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NEPA really just plunged the entire country into darkness for weeks without any explanation or cares given.
No harmattan to even bail the citizens out. Everywhere is just hot and irritating.
😂Final year, we asked one of our Plastics consultants to teach us examination of the hand
Chief said, "Ahan, we're not cruel. That won't come out in your exam" but still taught us anyway.
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I dislike the way a woman’s emotions and feelings are dismissed when it comes to polygamy. Same men that can’t even bear another man looking at their wives.
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Hello everyone
My name’s Dr Bello Mariam, an IMG from Nigeria applying for #match2025 and I’m currently looking for tele-research fellowship positions. Any help or referrals would be appreciated.
STARTING YOUR FIRST JOB AS A LOCUM DOCTOR.
It can be quite challenging to start your first job in the U.K. as a locum doctor without any prior NHS or U.K. work experience.
Some people who are either on dependants visa or students Tier4 visa, after passing plab exams may take up roles as locum SHO or Registrars either in A&E, General Medicine, Psychiatry , General Surgery or even Trauma and orthopaedics.
It’s quite tricky but to get yourself prepared, I’ll suggest you do the ALS/ACLS course and possibly get clinical observer-ship for 1-2 weeks . This will give you some confidence.
Also, ask your locum agencies to assign you to 1 or 2 shadow or buddy shifts.
And if you’re starting off In A&E or Medicine, knowledge of the following topics will come in handy;
Common cases frequently seen in A&E.
1. Leg swelling/SOB-Pulmonary embolism and DVT, using well score and PERC. Role of D-dimer as initial investigation and diagnosis using CTPA vs VQ scan. Appropriate prophylaxis vs therapeutic dosing with monitoring.
2. Sepsis: Chest sepsis (COPD vs Asthma exacerbation -infective and non infective using Gold & NICE BTS guidelines), Urosepsis, Abdominal sepsis and acute abdomen/bowel obstruction.
3. Anything bleeding in pregnancy: just know when to refer to Gyne or EPAU or Midwives(Obs).
4. Back pain vs abdo pain ( learn how to use bedside scan for AAA).
5. Foreign bodies in ENT in kids.
6. Elderly falls/collapse/Acopia/off legs/ Guidelines for social admissions.
7. Nice guideline for head injuries and CT scan requesting.
8. Diabetes complications (DKA) and Electrolytes derangement especially guideline for Hyperkalaemia management/paracetamol overdose and how to use the nomogram/ Toxbase.
9. Please be good with ABG and how to read and interpret simple abdo /chest radiographs & common ECGs.
10. Just brush up your ACL/BLS manual. Chest pain/ACS.
Don’t worry too much, you already know these things. Just add confidence to the ones you know and ask questions.
Let your referrals to specialties be well structured using SBAR method and your handover during takes and change of shifts should be loaded and deep.
Best wishes.
Everytime we have to send pricelist for stethoscopes to customers/potential customers, we feel acute chest pain.
The prices have changed so many times within the last few months and we are almost helpless about it.