In this episode Jonty and Rory cover an approach to Loin Pain! As mentioned, please find the handy LOIN PAIN mnemonic below: L: Life-threateningThese are key red flag conditions you don’t want to miss:<ul><li>Bilateral urinary tract obstruction</li><ul><li>Is the pain bilateral?</li><li>Urinary output?</li><li>History of retention?</li><li>O/E any masses?</li><li>Cardinal cancer symptoms, LOW, Fatigue</li></ul><li>Urosepsis</li><ul><li>Fever</li><li>Mental state </li><li>FBE</li></ul><li>Ruptured ectopic</li><ul><li>Possibility of pregnancy?</li><li>Urine/serum B-HCG + US</li></ul></ul>O: Obstruction (most likely)<ul><li>Stones</li><li>Strictures </li><li>Functional</li></ul>I: Infection<ul><li>Pyelonephritis</li></ul>N: Neoplasms<ul><li>Renal or other</li></ul>P: Primary renal<ul><li>Infarction</li><li>PKD</li></ul>A: AAA/Vascular<ul><li>Smoking, Hypertension, Metabolic syndrome</li></ul>I: Irradiated pain<ul><li>Think GI + Gynae</li></ul>N: Neuro<ul><li>Radiculopathy</li></ul>S: Skeletal<ul><li>Strain</li></ul>

Suturing: The Uncut Overview

Welcome to 'Cut to Cure,' a podcast by the Monash University Surgical Interest Group (MUSIG) where we have discussions with leading surgeons about their journey through life, advice for medical students and junior doctors, the future of their specialties and much more. Get to know a little more about the people behind the scalpels!