In episode 124 of the Medical Nursing Podcast, we're finishing our endoscopy series with a less common, but by no means less important, procedure - lower urinary tract endoscopy, AKA cystoscopy.

This is a relatively uncommon procedure - I'd never seen one outside of referral practice - but just like our other endoscopic procedures, there are tons of ways we can put our nursing skills to good use, and do more to support patients during urinary investigations.

So in this episode that's exactly what we'll do. Over the next half an hour or so, we'll look at what urinary endoscopy actually involves, the common indications for it, how to prepare, handle and maintain the equipment we use, and - most importantly - the nursing considerations when supporting your urinary patients.

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Rhinoscopy is a procedure with a lot going on, and that's why I think our role in it is underrated.

When I worked in GP, my role assisting with scopes was basically set up, cleaning, and anaesthesia. That was it. And we didn't have the luxury of multiple nurses, so often I was juggling trying to monitor my patient AND helping the vet with holding the head, biopsy collection, scope troubleshooting and whatever else they may need.

We had a rhinoscope, but it was rarely used. Most of the time, we'd just look at the back of the nose with our bronchoscope, or fish out a grass blade with a spay hook - and that was it.

I didn't realise how much I could do to support these patients as a vet nurse - and in reality, there are SO many skills we can use while caring for these patients.

In episode 123 of the Medical Nursing Podcast, we'll look at what those skills are, and just how much our patients benefit from our support throughout their procedure (and beyond). We'll talk about what happens during a rhinoscopy, the equipment used and how it is managed, and the most important considerations when nursing these patients - before, during, and after their procedure.

You'll leave the episode ready to assist with these procedures confidently, with new skills to put to use.

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Lower airway endoscopy, aka tracheobronchoscopy or just bronchoscopy for short, is - if I'm honest - the procedure I find the scariest in practice.

And to me, that's probably the biggest reason why I think our role in it as veterinary nurses and technicians is underrated.

My goal with this episode is that you leave it feeling completely confident with bronchoscopy cases - both from an anaesthetic support point of view, and when handling and assisting with the scopes themselves.

We'll cover the indications for these procedures, the ins and outs of the scopes we use, how to collect samples from the lower airway, and a few hints and tips to run these cases successfully as a vet nurse - because we really can have a central role in managing them.

So if you're ready to use more of your skills supporting these patients, you're in the right place.

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Second to imaging, this is probably THE most common diagnostic procedure performed in internal medicine.

But it's also the one where most of us have been taught wrong - or not taught enough, and I really want to change that over the next few episodes.

There's a misconception that looking at the scope the wrong way will break it, and as a result, we end up scared to touch it for fear of it costing our clinics thousands of pounds.

But in reality, there's so much nursing to be done with patients during endoscopy procedures - and if we spend our careers trying to do anything but touch the scope, we miss out on all of those skills.

So over the next few weeks, we'll look at the common endoscopic procedures (and some not so common ones). We'll explore the different scopes available, how they differ, and how to handle, use, and maintain them. And we'll chat all about the care our patients need from us as they undergo endoscopic procedures - so you can use more of your skills caring for these patients in practice.

Today, we're starting with gastrointestinal endoscopy. We'll look at the different GI procedures, the anatomy of a GI scope, and how to monitor, support and nurse your patients.

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In episode 120 of the Medical Nursing Podcast, we're talking about a commonly misunderstood condition - feline pancreatitis.

We're actually talking about a few conditions that overlap in our cats; alongside pancreatitis, many present with concurrent GI and hepatobiliary disease ('triaditis').

Many cats with cholangiohepatitis, pancreatitis, chronic enteropathy and combinations of these disease present with similar clinical signs, which can make distinguishing from them challenging. Nursing these patients begins with understanding each of these diseases, how they relate to each other, and the impact they have on our patients - and that's exactly what we're talking about today.

We're going to spend the next half an hour or so chatting all about pancreatitis and related diseases - the myths, misconceptions, nursing needs, and the skills you can use in practice when caring for these often challenging patients.

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In episode 119 of the Medical Nursing Podcast we're taking a detailed look at a disease lots of us see very regularly - pancreatitis.

I wanted to cover this one because pancreatitis is a condition almost all of us have nursed, and yet it's a condition where a lot of what we were originally taught has changed.

And alongside that, we know that nursing care can make or break recovery for these patients, especially in cases of severe disease. There's a lot to think about when caring for them, and a lot of ways we can use our knowledge and skills to give even better care to these patients.

This week, we're chatting all about canine pancreatitis - how it presents, how it impacts our patients, and how we can use more of our skills when caring for these patients in practice. And next week, we'll be turning things over to our cats, focusing on feline pancreatitis and triaditis, and how the disease - and nursing care - is often very different in these patients.

So if you're ready to get nerdy with me and start discovering new ways to support your pancreatitis patients in practice, grab a coffee and let's get into it.

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For years, we called it HGE - haemorrhagic gastroenteritis. And for years, a lot of what we thought we knew about it turned out to be wrong.

In episode 118 of the Medical Nursing Podcast, we're taking a detailed look at what we now know about acute haemorrhagic diarrhoea syndrome - or AHDS - the condition we previously thought of as 'haemorrhagic gastroenteritis'.

We know these patients need a LOT from us as veterinary nurses. They're often critically unwell and can decompensate over a period of hours - and the way we treat them now, vs how we used to treat HGE in the past, has changed significantly.

And that's exactly what we'll be looking at in this episode - what AHDS is, how it impacts our patients, and the treatment and nursing care that really makes a difference. And of course, with this, the skills we can use in the process.

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The microbiome is probably THE most talked about area of GI disease this year.

And with good reason - because it's fascinating, and we're only learning more and more about it as time goes on.

The microbiome is linked to so much more than 'just' dysbiosis - from gastrointestinal disease to cancer, emotional health and much more, this unseen but mighty 'virtual organ' is hugely important in our patients.

And as our understanding of it grows, so too does our role in supporting GI patients as veterinary nurses and technicians.

In episode 117 of the Medical Nursing Podcast, we're discussing exactly what the microbiome is, what we know about it so far, what affects it, and what happens when we see dysbiosis - a disruption in the normal microbial balance.

And, of course, we'll look at how we can use more of our skills to support patients with dysbiosis - from support during diagnostics, to faecal microbiota transplantation and much more.

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