Joint infections are tested very frequently on all the USMLE exams. What do you need to know? This podcast addresses this specific question.
Category: Medicine – USMLE Step 2
Divine Intervention Episode 490: The Clutch TEE Podcast
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.
Divine Intervention Episode 489: The Clutch Esophagus Podcast
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.
Divine Intervention Episode 488: USMLE Step 2/3 Rapid Review Series 105
In this podcast, we continue our rapid review series by taking some paraneoplastic syndromes and discussing some heavy derivative information on the different ways they could be tested.
Divine Intervention Episode 482: The Floridly HY Insulin Podcast (for Step 1, but helpful for Step 2/3)
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.
Divine Intervention Episode 481: The Clutch Inclusion Bodies Podcast (for Step 1-3)
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.
Divine Intervention Episode 470: Numerical Acid-Base Problems on The USMLEs (a simplified, accurate approach)
Numerical acid base problems that require picking out the exact disorder and appropriate compensation show up on essentially every USMLE exam. In this podcast, I discuss a simple, but accurate approach to correctly answering these questions from an NBME/USMLE. This is one of those podcasts you should take notes on and listen through slowly. It is not too long, but it will certainly help you score wise on your test.
Divine Intervention Episode 455: The HY Autosomal Dominant Disorders Podcast (for Step 1-3)
This podcast is incredibly HY. You will see a lot of this stuff on your exams. Enough said!
Small correction around minute 20. Meningiomas are rarely associated with NF1. They are more commonly associated with NF2 (which is AD, is on Cr 22, and is also associated with ependymomas and acoustic neuromas which we also call schwannomas)
Divine Intervention Episode 450: The Clutch Hypernatremia Podcast (for Step 1-3)
Hypernatremia is very commonly tested on all the USMLE exams. If you want to understand the pathophysiology of hypernatremia, this podcast is what you need. I even discuss the reasoning behind why one treatment comes before the other so you’re not just blindly memorizing some algorithm you learnt somewhere.
Divine Intervention Episode 444: The Clutch Thromboses Podcast (for Step 1-3)
There are certain patterns of thromboses that our friends at the NBME are very fond of throwing on exams. This podcast discusses common venous and arterial thrombotic patterns that show up on these tests. I discuss pathophysiology as well. Easily one of the highest yield podcasts on this website. Also, pls note that antibiotics are used in the management of carvernous sinus thrombosis and reduce mortality.
