.
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Chest pain; a missed opportunity
06 Oct 2023
00:32:28
Amie discusses a man who presented with chest pain, and how things could have been very different if she hadn't sent him home.
Ben, as usual provides excellent analysis of the situation as we discuss cognitive biases and time pressures at work.
Check out https://www.efimacademy.org/login/index.php for more interactive learning
Palpitations
22 Sep 2023
00:35:07
Ben and I are back and we discuss a case of a 35 year old male presenting with palpitations.
Ben takes us back to the 1980's, where he discusses the importance of the CAST trial, Cardiac Arrhythmia Supression Trial.
We work through the case and how different we approach things in the ED department.
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To admit or not to admit!
17 Jul 2023
00:34:17
A very special episode with Ben and Dr Zack Ferguson, a trainee in acute internal medicine.
We discuss a case of abnormal liver function tests and debate if we should we admit to investigate further.
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Obesity - Bonus Episode
11 Jun 2023
00:30:38
This episode I am joined by Dr Dror Dicker, Dror has published many articles on obesity and in this episode we go to basics and discuss what obesity is and the pathophysiology.
Dror is head of Internal Medicine & the Obesity Clinic at Tel Aviv University and Associate Professor and he is president of the Israeli Association for the Study of Obesity.
The EFIM Academy aims to develop your clinical reasoning by working through real life cases. Happy learning!
Hypertension
04 May 2023
00:28:00
Dr Ben Lovell joins me for another fascinating case discussion. This time I am in the hot seat, Ben presents a case of hypertension and I work through how I would approach the case, reflecting on those all important cognitive biases.
The EFIM Academy aims to develop your clinical reasoning by working through real life cases. Happy learning!
Overdose
08 Mar 2023
00:20:43
This episode comes all the way from a very snowy Northern Sweden.
I was at the European School of Internal Medicine - Winter School, and was very fortunate to meet Dr Fraz Mir, a Consultant Physician in Acute Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK. He is also an Affiliated Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge.
In this episode we discuss a case of an individual presenting to hospital after taking an overdose.
I apologise for the background noise, we were recording in a hotel.
The EFIM Academy aims to develop your clinical reasoning by working through real life cases. Happy learning!
Collapse
09 Feb 2023
00:29:37
Dr Ben Lovell is back and we discuss a case of collapse. A presenting complaint that has so many potential diagnoses, we begin to unpick how to investigate.
Ben and I also discuss 'Gut Instinct' and is it a valuable tool in our diagnostic tool box?.
The EFIM Academy aims to develop your clinical reasoning by working through real life cases. Happy learning!
Ask a microbiologist ......
27 Jan 2023
00:30:26
In this episode I am joined by Dr Steven Laird and we discuss common and less common cases that we see in Internal Medicine. We delve into how to investigate unilateral respiratory consolidation and possible causes.
The EFIM Academy aims to develop your clinical reasoning by working through real life cases. Happy learning!
Foot drop - Again ?!
17 Jun 2024
00:41:11
Ben and I are back with another case of foot drop, yet with a very different history and diagnosis.
Ben tests my neurology skills (again), and I flounder (again).
We reflect on diagnostic momentum and confirmation bias and how this may affect a patient's journey in hospital.
Please rate, review and share the podcast.
Contact us at; a.burbridge@nhs.net
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Diarrhoea
12 Jan 2023
00:29:50
Season 2 is here. The Home of Medicine team are back with more clinical conundrums and interesting cases.
In this episode Amie is in the hot seat and Dr Steve Laird is putting Amie through her paces regarding a patient who is a returning traveller with diarrhoea. Can you pick up the clues from Steve before Amie?
The EFIM Academy aims to develop your clinical reasoning by working through real life cases. Happy learning!
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Influenza
12 Oct 2022
00:34:56
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.
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.
The EFIM Academy aims to develop your clinical reasoning by working through real life cases. Happy learning!
Genital Rash
25 Sep 2022
00:51:27
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.
The EFIM Academy aims to develop your clinical reasoning by working through real life cases. Happy learning!
Back pain
11 Sep 2022
00:44:14
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?
The EFIM Academy aims to develop your clinical reasoning by working through real life cases. Happy learning!
In Conversation with Professor Andrew Elder; Is bedside teaching still relevant?
23 Jun 2022
00:38:35
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 medical errors?
Coming soon Season 2...............
Abdominal Pain
22 May 2022
00:26:18
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.
BONUS EPISODE; Fatigue
15 May 2022
00:49:33
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?
Rash
10 May 2022
00:38:52
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?
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.
The EFIM Academy aims to develop your clinical reasoning by working through real life cases. Happy learning!
BITESIZE; The art of the reverse ward round
31 May 2024
00:16:25
In this bite size episode Ben and I discuss reverse ward rounds and how they can be beneficial as a training tool.
We also reflect on peer review and maybe this is something we should all be doing?.
Get in touch; a.burbridge@nhs.net
Agonising leg pain
24 May 2024
00:42:09
In this captivating episode, Ben and I are back discussing bilateral leg pain.
We reflect on the importance of taking a break at work for prevention of exhaustion, rather than waiting until exhaustion sets in and how a well timed break can improve clinical decision making.
Contact us at; a.burbridge@nhs.net
BITESIZE; The art of feedback
10 May 2024
00:13:37
In this first ever bitesize episode Ben and I discuss the art of giving feedback during a busy day at work and we reflect on how small changes at work can lead to bigger changes.
Contact me at a.burbridge@nhs.net
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Expecting the Unexpected: Pregnancy and Urinary Retention
03 May 2024
00:25:18
In this episode join Ben and I as we discuss a case urinary retention in pregnancy. We explore possible causes and reflect on what to do when we don't know what to do.
We reflect on acknowledging the limitations of our competencies and knowledge.
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Chest pain and leg weakness - What happened next...
26 Apr 2024
00:26:02
In this episode Ben and I discuss a patient I first saw last year, and we reflect on what happened next.
We discuss kindness, openness and honesty and we encourage everyone to take a mid ward round coffee break to help develop team work and wellbeing.
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Shortness of Breath - 3
02 Sep 2024
00:26:43
Ben and I discuss shortness of breath, and I completely miss the diagnosis.
Can you figure out what is going on?
I resort to AI to help .......
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