Welcome to the monthly Primary Care Pod from Red Whale – join GPs Nik Kendrew and Caroline Greene as each month they discuss a roundup of four key topics for primary care clinicians, which can also be found in our popular free Pearls. We look at the evidence, the guidelines and the media coverage and make learning together as a primary care community as relaxing and enjoyable as possible. We invite you to nominate your primary care heroes and share your best intentions stories. So, grab a cu ...
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Send us a text Grab your trainers, your dog lead or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. September was another bumper month of information, meaning that we can’t possibly squeeze it all into one handy sized episode, so in the second of two episodes this month, A…
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Alopecia: when to reassure, when a prompt referral to secondary care is needed, and everything in between...
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Send us a text Grab your trainers, your dog lead or a pumpkin spice latte and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. September was another bumper month of information, meaning that we can’t possibly squeeze it all into one handy sized episode, so in the first of two episodes …
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HRT regimens and progestogen dosing: time to change our practice?
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Send us a text Grab your trainers, your dog lead or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. August was another bumper month of information, meaning that we can’t possibly squeeze it all into one handy sized episode, so in the second of two episodes this month, Caro…
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Help with decision fatigue when managing all types of anaemia in primary care
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Send us a text Grab your trainers, your dog lead or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. August was another bumper month of information, meaning that we can’t possibly squeeze it all into one handy sized episode, so in the first of two episodes this month, Carol…
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Should I worry about aminoglycoside antibiotic ear drops causing deafness?
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Send us a text Grab your trainers, your dog lead or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. July was another bumper month of information and we couldn't squeeze it all into one handy sized episode, so in the second of two episodes this month, Ali and Nik discuss: A…
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Untreated, 50% of men and 30% of women with this condition will have had a myocardial infarction by the age of 60
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Send us a text Grab your trainers, your dog lead or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. July was another bumper month of information, meaning that we can’t possibly squeeze it all into one handy sized episode, so in the first of two episodes this month, Nik and…
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A non-surgical treatment for phimosis with a success rate up to 95%?
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Send us a text Grab your trainers, your dog lead or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. June was another bumper month of information, meaning that we couldn’t possibly squeeze it all into one handy sized episode, so in the second of two episodes this month, Nik…
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Does spironolactone have a role in acne management?
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Send us a text Grab your trainers, your dog lead or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. June was another bumper month of information, meaning that we can’t possibly squeeze it all into one handy sized episode, so in the first of two episodes this month, Nik and…
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Which syndrome increases the risk of melanoma by 5–20-fold?
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Send us a text Grab your trainers, your dog lead or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. There was so much information in the Pearls that we released over the 5 weeks of May that we’ve realised that we can’t possibly squeeze it all into one handy sized episode, …
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Send us a text Grab your trainers, your dog lead or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. There was so much information in the Pearls that we released over the 5 weeks of May that we’ve realised that we can’t possibly squeeze it all into one handy sized episode, …
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How could you potentially save the hearing of someone with sudden-onset hearing loss?
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Send us a text Grab your trainers, your dog lead or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. This month, Nik and Caroline discuss: Acute prostatitis: is it the last stand for the floxacins?! Adenomyosis: demystifying the condition behind the headlines. How would you…
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Which of the risks associated with prescribing systemic quinolones concerns you the most?
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Send us a text Grab your trainers, your dog lead or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. This month, Nik and Caroline discuss: Acute aortic dissection. What would you do if you suspected it? The limping child. Who goes in to hospital? Who might be able to be man…
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Can you name the five eating disorder subtypes?
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Send us a text Grab your trainers, your dog lead or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. This month, Nik and Caroline discuss: Recent changes with progestogen-only pills. How is the new POP different from the others? Erectile dysfunction, and what is Eroxon? The…
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Is there post-exposure prophylaxis for measles?
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Send us a text Grab a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. This month, Nik and Caroline discuss: Actively beating the new year blues. How can we build conversations about physical activity into our consultations? Scabies surge: how do you spot it and manage it? (A…
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In which scenario should you NEVER use a pulse oximeter?
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Send us a text Grab a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. This month, Nik and Caroline discuss: Galleri: will this blood test revolutionise cancer diagnosis? We review the evidence behind it and ask: How effective is it when cancer is suspected, and how effective…
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Ageing, prevention, retention, crisis...
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Send us a text Join us for a relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. This month, Nik and Caroline discuss: Healthy ageing: adding quality to years? What does ‘healthy ageing’ look like? What are the 3 trajectories of ageing? How can we work as a primary care team to promote the basics that increase the chance of healthie…
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Balance and burnout prevention...plus HRT, COVID and endometriosis
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Send us a text Join us for a relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. This month, Nik and Caroline discuss: HRT for primary prevention? About 25% of menopausal-age women have no symptoms and so do not require HRT to treat vasomotor or other hormone-related issues. However, they may be influenced by media messages suggesti…
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A magic spell that will open your (itchy) eyes to tics, Tourette’s and tackling the latest drug swaps
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Send us a text Join us for a relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. This month, Nik and Caroline discuss: GLP-1 mimetics shortages: tackling drug swaps. The headline grabbing GLP-1 mimetics are rarely out of the news- most recently due to supply issues for people with type 2 diabetes. How do we deal with this? Tics and …
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Send us a text Join us for a relaxed round up of this month’s Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. This month, Nik and Caroline discuss: Bites: human, animal and insect. It’s still that time of year when the triage list is full of: Bite ? Infected. We look at all things bite related including assessment, management and who needs antibiotics. De…
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Avoid alcohol... and hot headed rash decisions?!
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Send us a text Join us for a relaxed round up of this month’s Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. This month, Nik and Caroline discuss: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: one child in every class at school is potentially affected and unsupported. What can we do about this, and why is discussing alcohol in pregnancy a taboo? Varicella zoster (chi…
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Who needs a holiday? How about some free CPD by the sea?
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Send us a text Join us for a relaxed round up of this month’s Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. This month, Nik and Caroline discuss Intrauterine systems, and how they just got a bit simpler Diabetes and frailty - how we need all our primary care superpowers across the whole multi-professional team to think about the big picture Joining with…
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Save a life, change a life, quality of life…
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Send us a text Join us for a relaxed round up of this month’s Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. This month, Nik and Caroline discuss: Would you spot serotonin syndrome? Lower urinary tract symptoms: prescribing pointers for 5ARIs BMI and ethnic groups Anorexia, nutrition and hydration in the last days of life Infantile spasms: would you be c…
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To vape or not to vape?..and other primary care questions
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Send us a text Join us for a relaxed round up of this month’s Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. This month, Nik and Caroline discuss: Menopause in the media: How our HRT GEMS can help the whole team Swap to stop: can e-cigarettes help smokers quit. Chronic diarrhoea: could it be microscopic colitis? How to assess and manage postural hypotens…
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Send us a text Join us for a relaxed round up of this month’s Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom. This month, Nik and Caroline discuss: NICE guidance on semaglutide for obesity “Light bulb” conditions - we explore neuroendocrine tumours. Moral injury: looking afters our teams and ourselves! A structured approach to chronic cough in adults. And…
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