USMLE Step 2 Secrets

This is the Diabetes Mellitus chapter from USMLE Step 2 Secrets. Content covered in this episode includes:  [0:36]: A 29 year old female presents at 8 weeks gestation with a chief complaint of anxiety, tremors, and weight loss.. [3:40] Diabetes Chapter of S2S including questions like: - What are the classic differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes? - What is a good measure of long-term diabetes control? - What is diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)? How is it treated? - What are the common long-term complications of diabetes mellitus? - How do you adjust the dosage of neutral protamine Hagedorn (Nph) or regular insulin for high glucose levels?

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This is the Dermatology chapter from USMLE Step 2 Secrets. Content covered in this episode includes: 1:17 Question Dissection - A 68 year old man visits his primary care physician for a rash on his face.. 6:15 Dermatology chapter of Step 2 Secrets including questions like: - Define contact dermatitis. How do you recognize it? What are the classic culprits? - How are fungal infections diagnosed and treated? - How is acne described in medical terms? What bacteria may be partially involved in its pathogenesis? - What are the "four Ps" that clinch a diagnosis of lichen planus? - Why is keratoacanthoma of note?

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This is the Cholesterol chapter from USMLE Step 2 Secrets. Content covered in this episode include: 0:50 Question Dissection - A 66 year old female with a history of hypercholesterolemia who is managed on cholestyramine therapy…  3:02 Cholesterol chapter of Step 2 Secrets including questions and topics like: - What physical finding will Step 2 test use as clues to hypercholesterolemia? - What are the current recommendations for management of cholesterol levels? - How is LDL calculated? - How is HDL affected by alcohol? Estrogens? Exercise? Smoking? Progesterone?

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This is the Cardiology chapter from USMLE Step 2 Secrets. Content covered in this episode includes: 1:16 Question Dissection - A 29 year old male tree-trimmer suffers serious injuries from a fall at work… 6:01 Cardiology chapter of Step 2 Secrets including questions and topics like: - The classic pattern of MI chest pain - What clues suggest the common noncardiac causes of chest pain? - Etiology and classic history of the various heart valve abnormalities - What is Virchow’s triad? - What is the most important side effect of heparin? - What do you need to know about the common congenital heart defects? 

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This is the Biostatistics chapter from USMLE Step 2 Secrets. Content covered in this episode include: 0:48 Question Dissection - A man in undergoing a neurologic test for manual dexterity…  3:21 Biostatistics chapter of Step 2 Secrets including questions and topics like: - The concept of a trade-off between sensitivity and specificity - What do you need to know about standard deviation for the USMLE? - What types of studies should you know for the Step 2 exam? - What is the difference between incidence and prevalence? 

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This is the Alcohol chapter from USMLE Step 2 Secrets. Content covered in this episode includes: 1:30 Question Dissection - A 57 year old male with a history of alcohol abuse visits a medical clinic because of numbness and tingling in his feet, as well as hand tremors… 8:04 Alcohol chapter of Step 2 Secrets including questions like: - What may happen if you give glucose to an alcoholic without giving thiamine first? - What is the difference between Wernicke and Korsakoff syndromes? What causes each? - What diseases and conditions may be caused by chronic alcohol intake? - What is the best treatment for alcoholism?

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This is the Acid-Base chapter of Step 2 Secrets featuring a high-yield question dissection from Elsevier's Clinical Key Student

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This is Dr. Ted O'Connell's podcast of the bestselling USMLE Step 2 Secrets, 5th Edition. It features an audio optimized version of USMLE Step 2 Secrets and high yield USMLE and COMLEX style question dissections so you can learn how the experts approach exam questions. Listen while you commute, exercise, clean, or do other "life stuff". This podcast is the perfect on the go study companion for your USMLE; COMLEX; and internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, or family medicine shelf exams.

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This is the "Top 100" USMLE Step 2 Secrets Part 2. This episode covers topics like: - The "6 Ws" of postoperative fever - The six rapidly fatal thoracic injuries - The "6 Ps" of compartment syndrome - High-yield drug overdoses and antidotes - The most common buzz phrases and conditions with which they are associated.

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