Physician Assistant Exam Review

Third-trimester bleeding comes down to one contrast: painless and soft means previa, painful and rigid means abruption. This episode adds cervical insufficiency and Rh incompatibility, and boils each to the pattern, the one exam you never perform, and the one drug you never forget.

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Ectopic pregnancy, the classifications of abortion, and gestational trophoblastic disease: three early-pregnancy complications that look alike on the page. Sort the whole cluster with one line, hCG level plus ultrasound, and see exactly what the PANCE and your OB-GYN EOR actually test.

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The replay from the workshop we did last night. We covered so much ground I thought that I had to share it with you.

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Isabella graduated PA school thinking her strong EOC score and years with PANCE Prep Pearls would carry her through boards. Instead, she failed her first PANCE attempt by 9 points. In this episode, Isabella shares how she rebuilt her approach, her mindset, and her test‑day game plan using the 33 Days to Pass the PANCE […]

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Preconception and prenatal care feels like pure memorization: folic acid doses, visit schedules, quad screen patterns, RhoGAM timing, week ranges that all blur together. This episode strips it down to what actually shows up on your exam.

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Episode 164: Pelvic Organ Prolapse Clean Notes (Review Book) Uterine Prolapse Risk Factors Clinical Presentation Diagnostics Treatment Exam Keys Cystocele Risk Factors Clinical Presentation Diagnostics Treatment Exam Keys Rectocele Risk Factors Clinical Presentation Diagnostics Treatment Exam Keys Full Transcript (click to expand) Hello and welcome to the Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast episode 164. This […]

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Endometriosis Presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity, most commonly on the ovaries, fallopian tubes, pelvic peritoneum, and uterosacral ligaments The tissue behaves like endometrium: bleeds with every cycle, causing inflammation, adhesions, and scarring Risk Factors Nulliparity, early menarche, short cycles → increased lifetime exposure to retrograde menstruation Family history → first-degree […]

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Vaginal discharge questions are “three-line trap” questions: a short stem with just enough detail to mix up BV, candidiasis, and trich. Add cervicitis, PID, cervical cancer screening, Bartholin masses, and inclusive sexual history… and a lot of smart PA students still miss points they don’t need to miss. In this episode, we walk through how […]

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Registration for the April 33 Days to Pass the PANCE cohort closes Wednesday, March 25 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. This episode is a focused “decision guide” for PA students and grads who are on the fence. If you’ve been hovering over the link thinking, “I don’t know if this is really for me…” listen to this first, then decide. In […]

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Failing the PANCE after doing “everything right” is gut‑punch territory. Taylee graduated from the University of Washington, used all the big‑name tools (Smarty PANCE, Kaplan, PANCE Prep Pearls, podcasts, Ninja Nerd) and still scored a 326 and failed her first attempt. In this conversation, she walks through how she stopped just adding more content… and […]

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