In this lecture from This is Why, Dr. Busti will make the identification of the heart borders and heart chambers on a chest x-ray easy. Dr. Busti will walk step-by-step through how to identify the cardiac silhouette, locate the heart borders, and understand where the right atrium, left atrium, right ventricle, left ventricle, left atrial appendage, and apex of the heart sit on a standard PA chest x-ray (CXR).

You’ll see how to connect real heart xray images with the underlying heart anatomy.

You’ll learn how to:
- Identify normal heart borders on a chest xray
- Recognize which heart chambers form the right and left heart borders
- Understand where the right ventricle and left atrium actually sit on a CXR
- Use the silhouette sign to localize lung pathology next to the heart
- Apply a simple, repeatable approach to chest xray interpretation

The goal = make medical education easy and clinically relevant.

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In this lecture from This is Why, Dr. Busti will break down dysphagia—the medical term for difficulty swallowing—in a clear, clinically relevant way. You’ll learn what dysphagia means, how clinicians use the term, and how to quickly recognize the difference between oropharyngeal dysphagia vs esophageal dysphagia. We’ll also cover high-yield dysphagia causes, red flags, and common pitfalls that lead to missed diagnoses—especially when aspiration risk is overlooked.

What you’ll learn (quick + practical):

- Dysphagia definition and how it shows up in real patients (“trouble swallowing)

- Oropharyngeal vs esophageal dysphagia: symptom patterns that matter

- Common causes: stroke dysphagia, Parkinson disease, dementia, neurologic/neuromuscular conditions, GERD, strictures/rings, eosinophilic esophagitis, and achalasia

- Complications: aspiration, aspiration pneumonia, dehydration, malnutrition, food impaction

- Evaluation basics: bedside swallow assessment, swallow evaluation, modified barium swallow / VFSS, FEES, barium swallow, and upper endoscopy (EGD)

The goal = make medical education easy and clinically relevant.

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Are you looking at a portable chest x-ray and wondering, “Is this exposure good enough to trust?” In this video, we walk through how to check chest x-ray exposure step-by-step so you can quickly decide if a CXR is adequately penetrated and ready for interpretation. In this lecture from This is Why, Dr. Busti will provide you with a practical approach to how to read chest x-rays and judge image quality before making clinical decisions.

You’ll learn how to:
Recognize adequate CXR penetration using the “spine through the heart” rule
Apply a simple chest x-ray quality check (rotation, inspiration, projection, and exposure) at the bedside
Improve your confidence with portable chest x-ray technique

The goal = make medical education easy and clinically relevant.

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