This podcast is short but addresses a critical point about the high dose dexamethasone suppression test. This long memorized test by many medical students now has a new outlet that has been expressing itself over the last few months. I discuss this new perspective here.
Category: Endocrine – USMLE Step 3
Divine Intervention Episode 395 – The Clutch Diabetes Management Podcast
In this short but ultra HY podcast, I discuss essentially all you need to know about DM management for the USMLE Step 2 and 3 exams.
Divine Intervention Episode 376 – The Clutch Thyroid Cancer Podcast (for Step 1-3)
Thyroid cancer is a topic that shows up commonly on the USMLE exams. This short podcast addresses essentially all you need to know while integrating a few other HY disciplines.
Divine Intervention Episode 360 – The Clutch Secondary Hypertension Podcast (Step 1-3)
Secondary hypertension is tested on essentially every USMLE exam in some way, shape, or form. The NBMEs love to integrate the topic with many other disciplines. If you struggle with this specific topic, this podcast is exactly what you need. I present numerous vignettes, integrations, and physiology/pathology tie-ins to help you make sense and simplicity of a nebulous topic.
Divine Intervention Episode 355 – USMLE Step 2CK/3 Rapid Review Series 67
In this episode, I continue our rapid review series for the USMLE Step 2CK/3 exams with a discussion of a host of pharmacological/endocrine vignettes that are popular on the exam.
Divine Intervention Episode 348 – The Clutch Hypercalcemia Podcast (Step 1-3)
This podcast addresses the vast majority of what you need to know for the USMLE exams with hypercalcemia in an integrated format.
Divine Intervention Episode 308 – The Floridly HY NBME Cortisol Podcast (+ 2CK/3 20 hr course reminder).
In this extremely HY podcast, I discuss cortisol deficiency and excess as they are classically tested on the USMLE exams. This podcast will give you lots of correct answers on every USMLE exam you take (Step 1-3). There are no attached slides.
Divine Intervention Episode 303 – Diabetes and The USMLEs Part 3 (Final Part).
In this HY podcast, I wrap up our discussion of diabetes as classically tested on the USMLE exams. As I did in episodes 301/302, I make tons of integrations with other disciplines and go through pathophysiology as a means of aiding thorough understanding. There are no attached slides.
Divine Intervention Episode 251 – The HY Thyroid Podcast (For Step 1-3).
In this podcast, I cover pretty much everything you need to know about the thyroid on NBME exams (especially 2CK). I discuss all commonly tested pathologies. You can easily become a thyroid expert after working through this short 35 min podcast. The only HY thing I forgot to mention here is the bit on Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type 2 (Hashimoto’s, Addisons, And T1DM with AIRE gene mutations). There are no attached slides.
Divine Intervention Episode 98 – USMLE Step 3/Medicine ITE/ABIM Review Series 4 (Diabetic Emergencies)
In this episode, I discuss diabetic emergencies (DKA/HHNC) as tested on the USMLE Step 3/MITE/ABIM exam. This is definitely a topic you’d want to understand in-depth for all 3 exams (and also for clinical practice). I focus on management and HY testable concepts. There are no attached slides.