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.

Does neuro ring your bell? Bell's Palsy vs stroke vs other. The facial droop standoff. Please do join us.

Benjamin Franklin once wrote a play. The two main characters were himself, and gout, and most of the dialogue is along the lines of "eh! oh! eh!". If you want to learn about gout, probably just read that. But here's a podcast episode to supplement your learnings.   Excerpt from Dialogue Between Franklin and the Gout Benjamin Franklin, midnight, 22nd October, 1780   FRANKLIN. Eh! Oh! Eh! What have I done to merit these cruel sufferings? GOUT. Many things; you have ate and drank too freely, and too much indulged those legs of yours in their indolence. FRANKLIN. Who is it that accuses me? GOUT. It is I, even I, the Gout. FRANKLIN. What! my enemy in person? GOUT. No, not your enemy. FRANKLIN. I repeat it; my enemy; for you would not only torment my body to death, but ruin my good name; you reproach me as a glutton and a tippler; now all the world, that knows me, will allow that I am neither the one nor the other. GOUT. The world may think as it pleases; it is always very complaisant to itself, and some

Join your irregularly irregular boys for a chat about atrial fibrillation. It's sweet AF.

How to recognise the Captain of Death and show him the door. *Oldmonia will be discussed in a separate episode

What to do when the aortic valve starts murmuring sweet nothings in your ear...

Not as fun as dodgeball but slightly better than the beep test, the letters PE have taken on a different meaning since we started medicine.

Come and listen to our podcast on syncope...unless listening to amazing podcasts makes you vagal out   Quiz yourself here

Make a z-line for this articular episode before you start your rheumatology rotation.

Sure is an ace way to decrease blood pressure Quizlet

Make like John Howard and get to the patient quickly to reach this diagnosis ASAP...one of the most treatable leukaemias but has disastrous consequences if your tracksuit doesn't get you there in time.