MEM Cast

This week Dr Thomas Bond and Dr Daniel Ng discuss the ins and outs of VT prevention, from ICD's to amiodarone! Tune in to find out what to do after you have cardioverted!

In this episode of MEMcast, we dive into pulmonary aspergillosis, a condition that is often overlooked but carries significant clinical consequences if missed.We uncover the red flag symptoms that should make you pause, guide you through the diagnostic challenges, and break down the management decisions that can change outcomes.Join us as we bring clarity to a condition every clinician should feel confident recognising.

Dr Tanveer Hossain, a post-CCT robotic surgery fellow in upper gastrointestinal surgery and endoscopy at Southampton Hospital. Dr Hussain has extensive experience in the management of complex gastrointestinal conditions and advanced minimally invasive surgical techniques.In today’s episode, he will be sharing his expertise on acute mesenteric ischemia, helping us understand how to recognise it early and how it is managed from a surgical perspective.

This week we discuss about CADASIL, a hereditary small vessel disease and rare cause of stroke, it's clinical features, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management approach.

Join us on this episode of MEMcast as we discuss approaches to identifying and managing patients with aspergillosis, offering practical insights for healthcare professionals and students.We explore the different clinical forms from allergic disease to chronic and invasive infection, and highlight the key risk factors that should sharpen your clinical suspicion.

Join Dr Thomas Bond and Dr Daniel Ng as we share the first of our 2 episodes covering VT. Episode one will tell you everything you need to know about how to manage a patient on call when you are handed a "dodgy" ECG that turns out to be VT! Don't miss out on key strategies to handle this on-call emergency.

Ever wondered what do with patient on methotrexate, with and infection, awaiting surgery, with a flare of their arthritis? In this episode Dr Thomas Bond and Dr Harris Fayyaz cover the practical points for managing patients on conventional DMARDs, covering when to stop and when they are safe to continue! 

Dr Rafid Ahmed, consultant in Acute medicine , currently working in University Hospital of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, is walking us through clinical approach to acute shortness of breath.

Dr Sumeet Singhal , consultant neurologist is discussing about management approach to FND.

Ever wondered why some plaques rupture and others sit there politely not causing an MI? Dr Chris Wall talks to us about atherosclerosis in this weeks episode, describing what makes a plaque "vulnerable", and the role of inflammation in plaque development. Don't miss out on this atherosclerosis rundown.If you get chance, please take 5 minutes to let us know what you think of the podcast: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfEEdl5sLI7qguJG6nWS9roU5uTzQ13PKjKqzmP-gZhlCrgXg/viewform