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In this guide, we’ll walk you through how to set up local, regional and national...
Many FY2 doctors spend time in General Practice as part of the Foundation Programme....
Our referral cheat sheet is our most popular resource with over 50,000 downloads!...
FY1s are usually most apprehensive about being on call, but it is also the shift...
As a doctor, you will frequently be called for a drowsy patient. They can vary from...
You may well be asked to take blood from a PICC line or be called to see a patient...
Anaesthetics is a very hands-on specialty. Day-to-day work will have a mix of practical...
If the thought of conducting an intimate examination or attempting to wield (without...
With the recent removal of additional degrees counting for points towards all specialty...
Radiology is a very exciting and innovative field of medicine. Radiologists have...
Hyperglycaemia is something you will encounter frequently. In this article, we focus...
Balancing your workload as a resident doctor whilst teaching medical students effectively...
Here we assume you know the basics, and instead we focus on the common pitfalls with...
This article is about claiming tax relief on essential things for your job –...
On the one hand, you wear a Disney lanyard, with a pocket stuffed with stickers,...
Surgical training has a variety of work to get involved in as well as having many...
Here’s a list of apps that are in order of how essential we find them. There’s...
Do you have an interest in human behaviour? Did you go into medicine to speak to...
Each month, your pay and any deductions will be summarised to you in the form of...
We asked on social media what your favourite podcasts were & these were rated...
The deteriorating patient is often the worst nightmare for new FY1s. I remember...
Scenario: You are bleeped by one of the staff nurses to review a patient on the orthopaedic...
Hyponatraemia (serum Sodium <135 mmol/L) is one of the most common electrolyte...
Femoral puncture is typically used to acquire blood from a patient in an emergency...
In this article, we discuss why you should apply to O&G training, how to build your...
FY3 refers to time spent out of training after completing the foundation programme...
In this article, we will look at more practical aspects of how to read an ABG and...
Resident Doctors in the UK are increasingly moving to Australia after FY1, for FY3...
Expect many bleeps about hypotension from concerned nursing staff. It is a useful...
As the FY1, you will see patients with liver dysfunction either on the take or deranged...
As an FY1, you will be called to review patients who are hypoxic. Here we will discuss...
Sutures are placed to aid with wound healing following a traumatic laceration or...
AF is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia you will encounter. In this article,...
Ophthalmology provides a great deal of variety by combining medicine, surgery &...
In this article, we cover the main ENT situations you are likely to encounter either...
Ascitic aspiration (tap) is routinely performed for every patient admitted with ascites...
As a resident doctor, you will frequently look after patients prior to and after...
As an FY1 you should not be expected to make decisions regarding treatment escalation...
Whilst on call or in A&E you may be asked to assess somebody who is suspected...
GP training is one of the most popular pathways. In this article, we discuss how...
Overview of how much resident doctors earn with a broad range of salaries depending...
Dying is a natural process and unfortunately, something that we all come across in...
Non-invasive ventilation is a way of providing ventilatory support to patients in...
These patients have the potential to become haemodynamically unstable extremely quickly;...
We’ve created a pay calculator to help you better understand your salary, how...
This article is supplementary to the webinar on the same subject, which you might...
A pneumothorax is defined as the abnormal collection of air between the visceral...
As we all rotate so frequently between departments, many of us like to get our seniors...
As an FY1 it is likely that you will manage paediatric patients during their admission,...
Welcome to FY1. In your first few months, you will find your learning curve is steep...
A very quick guide to common issues prompting referrals to maxillofacial surgery...
Pancreatitis is a condition characterised by the inflammation of the pancreas. These...
As a resident doctor, you will often be called about patients with raised blood pressure...
A lumbar puncture uses a fine needle inserted between the vertebrae in the lower...
Serum calcium concentration is tightly regulated between 2.1-2.6mmol/L. Severe hypercalcaemia...
This article aims to give basic information on the assessment of dental trauma to...
What does your future hold? Have you thought of a specialty that you want to pursue?...
In whichever specialty you work, you will encounter large numbers of patients with...
As gynaecology issues uncommonly present on the ward, many doctors have difficulties...
INTRODUCTION
This article covers common gastroenterological presenting complaints...
The impact you have on yourself and the impact you have on people around you
Although...
As a doctor, you may come across patients with complex airways. They should be found...
