MedConversations

Scott and Bec do their best to reign in an excited Davor as he rambles on about stroke syndromes

After a long break in the middle of a two part episode we’re back! Hoping to equip you with the skills to differentiate between boy, girl and ascitic fluid.

If you’re jonesing for some teaching on rheumatic fever, we’ve got the podcast for you.

Link dump:

Clinical manifestations of rheumatic fever by time course

Rahul is temporarily back in our fair island nation, so here’s a cis-pacific podcast on cirrhosis. Part two will follow eventually, but like the course of this chronic disease, you probably know that the natural history of MedConversations can sometimes be slow and unpredictable. Sorry about that.

Davor and Bec regurgitate everything they know about MR.

Another breathtaking pedagogical podcast from the MedConvos team as we wheeze our way through an approach to asthma.

Link dump:

Asthma handbook – all you need to know (especially good for management)

(The quizlet will be with you shortly)

Frequently thought of, infrequently seen. Have a listen so you too can chip in with “could it be sarcoid?” at roughly appropriate times.

Movement disorders – one of the last bastions of medicine where clinician is king. Listen to this podcast and learn how to make this important diagnosis equipped with little more than a keen eye

Here’s the quizlet

This one’s a shout out to the new interns, the soon-to-be interns and anyone who needs a refresher. But mostly it’s for the pharmacists, who are worried about using up the national stocks of purple ink.

Quiz yourself here

Ah, the rich tapestry of the great imitator. Here we talk about 15th century nationalism, disgustingly unethical experiments and Nietzsche. And syphilis.

Revision quizlet is here.

Also, speaking of transmission…help spread the word on MedConversations and shoot us a review on iTunes if you like us and can tolerate dubious segways like this one.