Medmastery
The folks at Medmastery are dedicated to teaching you the 20% of skills that will help you solve over 80% of your clinical problems. They provide award-winning, CME-accredited courses in their subscription-based course library. LITFL readers can get started learning today with a free trial that gives you access to select lessons and chapters.
Medmastery Courses
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- Abdominal Ultrasound Essentials
- Acid-Base Disorders
- Chest X-Ray Essentials
- Coronary angiography Essentials
- ECG Mastery
- Echocardiography Essentials
- Epidemiology Essentials
- Exercise Stress ECG
- Fluids and Electrolytes
- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
- Mechanical Ventilation Essentials
- Pacemaker Essentials
- Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Essentials
- Thyroid disease
- Trans(o)esophageal Echocardiography
Abdominal Ultrasound Essentials
- Course: Abdominal Ultrasound Essentials
- Ultrasound of the appendix: Diagnosing appendicitis
- Liver Ultrasound
- Liver Ultrasound: Detecting focal malignant lesions
- Biliary system: Evaluation the gallbladder and cholecystitis
- Pancreas Ultrasound
- Pancreas: Diagnosing pancreatitis
- Spleen: Evaluation of the spleen in trauma
- Renal Ultrasound
- Renal ultrasound: Hydronephrosis
Acid-Base Disorders
- Course: Acid-Base Essentials
- Acid-base disorders
- Assessing compensation
- Bicarbonate loss and acid overload
- Workshop: Acid-Base Essentials
Chest X-Ray Essentials
- Course: Chest X-Ray Essentials
- The many faces of pneumonia
- The failing heart
- Pleural space – when the pleura is too black
- Types of atelectasis
- Abnormal central venous catheter positioning
- Abnormal ETT positioning
- Abnormal cardiac pacer leads positioning
- Workshop: Chest X-Ray essentials
Coronary angiography Essentials
- Course: Coronary Angiography Essentials
- Coronary Anatomy Refresher
- A case of “acute no-reflow”
- Image intensifier basics and nomenclature
- Workshop: Coronary Angiography Essentials
ECG Mastery
- Courses: ECG Mastery: Yellow Belt and Blue Belt
- Cardiac Axis
- Atrial hypertrophy and low voltage
- Pauses on the ECG
- High degree AV blocks
Echocardiography Essentials
- Course: Echocardiography Essentials
- Assessing left ventricular systolic function
- Evaluating right ventricular size and function
- Detecting and evaluating aortic regurgitation
- Detecting and evaluating mitral regurgitation
- Detecting and evaluating pericardial effusion
Epidemiology Essentials
- Course: Epidemiology Essentials
- Mortality Rate
- Positive predictive value (PPV) and specificity
- Positive predictive value (PPV) and prevalence
- Prognosis and life tables
Exercise Stress ECG
- Course: Exercise Stress ECG Essentials
- ST segment changes
- Interpreting the ‘Positive’ stress test
- Workshop: Exercise Stress ECG Essentials Workshop
Fluids and Electrolytes
- Course: Fluids and Electrolytes Masterclass
- Diuretic resistance
- Treatment of acute symptomatic hyponatremia
- Acetazolamide and potassium-sparing diuretics
- Polyuria, polydipsia and diabetes insipidus
- Potassium wasting nephropathy
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
- Course: ICD Essentials
- What is an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)?
- Who qualifies for an ICD?
- What is ATP (anti-tachycardia pacing)?
- Defibrillation for VF and VT when ATP fails
- Workshop: ICD Essentials
Mechanical Ventilation Essentials
- Course: Mechanical Ventilation Essentials
- AC/SIMV modes
- Volume vs Pressure Control
- Alveolar disease
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- Workshop: Mechanical Ventilation Essentials
Pacemaker Essentials
- Course: Pacemaker Essentials
- Types of pacemakers
- Common pacemaker issues: Failure to capture
- Common pacemaker issues: Undersensing
- Common pacemaker issues: Oversensing
- Troubleshooting with vectors
- Workshop: Pacemaker essentials
Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Essentials
- Course: POCUS Essentials
- Evaluating for pneumothorax
- Evaluating for abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Evaluating for hydronephrosis
- Evaluating for an ectopic pregnancy
- Evaluating the popliteal region for an acute DVT
- Soft tissue ultrasound for the diagnosis of abscesses and cellulitis
- Workshop: POCUS workshop
Thyroid disease
- Course: Thyroid Disease Masterclass
- Thyroid physiology
- Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid nodules
- Mastering TSH assays
- Thionamides in the treatment of thyroid disease
- Amiodarone and thyroid function
- The thyroid and pregnancy
Trans(o)esophageal Echocardiography
- Course: Transoesophageal Echocardiography Essentials
- How to use the Transesophageal Echo probe
- Overview of Transesophageal Echo views
- Mid-esophageal four-chamber view (left ventricle)
- Anatomy of the mitral valve
- Mid-esophageal long-axis view (aortic valve)
- Mid-esophageal left atrial appendage view
Medmastery
Online Education
Medmastery courses and workshops are fully CME accredited providing US (AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM) and European (ECMECs) CME credits. Members can download their CME certificates upon successful completion of activities. Register now for a free trial and check it out!