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Episode 23: topic to be announced

2 CPD credits

Respiratory medicine

2 CPD credits

Acute medicine series: rheumatology and dermatology

Dr Rosalind Benson, Michelle Angus and Dr Maneh Farazmand discuss connective tissue disease, acute back pain and common skin infections.

Acute medicine series: frailty

Dr Shama Mani, Dr Nigel stout, Dr Towhid Imam and Dr Shelagh O’Riordan discuss medical mimics of acute psychosis, falls and "off legs" presenting to the acute medical take and managing frailty and risk within a virtual ward setting.

Acute haematology

Dr Hamish Lyall, Dr Isabel Lentell and Dr Arvind Arumainathan discuss Anaemia – beyond bleeding and iron deficiency, Bleeding – Major haemorrhage in acute medical patients and Cancer – Approach to lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly.

Managing mental health presentations on the medical take

Dr Rhiannon Morris, Dr Janet Butler, and Corinne Slingo discuss medical mimics of acute psychosis, mental disorders and physical illness: tips for cases involving legal frameworks and managing mental health conditions from the perspective of a trust solicitor.

Acute neurology

Dr Ajay Bhalla and Dr Shazia Afridi discuss national clinical guidelines for stroke: what’s new in acute stroke care and Inherited cardiac conditions and acute headache.

Syncope

Dr Lara Mitchell and Professor Rob Cooper discuss top tips for managing syncope in the older adult and inherited cardiac conditions and sudden cardiac death risk.

Medical problems in pregnancy

Dr Lojana Chandrarjan, Dr Anita Banerjee and Dr Bernie Jenner discuss hypertension and neurological emergencies in pregnancy.