Pre PACES podcast

The Pre PACES Podcast aims to help you pass the devilishly difficult MRCP PACEs exam. We’ll provide the best expertise from both seasoned consultants who have examined on PACEs for years, as well as tips and tricks from junior doctors who are fresh out of sitting the exam. Most of all, we want you to enjoy listening and ultimately succeed in passing the exam. Best of luck!

April 16, 2026

BONUS BIG NEWS!

Chest pain, atrial fibrillation, and borderline ECGs are the recurring problems in this short cardiology education listen. Structured case reconstruction after a referral or take decision can sharpen interpretation, escalation, and referral quality on the next shift.

April 13, 2026

#137 BAMR: Cardiac arrests (part 1)

The best first listen today. It keeps ward cardiac arrest practical: take the lead, get pads on early, identify the rhythm, and use the minutes before collapse to make the 4 Hs and 4 Ts clinically useful rather than a memory test.

March 30, 2026

#136 Calling Microbiology

Action before the phone call matters here. The episode shows how a better microbiology referral starts with first-hand assessment, early cultures, antibiotic history, and a working diagnosis, then shifts the conversation away from stronger antibiotics toward source control and organism coverage.

March 2, 2026

#134 Headache (part 1)

Start here if you want the best return on one listen today. It gives a headache history and triage structure that quickly separates routine headache from pregnancy headache with visual symptoms, cluster headache, giant cell arteritis, meningitis and cervical artery dissection.

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