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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.
19th Oct 2015 • 3m read

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.
16th Oct 2015 • 4m read

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.
15th Oct 2015 • 5m read

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.
13th Oct 2015 • 3m read

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.
16th Sep 2015 • 4m read

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.
14th Sep 2015 • 5m read

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?
19th Aug 2015 • 2m read

Acetazolamide and the potassium-sparing diuretics

This is the fourth video in our free teaching series on diuretics. This one is about acetazolamide and potassium-sparing diuretics.
17th Aug 2015 • 4m read

Loop diuretics

This is our second free video on diuretics. This one is all about loop diuretics.
11th Aug 2015 • 5m read

The philosophy of diuretics

You probably agree that every clinician should understand how to handle diuretics, but do you know what to do when diuresis is not sufficient? Do you know what the ideal diuretic is in each patient? Our upcoming course, Fluids and Electrolytes Masterclass, will teach you all you need to know about diuretics, sodium, potassium, and much, much more.
10th Aug 2015 • 3m read