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St Emlyn's Medical School
St Emlyn's Medical School
Innovative, Engaging Medical Education
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Dr Iain Beardsell
    • Nick Smith
    • Professor Simon Carley
    • Dr Trudie Pestell
  • Revision Guide
    • Chapter 1 – The Applied Knowledge Test (MCQ/SBA)
    • Chapter 2 – The MLA Clinical and Professional Skills Assessment
    • Chapter 3 – History taking Stations
    • Chapter 4 – Communication Stations
    • Chapter 5 – Psychiatry, substance misuse and safeguarding stations
    • Chapter 6 – System Examination Stations
    • Chapter 7 – Musculoskeletal Stations
    • Chapter 8 – Resuscitation Stations
    • Chapter 9 – Procedure Stations
    • Chapter 10 – Prescribing Station
  • Clinical Presentations
    • Abdominal Pain
    • Abnormal Urinalysis
    • Anaphylaxis
    • Cardiac Arrest
    • Major Trauma
    • Sepsis
    • Shocked Patient
    • Shortness of breath
    • The Unconscious Patient
  • Contact Us

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Pick ‘n’ Mix Week 3 March 2023
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Pick ‘n’ Mix Week 3 March 2023

ByTrudie Pestell 17 March 202316 March 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes This week’s Pick n Mix looks at acute closed angle glaucoma, the case of a breathless traveller oozing ear and opthalmic examination OSCE practice

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Pick ‘n’ Mix – Week 2 March 2023
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Pick ‘n’ Mix – Week 2 March 2023

ByTrudie Pestell 10 March 202310 March 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes This week’s Pick n Mix looks at acute mesenteric ischaemia, the case of an oozing ear and thyroid examination OSCE practice

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Pick ‘n’ Mix Week 1 March 2023
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Pick ‘n’ Mix Week 1 March 2023

ByTrudie Pestell 3 March 20237 March 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes This week’s Pick n Mix looks at Myasethenia Gravis, a spotty spot diagnosis and Dermatological examination OSCE practice

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Shortness of Breath – The Podcast
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Shortness of Breath – The Podcast

ByIain Beardsell 27 February 20232 March 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes How do you assess the patient with shortness of breath? This post and podcast go through the basics and top five causes

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Pick ‘n’ Mix Week 3 February 2023
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Pick ‘n’ Mix Week 3 February 2023

ByTrudie Pestell 24 February 20233 March 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes This week’s Pick n Mix looks at Respiratory Failure, a neurological spot diagnosis and Cranial Nerve OSCE practice

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Pick ‘n’ Mix Week 2 February 2023
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Pick ‘n’ Mix Week 2 February 2023

ByTrudie Pestell 10 February 202323 February 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes This week’s Pick n Mix looks at Lyme disease, a traumatic spot diagnosis and Knee Examination OSCE practice

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Anaphylaxis – A guideline update
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Anaphylaxis – A guideline update

ByIain Beardsell 8 February 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes An up to date review of the management of anaphylaxis with some revision of the diagnosis and treatment of shock

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The James Bond Opening
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The James Bond Opening

ByIain Beardsell 22 January 202322 January 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes A blogpost about how to formulate a concise opening to your case presentations

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Syncope- The Podcast
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Syncope- The Podcast

ByIain Beardsell 16 January 202327 February 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Ever been confused about syncope? This post will talk you through it all, based on the physiology, helping you to remember the causes.

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Grief at Christmas
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Grief at Christmas

ByLiz Crowe 9 December 202222 January 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Is working in critical care harder during the Festive Season and are there things we need to be aware of for both ourselves and our patients?

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Journal Club – The RePHILL Trial
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Journal Club – The RePHILL Trial

BySimon Carley 3 December 202222 January 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 10 minutes A critical appraisal and discussion about the RePHILL trial – giving blood products prehospital in trauma

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Hypocalcaemia, Trauma and Major Transfusion
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Hypocalcaemia, Trauma and Major Transfusion

ByIain Beardsell 22 November 202222 January 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Should we be giving calcium to patients with major bleeding?

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Shock – The Podcast
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Shock – The Podcast

ByIain Beardsell 19 November 202215 February 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes Learning Objectives
*Understand what ‘shock’ is and why it is so important.
*Consider the physiology of shock and how this may guide our management.
*Think about the main causes of shock.

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The St Emlyn’s Medical School Podcast
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The St Emlyn’s Medical School Podcast

ByIain Beardsell 16 November 202222 January 2023

Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minutes An introduction to the St Emlyn’s Medical School

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Optimising your ability to Fight Infection
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Optimising your ability to Fight Infection

ByIain Beardsell 14 November 202214 November 2022

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes With Winter approaching, it feels like a good time to discuss what we can do to make our bodies better at fighting infection (our immune response). This post (and podcast)…

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