USMLE

What Organism Is Causing this Pneumonia?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 35 Infectious Disease! A young man presents with increasing SOB and green sputum. Sputum culture shows α-hemolytic gram-positive cocci in chains. Name that bug!…

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BR 34: Possible Complications of Deep Vein Thrombosis

Possible Complications of Deep Vein Thrombosis

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 34 A patient with a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) has not been using his heparin, and now he’s back with LLE weakness. What are…

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BR 33: Thinking Through a Radiating Holosystolic Murmur

Thinking Through a Radiating Holosystolic Murmur

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 33 This middle-aged male has hypertension and diabetes. Which cardiac abnormality is giving rise to his radiating, high-pitched, holosystolic murmur? We’re joined by Dr.…

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A Lung Tumor With Popcorn-Like Calcifications

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 31 A 55-y/o heavy smoker is shown to have a peripheral, well-circumscribed mass with popcorn-like calcifications in the RUL. What is the lesion likely…

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Which of These Bacteria Are Causing Pneumonia?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 30 This 63-y/o with sickle cell and history of ETOH use is febrile, tachypneic, hypotensive, and has a focal infiltrate in the LLL. What’s…

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What Do Neurotransmitters Have to Do With Amenorrhea?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 29 Which of these neurotransmitters is mostly likely causing this patient’s galactorrhea and secondary amenorrhea? Where is it coming from? Dr. Karen Shackelford from…

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The Clinical Signs of Renal Allograft Rejection

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 28 A patient with a 2-month-old kidney transplant has elevated creatinine, fever, and tenderness at the graft region. What other finding is likely present?…

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Peptides and Isolated Cardiac Amyloidosis

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 27 A patient with a history of arrhythmia is found to have atrial amyloid deposition on autopsy. Do you know what peptide is associated…

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Why Is This Menstruating Patient So Sick?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 26 A 20-year-old menstruating adult is tachycardic, somnolent, and hypotensive with GI symptoms and macular rash. What sort of organism do you suspect? As…

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What Will We See with Potential Pediatric Infection?

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 25 Dr. Karen Shackelford form BoardVitals joins us once again as we dig deep into a question about the hematopoietic and immune system. Listen…

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