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Emergency
Ultrasound Loop
It can be pretty embarrassing if you miss a pathology or an important finding. But it is even worse if you have mistaken a pathologic finding for an entire organ. When I was new to abdominal ultrasound this is what ...
Tue, 21/07/2020
Ulrike Handler, MD
While left ventricular hypertrophy is a common finding, its assessment can be quite difficult. I certainly had my learning’s here. Lets start with the 5 most important things you should NOT do when you are looking a...
Mon, 29/06/2020
Univ. Prof. Dr. Thomas Binder
Did you ever take the time to read an old cardiology journal - maybe, one from the late 80ies – early 90ies? In a way it is amazing how much we already knew about diastolic dysfunction 30-40 years ago.
Sun, 21/06/2020
Univ. Prof. Dr. Thomas Binder
Echo
Are you familiar with the following scenario? You are imaging a patient where the EF that you calculate makes a huge difference. Will the patient be referred to surgery? Is heart failure treatment needed? Should c...
Thu, 18/06/2020
Univ. Prof. Dr. Thomas Binder
Echo
As Albert Einstein put it: Success comes from curiosity, concentration, perseverance and self criticism. So lets jump right into some of the things that I learned by making mistakes. This time we will deal with ...
Sun, 14/06/2020
Univ. Prof. Dr. Thomas Binder
Thank god, the dark clouds of COVID-19 are slowly vanishing. Six months of being kept hostage by the pandemic are enough.  Let us sail out of the crisis towards new frontiers. To celebrate we are initiatin...
Wed, 10/06/2020
Univ. Prof. Dr. Thomas Binder