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A boy who returned from the beach with a snail inside his knee is featured in this emergency medicine case video. The recording presents this unusual foreign body case and its clinical handling. It is shared as an unusual case example for emergency care education. The recording is intended for education only and not as guidance for any individual case.
Examination of the heart is demonstrated in this cardiology video for clinical assessment training. The presenter works through the steps used to assess the heart during a physical examination. It is a study resource for students learning cardiac examination skills. The material is intended for general medical education and classroom study.
When you get a kidney transplant, a healthy kidney is placed inside your body to do the work your own kidneys can no longer do. On the plus side, there are fewer limits on what you can eat and drink, but you should follow a heart-healthy diet. Your health and energy should improve. In fact, a successful kidney transplant may allow you to live the kind of life you were living before you got kidney disease. Studies show that people with kidney transplants live longer than those who remain on dialysis. On the minus side, there are the risks of surgery. You will also need to take anti-rejection medicines for as long as your new kidney is working, which can have side effects. You will have a higher risk for infections and certain types of cancer.
This educational video reviews the medical hazards and risks associated with anal intercourse, including tissue injury and infection risk, and how those risks are reduced, in clinical terms. Intended for adult health education. Educational only — not medical advice.
A new and safer method of inserting a Foley catheter suprapubically. The technique allows the insertion to be carried out in an Outpatient setting, thus saving time, cost and effort. By using the Seldinger technique, the product reduces the chances of bowel or bladder perforation and resultant morbidity.
The product has been chosen by The NHS National Technology Adoption Centre to help facilitate adoption of the product.
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This emergency case video shows the removal of a steel pipe that penetrated a patient's head, managed by the treating surgical team. Presented as a trauma-care case record for clinical education. Educational only — not medical advice.
Breast augmentation surgery involves using breast implants or fat, referred to as fat transfer breast augmentation, to increase the size of your breasts or restore breast volume that has been lost after weight reduction or pregnancy. Breast augmentation is clinically referred to as augmentation mammaplasty. Breast augmentation can: Increase fullness and projection of your breasts Improve the balance of your figure Enhance your self-image and self-confidence Breast implants may also be used for breast reconstruction after mastectomy or injury.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is very common and can affect people of any age. It affects men and women equally. It is a common cause of sudden cardiac arrest in young people, including young athletes. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy occurs if heart muscle cells enlarge and cause the walls of the ventricles (usually the left ventricle) to thicken. The ventricle size often remains normal, but the thickening may block blood flow out of the ventricle. If this happens, the condition is called obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Sometimes the septum, the wall that divides the left and right sides of the heart, thickens and bulges into the left ventricle. This can block blood flow out of the left ventricle. Then the ventricle must work hard to pump blood. Symptoms can include chest pain, dizziness, shortness of breath, or fainting. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy also can affect the heart's mitral valve, causing blood to leak backward through the valve. Sometimes, the thickened heart muscle doesn't block blood flow out of the left ventricle. This is referred to as non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The entire ventricle may thicken, or the thickening may happen only at the bottom of the heart. The right ventricle also may be affected. In both obstructive and non-obstructive HCM, the thickened muscle makes the inside of the left ventricle smaller, so it holds less blood. The walls of the ventricle may stiffen, and as a result, the ventricle is less able to relax and fill with blood.
This emergency-room case recounts the treatment of a patient impaled by a shovel, including how the object was assessed and removed by the treating team. Presented as a trauma-care case record for clinical education. Educational only — not medical advice.
A thyroidectomy performed with a modern technique is shown in this long surgical recording. The operation, carried out for thyroid tumors, follows the removal of the thyroid gland over an extended session. It is presented for education in endocrine and head and neck surgery. It can support classroom teaching and independent study in this subject area.
This case video concerns a patient whose leg and buttock implants ruptured, and the medical assessment that followed. Presented as a plastic-surgery complication case for clinical education. Educational only — not medical advice.
Medical animations from India are featured in this short anatomy videos presentation. The recording brings together animated material created for medical education. It is shared as a general visual learning resource for students of anatomy and medicine. The content is offered for educational purposes for learners in health fields.
Removal of a large epidermal cyst from the chest is documented in this surgical video. The recording shows the excision of the cyst from the chest wall in a clinical setting. It is presented as an education case for students interested in skin and soft tissue surgery. Students can use it alongside standard textbooks and supervised clinical training.
Do penises have bones? This educational video explains the anatomy behind the question — humans do not have a penile bone (baculum), unlike many other mammals, and erection is a blood-flow process instead. Educational only — not medical advice.
are you a medical student, a resident, a primary care physician or you practice in an emergency department, you can improve your suture skills with this detailed instruction. As you practice towards a cosmetically perfect technique, your confidence will increase, especially when dealing with complex wounds. Areas of study include: methods of closure, closure materials, anesthetics, suture removal, infection, prophylaxis, when to call in a plastic surgeon, recapping techniques and more
There are twelve cranial nerves in total. The olfactory nerve (CN I) and optic nerve (CN II) originate from the cerebrum. Cranial nerves III – XII arise from the brain stem (Figure 1). They can arise from a specific part of the brain stem (midbrain, pons or medulla), or from a junction between two parts: Midbrain – the trochlear nerve (IV) comes from the posterior side of the midbrain. It has the longest intracranial length of all the cranial nerves. Midbrain-pontine junction – oculomotor (III). Pons – trigeminal (V). Pontine-medulla junction – abducens, facial, vestibulocochlear (VI-VIII). Medulla Oblongata – posterior to the olive: glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory (IX-XI). Anterior to the olive: hypoglossal (XII). The cranial nerves are numbered by their loca
For open hernia repair surgery, a single long incision is made in the groin. If the hernia is bulging out of the abdominal wall (a direct hernia), the bulge is pushed back into place. If the hernia is going down the inguinal canal (indirect), the hernia sac is either pushed back or tied off and removed.
Drainage of a submandibular abscess in the mouth is shown in this surgical video. The recording presents opening the collection below the jaw so it can drain. It is shared as a clinical example for students learning management of dental and mouth infections. It is part of the site's library of recorded clinical and educational material.
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