Master the MRCPCH

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GOSHpods presents Master the MRCPCH, a regular podcast for doctors training in paediatrics brought to you by the Great Ormond Street Hospital Learning Academy. Whether you're preparing for your membership exams, or just fancy a run through of a clinically relevant, interesting topic, hopefully this is the podcast for you. Our sister podcast GOSHpods has a range of podcasts highlighting the work of the GOSH Learning Academy; you can find GOSHpods on your preferred podcast platform. We would love to get your feedback on our podcasts, as well as your suggestions for future topics you would like to hear about. Please help us by filling out our feedback survey at: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/GOSHpodcasts/ This podcast is brought to you the GOSH Learning Academy. To find more about our work you can visit our website here: https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/working-here/gosh-learning-academy/ Twitter: @GOSHLearnAcad Instagram: @GOSHLearnAcad Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com

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Henoch Schönlein Purpura (HSP) with Dr Maria Zahoor

May 07 2024 17 mins

Welcome back to Master the MRCPCH. In this episode we talk to Dr Maria Zahoor, clinical fellow in dermatology at Great Ormond Street Hospital, about Henoch Schönlein Purpura, or HSP. We're going to cover the aetiology, presentation, examination, investigation, and management of this condition. HSP corresponds to the dermatology section of the exam curriculum. Peer reviewed by Dr L

An approach to the febrile child with Dr Alexis Bouvier

Apr 29 2024 26 mins

Join us as we talk to Dr Alexis Bouvier, consultant in General Paediatrics at Great Ormond Street Hospital, about how to approach the child who presents with a fever. We talk about definitions and epidemiology, what to look for in the history and examination, how to manage these children, and tips on communicating with parents. This episode corresponds to learning outcomes in the I

Intracranial Hypertension with Dr Maria Gogou

Apr 23 2024 30 mins

Welcome back to Master the MRCPCH. In this episode we join Dr Maria Gogou, senior clinical fellow in Neurology at Great Ormond Street Hospital, to talk about intracranial hypertension. We cover the distinctions between primary and secondary intracranial hypertension, symptoms, examination, diagnosis and management. Peer reviewed by Dr Sanjay Bhate * Resources mentioned: Idiopathic

Cardiomyopathies with Professor Juan Kaski (Part 2)

Apr 02 2024 20 mins

This is the second of a two-part episode on cardiomyopathies. Join us as we talk to Prof Juan Kaski, consultant paediatric cardiologist and Director of the Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases Unit at Great Ormond Street Hospital. In the first episode we defined what a cardiomyopathy is and discussed epidemiology and causes. In this second part we're going to go into more detail about

Cardiomyopathies with Professor Juan Kaski (Part 1)

Mar 26 2024 17 mins

This is the first of a two-part episode on cardiomyopathies. Join us as we talk to Prof Juan Kaski, consultant paediatric cardiologist and Director of the Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases Unit at Great Ormond Street Hospital. In this first episode, we're going to define what a cardiomyopathy is and discuss epidemiology and causes. In part two we'll go into more detail about the ty

Non-Epileptic Attacks with Dr Maria Gogou

Feb 13 2024 26 mins

Join us today as we talk to Dr Maria Gogou, senior clinical fellow in neurology at GOSH, about non-epileptic attacks. This comes under the Neurology section of the MRCPCH curriculum. We cover what constitutes a non-epileptic attack, presentation, diagnosis and management. Peer reviewed by Dr Krishna Das * Resources mentioned: Paediatric Epilepsy Training 1 (British Paediatric Neuro

Shock with Dr Andrew Jones (Part 2)

Feb 06 2024 27 mins

This is the second of a two-part episode on shock. Join us as we talk to Dr Andrew Jones, a consultant in the CATS retrieval service and a PICU consultant at GOSH. In this second episode we're going to move on to talk about septic shock, neurogenic shock, and cardiogenic shock. You can find the first episode, where we spoke about definitions, haemorrhagic and hypovolaemic shock, wh

Shock with Dr Andrew Jones (Part 1)

Feb 01 2024 21 mins

This is the first of a two-part episode on shock. Join us as we talk to Dr Andrew Jones, a consultant in the CATS retrieval service and a PICU consultant at GOSH. In this first episode, we're going to define what shock is and talk about haemorrhagic and hypovolemic shock. In the second episode, we're going to move on to talk about septic shock, neurogenic shock, and cardiogenic sho

Congenital CMV with Dr Seilesh Kadambari

Jan 16 2024 23 mins

We are sorry that the audio in this episode is not as clear as it usually is. Join us as we talk to Dr Seilesh Kadambari, Infectious Disease consultant at GOSH and honorary associate professor at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, about congenital CMV. We discuss aetiology and epidemiology, presentation, investigation, and management. Peer reviewed by Kajal Bhag

An approach to the floppy baby with Dr Maria Gogou

Jan 02 2024 27 mins

In this episode we talk to Dr Maria Gogou about how to approach the floppy baby. We discuss differentials, examination, investigation and management. Resources mentioned: European Paediatric Neurology Society: https://www.epns.info/epns-free-monthly-webinars/ International Child Neurology Association: https://www.icnapedia.org/ British Paediatric Neurology Association: https://cour