USMLE Step 1

Infertility is tested heavily on Step 1-3. This short but floridly HY podcast addresses it from so many dimensions that are utilized on the USMLEs. Make sure you listen to this before your test.

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Joint infections are tested very frequently on all the USMLE exams. What do you need to know? This podcast addresses this specific question.

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When do I get a TEE instead of a TTE is an age old question asked by many medical students while being heavily tested on all the USMLE exams. In this short podcast, I examine exactly what you need to know to get those pesky questions right. I also end with a short life lesson at the end.

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This podcast is incredibly HY. The esophagus is very heavily tested on all the USMLE exams. In this podcast, I discuss the overwhelming majority of what you need to know for your exams by using scenarios, explaining pathophysiology, and making tons of integrations. Certainly worth your while before you take your test.

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In this extremely HY podcast,  I take a deep dive into exploring insulin and the many different ways it could be tested on the USMLE exams. Everything in this podcast is HY for Step 1. There’s also a few HY items here for individuals taking Step 2/3. Please listen to this if you can.

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Inclusion bodies are pretty high yield to know and understand for Step 1-3. I discuss the critical ones in this podcast. There are many others but they are typically extremely low yield and the USMLEs tend to go over more relevant details of those diseases than their inclusions. I also provide some useful tips here for differentiating the ones associated with red blood cells.

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Knowing when to use CT with or without contrast is a conundrum many medical students have faced for ages. This podcast solidly addresses that problem and provides lots of useful integrations that should help you net some easy points on your exam. I also discuss a short life lesson at the end.

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The USMLEs love their acute coronary syndromes. This stuff also shows up on multiple shelf exams. This podcast goes on a deep, high yield dive into this topic and emphasizes common exam scenarios that should help you garner easy points.

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In this concluding podcast relating to the adrenergic receptors, I discuss the beta 2 and 3 receptors and how they are tested on the USMLE exams. Lots of helpful integrations here for easy points. I end with a short life lesson as well.

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In this podcast, we continue our detailed discussion of the adrenergic receptors with a deep dive into the beta 1 receptor and the many different contexts it’s tested in on the USMLE exams. Don’t sleep on this podcast. A lot of what I discuss here shows up routinely on all the USMLEs.

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