BMJ Best Practice Podcast

Differential Diagnosis, with Dr Rakesh Patel

In this podcast, Rakesh Patel, Clinical Associate Professor in Medical Education and Honorary Consultant Nephrologist at the University of Nottingham, talks us through making a diagnosis in the context of infectious diseases.
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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.

Abrin poisoning, with Prof Scott Phillips

This podcast is a clinical guide to abrin poisoning, with Scott Phillips, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Clinical Pharm & Toxicology, University of Colorado - Denver.
To learn more about abrin poisoning, visit BMJ Best Practice:
bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/1051
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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.

Rift Valley Fever: Recognise, refer and report, with Prof Clayton Wiley

Clayton Willey, Professor of Pathology,
 UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
Division of Neuropathology, Pittsburgh, USA, talks us through the recognition, referral and reporting of Rift Valley Fever.
To learn more about Rift Valley Fever, visit BMJ Best Practice:
https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/1602
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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.

Viral haemorrhagic fevers in children, with Nathalie MacDermott

A clinical guide to viral haemorrhagic fevers in children, with Nathalie MacDermott, Wellcome Clinical Research Training Fellow, Imperial College London.
To learn more about viral haemorrhagic fevers, visit BMJ Best Practice.
bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/1210
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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.

Recognise, refer and report Lassa fever, with John Schieffelin

How to recognise, refer and report Lassa fever, with John Schieffelin, Assistant Professor of Medicine & Pediatrics, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans.
To learn more about Lassa Fever, visit BMJ Best Practice.
https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/1609
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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.

A clinical guide to ricin poisoning, with Prof Susan Smolinske

Susan Smolinske, Director of the New Mexico Drug and Poison Information Centre, and Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences, University of New Mexico, gives us a clinical guide to ricin poisoning.
To learn more about ricin poisoning, visit BMJ Best Practice.
bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/1051
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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.

Brucellosis, with Drs Nick Beeching and Alessandro Gerada

A clinical guide to Brucellosis, with Drs Nick Beeching, Senior Lecturer Clinical Infectious Diseases, and Alessandro Gerada, Medical Microbiology Trainee, both at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
To learn more about Brucellosis, visit BMJ Best Practice.
https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/911
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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.

Fever in the returning traveller

International travel is increasingly common. Between 10% and 42% of travellers to any destination, and 15%-70% of travellers to tropical settings experience ill health, either while abroad or on returning home,
Malaria is the commonest specific diagnosis, accounting for 5%-29% of all individuals presenting to specialist clinic, followed by dengue, enteric fever, and rickettsial infections .
In this podcast Doug Fink specialist registrar, and Victoria Johnston consultant, in infectious diseases at The Hospital for Tropical Diseases join us to discuss diagnosis, and treatment - and why the clinically most interesting diagnosis is rarely the right one.
Read the full practice article:
www.bmj.com/content/360/bmj.j5773
This podcast was produced by The BMJ.
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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.

Avian Influenza: a guide to recognition, reporting and referral with Dr Mary-Margaret Fill

Dr Mary-Margaret Fill currently works as a Medical Epidemiologist in Communicable and Environmental Diseases and Emergency Preparedness at the Tennessee Department of Health.
To learn more about Avian Influenza, visit BMJ Best Practice.
http://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/455
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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.

Typhus group rickettsiae: Recognise, report, refer

Christopher Paddock, Medical Officer and pathologist in the Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch in CDC’s Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, gives a clinical guide to recognising and managing typhus group rickettsiae.
For more on typhus group rickettsiae, take a look at Best Practice: http://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/1604
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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.