Beyond the Pearls: Cases for Med School, Residency and Beyond
Episodes
Internal Medicine: Cushing's Disease
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Case A 40-year-old female presents for follow up of hypertension that started 2 years ago. She has been seen frequently in your clinic for ti...
Internal Medicine: Celiac Disease
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Case A 20-year-old female presents to her primary care doctor over summer break complaining of worsening fatigue for the past 6 months. She i...
Internal Medicine: Ductal Carcinoma of the Breast
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Case A 37-year-old female presents to her primary care physician with a palpable breast mass. She says she felt the mass about 2 weeks ago wh...
Fluid Distribution and Edema (Part 3 of 3)
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on t...
Fluid Distribution and Edema (Part 2 of 3)
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on t...
Fluid Distribution and Edema (Part 1 of 3)
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on t...
Critical Care Management of a Pulmonary Embolism (Part 4 of 4)
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on t...
Critical Care Management of a Pulmonary Embolism (Part 3 of 4)
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on t...
Critical Care Management of a Pulmonary Embolism (Part 2 of 4)
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on t...
Critical Care Management of a Pulmonary Embolism (Part 1 of 4)
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on t...
Periodic Limb Movements & Restless Leg Syndrome
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on t...
Parasomnias
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on t...
Acid Base Disorders (Part 2 of 2)
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on t...
Acid Base Disorders (Part 1 of 2)
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on t...
Electrolyte Disorders Complications - Hypo/Hypercalcemia & Hypo/Hyperkalemia
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on t...
Electrolyte Disorders & Complications - Hypo/Hypernatremia
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on t...
Subspecialties: Type III Achalasia
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Case A 54-year-old female presents with difficulty swallowing over the past 4 years that occurs with both solid foods and liquids. Her sympto...
Subspecialties: Drug Induced Liver Injury
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Case A 24-year-old male presents to the emergency department with 3 days of “yellow eyes” and generalized fatigue. The patient has no kno...
Subspecialties: Immune-tolerant CHB
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Case A 26-year-old female with no significant medical history presents with hepatitis B diagnosed 6 months ago from routine laboratory testin...
Subspecialties: Ulcerative Colitis
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Case A 25-year-old male presents with diarrhea for the previous 6 weeks. He describes having non-bloody stools with significant mucous output...
Subspecialties: Acute Pancreatitis
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Case A 44-year-old female presents to the emergency department with acute onset epigastric pain for the past 2 days, constant, with radiation...
Asthma (Part 3 of 3)
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on t...
Asthma (Part 2 of 3)
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on t...
Asthma (Part 1 of 3)
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on t...
Renal Tubular Acidosis Made Simple
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on t...
Rheumatology for Internal Medicine Review
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on th...
Sleep Apnea Review Lecture
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on th...
Sleep Tips with Dr. Raj (Part 3 of 3)
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on th...
Sleep Tips with Dr. Raj (Part 2 of 3)
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on th...
Sleep Tips with Dr. Raj (Part 1 of 3)
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on th...
Acute Coronary Syndromes (Part 7 of 7)
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode The final part of Dr. Raj's Cardiology/Acute Coronary Syndromes talk. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician a...
Acute Coronary Syndromes (Part 6 of 7)
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Part 6 of 7 from Dr. Raj's Cardiology/Acute Coronary Syndromes talk. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician an...
Acute Coronary Syndromes (Part 5 of 7)
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Part 5 of 7 from Dr. Raj's Cardiology/Acute Coronary Syndromes talk. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician an...
Acute Coronary Syndromes (Part 4 of 7)
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Part 4 of 7 from Dr. Raj's Cardiology/Acute Coronary Syndromes talk. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician an...
Acute Coronary Syndromes (Part 3 of 7)
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Part 3 of 7 from Dr. Raj's Cardiology/Acute Coronary Syndromes talk. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician an...
Acute Coronary Syndromes (Part 2 of 7)
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Part 2 of 7 from Dr. Raj's Cardiology/Acute Coronary Syndromes talk. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician an...
Acute Coronary Syndromes (Part 1 of 7)
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Part 1 of 7 from Dr. Raj's Cardiology/Acute Coronary Syndromes talk. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician an...
Congestive Heart Failure 4/4
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Part 4 of 4 from Dr. Raj's Congestive Heart Failure talk originally presented for The Pass Machine. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadrup...
Congestive Heart Failure 3/4
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Part 1 of 4 from Dr. Raj's Congestive Heart Failure talk originally presented for The Pass Machine. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadrup...
Congestive Heart Failure 2/4
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Part 2 of 4 from Dr. Raj's Congestive Heart Failure talk originally presented for The Pass Machine. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadrup...
Congestive Heart Failure 1/4
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Part 1 of 4 from Dr. Raj's Congestive Heart Failure talk originally presented for The Pass Machine. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadrup...
PSYCHIATRY: Illness Anxiety Disorder/Somatic Symptom Disorder
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Alexandra reviews chapter 10 from the Psychiatry Morning Report book. A 35-year-old female with no known health problems presents to t...
PSYCHIATRY: Mental Status Examination
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Alexandra reviews chapter 1 from the Psychiatry Morning Report book. A 61-year-old male arrives at the emergency department by ambulan...
PEDS: Primary VUR with Reflux Nephropathy
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Charlee reviews chapter 23 from the Pediatric Morning Report book. A 10-year-old female presents to clinic reporting recurrent episode...
Acute Kidney Injury - Part 8/8
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode This is the final part of Dr. Raj's lecture about Acute Kidney Injury. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician ...
Acute Kidney Injury - Part 7/8
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode This is part 7 of 8 for Dr. Raj's lecture about Acute Kidney Injury. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician an...
Acute Kidney Injury - Part 6/8
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode This is part 6 of 8 for Dr. Raj's lecture about Acute Kidney Injury. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician an...
Acute Kidney Injury - Part 5/8
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode This is part 5 of 8 for Dr. Raj's lecture about Acute Kidney Injury. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician an...
Acute Kidney Injury - Part 4/8
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode This is part 4 of 8 for Dr. Raj's lecture about Acute Kidney Injury. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician an...
Acute Kidney Injury - Part 3/8
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode This is part 3 of 8 for Dr. Raj's lecture about Acute Kidney Injury. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician an...
Acute Kidney Injury - Part 2/8
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode This is part 2 of 8 for Dr. Raj's lecture about Acute Kidney Injury. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician an...
Acute Kidney Injury - Part 1/8
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode This is part 1 of 8 for Dr. Raj's lecture about Acute Kidney Injury. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician an...
PEDS: Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Charlee reviews chapter 19 from the Pediatric Morning Report book. A 2-week-old female infant is seen for a follow-up visit. She was b...
PEDS: Kawasaki Disease
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Charlee reviews chapter 18 from the Pediatric Morning Report book. A 4-year-old fully immunized male presents with 2 days of fever and...
PEDS: Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Charlee reviews chapter 16 from the Pediatric Morning Report book. An 11-year-old male presents with scattered petechiae and increased...
PEDS: Cystic Fibrosis
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Charlee reviews chapter 17 from the Pediatric Morning Report book. A 3-year-old white female presents to the emergency department with...
PEDS: Four Gene Alpha Thalassemia
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Charlee reviews chapter 14 from the Pediatric Morning Report book. A premature female neonate is born to a G1P0-1 mother at 24 weeks a...
PEDS: Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome (CCHS)
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Alexis reviews Case 48 from the Pediatric Morning Report book. A 7-week-old term male infant is brought in by his mother to the emerge...
PEDS: Minimal Change Disease
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Alexis reviews Case 22 from the Pediatric Morning Report book. A 3-year-old Native American male, previously healthy, is brought to yo...
PEDS: Febrile Seizure
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Alexis reviews Case 47 from the Pediatric Morning Report book. A 20-month-old female is brought into the emergency department via ambu...
PEDS: Burkitt Lymphoma
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Alexis reviews Case 2 from the Pediatric Morning Report book. A 9-year-old male presents complaining of progressive left jaw pain and ...
PEDS: Iron Deficiency Anemia
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Charlee reviews chapter 12 from the Pediatric Morning Report book. A 12-month-old female presents for a well-child care visit. The mot...
PEDS: Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn due to Rh(D) alloimmunization
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Charlee reviews chapter 10 from the Pediatric Morning Report book. The obstetric service is monitoring a 33-year-old G9P2071 pregnant...
PEDS: Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Charlee reviews chapter 7 from the Pediatric Morning Report book. A 13-month-old male presents with 10 days of fever, fussiness, and c...
PSYCHIATRY: Alcohol Use
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Alexandra reviews chapter 15 from the Psychiatry Morning Report book. A 53-year-old female comes into the clinic reporting problems wi...
PSYCHIATRY: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Alexandra reviews chapter 9 from the Psychiatry Morning Report book. A 25-year-old female presents to the outpatient psychiatry office...
PSYCHIATRY: Defense Mechanisms
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Alexandra reviews chapter 2 from the Psychiatry Morning Report book. A 34-year-old male with a history of hypertension and anxiety pre...
PEDS: Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Charlee reviews chapter 5 from the Pediatric Morning Report book. A girl is born at 35 weeks and 3 days gestation to a 26-year-old mot...
PEDS: Essential thrombocythemia
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Charlee reviews chapter 3 from the Pediatric Morning Report book. A 15-year-old female presents with pain, trismus, and neck stiffness...
PEDS: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Charlee reviews chapter 1 from the Pediatric Morning Report book. A 20-month-old child presents with 8 weeks of right leg pain and lim...
Hypersomnia Part 8
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode This is the last part of Raj's 8 part hypersomnia series, originally recorded for American Physician Institute. This episode may refer...
Hypersomnia Part 7
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode This is part seven of Raj's 8 part hypersomnia series, originally recorded for American Physician Institute. This episode may referenc...
Hypersomnia Part 6
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode This is part six of Raj's 8 part hypersomnia series, originally recorded for American Physician Institute. This episode may reference ...
Hypersomnia Part 5
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode This is part five of Raj's 8 part hypersomnia series, originally recorded for American Physician Institute. This episode may reference...
Hypersomnia Part 4
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode This is part four of Raj's 8 part hypersomnia series, originally recorded for American Physician Institute. This episode may reference...
Hypersomnia Part 3
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode This is part three of Raj's 8 part hypersomnia series, originally recorded for American Physician Institute. This episode may referenc...
Hypersomnia Part 2
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode This is part two of Raj's 8 part hypersomnia series, originally recorded for American Physician Institute. This episode may reference ...
Hypersomnia Part 1
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode This is part one of Raj's 8 part hypersomnia series, originally recorded for American Physician Institute. This episode may reference ...
Nephrology for the IM Boards - Part 2
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode This is the second part of Raj's lecture, originally recorded for American Physician Institute. This episode may reference supplementa...
Nephrology for the IM Boards - Part 1
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode This is the first part of Raj's lecture, originally recorded for American Physician Institute. This episode may reference supplemental...
What's Up With My Gallbladder? Part 2
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode This is the second part of Raj's lecture, originally recorded for American Physician Institute. This episode may reference supplementa...
What's Up With My Gallbladder? Part 1
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode This is the first part of Raj's lecture, originally recorded for American Physician Institute. This episode may reference supplemental...
Updates in Asthma and COPD for the IM Boards (Part 4)
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This lecture was originally recorded for American Physician Institute and may reference supplemental material not provided here. Learn more about your...
Updates in Asthma and COPD for the IM Boards (Part 3)
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This lecture was originally recorded for American Physician Institute and may reference supplemental material not provided here. Learn more about your...
Updates in Asthma and COPD for the IM Boards (Part 2)
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This lecture was originally recorded for American Physician Institute and may reference supplemental material not provided here. Learn more about your...
Updates in Asthma and COPD for the IM Boards (Part 1)
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This lecture was originally recorded for American Physician Institute and may reference supplemental material not provided here. Learn more about your...
No Time To Sleep Part 5
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode This is the 5th and final part of the "No Time To Sleep" series, originally recorded for American Physician Institute. About Dr. Raj D...
No Time To Sleep Part 4
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode This is part 4 of the "No Time To Sleep" series, originally recorded for American Physician Institute. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadr...
No Time To Sleep Part 3
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode This is part 3 of the "No Time To Sleep" series, originally recorded for American Physician Institute. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadr...
No Time To Sleep Part 2
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode This is part 2 of the "No Time To Sleep" series, originally recorded for American Physician Institute. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadr...
No Time To Sleep Part 1
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Today begins this 5 part "No Time To Sleep" series originally recorded for American Physician Institute. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a qua...
Critical Care Board Review Part 5
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Dr. Raj goes through is Critical Care Board Review in this 5 part series originally recorded for American Physician Institute. About D...
Critical Care Board Review Part 4
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Dr. Raj goes through is Critical Care Board Review in this 5 part series originally recorded for American Physician Institute. About D...
Critical Care Board Review Part 3
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Dr. Raj goes through is Critical Care Board Review in this 5 part series originally recorded for American Physician Institute. About D...
Critical Care Board Review Part 2
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Dr. Raj goes through is Critical Care Board Review in this 5 part series originally recorded for American Physician Institute. About D...
Critical Care Board Review Part 1
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Dr. Raj goes through is Critical Care Board Review in this 5 part series originally recorded for American Physician Institute. About D...
Pulmonary Board Review Part 4
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Dr. Raj wraps up with part 4 of his Pulmonary Board Review. This was originally a presentation for American Physician Institute that w...
Pulmonary Board Review Part 3
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Dr. Raj begins part 3 of 4 of his Pulmonary Board Review. This was originally a presentation for American Physician Institute that we ...
Pulmonary Board Review Part 2
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Dr. Raj presents part 2 of 4 of his Pulmonary Board Review. This was originally a presentation for American Physician Institute that w...
Pulmonary Board Review Part 1
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Episode Dr. Raj begins part 1 of 4 of his Pulmonary Board Review. This was originally a presentation for American Physician Institute that we...