Review of Crystals Found in the Urine for Kidney Stones

In this video from MedCram, Dr. Roger Seheult does a review of the types of crystals that can be found in the urine when looking under a microscope. Dr. Seheult notes that going back for hundreds of years, even in the age of Hippocrates himself,  urine was used to make diagnoses. Cystine crystals If you…

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The Atrial Fibrillation and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Connection

In this video from MedCram, Dr. Seheult discusses how he often as a pulmonologist and sleep specialist gets a lot of patients referred from cardiologists that have atrial fibrillation to look for obstructive sleep apnea. There is an atrial fibrillation and obstructive sleep apnea connection. What is atrial fibrillation? Atrial fibrillation occurs when the top…

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Hyperkalemia-Peaked T waves and ECG Recognition

In this video from Medcram, Dr. Seheult discusses recognition of hyperkalemia findings on ECG. He discusses the specific case of a patient with COVID-19 who came in with rhabdomyolysis. What is rhabdomyolysis? This is muscle breakdown which leads to the release of the contents of multiple cells in the body and can lead to a…

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Aortic Stenosis Treatment: TAVR – How it is done

In this video from MedCram, Dr. Seheult discusses a procedure known as TAVR/TAVI or transcatheter aortic valve replacement/implantation. Who is TAVR done on? This procedure was initially used on elderly patients that could not tolerate the traditional surgery for aortic valve replacement. The results from the TAVR have turned out so well that it is…

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Evaluation of Acute Abdominal Pain Explained Clearly

We’ve just released a new MedCram Course! This course includes: A straightforward 4 step approach for evaluating acute abdominal pain in an adult and asking the right questions (useful for clinic, emergency, and hospital settings). An overview of many of the most common and life-threatening causes of acute abdominal pain— and the best imaging choice…

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