The Podcasts of the Royal New Zealand College of Urgent Care

• Urgent Bite 275 - Pityriasis Rosea

  Do you see a Christmas tree when you see pityriasis rosea?   Check out the Dermnet page by Prof Amanda Oakley     www.rnzcuc.org.nz [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/rnzcuc https://twitter.com/rnzcuc   Music licensed from www.premiumbeat.com Full Grip by Score Squad   This podcast is intended to assist in ongoing medical education and peer discussion for qualified health professionals.  Please ensure you work within your scope of practice at all times.  For personal medical advice always consult your usual doctor 

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• Urgent Bite 274 - Thinking about ECG artefact

  We should be aware of artefacts as a cause of error when interpreting an ECG.   Pérez-Riera AR, Barbosa-Barros R, Daminello-Raimundo R, de Abreu LC. Main artifacts in electrocardiography. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2018 Mar;23(2):e12494. doi: 10.1111/anec.12494. Epub 2017 Sep 20. PMID: 28940924; PMCID: PMC6931710. Link   www.rnzcuc.org.nz [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/rnzcuc https://twitter.com/rnzcuc   Music licensed from www.premiumbeat.com Full Grip by Score Squad   This podcast is intended to assist in ongoing medical education and peer discussion for qualified health professionals.  Please ensure you work within your scope of practice at all times.  For personal medical advice always consult your usual doctor 

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• Urgent Bite 273 - Quincke's disease (and other eponyms)

  Heinrich Quincke has a number of eponyms, but Quincke's disease is isolated angioedema of the uvula.   Check out some related papers. Sanchez GA, Boot M, Lathif A. Quincke's disease: an unusual pathology. J Surg Case Rep. 2023 Mar 4;2023(3):rjad085. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjad085. PMID: 36896152; PMCID: PMC9989133. Link   Johnson W, Shastri N, Fowler M. Quincke's Disease. West J Emerg Med. 2011 Nov;12(4):370. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2011.3.2246. PMID: 22224120; PMCID: PMC3236162.  Link   Kamath, R.R., Rai, S.J. Quincke’s disease: a case report. Egypt J Otolaryngol 36, 44 (2020).  Link   www.rnzcuc.org.nz [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/rnzcuc https://twitter.com/rnzcuc   Music licensed from www.premiumbeat.com Full Grip by Score Squad   This podcast is intended to assist in ongoing medical education and peer discussion for qualified health professionals.  Please ensure you work within your scope of practice at all times.  For personal medical advice always consult your usual doctor 

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• Urgent Bite 272 - Get your CPD at Bootcamp 2025

  The RNZCUC Virtual Bootcamp 2025 is on Saturday, September 13th, starting at 0830.   Get your tickets here     www.rnzcuc.org.nz [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/rnzcuc https://twitter.com/rnzcuc   Music licensed from www.premiumbeat.com Full Grip by Score Squad   This podcast is intended to assist in ongoing medical education and peer discussion for qualified health professionals.  Please ensure you work within your scope of practice at all times.  For personal medical advice always consult your usual doctor 

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• Urgent Bite 271 - Cauda Equina Syndrome and the DRE

  Do you perform a DRE before referring a suspected case of cauda equina syndrome?   Check out the Stat Pearls page Rider LS, Marra EM. Cauda Equina and Conus Medullaris Syndromes. [Updated 2023 Aug 7]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan-   Check out the papers mentioned Sherlock KE, Turner W, Elsayed S, Bagouri M, Baha L, Boszczyk BM, McNally D. The Evaluation of Digital Rectal Examination for Assessment of Anal Tone in Suspected Cauda Equina Syndrome. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2015 Aug 1;40(15):1213-8. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000902. PMID: 25811266. Link   Tabrah J, Wilson N, Phillips D, Böhning D. Can digital rectal examination be used to detect cauda equina compression in people presenting with acute cauda equina syndrome? A systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies. Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2022 Apr;58:102523. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2022.102523. Epub 2022 Feb 9. PMID: 35180641. Link    Curtis Lopez C, Berg AJ, Clayton B, Siddique I, Carrasco R, Horner D, Angus M. Evaluation of the role of anal tone and perianal sensation examination in the assessment of suspected cauda equina syndrome. Br J Neurosurg. 2024 Aug;38(4):923-927. doi: 10.1080/02688697.2021.2005775. Epub 2021 Nov 19. PMID: 34796788. Link   www.rnzcuc.org.nz [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/rnzcuc https://twitter.com/rnzcuc   Music licensed from www.premiumbeat.com Full Grip by Score Squad   This podcast is intended to assist in ongoing medical education and peer discussion for qualified health professionals.  Please ensure you work within your scope of practice at all times.  For personal medical advice always consult your usual doctor 

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