Bloody Minded

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Bloody Minded

Baffled by blood? Confused by coags? Traumatised by TTP? Planning on quitting medical school because you've just finished haem block? Join the registrars of the Bloody Minded Crew as they tour the world of haematology one topic at at a time while procrastinating from their day jobs.  Your time is precious, so to maximise your return we look at each topic at a variety of levels so you can tailor your learning. Check out more at www.bloodyminded.com.au

  1. 16 HRS AGO

    Episode 34 - On the Wards: I would do anything for blood – but I won’t do that | Transfusion Reactions

    Do you fear – The Power of Blood? Have you been warned – You can’t Hurry Blood? Today we tackle all the ways Blood (and love) can go wrong. . . and how to manage it on the wards. Too cryptic? Join Bloody Minded's own consultant haematologist Dr Alison Chandler and the rest of the Bloody Minded Crew as we cover the many and varied reactions patients can have when you try and fix that haemoglobin level on the ward. Timestamps 00:53 - 3-4 nerds chatting about nonsense 03:37 - Your first t...

    1h 2m

  2. 21 JAN

    Episode 33 - CAR-T and Chromothripsis | Multiple Myeloma Review with Dr Christian Bryant

    Myeloma beware, it's time to bring out the big guns. We are incredibly thankful to be joined by a peak predator of plasma cells, Dr. Christian Bryant. He is a consultant Haematologist at RPA in Sydney, has a PhD on the immunology of myeloma and is driven by a passion to improve the treatment and understanding of all things myeloma.TIMESTAMPS2:18 - Intro to Christian Bryant3:05 - Why Haematology?5:31 - Why (oh god why) myeloma?7:28 - Heavy metal, heavy chains9:28 - Chromothripsis - The Cause T...

    1h 2m

  3. 14 JAN

    Episode 32 - Phagocytose. Pray. Love. | Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

    Ferritin keeps climbing and you’re getting jumpy? Did you consult Haem and then they were bedside 5 minutes later? Ever had to donate your own blood to test the patient for something? Join Nick, Cale and Bashar as we unpack a very special bonus episode on another deadly TLA, HLH. TIMESTAMPS 3:24 - History of HLH 5:26 - What is a histiocyte? 7:44 - How do you turn *off* an immune response? 8:52 - HLH - A Definition 10:49 - What are NK cells? 13:03 - Primary HLH - "HLH Disease" 13:34 - Seconda...

    41 min

  4. 7 JAN

    Episode 31 - Advanced Myeloma Nursing with A/Prof Tracy King

    Thankfully, it's time for an actual expert to join us again on Bloody Minded! We are thrilled to be sitting down and chatting with A/Prof. Tracy King, Myeloma CNC from RPA Hospital in Sydney, Co-Founder and past president of the HSANZ Nursing Group. From convenient treatment schedulers to the side effects we should be thinking more about to many ideas to improve clinical practice, this is a veritable hour of power worth diving into. TIMESTAMPS 2:23 - Intro to Tracy King 3:30 - A Nightingale ...

    54 min

  5. 31/12/2024

    Episode 30 - Schnitzler’s List | Other Paraprotein Associated Diagnoses

    All that glitters isn’t gold, and all that paraproteins isn’t myeloma. But if we’re not going to blame myeloma, then what else might be responsible? Hold on to your M-Spikes as we the Bloody Minded Team dive into the weird and wonderful world of paraproteins causing havoc in patients without myeloma. This episode isn’t for the faint of blood so get ready for an advanced look at paraproteins and take a bit of the U out of MGUS. 2:12 - The Problem with "Unknown" Significance 8:45 - Walde...

    36 min

  6. 24/12/2024

    Episode 29 - On The Wards: It's Getting Hot in Here | Febrile Neutropenia

    Its time to hit the hot girl summer of haematology (we're in Australia after all) but also the hot boy winter and Autumn and Spring. Because our patients are hot all year round and sadly all night shift and possibly all throughout your ward round. Welcome to our next On The Wards episode looking at fevers in the haematology patient with a focus on the management of febrile neutropenia. There's a lot to cover in this jumbo sized episode and we're super happy that Dr Alison Chandle...

    54 min

  7. 17/12/2024

    Episode 28 - In the Lab: Flow Cytometry, Mass Spectrometry & Cytogenetics in MM

    Can’t get enough of obscure haematological lab chat, can you? Well we’ve got good news for you! Join us today as we delve even deeper into the arcane depths of flow cytometry, mass spectrometry and cytogenetics as they apply to myeloma. We promise we didn’t just make these words up. 02:23 - Flow cytometry: overview 04:01 - The flow cytometer: practical aspects 09:01 - How we interpret flow 11:44 - Myeloma flow markers 14:32 - Quality in flow 21:26 - Mass spectrometry 25:59 - Cytogenetics 27:...

    42 min

  8. 10/12/2024

    Episode 27 - In The Lab: Electrophoresis, Immunoelectrophoresis and Serum Free Light Chain Assays

    Thought you were free of myeloma acronyms? Don’t be ridiculous - this is the haematology lab! We were born in the acronyms, moulded by them. We didn’t see a complete word until advanced training and even then it was nothing but BLINDING. Your lab tests betray you because they belong to us… but in this episode we’ll let you in on some secrets. Join Nick, Cale and Bashar in the haematology (and closely adjacent immunology) lab as they chat about just how we do that electrophoresis, why an iEPG...

    48 min
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Baffled by blood? Confused by coags? Traumatised by TTP? Planning on quitting medical school because you've just finished haem block? Join the registrars of the Bloody Minded Crew as they tour the world of haematology one topic at at a time while procrastinating from their day jobs.  Your time is precious, so to maximise your return we look at each topic at a variety of levels so you can tailor your learning. Check out more at www.bloodyminded.com.au

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  • Creator
    Bloody Minded Crew
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    35
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    Explicit
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    © 2025 Bloody Minded
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