Home of Medicine with Dr Amie Burbridge and Dr Ben Lovell

We are back with one of our favourite subjects—the D-dimer. 
In this episode, Ben reflects on a case involving a 26-year-old pregnant woman presenting with pleuritic chest pain. 
As you listen, ask yourself: can you figure out the diagnosis? What would you have done in this situation?
As ever, we look into the reality of cognitive bias, the necessity of risk-taking, and the psychological weight of consultant-level decision-making.
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Disclaimer: All patient stories discussed in Home of Medicine are informed by real patient interactions. However, all identifying details have been removed or appropriately modified to protect patient confidentiality.
This podcast is intended for education and professional development and should not replace independent clinical judgement or specialist consultation.

Ben and Amie are joined once again by the world-renowned expert on clinical decision-making, Professor Pat Croskerry. 
Pat presents a challenging case involving a 25-year-old woman with "Baby Blues". 
Is bias always bad, or is it a necessary tool for survival in error-prone environments?
We discuss the importance of following up on patients to improve future performance and how burnout and physical exhaustion can make us more susceptible to biases.

Disclaimer: All patient stories discussed in Home of Medicine are informed by real patient interactions. However, all identifying details have been removed or appropriately modified to protect patient confidentiality.
This podcast is intended for education and professional development and should not replace independent clinical judgement or specialist consultation.

In the first of two very special episodes, Amie and Ben are joined by Amie's hero, Professor Pat Croskerry, a leading expert on cognitive bias and how doctors think. 
We go back to basics and cover all things critical thinking.

Croskerry, P. (2020) The cognitive autopsy: a root cause analysis of medical decision making. 1st edn. New York: Oxford University Press.
Groopman, J. (2007). How doctors think. Houghton Mifflin Company. To find locally:  https://search.worldcat.org/title/1040496921
Montgomery, Kathryn, How Doctors Think: Clinical Judgment And The Practice Of Medicine (New York, NY, 2005; online edn, Oxford Academic, 31 Oct. 2023), https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195187120.001.0001 To find locally: https://search.worldcat.org/title/58452493
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Disclaimer: All patient stories discussed in Home of Medicine are informed by real patient interactions. However, all identifying details have been removed or appropriately modified to protect patient confidentiality.
This podcast is intended for education and professional development and should not replace independent clinical judgement or specialist consultation.

In this episode, Ben discusses a case of a 42 year man who collapses whilst jogging. Would you admit this gentleman or discharge?
Amie and Ben work through the case and talk about the clinical reasoning behind their decisions and what can affect this. 
Amie takes us out into the garden and introduces us to the crocus. 
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Disclaimer: All patient stories discussed in Home of Medicine are informed by real patient interactions. However, all identifying details have been removed or appropriately modified to protect patient confidentiality.
This podcast is intended for education and professional development and should not replace independent clinical judgement or specialist consultation.

What happens to us when we take work home with us and can't switch off? 
How you ever been in bed at night and can't stop thinking of someone you saw that day and where you went wrong. 
Amie presents a case to Ben of generalised weakness and confusion with a surprising twist.
Disclaimer: All patient stories discussed in Home of Medicine are informed by real patient interactions. However, all identifying details have been removed or appropriately modified to protect patient confidentiality.
This podcast is intended for education and professional development and should not replace independent clinical judgement or specialist consultation.