Dermatology Mini: The 8 Foundational Principles

Dermatology and Wound Care

Video course

by Paul Scheidegger, MD

Does dermatology scare the bejesus out of you? We’ve all been there (is this flaky spot eczema or skin cancer?!). Thankfully, this course will teach you what med school didn’t. You’ll master eight diagnostic principles to help you diagnose 80% of skin problems, without the help of a dermatologist, and also learn to recognize the conditions that need specialist attention ASAP.

38m 17s

1 Quiz

1 CME

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After completing this course, you will be able to

Recognize the most common skin conditions in clinical practice
Rapidly identify potentially life-threatening skin conditions that must be attended to without delay
Recognize and identify key signs and symptoms of rashes correctly
Apply heuristic principles to make a reliable dermatological diagnosis
Decide upon the optimal treatment regimen for the most common skin problems
Diagnose and treat eczema, the most common diagnosis in dermatology

What's inside

Chapter 1

Eight foundational principles in dermatology

In this chapter, we’ll teach you how to use heuristics to make fast and accurate decisions so you can solve prickly dermatology cases on your own.

11 Lessons

38m 17s

Recognizing eczema

8m 45s

Identifying a one-sided lesion as a tumor or infection

5m 23s

Recognizing bilateral lesions as non-infectious

3m 37s

Diagnosing a transient rash as urticaria

3m 2s

Treating a scaling skin surface with a topical medication

1m 50s

Treating a smooth skin surface with systemic therapy

3m 48s

Diagnosing itchy versus non-itchy rashes

5m 6s

Looking for an enanthema

1m 59s

Putting it all together

4m 12s

Eight foundational principles in dermatology quiz

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Dermatology Mini: The 8 Foundational Principles outro

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Teachers of this course

Paul Scheidegger, MD

Paul is a Senior Dermatology Consultant at Kantonsspital Baden, Switzerland.

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Nora Drenaline

Dermatology and Wound Care

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For outstanding digital education—Berlin 2017
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What's inside

Eight foundational principles in dermatology

Claim your certificate

CME accredited

Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Medal

Highly commended by the British Medical Association

Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Seal

Internationally accredited

Trusted institutional partner

Top-rated by our learners