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Mechanisms: Asthma
Clinical Mechanisms episode focused on Asthma for respiratory learning. Reviews mechanism, clinical use, safety considerations and practical prescribing or guideline implications where...
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Mechanisms: Atopic Dermatitis
Clinical Mechanisms episode focused on Atopic Dermatitis for rheumatology and immunology learning. Reviews mechanism, clinical use, safety considerations and practical prescribing or...
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Mechanisms: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Clinical Mechanisms episode focused on Ibd for gastroenterology learning. Reviews mechanism, clinical use, safety considerations and practical prescribing or guideline implications where...
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Mechanisms: Heart Failure
Clinical Mechanisms episode focused on Heart Failure for cardiology learning. Reviews mechanism, clinical use, safety considerations and practical prescribing or guideline implications...
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Mechanisms: Oncology Biomarkers
Clinical Mechanisms episode focused on Oncology Biomarkers for oncology learning. Reviews mechanism, clinical use, safety considerations and practical prescribing or guideline implications...
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Mechanisms: Rheumatoid Arthritis
Clinical Mechanisms episode focused on Rheumatoid Arthritis for rheumatology and immunology learning. Reviews mechanism, clinical use, safety considerations and practical prescribing or...
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Mechanisms: Diabetes & Obesity
Clinical Mechanisms episode focused on Diabetes Obesity for diabetes and metabolic medicine learning. Reviews mechanism, clinical use, safety considerations and practical prescribing...
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Mechanisms: Multiple Sclerosis
Clinical Mechanisms episode focused on Multiple Sclerosis for neurology learning. Reviews mechanism, clinical use, safety considerations and practical prescribing or guideline implications...
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Mechanisms: Depression & Treatment-Resistant Depression
Clinical Mechanisms episode focused on Depression Trd for mental health learning. Reviews mechanism, clinical use, safety considerations and practical prescribing or guideline...
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Renal Prescribing: Dose Adjustment, Monitoring and Avoiding Harm
ClinicaliQ education episode focused on Renal Prescribing for renal medicine learning. Reviews mechanism, clinical use, safety considerations and practical prescribing or guideline...
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Antibiotic Stewardship: Right Drug, Right Dose, Right Duration
ClinicaliQ education episode focused on Antibiotic Stewardship for infectious disease learning. Reviews mechanism, clinical use, safety considerations and practical prescribing or guideline...
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Pain Management: Analgesic Ladders, Opioid Safety and Alternatives
ClinicaliQ education episode focused on Pain Management for respiratory learning. Reviews mechanism, clinical use, safety considerations and practical prescribing or guideline implications...
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Guidelines Ep 5

Drug Interactions: Mechanisms, Red Flags and Practical Management

Fluconazole and clarithromycin are potent CYP450 inhibitors that can cause warfarin INR to double or triple within days; manage this combination with more frequent...

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Guidelines Ep 4

Polypharmacy and Deprescribing: When Less Is More

Around 15 percent of emergency hospital admissions in older adults are related to medicines, with risk of harm rising significantly with each additional medicine...

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Guidelines Ep 3

Prescribing in Pregnancy: Safe Choices, Teratogens and Risk Communication

All women planning pregnancy or of childbearing potential should take 400 micrograms of folic acid daily, or 5 milligrams if at higher risk (on...

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Guidelines Ep 2

Monitoring Medicines: Blood Tests, Timing and What to Watch For

Lithium levels should be checked every 3–6 months once stable, with annual separate checks of thyroid and renal function because hypothyroidism develops in up...

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Guidelines Ep 1

Sick Day Rules: Which Medicines to Stop and When

Hold SADMANS medicines (sulphonylureas, ACE inhibitors, diuretics, metformin, ARBs, NSAIDs, SGLT2 inhibitors) during significant acute illness causing dehydration or vomiting, and restart once the...

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Explainers Ep 1

GLP-1 Agonists: Semaglutide, Tirzepatide and the Cardiovascular Revolution

GLP-1 receptor agonists mimic gut-derived GLP-1: they increase glucose-dependent insulin release, suppress glucagon and slow gastric emptying. Semaglutide is a once-weekly GLP-1 agonist; tirzepatide...

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Explainers Ep 3

JAK Inhibitors: Updated Safety Signals, Patient Selection and Post-ORAL Surveillance

JAK inhibitors target the JAK-STAT pathway, interrupting intracellular cytokine signalling across several inflammatory diseases. ORAL Surveillance reshaped risk assessment after higher rates of major...

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Explainers Ep 2

SGLT2 Inhibitors: From Glycaemia to Heart Failure and Chronic Kidney Disease

SGLT2 inhibitors block glucose reabsorption in the proximal renal tubule, causing glycosuria with effects that extend beyond HbA1c lowering. DAPA-HF and EMPEROR-Reduced established benefit...

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Introduces the ClinicaliQ podcast format for short, practical clinical updates for healthcare professionals. Explains the plan for guideline updates, drug class explainers, crib sheets...

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