Home of Medicine with Dr Amie Burbridge and Dr Ben Lovell

Welcome to the latest episode as Ben and I navigate fever of unknown origin.  We discuss the impact of the prior diagnoses on clinical reasoning and how diagnostic momentum can have a big influence at work.  For more learning check out https://www.efimacademy.org Disclaimer : All patient stories discussed in Home of Medicine are informed by real patient interactions. However, all identifying detai...

Join Ben and I as we discuss headaches, decision fatigue and recency bias. We reflect on the importance of reflection and how it's OK not to be OK. For more learning; Check out Ben's book "Eureka: Clinical Skills, Diagnostics and Reasoning". Visit www.efimacademy.org for further interactive e-modules. The EFIM Academy aims to develop your clinical reasoning by working through r...

Join us for another fantastic episode, as Ben and I discuss 'the swollen leg'.  We navigate a challenging case with the usual discussion of decision making and how it can be affected by where you see a patient.  Whether you're a health professional or simply curious, this episode promises to be both informative and entertaining. Don't miss as we unravel the mysteries of swollen...

In this episode I am joined by Professor Nicola Cooper, a physician and and expert in clinical reasoning education, we dissect a case of abdominal pain. We reflect on night brain and how being sleep deprived can affect our decision making processes and how the night team should never be criticised.  Clinical Reasoning in Medical Education group ( www.creme.org.uk ) Wiley.com. (n.d.). ABC of Clinic...

In this episode I am joined by the fantastic Sam, for the pre PACES podcast. I am put in the hot seat as Sam and I talk through a challenging case of shortness of breath and chest pain on a night shift.  We discuss overcoming your fears, the importance of reflection and the value of a collateral history.  For more from Sam listen @ https://www.prepacespodcast.com/ Visit www.efimacademy.org for int...

Welcome to another enlightening episode with Ben and I.  Ben presents a case with an unexpected blood result and we share our experiences and insights as to how we would handle the situation.   Subscribe, share, and join us as we try and unravel the unexpected blood result.  Visit www.efimacademy.org for interactive e-modules that can help develop your clinical reasoning. Happy learning! Disclaime...

Ben and I are back and we discuss feeling overwhelmed in ED.  Ben, as ever, helps me process a challenging day and how to improve my palliative care skills.   We talk through diagnosing dying and reflect on if we have ever been taught how to do it.  Disclaimer : All patient stories discussed in Home of Medicine are informed by real patient interactions. However, all identifying details have been r...

Amie discusses a man who presented with chest pain, and how things could have been very different if she hadn't sent him home.  Ben, as usual provides excellent analysis of the situation as we discuss cognitive biases and time pressures at work.  Check out https://www.efimacademy.org/login/index.php for more interactive learning  Disclaimer : All patient stories discussed in Home of Medicine...

Ben and I are back and we discuss a case of a 35 year old male presenting with palpitations.  Ben takes us back to the 1980's, where he discusses the importance of the CAST trial, Cardiac Arrhythmia Supression Trial.  We work through the case and how different we approach things in the ED department.  @amieburbridge @DrBenLovell Disclaimer : All patient stories discussed in Home of Medicine a...

A very special episode with Ben and Dr Zack Ferguson,  a trainee in acute internal medicine.  We discuss a case of abnormal liver function tests and debate if we should we admit to investigate further.    For further learning visit; https://www.efimacademy.org/login/index.php Disclaimer : All patient stories discussed in Home of Medicine are informed by real patient interactions. However, all iden...

This episode I am joined by Dr Dror Dicker,  Dror has published many articles on obesity and in this episode we go to basics and discuss what obesity is and the pathophysiology.  Dror is head of Internal Medicine & the Obesity Clinic at Tel Aviv University and Associate Professor and he is president of the Israeli Association for the Study of Obesity. Visit www.efimacademy.org for further inte...

Ben and I are back. We discuss a case of chest pain and leg weakness that I saw over a weekend. The all important cognitive biases are discussed and Ben works through this challenging case. Visit www.efimacademy.org for further interactive e-modules. The EFIM Academy aims to develop your clinical reasoning by working through real life cases. Happy learning! Disclaimer : All patient stories discuss...

Dr Ben Lovell joins me for another fascinating case discussion. This time I am in the hot seat, Ben presents a case of hypertension and I work through how I would approach the case, reflecting on those all important cognitive biases.  Visit www.efimacademy.org for further interactive e-modules. The EFIM Academy aims to develop your clinical reasoning by working through real life cases. Happy learn...

This episode comes all the way from a very snowy Northern Sweden.  I was at the European School of Internal Medicine - Winter School, and was very fortunate to meet Dr Fraz Mir, a Consultant Physician in Acute Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK. He is also an Affiliated Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, University of Camb...

Amie and Ben discuss a case of shortness of breath and the importance of a complete physical examination. Visit www.efimacademy.org for further interactive e-modules. The EFIM Academy aims to develop your clinical reasoning by working through real life cases. Happy learning! Disclaimer : All patient stories discussed in Home of Medicine are informed by real patient interactions. However, all ident...

Dr Ben Lovell is back and we discuss a case of collapse.  A presenting complaint that has so many potential diagnoses, we begin to unpick how to investigate. Ben and I also discuss 'Gut Instinct' and is it a valuable tool in our diagnostic tool box?. Coming soon - Transcripts for all podcasts Visit www.efimacademy.org for further interactive e-modules. The EFIM Academy aims to develop yo...

In this episode I am joined by Dr Steven Laird and we discuss common and less common cases that we see in Internal Medicine.  We delve into how to investigate unilateral respiratory consolidation and possible causes. Coming soon - Transcripts for all podcasts Visit www.efimacademy.org for further interactive e-modules. The EFIM Academy aims to develop your clinical reasoning by working through rea...

Season 2 is here. The Home of Medicine team are back with more clinical conundrums and interesting cases. In this episode Amie is in the hot seat and Dr Steve Laird is putting Amie through her paces regarding a patient who is a returning traveller with diarrhoea.    Can you pick up the clues from Steve before Amie? Coming soon - Transcripts for all podcasts Visit www.efimacademy.org for further in...

Influenza season is coming and this episode Amie is joined by Dr Steven Montgomery Laird FRCP, MPH. Dr Laird is a Consultant Medical Microbiologist working at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire. We discuss how a patient with influenza may present, how to treat and the importance of vaccination and the potential cardiovascular complications of flu. Coming soon - Transcripts for all podc...

Amie remembers a patient that she saw on the acute take with chest pain, Ben works through his diagnoses and they reflect on how things aren't always as they seem. Visit www.efimacademy.org for further interactive e-modules.  The EFIM Academy aims to develop your clinical reasoning by working through real life cases. Happy learning!  Disclaimer : All patient stories discussed in Home of Medic...

Have you ever wondered how to investigate a genital rash?  Amie and Dr Steve Laird are here to demystify rashes as they talk through a case presenting to the general internal physicians. They also discuss how journalistic reporting of conditions could influence our diagnoses. Can you get the diagnosis before Amie? Visit www.efimacademy.org for further interactive e-modules.  The EFIM Academy aims...

Amie and Ben are back and discussing a mysterious case of back pain. All is not as it seems when Ben reviews an individual with thoracic back pain.   They discuss pyjama paralysis and Amie wants to bring back the ward day room. Can you figure out what is going on before Ben and Amie? Visit www.efimacademy.org for further interactive e-modules.  The EFIM Academy aims to develop your clinical reason...

Amie and Ben are back! This time they discuss potential causes of sudden paralysis. Amie discusses her neurophobia and Ben discusses his fear of being called to review patients on the gynae ward. Want more from Ben? Take a look at his excellent book; Eureka: Clinical Skills, Diagnostics and Reasoning; By Ben Lovell, Mark Lander and Nick Murch Visit www.efimacademy.org for further interactive e-mod...

In this episode I am joined by Professor Andrew Elder, the current President of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, UK.   Professor Elder has extensive experience in bedside teaching and was the Medical Director of the MRCP (UK) exams.  In this enlightening episode, we discuss bedside medicine and how it has been affected by the pandemic.   What can we do to recover bedside education, or h...

This episode I am again joined by the fantastic Dr Sarb Clare.  We discuss abdominal pain and once again work through a variety of diagnoses. Disclaimer : All patient stories discussed in Home of Medicine are informed by real patient interactions. However, all identifying details have been removed or appropriately modified to protect patient confidentiality.  This podcast is intended for education...