The talks this week were about interstitial lung diseases. You are getting the hang of it now; Information targeted at clinical practice and delivered so as to be memorable. The best talk/handout this week was Extrinsic allergic alveolitis (Dr NNT). Remember to ask about activities up to 6 hours before the onset of acute dyspnoea. Always consider infective causes. (I have a feeling that I need to take care not to evolve into an Infectious Diseases evangelist.)For next week the assignments are based on substance misuse:
Glue (MR)
Alcohol (NNT)
Cocaine (KL)
Crystal Meth (R)
Two minutes please on the management of acute toxicity and harm reduction.
The reading last week was Doctors’ education: the invisible influence of drug company sponsorship. Ray Moynihan. BMJ 2008;336:416-417. You may want to have a look at Who pays for the pizza? by the same author.
For next Tuesday I would like you to read and think about Junior doctors' shifts and sleep deprivation. Carol Black et al, BMJ 2005;330:1404.
You may want to test your own level of tiredness with this online psychometric test
Interesting topics
Alternative causes for elevated cardiac troponin levels.
Ann Intern Med 2005;142:786-791
Clozapine myocarditis
Marfan's Syndrome
MJM
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