Getting into the chest x-ray (part 4): How pathology changes the grayscale
In this video, Julian Dobranowski, MD, will teach you how pathology can change the grayscale of the image.
Getting into the chest x-ray (part 3): The importance of shapes and key landmarks
In this video from our Chest X-ray Essentials course, you will learn how shapes and structures are formed on a chest x-ray.
Getting into the chest x-ray (part 2): The importance of overlap
If you want to become really good at reading chest x-rays, you need to know how borders are formed. In this video from our Chest X-ray Essentials course, you will learn how separate anatomical structures in the thorax interact to create an image.
Getting into the chest x-ray (part 1): The importance of grayscale
In this video, you will learn how different tissue densities create different shades of gray on a chest x-ray. You’ll learn what air, soft tissue, bone, and metal look like on the x-ray and why that is important.
Spironolactone and drug-resistant hypertension—video review
Drug-resistant hypertension is defined as high blood pressure that isn't responding to treatment with at least three blood pressure-lowering medications at their maximum dose. Up until now...
The modified Valsalva maneuver—video review
Have you ever performed the good old Valsalva maneuver in your patients? Yes? Well then, STOP! Because there’s something that’s much more powerful and just as simple.
Common pacemaker problems (part 2): Undersensing
Undersensing can be a life-threatening problem in our pacemaker patients. It’s important that you recognize it when you see it on an ECG, but also that you know what the potential causes could be and how to solve them.
Common pacemaker problems (part 1): Failure to capture
In today’s teaching video, pacemaker expert Kristian Webb from the UK will explain why it’s important for you to know more about failure to capture.
Air versus oxygen in ST-elevation myocardial infarction - video review
Today’s study review summarizes the findings of a paper by Dion Stub et al. published in Circulation in June 2015. These authors looked at supplemental oxygen in the setting of ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
Diuretic resistance
This is the final video in our free teaching series on diuretics. Do you know what to do when diuresis is not sufficient?