In this latest video from MedCram, Dr. Seheult discusses using tape for the mouth for treating obstructive sleep apnea.  What is sleep apnea?  When a person is sleeping,  we know that as we breath, oxygen needs to go in and carbon dioxide needs to come out.  As individuals age and get older, especially in men,…

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Shortness of breath: Flow Volume Loop

In this video from Medcram, Dr. Seheult discusses a shortness of breath case. This case involves a 30-year-old woman who had been in a motor vehicle accident and had been hospitalized and intubated one month prior to coming to see a pulmonologist.  After she was discharged from the hospital she noted that she was having…

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Asthma treatment new guidelines

In this video, Dr. Roger Seheult of MedCram discusses the new guidelines in the treatment of asthma and COPD. The new guidelines put forth for the treatment of asthma are quite different; however, COPD treatment did not receive any major changes. What was in the old asthma guidelines? In the old paradigm, all patients are…

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Hydrocortisone Reduces Mortality by 48% in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia

In this video, Dr. Seheult of MedCram discusses the recent study that shows how hydrocortisone was found to reduce mortality in severe community-acquired pneumonia.  This is potential turning point in a major disease treatment.  This study was a phase 3 multi-centered randomized, double blinded study that showed hydrocortisone (a steroid) can reduce mortality at 28…

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Chronic Blood Clots Can Be Missed!

Chronic blood clots can be missed!

Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension  In this video, Roger Seheult, MD of MedCram discusses chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. He discusses a letter to the editor from the study in ERJ which shows that there is an association between COVID-19 and venous thromboembolism.  He notes that a small subset of patients with venous thromboembolism (blood clots in…

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Video Case Study – Asthma Exacerbation

  Recently, we posted a new video on MedCram.com and our YouTube channel, presenting a case study on asthma exacerbation (asthma attacks). Check out the video above as Dr. Seheult walks through a realistic patient scenario to teach about treatment options, problem solving, and underlying mechanisms of the patient’s symptoms.    Asthma Exacerbation Diagnosis In…

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Vaping Associated Lung Injury Outbreak – UPDATE 2

  With the release of a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it’s time for another MedCram update on the vaping-associated lung injury outbreak.   What We Knew About Vaping Associated Lung Injury In our previous two videos regarding e-cigarette and vaping associated lung injury, we went over the initial…

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Vaping Associated Lung Illness Outbreak – UPDATE

  As media coverage continues on the recent outbreak of lung failure and illness related to vaping and e-cigarettes, it’s a good time for a MedCram update.    The Backstory  About a week ago, we posted a couple videos on lung failure, illness, and disease outbreak and diagnosis and treatment, and we received a lot…

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New Videos on Vaping and E-Cigarette Lung Illness

  As media continues to cover cases of lung illness – and death – associated with vaping and e-cigarettes, MedCram is here to provide the latest information on diagnosis and treatment. We’ve added two new videos, discussing lung failure, illness, and disease outbreak and diagnosis and treatment, to review current medical knowledge on hazards of…

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Chronic Cough Explained Clearly

Chronic cough Possibility 3

The following is a transcript from Roger Seheult, MD’s video lecture on Chronic Cough Explained Clearly: Welcome to another MedCram lecture. We’re going to talk about chronic cough.  This is defined as a at least eight weeks of a cough. The first thing you want to do if this is going on is generally speaking,…

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