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How to assess the left ventricle in COVID-19 patients using echocardiography

In this video, we'll take a look at how to assess the left ventricle as part of a handheld echocardiography study.
27th Oct 2020 • 2m read

Performing cricothyrotomy

In this video from our Emergency Procedures Masterclass (Part 2), we'll review the steps for this life-saving procedure and teach you how to make the correct incisions (with the right scalpels), how to safely hold the cricothyroid complex while you're cutting, and how to check that you've properly placed the tube.
25th Oct 2020 • 1m read

Distinguishing common adult extra-axial tumors

In this video, you will learn how to recognize the most common adult extra-axial tumors in the posterior fossa—and avoid misdiagnosis—and why you can't use CT scans alone to do this.
29th Sep 2020 • 4m read

Recognizing a subarachnoid hemorrhage on CT

In this video, from our Brain CT Essentials course, you'll learn how to recognize and correctly localize subdural, epidural, and subarachnoid hemorrhages on CT.
29th Sep 2020 • 4m read

Identifying the early CT findings of infarctions

In this video, we'll review the six findings on CT that support the diagnosis of an acute infarction, the three things you must do when looking at a CT scan, and the super-early clues that predict the future onset of an infarction.
29th Sep 2020 • 5m read

Describing the typical appearance of skull fractures

In this video, from our Brain CT Essentials course, we'll teach you a powerful approach for finding subtle fractures on CT and the key clues you should watch for. You'll learn why the plane of the CT is important when searching for fractures, how the ear can help you locate a fracture, and how you should arrange the images for the best possible views.
29th Sep 2020 • 4m read

Discussing subarachnoid hemorrhages in trauma patients

In this video, from our Brain CT Essentials course, you will be able to recognize traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage and determine when further imaging with CT angiogram (CTA) is prudent.
29th Sep 2020 • 4m read

Recognizing an extra-axial hemorrhage on computed tomography (CT) imaging

In this video, you'll learn how to recognize and correctly localize subdural, epidural, and subarachnoid hemorrhages on CT imaging.
29th Sep 2020 • 6m read

How to interpret lung ultrasound involving COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2 / coronavirus) and other diseases

How can you differentiate between COVID-19 and other pathologies when you're scanning a patient's lungs? In this video, you'll learn about the point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) findings typical of diseases other than COVID-19, what to scan when you suspect that the dyspnea may not be COVID-19-related, and why sonographic B-lines may be the key to finding out what's really going on.
29th Sep 2020 • 4m read

Reducing a shoulder dislocation with the Cunningham technique

In this video, from our Emergency Procedures Masterclass (Part 2), we take a look at how the Cunningham technique works, why it won't work on every patient, and a step-by-step account of how to perform this procedure.
25th Sep 2020 • 3m read