Depression can describe both a mood and an illness.

Major depressive disorder is a clinical syndrome involving mood, neurovegetative functions, cognition, and behaviour.

It affects 5% to 10% of patients in the primary care setting.

Dean F. MacKinnon, Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, gives us an overview of how to diagnose and manage depression in adults.

For more on depression in adults, visit BMJ Best Practice: https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/55

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Depression in adults

Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder, characterised by severe preoccupation about weight and body shape. Includes recurrent episodes of binge eating with compensatory mechanisms, such as self-induced vomiting, to prevent weight gain.

Debra Safer, Associate Professor, Co-Director of Stanford Eating and Weight Disorders Program, Stanford University School of Medicine, gives us an overview of the condition.

For more on bulimia nervosa, see BMJ Best Practice: https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/441

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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.

Bulimia nervosa

Post-traumatic stress disorder may develop (either immediately or delayed) following exposure to a stressful event or situation of an exceptionally threatening or catastrophic nature.

According to DSM-5, it is characterised by 4 groups of symptoms: intrusion symptoms, avoidance, negative alterations in cognition and mood, and alterations in arousal and reactivity. These symptoms must impair function for a diagnosis to be made.

In this podcast, Mathew Hoskins, Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Teaching Fellow, Cardiff University, gives us a clinical overview of the disorder.

For more on PTSD, visit BMJ Best Practice: https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/430

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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Here is an off-air montage of the ReelWorld One November and December 2021 updates!

All jingles were recorded throughout November and December 2021. The montage is arranged by jingle type, then by sonic logo. A special thank-you to Adam Le Fur for his One CHR French contributions! Enjoy!

A ReelWorld One Christmas - Nov/Dec 2021 Off-Air Jingle Montage

Patients with asthma present with recurrent episodes of shortness of breath, chest tightness, wheezing, or coughing.

Examination typically demonstrates an expiratory wheeze; however, in severe asthma there is poor air entry and the chest is silent.

Lauren Eggert, Clinical Assistant Professor,  Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, gives us a clinical overview of the condition.

For more on asthma, visit BMJ Best Practice: bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/44

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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.

Asthma In adults

COPD or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is common. The pooled global prevalence is 15% in men and 9% in women. The expanding epidemic of smoking and the ageing of the population means that its prevalence is increasing. And COPD is a serious disease. It is associated with recurrent pneumonia, cor pulmonale, and respiratory failure. In this BMJ Best Practice podcast, Kieran Walsh talks to Dr. Hanna Sandelowsky, GP, Head of Unit at the Academic Primary Healthcare Centre, and Senior Researcher at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.

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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.

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COPD - an update on diagnosis and management

Herpes zoster: an update on diagnosis and management
The annual incidence of herpes zoster in the UK is between 2 and 4 patients per thousand population. It can cause a range of complications including post-herpetic neuralgia, herpes zoster of the eye, and disseminated zoster. So it is important that we get the diagnosis and management of this condition right.  In this BMJ Best Practice podcast on herpes zoster, Kieran Walsh talks to Professor  Michael Rothberg, Center for Value-Based Care Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.  MR declares that he has no competing interests.-

The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.

Herpes zoster infection

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Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) is characterised by vasospasm that causes digits to change colour to white (pallor) from lack of blood flow, usually brought on by cold temperatures. 

Affected areas subsequently turn blue due to de-oxygenation and/or red due to reperfusion. It can be a painful condition and can lead to complications.

Janet Pope, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, gives a clinical overview of the condition.

For more on Raynaud's phenomenon, visit BMJ Best Practice: bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/193

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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.

COPD - an update on diagnosis and management

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