USMLE Archives

USMLE and COMLEX Prep: Chemical Composition of Gallstones

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 43 A 32 y/o woman with acute cholecystitis has a past medical history of acute hemolytic anemia. Which substance is likely to be found…

USMLE Step 1 Went Pass/Fail: What Does That Mean for Premeds?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 379 What are residency program directors looking for in applicants? Is the USMLE Step 1 the most important factor? We’re looking at the data…

USMLE and COMLEX Prep: Etiology of Postoperative Cholecystitis

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 42 A 46-y/o female has RUQ pain and distension following the surgical repair of a splenic laceration. Which process most likely resulted in her…

Thinking Through a Facial Neuroanatomy Question

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 41 A 62-year-old female presents with impared taste and drooping on the right side of her face, but her hearing is normal. Where is…

Do You Know Your Anatomy in Reference to a C-Section?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 40 In today’s episode, we’re pulling another one from our grab bag of pathology questions. As always, I’m joined by Dr. Mike Natter from…

What Is the Location of this Myocardial Infarction?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 32 Crushing substernal chest pain, bradycardia, elevated troponin, and decompensating. What are the subjective and objective signs of myocardial infarction? Dr. Mike Natter from…

USMLE and COMLEX Prep: Spinal Cord Pathology

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/boardroundsone/br39.mp3″ color=”004075″ title=”USMLE and COMLEX Prep: Spinal Cord Pathology” ] Session 39 A 70-y/o male has hypoesthesia of the trunk, hypoalgesia, and decreased temperature discrimination. Which diagnosis accounts for…

USMLE and COMLEX Prep: Acute Renal Failure

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/boardroundsone/br38.mp3″ color=”004075″ title=”USMLE and COMLEX Prep: Acute Renal Failure” ] Session 38 A 52-year-old female with renal failure has perioral numbness, paresthesias of the hands and feet, and muscle…

Risk Factors and Signs of Kidney Disease

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/boardroundsone/BR37.mp3″ color=”004075″ title=”Risk Factors and Signs of Kidney Disease” ] Session 37 What do this patient’s decreased creatinine clearance and oliguria tell you? What risk factors are behind his…

Thinking Through a Thyroid Problem With Histology

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 36 This adult female with persistent fatigue complains of feeling cold. Listen to the lab values and look at the image in the show…