Shock, DIC and the coagulation cascade! Dr. Ben Wingrove joins me today for a feature length random mash-up of things that happen in the circulation. We cover a range of topics here which feels similar to what you will be exposed to in the exam. Some of the diseases are covered in a lot of …
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Renal failure, diabetes and thyroid storm! Dr. Jacqui Downey joins me for this 2-in-1 episode covering all the key elements of renal/endo pathology. Some of these questions are from waaaay back so take them with a grain of salt (no renal pun intended).
Vertebrae, triangles and the larynx! Dr Susan Lammi joins Primary Cast to chat about all the things in the neck and spine. For this topic make sure you have looked at the anatomy photographs of the triangles of the neck & the anterior neck dissection. It is also essential to have looked at the airway …
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Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and all kinds of antagonists! Dr. Sarah Oldfield sits down with me to cover the nitty gritty basics of pharm. These example answers are ones that I learned for the viva and are based on old questions and marking keys. Don’t get tripped up by the different types of graphs that people use …
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Digestion, absorption and ALL the pancreatic enzymes. Dr Lou Gabauer takes a break from her rollerskating career to help me navigate the physiology of the GIT activities.
Asthma, asbestos and ALLLL the pneumonias. Yes! Primary Cast is BACK after a hiatus where your host has been having a bit of downtime and living the locum life. I am hoping to get a few more episodes up in the lead in to the November Vivas so…watch this space. The incredibly lovely Dr. Issie O’Conor joins me on this episode to cover Resp Physiology.
The liver, ureters and branches of the aorta! Dr. David Monks joins me for episode 24 to chat about SUPER HIGH YIELD things that exist in the abdomen & pelvis. I’ve worked to condense a relatively massive topic into some streamlined but hard hitting questions with all the details in there. There are obviously a …
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Insulin, thyroid drugs and all the magic of corticosteroids! For this episode Dr. Hannah Walravens joins me after a nightshift to go through some details of pharmacology. This is a small but mighty topic as these are some of the most common drugs we prescribe in the ED. I’ve had a little hiatus from the …
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Wound healing, hypersensitivity and paraneoplastic syndromes. Look, it’s a pretty dry episode but you have to know it for the exam so here we are. I’m joined by the wonderful Dr. Weeda Beg to go through some of those questions that are just really hard to get motivated for. Hypersensitivity and paraneoplastic syndromes come up …
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Thyroid hormones, calcium homeostasis and more feedback loops than any of us know what to do with. Dr Nick Lelos is back for another round, adding his trademark historical tidbits to the session on endo physiology. Yes, this episode has come out a bit quicker than usual because I’m trying to get some extra ones …
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