Have you ever wondered what your examiner is thinking? Well, luckily for you my guest for episode 10 is Dr. Nadi Pandithage, an award winning ACEM examiner, emergency consultant (FACEM) and all around wonderful human being. She gives a great talk to the Darwin primary cohort about how to answer questions in a way that …
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The fantastic Dr. Josh was kind enough to join me again for a run through of renal physiology, which tbh is nobody’s favourite topic. We go through the handling of glucose/hydrogen/potassium/water as well as attempt to explain how to calculate the GFR and renal blood flow. If you are short on time, you really can …
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Calcium channel blockers, adenosine and digoxin toxicity. For episode 8, I am chatting with my friend and colleague Dr. Shireen Gujral. Shireen joins me in the recording studio (a.k.a the pillow fort) whilst preparing for her own Primary Viva exam. Aside from Primary study, she enjoys getting out for a swim and originally moved to …
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Hip ligaments, the femoral triangle and the sciatic nerve! In this episode I am joined by emergency registrar Dr. Anna Morgan to break down some of the SUPER HIGH YIELD content from the lower limb. Anna is a skier, climber and serial waterfall expeditionist who donates her time to provide medical care to people at …
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Apoptosis, inflammatory mediators and cellular adaptations! For this episode I am lucky to be joined by the wonderful Dr. Janet Boromeo to tackle one of the more dry topics of this exam. Luckily, there are only so many questions they can ask you on this topic and we have recorded most of them for you …
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Is it really the ‘thousand hour exam’? People will tell you that in order to pass the ED primary, you must give up your entire life to study. Dr. Mel McNiff joins me in this episode to explain how (and why) she thought ‘bugger that!’ She instead opted to take on her first ever half-ironman …
Chemoreceptors, lung volumes and altitude. In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Yazmin Symons, ED Reg & adventurer extraordinaire, to cover the hefty topic that is ALL of respiratory physiology. There is a lot of content in here! Luckily, this is one of my favourite topics so you get to enjoy it early in …
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Gentamicin, chloramphenicol and penicillins galore, this episode has ALL the good stuff! I am joined by Dr. Josh Monester, an ED registrar and enthusiastic medical educator. He’s also the best person to ask for gin recommendations. Together, we take on the tough (and TBH often quite dry) topic of antimicrobial pharmacology, with a few sneaky …
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For Episode 2 I was joined by Dr. Monica Leung, a colleague and friend from my primary exam study group. Mon is an Emergency Registrar working in Darwin and an accomplished musician who can sometimes be found within the flute section of the Darwin Symphony Orchestra or in the ED Musos. This is a big …
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For this episode I was lucky to be joined by Dr. Charlotte Greenfield, who is an ED registrar on the Sunshine Coast and one of my good friends. At the time of recording, Charlotte had recently passed her Viva exam, which we studied for together via FaceTime. When we practiced together she had a great …
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