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.
26th Dec 2020 • 3m read
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.
14th Dec 2020 • 6m read
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.
26th Nov 2020 • 3m read
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.
26th Nov 2020 • 3m read
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.
26th Nov 2020 • 3m read
How to write the perfect residency personal statement
You already wrote a personal statement that got you into medical school. Here's how to write the perfect personal statement to land your dream residency!
16th Nov 2020 • 4m read
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.
14th Nov 2020 • 3m read
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.
14th Nov 2020 • 3m read
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.
14th Nov 2020 • 4m read
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.
14th Nov 2020 • 4m read