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A cataract is “a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light”. Cataracts cause 50% of blindness and 33% of visual...
There’s a myriad of resources out there to help with maintaining your mental well-being, but it can be overwhelming to understand where to start or what to focus on.This article...
Welcome back to our series on AI in Healthcare. Article 2 will cover the main types of AI and try to answer the question “Will AI replace human healthcare professionals in the future?”....
This is a practice OSCE station for UKMLA content,How to useCandidate:Read the brief below (1 minute).Take a history (6 minutes).Provide your differential diagnoses...
What to refer to urologyAcute or Urgent ConditionsAcute urinary retention (especially if failed catheterisation or post-instrumentation).Obstructed infected kidney – emergency.Complicated...
A subconjunctival haemorrhage (SCH) can appear alarming to patients: the sudden, bright red bleeding on the white of the eye can often raise fears of a serious problem. However, for...
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The deteriorating patient is often the worst nightmare for new FY1s. I remember when I started FY1, I was terrified of coming across a deteriorating patient whilst on call and...
Acute confusion, otherwise known as delirium, is very common in hospitals: 20-30% on medical wards, and between 10-50% of those that have surgery develop delirium.Types of DeliriumHyperactive...
As an FY1 you should not be expected to make decisions regarding treatment escalation and DNAR, but you may need to prompt seniors to consider them & explain these decisions to...
FY1 is a great opportunity to explore new specialties and start to gain an idea of what working in them is actually like.A few things to bear in mind though:As an FY1 your job...
Important things to rememberYou will get sick. That is life. You’re surrounded by germ-exuding things (otherwise known as your patients and colleagues), and may well be in a new...
Writing a discharge summary is a task you are likely to carry out every day, and despite the sense of monotony, it plays a critical part in the patient journey.Contents of a...
As an FY1 doctor, there are different types of leave you will come across during the year and the rest of your career. This article will talk about annual leave, study leave and sick...
The most common place you will see a patient who has self-harmed is in ED, where they have been referred to the psychiatry team but need to be medically cleared. Rarely this could occur...
An arterial blood gas (ABG) test is performed to measure the oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood, as well as the pH. The sample is taken from an artery.EquipmentGlovesAlcohol...
Venepuncture is the term used to describe the procedure of withdrawing blood from a vein using a needle. Consider the requirement for the procedure and establish appropriate levels...