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Bloody Minded Pod
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Three(ish) 🇦🇺 haem registrars who talk about blood for half an hour too long
Join us most weeks https://www.bloodyminded.com.au/
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Road trip! Join us as we take a relaxing drive through the lesser known pipes of the human body and meet some of the more unusual clots that can form there.

Perhaps the real clots are the friends we made along the way.

#meded #hemesky #thrombosis

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Episode 68 - The Gut Brain Axis | CVST, CRVO, Splanchnic Thrombosis and Other Rare Clots — Bloody Minded
We're nearly out of pipes to clean - Join us for the world's worst roadtrip we venture into the lesser known parts of human plumbing and tackle unusual site thromboembolism. From splanchnic clots, ute...
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November 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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We took a deep dive into superficial thrombophlebitis this week! Have a listen to find out where Mondor was when the Westfold fell, wherever you get your podcasts #hemesky #thrombosis #meded

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Episode 67 - Skin Deep | Superficial Thrombophlebitis — Bloody Minded
It's said that beauty is skin deep but you know what else lurks just under your epithelium - CLOTS! Nick, Cale and Bashar head very slightly under our outer layer to the peripheral vasculature in this...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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Join us as we D-mystify the D-lightful D-Dimer in our latest episode. Sorry we had to cut out the section on splice variants in the platypus D-dimer for time but we will talk all about it one day, wherever you get your podcasts #hemesky #D-dimer #platypus

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Episode 66 - In the Lab: D-Lightful | The D-Dimer — Bloody Minded
D-ismayed by D-readful D-ressing D-owns by your D-emonstrably D-eplorable registrar? . Join de Bloody Minded Crew for a Tour D-Force of D-Dimer D-rama as we D-issect and D-iscuss this most D-ifficult ...
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October 31, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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Another week, another high yield chat! Join us as we learn about bismuth breast shields, the Westermark sign and a bit about #pulmonaryembolism on the way, wherever you get your podcasts! #hemesky #bismuth #nerds #medschool

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Episode 65 - Take Your Breath Away | Pulmonary Embolism — Bloody Minded
Join the Bloody Minded Crew as they get to the heart… no get to the lungs of the topic of Pulmonary Embolism. VanQuish the V/Q and CriTically aPprAise the CTPA with these acronyms that are just as bad...
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October 22, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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The excitement is palpable as we take a deep dive into deep vein thrombosis and uncover the mysteries of milk leg, which definitely exists. New ep, wherever you get your podcasts #hemesky #medschool #milkleg

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Episode 64 - Never Skip Leg Day | Lower and Upper Limb Venous Thromboembolism — Bloody Minded
Calves, thighs, arms and more,  Clots can form inside them all! Join your hosts Cale, Bashar and Nick as they take a deep (hah) dive into the nitty-gritty things you should know about managing ...
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October 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Virchow protect us, it’s here. Put on your compression stockings because we’re spending the next few episodes in Nick’s happy place talking about clots, starting with this actually interesting overview, wherever you get your podcasts. #hemesky #meded #nerds

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Episode 63 - Virchow’s Revenge | Introduction to Venous Thromboembolism — Bloody Minded
Rudolf the red nosed physician Wrote a very cool triad And if you ever saw it you would even say ‘Egad!’ All of the other physicians used to laugh and call him dumb They never let poor Rudolf  j...
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October 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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When we hear hoofbeats on this show, we think Okapis so it made sense to drop an episode on that enigma #Castleman disease. Any excuse to delay thrombosis episodes a bit longer.

Fresh ep wherever you get your podcasts #hemesky #meded #Okapi

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Episode 62 - The Man in the High (Lymph Node) Castle | Castleman Disease — Bloody Minded
Philip K. Dick once wrote, “Perhaps if you know you are insane then you are not insane. Or you are becoming sane, finally. Waking up.” Waking up, that is, not to the alternative history universe where...
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October 1, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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After listening to this ep, when the ward asks you to review a CAR-T or BiTE patient you will be able to say “Yes ICAN(s)!” We are CRS about this. Fresh new ep starring Alison, wherever you get your podcasts!

#hemesky #meded #wardcheese

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Episode 61 - On The Wards: BiTE Me and other T Cell Tasty Treats — Bloody Minded
Have you stumbled onto the haematology ward only to discover patients on bizarrely named BiTE & CART therapy? Why are we giving patients CARTs? Do they come with a horse?  Why does everyone f...
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September 17, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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Happy #Apheresis Awareness Day! Many thanks to all the wonderful nurses, scientists, donors and patients who make it all happen. Why not celebrate with a throwback to www.bloodyminded.com.au/allepisodes/... next time you’re on the machine!?
Episode 46 - A PerPLEXing Journey | Introduction to Apheresis — Bloody Minded
Red cells. White cells. Platelets. Plasma. Proteins. By your powers combined I am Captain… Whole Blood? Wouldn’t it be so much easier if we could work with each of these blood components individually....
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September 16, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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No episode this week! Taking a brief hiatus to figure out what could possibly be higher yield content than basophils. Will be back in a couple of weeks after coagulating some fresh episodes for all your haematological needs
September 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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It was meant to be a joke episode but we actually found that there was plenty to talk about on those enigmatic #basophils. Basophil derived DVT prophylaxis will be the next big thing, you heard it from us. Have a listen wherever you get your podcasts #hemesky

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Episode 60 - Twenty Pages About Basophils | Approach to Basophilia — Bloody Minded
FOUR Antibodies. THREE Animals. TWO Crying Haem Registrars. ONE TEST - The MAIPA. Actually maybe more than two crying haem registrars. How many antibodies are too many antibodies to have inside...
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September 3, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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We made another friend! Very excited for Eric to tell us about #eosinophils, as the lore of the Bloody Minded universe continues to unfold (we discover Bashar’s secret worm identity). Available wherever you get your podcasts #medschool #hemesky #helminthsky

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Episode 59 - A Bad (eosino-)Feeling | Approach to Eosinophilia — Bloody Minded
The mighty eosinophil had triumphed. The last parasitic worm lay vanquished beneath his granule-studded pseudopodia. For years, he’d battled helminthic scourge, a hero in mucus armor. But now, with no...
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August 27, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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You heard it right- we are now a musical podcast! We also talk for a while about #monocytes. If anyone knows why exactly HCL causes a monocytopenia we are all ears #meded #hemesky #ancientsimpsonsreferences

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Episode 58 - Not even my final form | Approach to Monocytosis — Bloody Minded
Put on your monocles and kimonos and hop on the monorail to our episode composed of monotonous monologues, monogamously dedicated to that most monolithic and sometimes monoclonal of mononucleated cell...
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August 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Join us this week as we take out the pots and #pancytopenia and discuss how to defend your stem cell niche against marauding T cells. New ep hot off the press, wherever you get your podcasts #hemesky #meded #JoshfromSouthAfrica

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Episode 57 - Running on Fumes | Approaching Pancytopenia — Bloody Minded
Behold the field in which I grow my cells and see that it is barren. It’s out of the frying pan and into the aplastic fire with not a cell in sight. Join Nick, Cale and Bashar without two neutrophils ...
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August 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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We made a friend! Very excited to have Dr Lise Kempler’s fresh voice on to teach us about #lymphocytes. A great ep to listen to on your next run (or walk, or lie down) wherever you get your podcasts #hemesky #meded #medschool #couch2lymphocyte

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Episode 56 - Lymph and Let Die | Approach to Lymphocytosis — Bloody Minded
Once again the Bloody Minded Crew have ventured out of the lab to find and trap another haematology registrar from the wards and convince them to come back to the show and talk about cells. Join haema...
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August 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Step 1 in working up neutrophilia is to lie down. To find out why, and for steps 2 onwards, have a listen to our latest ramblings wherever you get your podcasts #hemesky #medschool #apologiestoourWelshlisteners

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Episode 55 - Too much of a good thing | Approaching Neutrophilia — Bloody Minded
Whilst most of haematology is spent looking forlornly into the empty neutrophil cupboard like old Mother Hubbard - post chemotherapy, the pendulum can also swing to the other extreme. Join us as we un...
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July 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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The lore of the Bloody Minded universe continues to evolve as we learn the origin story of Bashar’s many legs. We also cover #neutropenia! Have a listen wherever you get your podcasts #hemesky #meded #FOAMed

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Episode 54 - You and What Army? | Approaching Neutropenia — Bloody Minded
A lone neutrophil stands alone against a horde of gram negative bacteria. He is the last of his kind, the single granulocyte rising from the ashes of a marrow once verdant with haematopoiesis, now ove...
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July 23, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Had a nice little chat about thrombocytosis with some very cool TPO physiology, and a special appearance by Geraldine (back by unpopular demand) wherever you get your podcasts #hemesky #platelets #blood #itsalwaysirondeficiencybutyoucanstillcallus

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Episode 53 - PlateLOTS | Approaching Thrombocytosis — Bloody Minded
There’s a problem with billionaires at the moment. Every day, you make a hundred billion platelets. For some in our society, even that colossal quantity isn’t nearly enough. They strive ever onward fo...
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July 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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Maybe we should have done this 50 episodes ago but today we’re talking about platelets. Key facts on their gold composition then some more high yield content on actual thrombocytopenia, wherever you get your podcasts #hemesky #meded #medschool #platellites

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Episode 52 - Scraping the barrel | Approach to thrombocytopenia — Bloody Minded
Are you a platelet that has been conjugated to an antibody? Sequestered in a spleen? Diluted out by too much saline? Had your precious gold stolen from you? Then you might be entitled to thrombensati...
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July 8, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Don’t worry, despite our ultra-convincing voice acting both Nick and Geraldine are fine. New episode today on how we approach erythrocytosis wherever you get your podcasts! #meded #hemesky #Nicholasfortourdefrance

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Episode 51 - Seeing Red | Approaching Erythrocytosis — Bloody Minded
Our half empty cup from last week has now runneth over! If having low red cells is a bad thing, then having an extremely high amount must be a good thing, right? WRONG! Join the Bloody Minded Crew&n...
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July 2, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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50 episodes in and we’re taking it back to basics with some episodes to help you out on the wards when the FBC just looks wrong. Our cup is half full with anaemia this week, wherever you get your podcasts #hemesky #meded #howlowcanyougo

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Episode 50 - Washed Out | Approach to Anaemia — Bloody Minded
All that blood study making you faint, fatigued and short of breath? Well, you might be anaemic but how can we tell why? Join us on our first trip of the season of highs and lows as we take apart th...
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June 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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We were lucky to have Mitchell Rawlings, a scientist much smarter than we are, join us to talk about where those numbers in the FBC actually come from. Come with us on a journey to the lab and learn why you get those calls saying the tube is clotted #hemesky

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Episode 49 - In The Lab: Easy as 1-2-3 | Performing a FBC — Bloody Minded
Learning to count is hard. Learning to count cells is harder. Luckily we've got an expert with us today to show us the basics. Welcome back to a new batch of episodes where we unpack the highs and low...
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June 18, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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New episode today for those of us who want to feel more confident making consults to the haem registrar at 4:45pm about things we don’t understand, now with 50% less crying and 85% less Nicholas, wherever you get your podcasts!
#hemesky #meded #crying

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Episode 48 - On The Wards: HELP! I need somebody! | Consulting Haematology — Bloody Minded
Have you been asked to call for a Haematology consult at 1655 and are now considering hiding in a toilet? Never fear! You can listen to this podcast from the hospital bathroom AND learn some fantastic...
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June 11, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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So excited to have had an interview with @bloodbankguy.bsky.social Dr Chaffin himself! We met our idol and he was great. An absolute masterclass in education and blood banking. Have a listen wherever you get your podcasts #transfusion #hemesky #meded #FOAMed

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Episode 47 - Blood Banking with the Best | An Interview with Dr Joe Chaffin, MD (aka BBGuy) — Bloody Minded
Bashar was tasked with finding an expert to talk to about blood banking. He decided to cold-email the best transfusion-educator in the world who is probably responsible for hundreds if not thousands o...
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May 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Places people! Fresh new episode dropping tomorrow with a very exciting special guest (even more exciting that last week’s caller if you can believe it)
May 27, 2025 at 7:38 AM