Beyond the Pearls: Cases for Med School, Residency and Beyond

By Raj Dasgupta & MedPrepToGoMedicine Health & Fitness

Beyond the Pearls: Cases for Med School, Residency and Beyond episodes

August 27Calcium Metabolism Part 4: Paget’s Disease & Vitamin D
Welcome to part 4 of Dr. Raj's lecture about Calcium Metabolism for the boards! This episode covers:
What is Paget's Disease of the bone?

Who gets it, how is it diagnosed, and how do you treat it

Vitamin D deficiency

How are vitamins stored in the body
About Dr. Raj
Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing the Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for the past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los Angeles.

More from Dr. Raj
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dr. Raj Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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19 min
August 20Calcium Metabolism Part 3: Osteoporosis
Welcome to part 3 of Dr. Raj's lecture about Calcium Metabolism for the boards! This episode covers:
Osteoporosis

Frax Score

Clinical questions
About Dr. Raj
Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing the Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for the past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los Angeles.

More from Dr. Raj
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dr. Raj Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Raj on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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27 min
August 13Calcium Metabolism Part 2: Hyper and Hypocalcemia Diagnosis and Management
Welcome to part 2 of Dr. Raj's lecture about Calcium Metabolism for the boards! This episode covers:
Causes of hypercalcemia (PTH mediated and Non-PTH Mediated)

Tertiary hyper parathyroidism

Causes of hypocalcemia

Diagnose and management
About Dr. Raj
Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing the Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for the past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los Angeles.

More from Dr. Raj
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dr. Raj Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Raj on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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25 min
August 06Calcium Metabolism Part 1: Signs and Symptoms of Hypercalcemia
This episode begins Dr. Raj's lecture about Calcium Metabolism for the boards and in this episode he covers:
Where is calcium stored in the body

Calcium Phosphate Product

Hormones for calcium regulation

Parathyroid Hormone

Signs and symptoms of hypercalcemia
About Dr. Raj
Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing the Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for the past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los Angeles.

More from Dr. Raj
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dr. Raj Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Raj on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Raj on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MedPrepTGo Step 1 Questions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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26 min
July 30 How To Approach The USMLE Step 3: Tips and Strategies With Dr. Raj Dasgupta
Watch the video on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/bAUrloyV3m8

About Dr. Raj
Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing the Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for the past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los Angeles.

More from Dr. Raj
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dr. Raj Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Raj on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Raj on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beyond the Pearls Premium⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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38 min
July 23 Medicine: Myocardial Infarction
Today's Case
A 65-year-old male with a history of cigarette smoking and essential hypertension presents with chest pain that began 4 hours earlier when he was walking from his office to his car, a distance of two city blocks. The pain improved after he arrived at his car but has persisted since then. It worsened significantly in intensity when he attempted to walk his dog after dinner, and this prompted him to seek medical attention at the emergency department of his local hospital.

Today's Reader
Aryana Nazem is a 4th year medical student at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University.

About Dr. Raj
Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing the Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for the past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los Angeles.

More from Dr. Raj
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dr. Raj Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Raj on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Raj on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beyond the Pearls Premium⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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33 min
July 16 Medicine: Rheumatoid Arthritis
Today's Case
A 22-year-old female with no significant past medical history presents to an urgent care center reporting 3.5 months of worsening joint pain and swelling. She states that both her hands, her right knee, and her left ankle have been bothering her and are swollen at times.

Today's Reader
Aryana Nazem is a 4th year medical student at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University.

About Dr. Raj
Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing the Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for the past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los Angeles.

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dr. Raj Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Raj on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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29 min
July 09 Medicine: Infective Endocarditis
Today's Case
A 56-year-old male presents to the emergency department with complaints of fevers and chills for the past 3 weeks. Other review of systems is negative for headache, cough, shortness of breath, abdominal pain, dysuria, urinary frequency or urgency, or back pain. Vital signs reveal his temperature is 102.4°F, pulse rate is 118/min, blood pressure is 154/80 mm Hg, and respiration rate is 17/min. Physical exam is normal except for tachycardia, but otherwise regular rhythm without rubs or murmurs. The emergency room physician requests admission for the patient for sepsis secondary to suspected pyelonephritis based on the abnormal urinalysis.

Today's Reader
Aryana Nazem is a 4th year medical student at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University.

About Dr. Raj
Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing the Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for the past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los Angeles.

More from Dr. Raj
⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dr. Raj Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠
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38 min
July 02 Medicine: Ischemic Stroke
Today's Case
A 63-year-old female presents to the emergency department (ED) with sudden onset of difficulty speaking. The symptoms began approximately 1 hour earlier during dinner with family when her speech became slurred and incomprehensible. Due to her difficulty speaking in the ED, she is unable to provide additional information. Per her husband, her past medical history is notable for coronary artery disease, prior heart attack, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, breast cancer, and low back pain.

Today's Reader
Aryana Nazem is a 4th year medical student at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University.

About Dr. Raj
Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing the Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for the past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los Angeles.

More from Dr. Raj
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34 min
June 25 Subspecialties: Melanoma with Metastasis to Lymph Nodes
Today's Case
A 79-year-old male from Laos presents to the emergency department with nodules on his left lower extremity that have been slowly enlarging and spreading up his leg for 1 year. He reports weight loss and fatigue and denies any other systemic symptoms. He had just relocated from Laos to the United States. His medical history is generally unknown and he is not on any medications.

Today's Reader
Jared Fehlman is an Internal Medicine Resident at Huntington Health Hospital in Pasadena, California.

About Dr. Raj
Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing the Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for the past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los Angeles.

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21 min

About Beyond the Pearls: Cases for Med School, Residency and Beyond

From the publisher's feed

The Beyond the Pearls podcast, based on the Morning Report series from Elsevier, has been adapted for audio in collaboration with series editor, Dr. Raj Dasgupta, InsideTheBoards, and the volume editors of the Morning Report series’ five volumes covering Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Surgery.