Meta KFP- Cardiology

Meta KFP- Cardiology

"KFP Gone Meta"

The "KFP Meta" course is our most difficult course yet. KFP Questions - No vignette. No answers. Just straight up knowledge testing.  Hundreds of Questions. 

(Answers are available, within the podcast show notes okay? cool

These original KFP Meta Questions are designed to be difficult and truly test your knowledge, to truly help you prepare for the RACGP Fellowship exams.

Dr Thomas Perkins

OIC AKT + KFP, GP Core Content

Module 1 KFP Meta - Cardiology
Unit 1 Cardiology Meta 1.1 - Aortic Stenosis
Unit 2 Cardiology Meta 1.2 - Chest Pain  - Preview
Unit 3 Cardiology Meta 1.3 - Peripheral Vascular Disease
Unit 4 Cardiology Meta 1.4 - Heart Failure
Unit 5 Cardiology Meta 1.5 - CVD Risk
Unit 6 Cardiology Meta 1.6 - Hyperlipidaemia
Unit 7 Cardiology Meta 1.7 - Diabetes
Unit 8 Cardiology Meta 1.8 - Palpitations
Unit 9 Cardiology Meta 1.9 - Atrial Fibrillation
Unit 10 Cardiology Meta 1.10 - Chronic Kidney Disease
Unit 11 Cardiology Meta 2.1 - Hypertension
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Study Guide – Orthopaedics + Rheumatology

Study Guide – Orthopaedics + Rheumatology

We’ve designed our comprehensive Study Guides to help guide your study. 

This Study Guide features A LOT of material from AFP, AJGP, Checks, past exams, with the aim of covering the curriculum, and aligned to the podcast content.

Module 1 Ortho/Rheum in the AFPs
Unit 1 Septic arthritis in children
Unit 2 Heel pain: a practical approach
Unit 3 Exercise in pregnancy
Unit 4 Predicting recovery from whiplash injury
Unit 5 Hip pain in young adults
Unit 6 Sports-related concussion (2014)
Unit 7 Case - Wrist Osteolysis
Unit 8 Tendon injuries
Unit 9 Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Unit 10 Case - spinal osteomyelitis
Unit 11 Clubfoot
Unit 12 Meniscal tears
Unit 13 Shoulder injuries
Unit 14 Cervical spine Assessment following trauma
Unit 15 Hands, fingers, thumbs - Common injuries
Unit 16 Initial assessment of the injured shoulder
Unit 17 The Ottawa knee rules
Unit 18 Bennett fracture dislocation
Unit 19 Mallet finger
Unit 20 Skier’s thumb
Unit 21 Musculoskeletal pain – presentations to general practice
Unit 22 Charcot osteoarthropathy of the foot
Unit 23 Slipped upper femoral epiphysis in children
Unit 24 Sports related concussion Management in general practice ( 2010)
Unit 25 Sports ankle injuries Assessment and management
Unit 26 Shin pain in athletes Assessment and management
Unit 27 Sports knee injuries Assessment and management
Unit 28 Persistent foot pain
Unit 29 Tendon injuries
Unit 30 Osteomyelitis
Unit 31 Upper cervical spine injuries
Unit 32 Plantar fasciitis
Unit 33 The challenge of managing mid-foot pain
Unit 34 Evaluation of digital clubbing
Unit 35 Case - Septic Sternoclavicular joint
Unit 36 Polymyalgia rheumatica
Unit 37 Hip pain in young adults
Unit 38 Rheumatoid arthritis
Unit 39 Osteoarthritis
Unit 40 Viral arthritis
Unit 41 Neck pain
Unit 42 Ankylosing spondylitis
Unit 43 Systemic lupus erythmatosus
Unit 44 Case Distal Radial Osteolytic lesion
Unit 45 Returning to work
Unit 46 Chronic fatigue syndrome
Unit 47 Case -dermatomyositis - Rash + weakness
Unit 48 Osteoporosis
Unit 49 Paget disease of bone
Unit 50 Osteoporosis prevention and detection
Unit 51 Osteoporosis pharmacological prevention and management
Unit 52 Fibromyalgia
Unit 53 Polymyalgia rheumatica
Unit 54 Whiplash patients
Unit 55 Osteoarthritis
Unit 56 Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Unit 57 Living with rheumatoid arthritis
Unit 58 Case - Osteoporosis
Unit 59 Case - flexor tenosynovitis
Unit 60 Carpal tunnel and workplaces
Unit 61 Tendon injuries
Unit 62 Case - benign acute childhood myositis (BACM).[AJGP]
Unit 63 A GP primer on incisional hernia [AJGP]
Unit 64 developmental dysplasia of the hip [AJGP]
Unit 65 Low back pain: Can we mitigate the inadvertent psycho-behavioural harms of spinal imaging? [AJGP]
Unit 66 A general practitioner primer on groin hernias [AJGP]
Unit 67 Neck pain: What if it is not musculoskeletal? [AJGP]
Unit 68 Temporomandibular dysfunction [AJGP]
Unit 69 Osteosarcopenia: A new geriatric syndrome [AJGP]
Unit 70 Rheumatology and the adolescent patient [AJGP]
Unit 71 Lisfranc injuries [AJGP]
Module 2 Ortho/Rheum in HTT
Unit 1 Non-arthritic hip pain in adults
Unit 2 Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis
Unit 3 Soft tissue injuries of the knee
Unit 4 Psoriatic arthritis
Unit 5 Foot pain
Unit 6 Paediatric hip and knee pain
Unit 7 Ankle pain
Unit 8 Doping in sport
Unit 9 Ankylosing spondylitis/ spondyloarthritis
Unit 10 Osteoarthritis of the hip
Unit 11 Assessment of a red, hot and swollen knee
Unit 12 Osteoarthritis of the knee
Unit 13 Special issues in female athletes
Unit 14 Hernias of the abdominal wall
Unit 15 What’s new in foot and ankle surgery?
Unit 16 New agents in rheumatology - biologics and small molecules
Module 3 Ortho/Rheum in the Checks
Unit 1 553.1 – Plantar Fasciitis
Unit 2 553.2 – Knee Osteoarthritis
Unit 3 553.3 - Osteoporosis
Unit 4 553.4 – Chronic Pain
Unit 5 531.1 – Hip Pain in 19yo – CAM impingement
Unit 6 531.2 – Heel Pain – Severs Disease
Unit 7 531.3 – Exercise-Induced Asthma
Unit 8 531.4 – Foot Pain – Navicular stress fracture
Unit 9 531.5 – Recurrent hamstring tear
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Study Guide – Orthopaedics + Rheumatology

Study Guide – ECGs in Cardiology

We’ve designed our comprehensive Study Guides to help guide your study. 

This Study Guide features every high yield ECG case we could find from LITFL, Check, AJGP, AFP – all organised and laid out so you can get a fast appraisal and overview of the relevant ECG pictures and cases

Dr Thomas Perkins

Smoke 'em if you got 'em, GP Core Content

Module 1 LITFL - Myocardial Infarction ECGs
Unit 1 Anterolateral STEMI + Wellens
Unit 2 Anteroseptal STEMI
Unit 3 Anteroseptal STEMI + RBBB
Unit 4 Inferior STEMI
Unit 5 Infero-posterior STEMI
Unit 6 Infero-postero-lateral STEMI
Unit 7 Extensive infero-postero-lateral STEMI
Unit 8 Left Main Coronary Artery (LMCA) Occlusion
Unit 9 Posterior STEMI
Unit 10 Tombstone STEMI
Unit 11 High Lateral STEMI
Unit 12 Positive Sgarbossa
Module 2 LITFL - Tachy ECGs
Unit 1 AF
Unit 2 AF + WPW
Unit 3 Atrial Flutter 2:1 Block
Unit 4 Atrial Flutter with 2:1 AV Block
Unit 5 Atrial Flutter with Variable Block
Unit 6 AVNRT
Unit 7 AVNRT 2
Unit 8 SVT
Unit 9 SVT with aberrancy
Unit 10 SVT 2
Unit 11 VT
Unit 12 VT 2
Unit 13 VT + LBBB
Unit 14 TCA Overdose
Unit 15 TCA Overdose 2
Unit 16 TCA Overdose 3
Unit 17 COPD
Unit 18 Pulmonary Embolism
Module 3 LITFL - Brady ECGs
Unit 1 Hyperkalaemia
Unit 2 Severe Hyperkalaemia
Unit 3 Hypokalaemia
Unit 4 Hypothermia
Unit 5 Hypothermia 2
Unit 6 Sick Sinus Syndrome
Module 4 LITFL - Normo ECGs
Unit 1 Critical Hyperkalaemia
Unit 2 Severe Hypokalaemia
Unit 3 2nd Degree Block
Unit 4 2nd degree AV block with Mobitz I
Unit 5 3rd Degree Heart Block
Unit 6 Raised Intracranial Presure
Unit 7 Digoxin Toxicity
Unit 8 Pericarditis
Unit 9 Normal Paeds ECG
Unit 10 Wellens
Unit 11 Wellens 2
Unit 12 WPW
Unit 13 WPW 2
Unit 14 WPW 3
Unit 15 Brugada Syndrome
Unit 16 Brugada 2
Unit 17 LVH
Module 5 AJGP + Checks - all ECGs
Unit 1 AF
Unit 2 AF 2
Unit 3 AF 3
Unit 4 Pericarditis
Unit 5 Pericarditis 2
Unit 6 Previous MI
Unit 7 ACS
Unit 8 Takotsubo
Unit 9 HCM
Unit 10 Athletic Heart
Unit 11 Methadone -> QT Prolongation
Module 6 Online ECG Resources
Unit 1 Paid Resources
Unit 2 Free Resources
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Study Guide – Cardiology

Study Guide – Cardiology

We’ve designed our comprehensive Study Guides to help guide your study. 

They feature curated high yield articles in Cardiology from HTT, AJGP, AFP, Checks, RACGP guidelines, with discussions, links to relevant past exam resources, podcasts and original GP Core Content material. 

Enjoy this Cardiology Study Guide: We hope it gets into your heart. 

Dr Thomas Perkins

Smoke 'em if you got 'em, GP Core Content

Module 1 Cardiology in the AFPs
Unit 1 Cardiology in past AFPs
Unit 2 ---- OVERVIEW ----
Unit 3 Overview - Heart Failure
Unit 4 Overview - Palliative Care of End Stage Heart Failure
Unit 5 Overview - APO
Unit 6 Overview - Palpitations
Unit 7 Overview - AAA
Unit 8 Overview - AAA
Unit 9 Overview - AAA Surveillance
Unit 10 Overview - Non-aortic aneurysms
Unit 11 Overview - Chest Pain in GP [AJGP]
Unit 12 Overview - ACS
Unit 13 Overview - Pacemakers
Unit 14 Overview - Familial hypercholesterolaemia
Unit 15 Overview - PVD
Unit 16 Overview - Hyperosmolar Hyperglyaemic State (HHS) [AJGP]
Unit 17 Overview - Home BP Monitoring - Tips
Unit 18 Overview - Warfarin
Unit 19 Overview - Rheumatic Fever
Unit 20 Overview - Imaging in Cardiac Disease
Unit 21 Overview - hypertension - Ambulatory and Nocturnal Hypertension
Unit 22 ---- CASE ----
Unit 23 Case - Hypercholesterolaemia [AJGP]
Unit 24 Case - Hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic syndrome (HHS)
Unit 25 Case - Dizziness in Arrythmia
Unit 26 Case -Angioedema from ACE Inhibitor
Unit 27 Case - Dual Antiplatelets after STEMI
Unit 28 Case - Elevated Troponin
Unit 29 Case - TTE
Unit 30 Case - Takotsubo
Unit 31 Case - Pericarditis
Unit 32 Case - Previous MI
Unit 33 Case - Euglycaemic DKA [AJGP]
Unit 34 Case - Metabolic Syndrome
Unit 35 Clinical Challenge - AAA
Unit 36 Teaching patients with type 2 diabetes to self-administer insulin
Unit 37 Hyperglycaemic presentations in type 2 diabetes
Unit 38 Approach to palpitations [AJGP]
Unit 39 sudden cardiac death in the young [AJGP]
Unit 40 Case - Metabolic Syndrome [AJGP]
Unit 41 Medication management of type 2 diabetes in residential aged care [AJGP]
Unit 42 Gestational diabetes mellitus
Unit 43 chest pain in primary care
Unit 44 Abdominal aortic aneurysm: An update
Unit 45 Updates on AAA screening and surveillance
Unit 46 Pericarditis
Unit 47 Pulmonary embolism: An update
Unit 48 Troponin testing in the primary care setting
Unit 49 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the adolescent
Unit 50 Pharmacotherapy for obesity
Unit 51 Case - DKA stroke in a 20yo
Module 2 Cardiology in the Checks
Unit 1 560.2 - T2DM
Unit 2 557.2 - Familial Hypercholesterolaemia
Unit 3 554.2 - Hypertensive Retinopathy
Unit 4 554.4 - CKD
Unit 5 551.6 - Diabetic Retinopathy
Unit 6 545.1 - Weight Loss Assistance
Unit 7 545.2 - Lifestyle Weight Gain
Unit 8 536.2 - CKD
Unit 9 536.6 - Heart Failure
Unit 10 535.5 - Obesity and Diabetes Management
Unit 11 526.1 - AF
Unit 12 526.4 - Haemochromatosis
Unit 13 526.5 - AF
Unit 14 527.1 - DVT
Unit 15 527.3 - APO
Unit 16 534.1 - PVD
Unit 17 534.2 - Familial Hypercholesterolaemia
Unit 18 534.3 - Hypertension
Unit 19 534.4 - CHD
Unit 20 534.5 - Heart Failure
Module 3 Cardiology in Past Exams
Unit 1 2019.1.3 - Myocardial Infarct - Post-Acute Management
Unit 2 2019.1.4- Thrombophlebitis
Unit 3 2019.1.15 - Chest Pain
Unit 4 2019.1.18 - Resistant Hypertension
Unit 5 2019.1.20 - ?Heart Failure
Unit 6 2018.2.4 - Chest Pain and Erectile Dysfunction
Unit 7 2018.1.9 - Palpitations and Dyspnoea
Unit 8 2018.1.15 - Deep Vein Thrombosis
Unit 9 2017.2.10 - Pericarditis
Unit 10 2017.2.13 - Acute Dyspnoea
Unit 11 2017.2.14 - Hypertension
Unit 12 2017.2.26 - Syncope
Unit 13 2017.1.15 - Heart Failure
Unit 14 2017.1.23 - Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Risk
Unit 15 2016.2.5 - Hypertension and Renal Disease
Unit 16 2016.2.21 - Leaking Aortic Aneurysm
Unit 17 2016.1.3 - Heart Failure in a Nursing Home
Unit 18 2019.2.21 - Chest Pain
Module 4 Cardiology in HTT
Unit 1 Chest pain - from a cardiac perspective
Unit 2 Palpitations
Unit 3 The assessment of CVD risk and treatment of dyslipidaemia
Unit 4 Myocarditis
Unit 5 Investigations in cardiology
Unit 6 Diabetic kidney disease
Unit 7 Lifestyle management of overweight and obesity
Unit 8 Iron overload syndrome
Unit 9 Managing essential hypertension
Unit 10 Heart failure
Unit 11 How to read a paediatric ECG
Unit 12 Abdominal aortic aneurysms
Unit 13 Personalised care with new type 2 diabetes agents
Module 5 Original Cardiology KFP Questions, by GP Core Content
Unit 1 Cardiology KFP 1.1 - Steven needs a check up
Unit 2 Cardiology KFP 1.2 - Bill has chest pain
Unit 3 Cardiology KFP 1.3 - Bob has palpitations
Unit 4 Cardiology KFP 1.4 - Scott has chest pain
Unit 5 Cardiology KFP 1.5 - Alan has an ECG
Unit 6 Cardiology KFP 1.6 - Cam passed out
Unit 7 Cardiology KFP 1.7 - Shelly has a sharp chest pain
Unit 8 Cardiology KFP 1.8 - Peter is Tired
Unit 9 Cardiology KFP 1.9 - Jane is breathless
Unit 10 Cardiology KFP 1.10 - Bob has SOB
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AKT – Cardiology

AKT – Cardiology

Dont go breaking my heart.. 

Welcome to our Cardiology AKT Course! Featuring a description of past AKT Questions from the Public Exam Report, and original AKT Questions, designed to be difficult and truly test your knowledge and preparedness for the RACGP Fellowship exams. 

 I hope you find them enjoyable / painful, and that they actually help you with your AKT Exam (!) Now, Go Study… Your Heart Out…

Dr Thomas Perkins

OIC AKT + KFP, GP Core Content

Module 1 Cardiology - Past RACGP AKT Exams
Unit 1 2017.1.1 - Third Degree Heart Block
Unit 2 2017.1.2 - Relative Risk
Unit 3 2017.2.1 - Supraventricular Tachycardia
Unit 4 2019.1.3 - NSTEMI
Unit 5 2019.2.4 - Physiological Murmur in a Child
Module 2 Cardiology - Original AKT Questions
Unit 1 Cardiology AKT 1.1 - Geraldine is Short of Breath
Unit 2 Cardiology AKT 1.2 - Sam Has A Swollen Calf
Unit 3 Cardiology AKT 1.3 - Barbara has Palpitations
Unit 4 Cardiology AKT 1.4 - Oliver had an IV
Unit 5 Cardiology AKT 1.5 - Theo has sustained hypertension
Unit 6 Cardiology AKT 1.6 - Bill has CKD
Unit 7 Cardiology AKT 1.7 - Bob Has CKD
Unit 8 Cardiology AKT 1.8 - Andrew has a AAA
Unit 9 Cardiology AKT 1.9 - Chantilly is SOB
Unit 10 Cardiology AKT 1.10 - Harriet has palpitations
Unit 11 Cardiology AKT 2.1 - Hunter has a murmur
Unit 12 Cardiology AKT 2.2 - Theres a great new medication
Unit 13 Cardiology AKT 2.3 - Sam is salty
Unit 14 Cardiology AKT 2.4 - Marly is unconscious
Unit 15 Cardiology AKT 2.5 - Sue has a checkup
Unit 16 Cardiology AKT 2.6 - Bob has chest pain
Unit 17 Cardiology AKT 2.7 - Charmain has chest pain
Unit 18 Cardiology AKT 2.8 - Marie has chest pain
Unit 19 Cardiology AKT 2.9 - Dennis has chest pain
Unit 20 Cardiology AKT 2.10 - Stanley has chest pain
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