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The CT scan has become central in the management of abdominal conditions, especially emergencies. But how do you interpret a CT when theres no radiologist around or you can't wait for the report? Pete Thurley tells Jon Lund the secrets of radiology and gives a structure to looking at CTs so that you never miss anything again. Essential viewing for all for both exams and real life!
Pete Thurley is a Consultant Radiologist at the Royal Derby Hospital, UK and Jon Lund is Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Nottingham,UK

You're called by the Emergency Department saying that someone has crashed a car with a full bladder and they are worried about injury to the bladder and kidney. They are unstable. Do you know what to do? Well, if you have listened to this podcast by Andrew Deytrikh and Simon Williams you will know how to safely manage all kinds of urological trauma.
Penetrating and blunt trauma to bladder and kidney are covered, with classic history, presenting features, investigations to be performed, when to operate and what to do if you operate. Essential listening for medical students, doctors in the emergency department and surgeons in training.
Andrew Deytrikh is a trainee in surgery in the East Midlands, UK and Simon Williams is a Consultant Urological Surgeon at the Royal Derby Hospital, UK.

Greg McMahon shows James Blackwell how to find and examine the aorta and peripheral pulses by hand and using the Doppler probe.
Have a look at our podcast on ABPI as well and you'll pass that OSCE station with no problem at all!
Greg McMahon is a consultant vascular surgeon and James Blackwell is a research fellow in Surgery at the Royal Derby Hospital, UK

If you think that relative risk is worrying that Uncle Brian will start dancing at the wedding, then you need to watch this podcast by Rob Radcliffe. Rob explains and helps you define, recognise and avoid bias in trials and explains what relative risk and odds ratio are, and the difference between them.
Essential listening if you want to be able to read and interpret others research, or design your own.
Also very useful for those pesky exams and academic stations in selection processes.
Rob Radliffe is a former maths teacher and current Urology Registrar in the East Midlands, UK.

Want to have a career as a clinical academic? Want to be a professor one day? Listen to this podcast and find out how to be successful.
Keaton Jones talks to Dr Denise Best about the background to integrated clinical academic careers in the UK and pathway for clinical academic training from the academic foundation programme onwards. Application and progression from academic foundation programme (AFP), through the academic clinical fellowship (ACF) programme and academic clinical lecturer programme (ACL) and beyond are discussed, with tips on how to be successful and a frank discussion of the pros and cons of a career as a clinical academic. The content is applicable to any speciality in medicine, but there are a few minutes at the end discussing academic surgery in particular.
Useful websites linking to topics in this podcast are www.nihr.ac.uk, www.oucags.ox.ac.uk and www.foundationprogramme.nhs.uk
Keaton Jones is an Academic Clinical Fellow in Surgery at University of Oxford / Health Education Thames Valley and Dr Denise Best is Clinical Academic Careers Manager at the Oxford University Clinical Academic Graduate School.

In Part 1 Dr Damian Kelly discussed definitions and diagnosis of angina and in part 2 he tells us what treatments can be offered, from rehabilitation and medical treatments, through angioplasty and stenting to the role of cardiac surgery and coronary artery bypass grafting.
The implications of a diagnosis of angina on the lifestyle and work of a patient are also discussed.
Topics in the podcast are mapped to the clinical phase 3 (final) objectives of the University of Nottingham, UK
Damian Kelly is an eminent Consultant Cardiologist, working at the Royal Derby Hospital, UK

Angina is a very common condition that all doctors will come across in their normal working day. In this podcast Dr Damian Kelly tells Jon Lund:
1. how to define angina
what the terms stable and unstable angina mean and the implications of each
3. a description of the typical history of angina
about underlying causes, risk factors and relevant investigations for angina
4. about the role of a rapid access chest pain clinic
Objectives are mapped to the University of Nottingham, UK clinical phase 3 (final) objectives.
Look out for part 2, in which Damian covers medical treatment, angioplasty and the role of cardiac surgery
Damian Kelly is a consultant Cardiologist at the Royal Derby Hospital, UK

ABPI is not a credit card interest rate, but just about the most important measurement you can make in vascular surgery.Find out what it is, what it means, who not to do it on, and a video on how to perform it quickly and efficiently using our point of view technique (like you're really there!) with James Blackwell (research fellow in surgery) and Greg McMahon (consultant in Vascular Surgery, Royal Derby Hospital, UK).
This comes up in OSCEs a lot and so is essential knowledge for exams, both undergraduate and postgraduate, and you never know, might actually be useful when you're treating patients!
If you just want to watch how to do the ABPI and not hear the what and why, skip to 6:30 in the video

So, you've just started as an F1. This is the time to start thinking about how to get that core training job. Naomi Laskar, James Blackwell and Jon Lund give you top tips and a recipe for how to succeed in developing your CV to make you successful when applying for core training. There's advice for any speciality with some specific advice for surgical core interviews for how to get the most out of audit, research, teaching, leadership, presentations, publications, experience and much more. You need to start doing this early, so start now by listening to this!
Naomi Laskar and James Blackwell are trainees in the East Midlands, and Jon Lund is former Core Surgery Programme Director in the East Midlands.

Moving from being a medical student to being a doctor is probably the biggest change you'll ever have in your professional life. In many surveys most new doctors say that they weren't prepared for what starting as a real doctor entailed. But DON'T PANIC - help is at hand from Naomi Laskar and friends Reena Shaunak and David Restall, who are all just about to finish their first year as foundation year 1 doctors (interns).
With tips on keeping an up to date job list, running an efficient ward round, prioritisation of tasks, how to know when to take breaks, when to raise concerns, handover of tasks, how to survive on call and a whole host of other tips from those on the front line.
Get off to a flying start in your professional life by following advice from those who know how it is!
Naomi Laskar is about come to the end of being a very successful F1 doctor at the Royal Derby Hospital, UK