Pass the MSRA: Free Podcasts

✅ MSRA Deep Dive: Pyogenic Granuloma – Rapid Red Lesions Made Simple

In this high-yield episode, we break down pyogenic granuloma, a common and exam-relevant dermatological lesion. Despite the name, it’s not infectious and not a true granuloma. We clarify what it really is, why it forms, how to manage it, and how to confidently tell it apart from dangerous mimics like melanoma or SCC—critical for both safe practice and MSRA success.

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✅ MSRA Deep Dive: Pompholyx – Vesicles, Triggers, and Management

In this focused MSRA revision episode, we explore Pompholyx (also called dyshidrotic eczema), a distinct form of eczema that causes intensely itchy vesicles on the hands and feet. If you're revising dermatology, this one is high-yield. We break down everything from presentation and differentials to treatment and prognosis, following UK NICE-aligned content.

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🩺 FREE MSRA PODCAST – Livedo Reticularis: The Clue Beneath the Skin
Get the high-yield facts on livedo reticularis: the net-like, purplish skin pattern that can be a signpost to something much deeper. Perfect for your MSRA revision.

Key Learning Points

🔎 Definition
• Livedo reticularis is a vascular pattern: mottled, net-like purplish discolouration of the skin
• Most visible on limbs, worsens with cold

⚖️ Causes
• Primary (idiopathic):...

🧑‍⚕️ FREE MSRA PODCAST – Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS): Emergency Recognition & Management
🔥 Your essential, high-yield crash course on SJS—perfect for the MSRA and real-life practice. Listen up for life-saving revision!

Key Learning Points

📌 Definition & Spectrum
• Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is a rare but severe mucocutaneous reaction—most often to medications, sometimes infections
• Marked by blistering ras...

⚕️ FREE MSRA PODCAST – Venous Ulcer
🎧 A high-yield breakdown of this common leg ulcer – caused by venous hypertension, key for MSRA and clinical practice.

🧠 Key Learning Points

📌 Definition
• Venous ulcers are chronic, shallow wounds that develop due to poor venous return and increased venous pressure in the lower limbs, especially around the medial malleolus.

📌 Causes & Risk Factors
• Chronic venous insufficiency
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🧑‍⚕️ FREE MSRA PODCAST – Lichen Planus: Mastering the Purple Pruritic Rash
🎯 A deep dive into lichen planus, one of the MSRA’s favourite inflammatory skin conditions—covering core facts, memorable mnemonics, diagnosis, management, and red flags.

Key Learning Points

🔍 Definition
• Lichen planus is a chronic, immune-mediated inflammatory disorder affecting the skin, mucous membranes, hair, and nails.
• Classic description: ...

✅ MSRA Deep Dive: Erythroderma (Exfoliative Dermatitis)
In this urgent episode, we unpack one of the most severe dermatological emergencies – erythroderma, also known as exfoliative dermatitis. Whether you're preparing for the MSRA or want to sharpen your clinical knowledge, this revision-focused discussion covers the must-know facts that could save lives.

🧠 Key Learning Points

📌 Definition
• Erythroderma is a severe, wid...

⚕️ FREE MSRA PODCAST – Urticaria (Hives)
🎧 A high-yield breakdown of this itchy, wheal-forming skin condition – crucial for exams and everyday clinical practice.

🧠 Key Learning Points

📌 Definition
• Urticaria (hives) is a transient, pruritic skin eruption characterised by raised, red or pale wheals that resolve within 24 hours.
• Angioedema may accompany it and involves deeper skin swelling.

📌 Causes & Risk Factors

⚕️ FREE MSRA PODCAST – Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
🎧 A clear, high-yield breakdown of this life-threatening blistering skin emergency – perfect for exam prep and rapid clinical recognition.

🧠 Key Learning Points

📌 Definition
• Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) is a rare, severe mucocutaneous reaction, typically to medications, characterised by widespread epidermal necrosis and detachment affecting >30% of the body surface a...

⚕️ FREE MSRA PODCAST – Tinea (Ringworm)
🎧 A high-yield breakdown of this common fungal skin infection – perfect for exams and daily clinical practice.

🧠 Key Learning Points

📌 Definition
• Tinea (ringworm) is a superficial fungal infection caused by dermatophytes, affecting keratinised tissues: skin, hair, or nails.
• The name "ringworm" refers to the classic ring-shaped rash – no actual worms involved!

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✅ MSRA Deep Dive: Strawberry Naevus (Infantile Haemangioma)
A must-know vascular condition for exams and clinical practice, this episode breaks down the high-yield essentials of strawberry naevus, also known as infantile haemangioma. Perfect for your revision toolkit, especially if you're preparing for the MSRA.

🧠 Key Learning Points

📌 Definition
• A benign vascular tumour in infancy
• Often appears as a bright red, ra...

⚕️ FREE MSRA PODCAST – Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)
🎧 A high-yield breakdown of this common but potentially serious skin cancer – essential for MSRA prep and clinical practice.

🧠 Key Learning Points

📌 Definition
• SCC is a malignant tumour of squamous cells in the epidermis.
• It is the second most common non-melanoma skin cancer and has metastatic potential.

📌 Causes & Risk Factors
• Chronic UV radiation exposure...

⚕️ FREE MSRA PODCAST – Pemphigoid Gestationis
🎧 A clear, high-yield breakdown of this rare autoimmune blistering condition in pregnancy – perfect for exam prep and clinical diagnosis confidence.

🧠 Key Learning Points

📌 Definition
• Pemphigoid Gestationis (PG) is a rare autoimmune subepidermal blistering disorder that occurs during pregnancy, usually in the 2nd or 3rd trimester.
• It involves IgG1 autoantibodies attacking ...

🎧 MSRA Deep Dive: Shingles – High-Yield Revision Essentials
Get exam-ready with this concise breakdown of shingles (herpes zoster) – covering pathophysiology, risk factors, red flags, and NICE-aligned management. Perfect for MSRA prep! 🧠

🧠 Core Learning Points

📌 Definition
• Reactivation of latent Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV)
• Causes painful, unilateral, vesicular rash in a dermatomal pattern
• Commonly affects thora...

✅ MSRA Deep Dive: Seborrhoeic Keratoses – Spotting the Harmless vs. the Harmful

In this revision-focused episode, we dive into seborrhoeic keratoses (SKs) – one of the most common skin findings in clinical practice and exams. Although benign, they’re frequently confused with serious lesions like melanoma or basal cell carcinoma (BCC). We clarify what they are, how to spot them, and when to worry.

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📌 Definition

🧑‍⚕️ FREE MSRA PODCAST – Adult Seborrhoeic Dermatitis: High-Yield Revision
🎯 Everything you need to revise seborrhoeic dermatitis in adults for the MSRA. Cut through the noise—covering causes, clinical features, management, differentials, and more.

Key Learning Points

🔍 Definition
• Seborrhoeic dermatitis is a chronic, relapsing inflammatory skin disorder affecting oily areas—scalp, face, chest
• Linked to the yeast Malas...

⚕️ FREE MSRA PODCAST – Sebaceous Cysts
🎧 A clear, high-yield breakdown of these common benign skin lumps – ideal for clinical recognition and MSRA prep!

🧠 Key Learning Points

📌 Definition
• Sebaceous cysts (often epidermoid or pillar cysts) are non-cancerous, subdermal lumps
• Typically filled with keratin or sebum and found under the skin

📌 Causes & Risk Factors
• Blocked hair follicles or sebaceous glands
• Mi...

⚕️ FREE MSRA PODCAST – Scabies
🎧 A clear, high-yield breakdown of this intensely itchy parasitic skin infestation – perfect for exam prep and real-life clinical scenarios.

🧠 Key Learning Points

📌 Definition
• Scabies is a contagious skin infestation caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis that burrows into the epidermis, triggering an allergic hypersensitivity reaction.

📌 Causes & Risk Factors
• Prolonged sk...

🎧 MSRA Deep Dive: Rosacea – High-Yield Revision Essentials
A focused, exam-oriented breakdown of rosacea: features, subtypes, triggers, management, and complications – perfect for your MSRA prep.

🧠 Core Learning Points

📌 Definition
• Chronic inflammatory skin condition
• Affects the central face – redness, flushing, visible vessels, papules, pustules
• May include eye involvement or rhinophyma

📌 Subtypes & 2016 Cla...