Getting to know albumin physiology
In this video, from our Liver Lab Essentials course, we look at how serum albumin levels can help you to determine whether your patient is suffering from an acute or chronic liver disease.
Recognizing an acute abdomen
In this video, you'll learn the three key signs of an acute abdomen, critical symptoms that require urgent referral, and underlying conditions that lead to this painful situation.
Managing spina bifida
In this video, you'll learn the critical elements of caring for children with spina bifida and when to seek specialist support.
Demonstrating the essentials of abdominal palpation
In this video, you'll learn how to build trust with your patient in pain as well as the proper hand placement for light and deep palpation.
Auscultating the abdomen
In this video, from our Abdominal Examination Essentials course, we look at a step-by-step method for ensuring that all areas of the abdomen are covered and how to tell when something is wrong.
How to take a detailed history of gastrointestinal symptoms
In this video, we'll take a look at the main abdominal complaints that patients typically present and figure out which area of the GI tract is likely to be responsible.
Treating sports-related head injuries
In this video, we review sports-related syndromes and discuss when it's safe for a high school athlete to return to play after a neck injury and when returning to play could make things worse.
Managing patients with gliomas
Knowing the grim prognosis of gliomas, how do you manage a patient with a suspected, or definitively diagnosed, high-grade (grade III or IV) astrocytoma? In this video, we'll look at the process you should follow when dealing with these sensitive situations and how to best support your glioma patients.
Evaluating generalized back pain
In this video, you'll develop a rigorous system for identifying the source of acute back pain, learn why imaging is unlikely to tell you much, and discover a critical piece of information that patients often forget to tell you during history-taking.
Recognizing Parkinson's disease
In this video, taken from our Neurology Masterclass: Managing Common Diseases course, we look at the signs and symptoms to watch for, and the questions you need to ask, in order to diagnosis a patient with Parkinson’s disease.