Spoonful of Medicine
Spoonful of Medicine is a Paediatric Medical Podcast created by Dr Nim Aithal (General Paediatric and Paediatric Cardiology Advanced Trainee). It aims to help you improve your paediatric knowledge one spoonful at a time! With fortnightly episodes, and occasional mini-sodes, you'll be able to build your knowledge and feel more comfortable working with the little humans we care for.
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Contact us at spoonfulofmedicinepodcast@gmail.com.
Note: Information is for medical education; Not clinical advice. Check your local guidelines for specific clinical advice and recommendations.
Spoonful of Medicine Podcast © 2022 by Nimisha Aithal is licensed under Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Spoonful of Medicine
Latest Episodes
S5 - Episode 8 - Atrial Septal Defects - Another Hole in the Wall
Ever wondered how a tiny hole in the heart can cause such a problem for the patient? In this episode, we are learning about Atrial Septal Defects (ASDs), tracing that left-to-right shunt, and giving you the hole picture on the clinical...
S5 - Episode 7 - Innocent vs Pathological Murmurs - Murmur on the Dance Floor
That murmur you just heard, was it a harmless flow murmur or a sign of significant heart disease? Not sure, well you're in luck because in this episode we tackle one of the most common (and sometimes anxiety-inducing!) findings on an exam: a he...
S5 - Episode 6 - Types Congenital Heart Defects - For Shunts and Giggles
This episode untangles the wild world of congenital heart defects — from cyanotic to acyanotic and everything in between. We’ll break down how to categorise, conceptualise, and actually remember these lesions!
S5 - Episode 5 - Congenital Heart Defects - Baby I'm Born This Way
Join us as we explore congenital heart defects, the world’s most common birth condition. In this episode, we unpack the epidemiology of CHD and then dive into how we detect CHD, from prenatal ultrasounds to newborn screening, and beyond. <...
S5 - Episode 4 - The HEADSS Screen - [Guest: Dr Lloyd Snook]
Nim chats with Dr Lloyd Snook (Paediatric Advanced Trainee passionate about adolescent and young adult medicine) about what the HEADSS screen. They cover what the HEADSS assessment involves, why it matters, and practical tips for building rappo...
