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Testing done on pericardial fluid will not usually tell you whether a pericardial effusion is transudative or exudative, because this has little diagnostic value. In this video, you'll find out why that's the case and how to determine the cause of a pericardial effusion so you can take next steps.

In this video, you'll discover the CSF protein and glucose concentrations that spell trouble for your patient, the simple glucose calculation mistake that can cost you a diagnosis, and the little known test that will tell you whether meningitis is bacterial or viral. 

In this video, we review what the gross appearance and cell count can tell you about the cerebrospinal fluid and critical clues you need to be on the lookout for.

In this video, we'll discuss some components that can be used to differentiate between transudative and exudative pleural effusions, why you need to be careful with heart failure patients, and what your patient's serum glucose can tell you about their risk of malignancy.

In this lesson, we will provide you with some tips and tricks for how to create five-star multiple choice questions that can be used for both retrieval practise and assessment.

In this video, we'll explore why traditional teaching methods in medicine don't work very well and what you as a medical mentor or teacher should be doing instead.

Learn to create your first online medical lesson! In this video, we're going to be taking a look at basic video editing techniques in Camtasia using a PC computer.

Let’s learn about the tech parts of recording your first online lesson. We're going to be taking a look at basic video editing techniques in ScreenFlow using a Mac computer.

In this video, we will continue showing you how to apply the design principles (proximity, alignment, repetition, and contrast) to an actual scene taken from one of our courses.

In this lesson from our Teaching Masterclass, you'll cover the four most important design principles to consider when creating a video, how to make the text more attractive, and the things to avoid to keep your students engaged.