Rhesus Medicine Podcast - Medical Education
Episodes
Acute Sore Throat (Differentials and Management)
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Acute Sore Throat explained, including different causes including strep throat and peritonsillar abscess, with treatment of each. Also includes common...
How to Take a Good Medical History
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Systematic approach to taking a good medical history, including example structure. Also includes key questions and information to ask, as well as gene...
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Autism (Autism Spectrum Disorder / ASD) explained, including common symptoms, risk factors and DSM 5 diagnostic criteria, as well as treatment options...
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) explained clearly, including most common obsessions and compulsions, possible causes, diagnostic criteria for OCD ...
Understanding Chlamydia
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We take a look at Chlamydia, including the most common signs and symptoms, life cycle, diagnosis as well as treatment. Consider subscribing on YouTub...
Learn Chemotherapy Side Effects in 3 Minutes (Chemo Tox Man)
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Chemotherapy Toxicity Man (Chemo Tox Man), is a memory tool used to easily remember the main dose limiting side effects of various chemotherapies....
Bulimia Nervosa
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bulimia Nervosa explained, including differences between Bulimia and Anorexia, as well as Bulimia symptoms. Also includes Bulimia Nervosa diagnostic c...
Anorexia Nervosa
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anorexia Nervosa explained, looking particularly at Anorexia symptoms including criteria for diagnosis. Also includes Anorexia treatment and epidemiol...
Neurological Examination - Upper Limbs
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A systematic approach to the Upper Limb Neurological Examination, including key features of Upper vs Lower Motor Neuron lesions, as well as mnemonics ...
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) explained clearly, including pathophysiology and risk factors, as well as the diagnostic criteria and treatment option...
Gout
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A complete summary of Gout, including how people get Gout (Gout pathophysiology), as well as its causes and signs and symptoms. Also includes diagnost...
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome & Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (SJS & TEN)
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We cover both Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN), including their definitions, causes and pathophysiology. Also inclu...
ECG Interpretation Made Easy - Systematic Approach
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A systematic approach to reading an Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) in 5 clear steps that will increase confidence in ECG interpretation. Primary referen...
Epistaxis (Nosebleeds)
24 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A look at nosebleeds (Epistaxis), including the most common causes and pathophysiology, possible consequences, and epistaxis management including nasa...
Wilson's Disease (Hepatolenticular Degeneration)
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wilson's Disease explained (Hepatolenticular Degeneration), including its pathophysiology and genetics, signs and symptoms, diagnosis (with crite...
Neurological Examination - Lower Limbs
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A systematic approach to the Lower Limb Neurological Examination, including mnemonics and high yield points. Consider subscribing on YouTube (if you...
Multiple Sclerosis
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) reviewed, including its subtypes, pathophysiology and risk factors. We also look at Multiple Sclerosis symptoms, as well as th...
Blood Gas Interpretation
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A systematic approach to blood gas interpretation (blood gas analysis) in 6 main steps, including some extra tips. Consider subscribing on YouTube...
Multiple Myeloma
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A look at Multiple Myeloma (including MGUS), covering pathophysiology as well as signs and symptoms of multiple myeloma (CRAB criteria). Also includes...
Pneumonia
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A look Pneumonia, including Community vs Hospital Acquired Pneumonia and the pathophysiology. We also cover the signs and symptoms as well as the diag...
Haemochromatosis
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Haemochromatosis explained, including iron physiology and haemochromatosis pathophysiology, as well as the various genetic causes of hereditary haemoc...
Approach to Fever in Children
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fever in children and infants is a common presenting complaint. We look at the potential causes of fever in children as well as red flag symptoms. Als...
10 Common ECG Patterns & Abnormalities
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We look at the most common ECG rhythms and patterns seen in Medicine, including main identifying features of each. Consider subscribing on YouTube (i...
Trigeminal Neuralgia
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trigeminal Neuralgia explained, including symptoms, causes, pathophysiology as well as diagnosis (with criteria) and treatment options.Consider subscr...
The Cranial Nerve Examination
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cranial Nerve Examination explained, including individual nerve functions as well as mnemonics to remember Cranial Nerve names and function! Consider...
The Cardiovascular System Examination
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A review of the Cardiovascular System Examination, involving a systematic approach to help remember the key points, including trickier parts to rememb...
Cystic Fibrosis
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cystic Fibrosis explained, including Cystic Fibrosis pathophysiology, as well as its common symptoms. We also cover how Cystic Fibrosis is diagnosed (...
Diverticular Disease (Diverticulosis & Diverticulitis)
03 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Diverticular Disease explained, including differences between diverticulosis and diverticulitis, diverticular disease pathophysiology as well as signs...
Approach to Psychiatric History Taking
03 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Psychiatric history taking has some clear differences from typical medical history taking. Here is an approach to help you remember the main points th...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
03 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) explained, including COPD pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, COPD diagnosis and treatment (with GOLD re...
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
02 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We cover Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), including signs and symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome, its pathophysiology as well as the diagnostic cr...
Menopause
02 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A look at menopause including its definition and physiology, as well as the common symptoms of menopause, the diagnosis and menopause treatment (inclu...
Congenital Heart Disease
02 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A look at the main forms of congenital heart disease including Left to Right Shunts (VSD,ASD, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Anomalous Pulmonary Vein Conne...
Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) explained, including subtypes such as Hypermobile EDS and Vascular EDS. We look at the hypermobility criteria (including ...
Red Flags for Back Pain Mnemonic
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Back pain is extremely common, but these red flag symptoms help identify serious causes of back pain that require further investigation, using the mne...
Learn Heart Murmurs in 10 Minutes (With Heart Murmur Sounds)
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A systematic approach to describing heart murmurs, as well as summaries on the main valve disorders causing murmurs with corresponding audio.Heart sou...
Urinary Tract Infections
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Understanding Urinary Tract Infections (UTI), including complicated vs uncomplicated UTI, symptoms, diagnosis and UTI treatment. Also covers Urinary T...
Understanding Sepsis
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sepsis explained, including the most common causes as well as sepsis pathophysiology. Also includes the SIRS criteria and SOFA scores, and the sepsis ...