Interpret chest X rays of common diseases


What you'll learn
Interpret Chest X Rays
Assess the Quality of Chest X Ray
Write a report of Chest X Ray
Identify Pneumothorax in Chest X Ray

Requirements
Suitable only for doctors, medical students, nurses, nursing students, radiographers and other healthcare professionals

Description
This course is designed to teach you basic skills in interpreting chest X rays. The focus is on diagnosing common conditions that healthcare professionals encounter in the day to day work. More than 100 high quality chest x rays with varied presentations are reviewed in this course. Multiple chest x rays are discussed for every single commonly encountered medical conditions. The overall approach is to have less theory and more practical discussion of chest x rays. After the completion of this course, you would develop a visual memory and basic mental framework to rapidly analyze any chest x ray within minutes. Your visual memory would help you in arriving at possible differentials quicker. I have endeavored to make you proficient in diagnosing frequently encountered diagnoses like pneumonia, pneumothorax, fibrosis, mass lesion, cavity, hydropneumothorax, pleural effusion, cardiomegaly, collapse etc. The objective is to not make mistakes in diagnosing common everyday conditions. Once you have mastery in diagnosing these conditions you can advance further for complex chest x ray presentations. The course would be useful for medical students, nursing students and resident trainees in specialties like internal medicine, family medicine, surgery, respiratory medicine etc. This knowledge is vital and would help you throughout your healthcare professional career.

Overview
Section 1: Introduction
Lecture 1 Introduction
Lecture 2 Pleural Effusion
Lecture 3 Lung Volume Loss
Lecture 4 Hydropneumothorax
Lecture 5 Pneumothorax
Lecture 6 White Out of Hemithorax
Lecture 7 Cardiomegaly
Lecture 8 Consolidation
Lecture 9 Pulmonary Cavity
Lecture 10 Nodules and Masses
Lecture 11 Pulmonary Edema, Collapse and Emphysema
Lecture 12 Closing Remarks
Doctors, Medical Students, Nurses, Nursing students

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