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Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome

Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) remains one of the most frequently encountered yet potentially life-threatening presentations in acute and pre-hospital medicine. While it may initially present with tremor or anxiety, it exists on a spectrum that includes seizures and delirium tremens (DTs), both associated with significant morbidity and mortality and something paramedics and EMS staff need to be comfortable managing. This month we take a look at why alcohol withdrawal occurs, how we can use the CIWA-Ar score to aid assessment and what care we can offer to these patients. Check out our other episodes and the supporting article for this podcast at www.generalbroadcast.org.uk This Podcast is supported by GEEKY MEDICS. Check out the fantastic range of study and learning aids available at https://geekymedics.com. For a limited time, save 15% on the ⁠⁠⁠Everything Bundle⁠⁠⁠ with the discount code EVERY15.Be in for a chance to win one of their books completely free! Check out our socials posts here: Like the podcast? help keep it free and open access, support us by donating at www.ko-fi.com/generalbroadcast

RCUK ALS Updates 2025

Late yes! But very much worth the wait.... Not ones to be left out, this month we're jumping on the resuscitation bandwagon and discussing the most recent updates to the UK resuscitation guidelines 2025. Join us as we discuss whats new, what we're adopting into our practice, and what we're going to take with a pinch of salt. Check out our other episodes and the supporting article for this podcast at www.generalbroadcast.org.uk This Podcast is supported by GEEKY MEDICS. Check out the fantastic range of study and learning aids available at https://geekymedics.com. For a limited time, save 15% on the ⁠⁠Everything Bundle⁠⁠ with the discount code EVERY15.Be in for a chance to win one of their books completely free! Check out our socials posts here: Like the podcast? help keep it free and open access, support us by donating at www.ko-fi.com/generalbroadcast Check out our Hypoglycaemia episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Bksa0s4XQ7URuHjG9MiLh?si=ea53285467394784https://www.generalbroadcast.org.uk/blog/hypoglycaemia

Diabetic Ketoacidosis

With over 400,000 type 1 diabetics living with the disease in the UK, the likelyhood  paramedics and emergency responders will encounter a patient in crisis is quite high. Diabetic ketoacidosis is undoubtably a problem that you will have encountered in your practice and effective prehospital recognition and management is key to starting a potentially life saving pathway of care. This month we’re taking a look at DKA, we look at the pathology of the disease, what common triggers are that can send a patient into DKA and how we can recognise and treat a patient who is suffering with it. So if you dont know why we need to tailor our fluid rehydration carefully in this patinet group, you’re not sure how to tailor your history to look for precipitating causes or you just want to know more about how these patients are managed in ED and ITU then this is the episode for you. Check out our other episodes and the supporting article for this podcast on heck out our other episodes at www.generalbroadcast.org.uk This Podcast is supported by GEEKY MEDICS. Check out the fantastic range of study and learning aids available at https://geekymedics.com. For a limited time, save 15% on the ⁠Everything Bundle⁠ with the discount code EVERY15.Be in for a chance to win one of their books completely free! Check out our socials posts here: Like the podcast? help keep it free and open access, support us by donating at www.ko-fi.com/generalbroadcast Check out our Hypoglycaemia episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Bksa0s4XQ7URuHjG9MiLh?si=ea53285467394784https://www.generalbroadcast.org.uk/blog/hypoglycaemia

Beta Blocker Overdose

In this Episode we reflect on a case of Beta Blocker overdose, we examine the pharmacology with toxicity, look at specific drugs like propanolol and how these differ, as well as the evidence behind the treatment and management of patients who present with beta blockade toxicity. Check out our other episodes and the supporting article for this podcast on heck out our other episodes at www.generalbroadcast.org.uk This Podcast is supported by GEEKY MEDICS. Check out the fantastic range of study and learning aids available at https://geekymedics.com. For a limited time, save 15% on our Everything Bundle with the discount code EVERY15.Be in for a chance to win one of their books completely free! Check out our socials posts here: Like the podcast? help keep it free and open access, support us by donating at www.ko-fi.com/generalbroadcast

TMT - Ventilating Tracheostomies

This throwback TMT is a segment from our podcast interviewing the head of the national tracheostomy safety project Dr Brendan Mcgrath. In this segment he describes how to effectively oxygenate and ventilate patients with tracheostomies. Find the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6hbE3h2DPxJb6nTHqfbXdw?si=408c7f2439954c4cand the article at www.generalbroadcast.org This Podcast is supported by GEEKY MEDICS. Check out their range of online revision material at www.geekymedics.com.Like the podcast? help keep it free and open access, support us by donating at www.ko-fi.com/generalbroadcast