This episode of “A Clinical Minute” has Dr. Digby describing blood characteristics. Some of the terms he mentions are: a subunits, agranulocyte, albumin, allergy, alpha granules, alveoli, anemia, antibodies, arteries, azurophilic granules, bacteria, band 3,  basophils, biconcave disk, bone marrow, Bohr effect, buffy coat, capillaries, centrifuge, centripetal force, cathepsin, clotting factors, coagulation (clotting), concentration, cooperativity, […]

This episode of “A Clinical Minute” has Dr. Digby describing Diabetes. Some of the terms he mentions are: acetone, acidic, adult onset, beta cell, blood pressure, capillary beds, detoxifying, diabetes mellitus, diabetic ketoacidosis, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic sores, dialysis, fruity breath, gestational, glucose, high blood glucose, high blood sugar, hyperglycemia, insulin, insulin receptors, insulin […]

This episode of “A Clinical Minute” has Dr. Digby describing Alzheimer’s Disease. Some of the terms he mentions are: ACE (acetyl choline esterase inhibitor), acetyl choline (ACH), age-related concerns, aggression, basal levels, beta amyloid, brain biopsy, caregiver, cholinergic hypothesis, cholinergic system, completely dependent, confusion, CT (computed tomography), deficits, dementia, deteriorating muscle mass, enzymes, hallucinating, impaired […]

This episode of “A Clinical Minute” has Dr. Digby describing the nervous system. Some of the terms he mentions are: ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), Alzheimer’s, autonomic divisions, autonomic nervous system, axon terminal, axons, behavior, body language, brain, brain stem, cell bodies, central nervous system (CNS), cerebellum, communication, complex social interaction, depression, dorsal root ganglia, electrochemical […]

[new mp4 uploaded. waiting for it to be stable] This episode of “A Clinical Minute” has Dr. Digby explaining CBC or complete blood count.. Some of the terms he mentions are: anemia, basophiles, centrifuge, CO2/O2, diagnostic parameters, eosinophils, hematocrit, hemoglobin, infection, leukemia, lymphocytes, metabolic respiration, microscope, mitochondria, monocytes, neutrophils, oxygen, oxygen saturation, platelets, polycythemia, RBC indices, […]

This episode of “A Clinical Minute” has Dr. Digby describing the vascular system. Some of the terms he mentions are: adventitia, aorta, arteries, arterioles, arteriovenal anastomosis, atria, AV shunt, basal lamina, blood pressure, blood vessels, capillaries, capillary bed, carbon dioxide, chronotrophy, clotting factors, constrict/relax, continuous, diastole, discontinuous, elastic artery, endocardium, endothelium, epicardium, factors, fenestrated, fenestrations, […]

This episode of “A Clinical Minute” has Dr. Digby describing the integumentary system. Some of the terms he mentions are: APC antigen presenting cell, apocrine sweat gland, arrector pili muscle, bacteriostatic, basal lamina, basal layer, bone marrow, collagen, collagen I and III, connective tissue, cornification, cornified epithelium, cortex, cuticle, dendrites, dermal papillae (fingerprints), dermis, desmosomes, […]

This quick episode of “A Clinical Minute” has Dr. Digby describing urinary tract infection. Some of the terms he mentions are: bacteria, bladder, cell wall synthesis, e. coli, excretion, feces, fluoroquinolone, proximity, pyuria, sulfonamide, urethra, urine

This episode of “A Clinical Minute” has Dr. Digby describing acute respiratory failure. Some of the terms he mentions are: adrenergic receptor agonist, alveoli, anxiety, ARDS/acute respiratory distress syndrome, arterial blood gasses, arterial oxygen tension, asthma, blood gas analysis, bradycardia, breathing apparatus, bronchiole, bronchoconstriction, bronchodilation, bronchoscopy, chronic bronchitis, CNS, CO2, COPD, corticosteroid, croup, depressive drugs, […]