Medconversations

Why are the Simpsons yellow? Listen to this episode and you'll find the answer to other similar questions, but not that one. Sorry.   (But if you're interested...here you go)

Management of diabetes with venomous lizard saliva and a glitterzone. Please join us. Oh, and you can quiz yourself right here

We spend half an hour talking about the shifty, drifty flu. Here's the quizlet!

Unclear if glucose result from jam or blood? Davor steps us through an approach to DKA and gives an overview of the types of diabetes. Here's the quizlet!

Cast away those home remedies and learn some evidence based medicine Check out the quizlet here.

We talk through what the plumbers of the medical world deal with every day. Here's the quizlet

Bec tells us how to fight the winged scourge and why tonic water tastes so darn bitter Here's the quizlet

Oh no there's a lump! What I do?! Relax, sit back and have a listen as Davor and Bec walk you through lymphadenopathy   Quizlet over here  

Learn about exploding cars and intracellular cations. Rahul brings us a great case and teaches us the intricacies of this often neglected electrolyte.

Learn about why Mr T is the gold standard human being. Here is the quizlet

Listen as proclaimed "cardiology lord" Rahul takes us through this surprisingly common and dangerous disease. Go through the quizlet at Medconversations.com when you're done.

An awful disease particularly relevant in cold Melbourne. Promising therapies on the horizon though, and I like to think my scamming of the readathon as a 9 year old to get some sweet loot played a part. Here's the quizlet A video of pendular nystagmus The excellent radiopaedia page on multiple sclerosis

Quizlet Link dump: Lung foundation stepwise management ladder Radiopaedia article on COPD X-rays  

Not always cute... The quizlet

. In this episode Rahul teaches us about ecstatic bronchioles and the problems that they can cause  

Why would anyone consume something called toxic rapeseed oil? We don't know either, but apparently it can cause pulmonary hypertension. More useful facts lie ahead if you consume this episode instead. Here's the quizlet    

What to do when you're on call overnight and someone's naughty urinary tract isn't producing the socially acceptable minimal amount of urine? Here's the quizlet

So your heart failure sense is tingling, but how do you know for sure? Rahul and Davor take you through how to work up someone with suspected heart failure. Here's the quizlet And some links: Good resources that show how to evaluate chest X-rays for pulmonary oedema can be found here and here American Journal of Medicine paper of clinical heart failure evaluation

Nowadays John Mayer and a tub of ice cream isn't the only thing we have available to manage broke hearts. Hooray for evidence based medicine! Rahul takes us through when and where to use which therapies.

Why are people mean to each other? Why can't we all be friends? We in no way address those questions, but we do have some lists that any self-respecting young doctor should have readily accessible. Here's the quizlet