087 Thrombocytopenia in pregnancy and platelet transfusions with Dr Simon Kavanagh Part 2
A nulliparous woman is admitted to labour ward in established labour, she is in a lot of pain and asks for an epidural. The team note that a full blood […]
Category: Obstetrics
070 – Shivering under neuraxial block
Hi Everyone, This week I sit down again with Graeme. We discuss WA’s isolation & covid bubble, exchange a few crap jokes and have a go at the thorny topic […]
069 – Inaugural journal club June 2020
Hi Everyone, This week is our first episode of our journal club to discuss interesting recent relevant research papers. We are hoping to do this on a regular basis interspersed […]
068 – Discussion of Sheehan’s syndrome with Graeme
Case History (*hypothetical patient) A 33yr old woman presents to a GP complaining of hair loss, cold intolerance, dizziness, extreme fatigue and weight gain. On further questioning the patient states […]
066 – HELLP Syndrome a discussion with Graeme.
A 28 yr old woman at 36/40 G2P1 presents with a few days history of mild headache, nausea, anorexia, and some upper right abdominal pain. You do some observations and […]
065 – Reflections on COVID and implications in our obstetric unit with Matt Rucklidge.
Join Matt and I as we discuss some of the issues we have been grappling with in our planning for how to manage obstetric patients suspected of or known to […]
064 – Can you die from vomiting in pregnancy – hyperemesis gravidarum more than just morning sickness
(*Hypothetical Case) A woman is brought into your emergency dept by her husband at 14 weeks gestation. He tells you that she has been “really sick” for almost two months […]
063 – Remifentanil PCA for labour analgesia – Mike, Matt & Roger
(* Hypothetical Case) You are asked to see a pleasant 31 yr old woman in the antenatal clinic who is pregnant for the first time because as an adolescent she […]
062 – The Changes I have seen in Obstetric Anaesthesia – Prof Mike Paech
Hi Everyone, This week I am joined by Prof Mike Paech, Mike has dedicated most of his career to both the research and practice of obstetric anaesthesia. Join us in […]
061 Abbreviations in healthcare with Sneha, Part 2
Hi everyone, Welcome back to part 2 of our discussion on the use of abbreviations and acronyms in healthcare. We discuss the results, go through some of the more obscure […]