Medical Teaching Websites

Xray and ECG teaching websites

X-rays, CT scans and ecg teaching websites

X-rays and CT scans
University of Virginia has a comprehensive web site dedicated to CXR and CT scans. Compare what you see on the screen to the CT scans of your patient. You are not sure if this is the tail of the pancreas? Just click with the mouse and the anatomical structure is colored in red. ICU CXR is another useful website from University of Virginia. It will answer such burning questions as "Is the central line where it is supposed to be?" or "Does he have a pneumothorax?!"

Electrocardiograms (ECG/EKG)
ECG Wave-Maven by Harvard Medical School is a fully-fledged ECG-trainer. You can browse through typical or not so typical EKGs in the EKG World Encyclopedia by McGill University. Check out the arrhythmia simulator by SkillStat with a play, pause and quiz mode. ECG Palm Brain is a useful online and PDA reference. Our own Systematic Approach to Reading Electrocardiograms by Using 2 Mnemonics can also be helpful along with EKGs with Dr. Koch: It's Not Only Educational It's Also Fun!