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Simplifying Fick's law and lung gas exchange

In this video, you'll learn about the impact of diffusing capacity and other factors that affect gas transfer across membranes, as well as how this relates to respiratory pathologies such as emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis.
24th Mar 2020 • 3m read

How to calculate the fractional concentration of gases in a mixture

In this video, from our Blood Gas Analysis Essentials course, we'll take a deep dive into the fractional concentration of gases and how to calculate this important value.
20th Mar 2020 • 3m read

Medmastery Group Subscriptions for the frontliners fighting against COVID-19

We have decided to make a Medmastery Group Subscription available to every institution that is (or will be) taking care of patients with COVID-19.
18th Mar 2020 • 2m read

15 kick-ass female doctors you should be following on Twitter!

These women are extraordinary in medicine and on Twitter! Check them out now.
3rd Mar 2020 • 8m read

Knowing when to scan the abdominal aorta in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS)

After watching this video, you will understand the indications for an abdominal aorta (aortic) scan using point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS).
28th Feb 2020 • 2m read

Differentiating between peritoneal dialysis methods

In this video, from our Dialysis Essentials course, you'll discover the differences between two types of dialysis, how they both work, and how to adjust dialysis prescriptions.
27th Feb 2020 • 2m read

Learning how to acquire the four basic echo views when performing point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS)

After watching this lesson, you will understand how to acquire the four basic echo views used in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS).
17th Feb 2020 • 4m read

Grading mitral stenosis

Learn about the use of colour flow mapping techniques to highlight the presence of mitral stenosis.
14th Feb 2020 • 1m read

Identifying common hemodialysis access complications

In this video, we'll explore some of the common, non-infectious vascular access complications that are associated with hemodialysis, and how to resolve them.
9th Feb 2020 • 4m read

Getting a grasp of peritoneal dialysis

In this video, we'll take an in-depth look at how peritoneal dialysis works, how it differs from hemodialysis, some important considerations when using it, and which patients should not be using peritoneal dialysis.
3rd Feb 2020 • 4m read