A-Z Guide to the NHS - Atrial Fibrillation, ABG, Adverse Drug Reactions, & Autoimmune diseases

An A-Z Guide to the NHS - healthcare and medicine can be confusing and frightening at times. Latin derived names abound for diagnoses, symptoms and treatments.

This is a pilot episode for a possible series looking at an A-Z guide to the NHS - hopefully taking what we see as some of the commonest terms used in the healthcare setting and laying them out for easy consumption by patients, addressing the science with clinical anecdotes along the way.

Here we’re joined by Dr Andy Stein - a medicine and renal consultant to look over four important terms as we see them - atrial fibrillation, arterial blood gas tests, adverse drug reactions, and autoimmune diseases

These are going to be an overview so you’ll hopefully have a better understanding of terminology that might pop up in your own health care.

BUT this is going to be collaborative - please drop us things you’d like to see discussed in future. I know people have asked for information on rheumatoid arthritis and vitamin B12, this may be a forum that allows that to work.

Take care, please give us a big YES in the comments if you’d like this series to continue, and thanks for watching

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00:00 - Introduction and Welcome
00:30 - The A to Z of the NHS
01:14 - Dr. Andy Stein's Background and Contributions
02:04 - Importance of the Kidney in Medicine
02:41 - Starting the A to Z: Atrial Fibrillation Discussion
03:30 - What is Atrial Fibrillation (AF)?
05:06 - Atrial Fibrillation as a Stroke Risk Factor
06:13 - Managing Atrial Fibrillation and Preventing Strokes
07:16 - Diagnosis and Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
08:30 - Warfarin and Modern Alternatives for Blood Thinning
10:14 - NOACs: Noval Oral Anti Coagulants
11:14 - Identifying and Managing Atrial Fibrillation Symptoms
13:11 - The Impact of COVID-19 on Patient Care
14:00 - ABG (Arterial Blood Gas): Purpose and Procedure
16:06 - Pain and Challenges of Conducting an ABG
17:02 - Interpreting ABG Results and Clinical Implications
19:10 - The Importance of ABG in Acute Care Settings
21:09 - Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) and Their Impact
23:30 - The Seriousness of Paracetamol Overdose
25:23 - Case: The Consequences of ADRs
26:19 - Reporting Adverse Drug Reactions: The Yellow Card System
28:34 - Autoimmune Diseases: Understanding and Varieties
30:24 - Serious Autoimmune Diseases and Their Treatment
35:35 - Conclusion