Beyond the Pearls: Cases for Med School, Residency and Beyond

BONUS: Osteoporosis (4 of 4)

27 Jul 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Raj talks with Dr. Braden Barnett about osteoporosis in the final episode of this series. Today’s Guest  Dr. Barnett graduated ...

BONUS: Osteoporosis (3 of 4)

20 Jul 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Raj talks with Dr. Braden Barnett about osteoporosis in part 3 of this 4 part series. Today’s Guest  Dr. Barnett graduated with...

BONUS: Osteoporosis (2 of 4)

13 Jul 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Raj talks with Dr. Braden Barnett about osteoporosis in part 2 of this 4 part series. Today’s Guest  Dr. Barnett graduated with...

BONUS: Osteoporosis (1 of 4)

08 Jul 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Raj talks with Dr. Braden Barnett about osteoporosis in part 1 of this 4 part series. Today’s Guest  Dr. Barnett graduated w...

PSYCHIATRY: Bipolar Disorder

30 Jun 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Katie Cho reviews chapter 5 from Psychiatry Morning Report: Beyond The Pearls. A 45 year old woman is brought to the emergency dep...

PSYCHIATRY: PTSD

22 Jun 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Katie Cho reviews chapter 8 from Psychiatry Morning Report: Beyond The Pearls.  A psychiatry consult has been requested on a 42-y...

PSYCHIATRY: Schizophrenia

15 Jun 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Katie Cho reviews chapter 21 from Psychiatry Morning Report: Beyond The Pearls. A 20-year-old male presents to the psychiatric eme...

PSYCHIATRY: Generalized Anxiety Disorder

08 Jun 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Katie Cho reviews chapter 6 from Psychiatry Morning Report: Beyond The Pearls. A previously healthy 18-year-old female who is in h...

MEDICINE: Mitral Valve Prolapse

01 Jun 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Ravi Rao reviews case 34 from Medicine Morning Report: Beyond The Pearls. A 31-year-old female comes to your office to establish c...

Anesthesia: Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

25 May 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Paul Frank reviews case 19 from Anesthesia and Critical Care Morning Report: Beyond the Pearls. The patient is a 71 year old male ...

Anesthesia: Labor Epidural

18 May 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Paul Frank reviews case 9 from Anesthesia and Critical Care Morning Report: Beyond the Pearls. The patient is a 26 year old primig...

Anesthesia: Total Knee Arthroplasty

11 May 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Paul Frank reviews case 2 from Anesthesia and Critical Care Morning Report: Beyond the Pearls. The patient is a 75 year old woman ...

Anesthesia: Arteriovenous Fistula

04 May 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Paul Frank reviews case 31 from Anesthesia and Critical Care Morning Report: Beyond the Pearls. A 68 year old woman with worsening...

MEDICINE: Obstructive Sleep Apnea

27 Apr 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Ravi Rao reviews case 62 from Medicine Morning Report. A 54-year-old male patient with hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, obe...

PEDS: Hypoglycemia in Infants

20 Apr 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Jasmine Massoumi reviews case 32 from Pediatrics Morning Report. A late pre-term female infant is delivered via cesarean section t...

PEDS: Necrotizing enterocolitis

13 Apr 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Jasmine Massoumi reviews case 54 from Pediatrics Morning Report. A male infant born at 29 weeks with a birth weight of 1450g is no...

SUBSPECIALTIES: Aortic Stenosis and Valve Replacement

06 Apr 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Raj reviews aortic stenosis and aortic valve replacement. He goes over the clinical presentation, diagnostic testing such as echoc...

SUBSPECIALTIES: Diabetic Nephropathy

30 Mar 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Raj reviews diabetic nephropathy which is the leading cause of leading cause of end-stage kidney disease. He reviews the causes an...

SUBSPECIALTIES: C. Diff Diagnosis and Treatment

23 Mar 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Raj reviews the diagnosis and treatment of C. Diff, explains the importance of antibiotic stewardship, and breaks down 2 example q...

SUBSPECIALTIES: Primary Adrenal Insufficiency

16 Mar 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Raj reviews the signs, symptoms, and causality of primary adrenal insufficiency. Enter the 100th Episode Giveaway The contest is r...

SUBSPECIALTIES: Acute Interstitial Nephritis

09 Mar 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Raj breaks down some nephrology content including acute kidney injury, acute interstitial nephritis and its 4 causes, as well as a...

SUBSPECIALTIES: Alcoholic Liver Disease

02 Mar 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Raj reads a case from his latest book, Medicine Morning Report Subspecialties: Beyond The Pearls, and reviews the case of 43 year ...

SURGERY: Breast Cancer

23 Feb 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Austin Williams reviews chapter 19 of the Surgery Morning Report book, featuring the case of a 48-year-old female without signific...

SURGERY: Peripheral Artery Disease

16 Feb 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Austin Williams reviews chapter 28 of the Surgery Morning Report book, featuring the case of a 55-year-old male with a history of ...

SURGERY: Gunshot Wound

09 Feb 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Austin Williams reviews chapter 35 of the Surgery Morning Report book, featuring the case of a 23-year-old male who presents to th...

SURGERY: Hernias

02 Feb 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Austin Williams reviews chapter 9 from the Surgery Morning Report book, featuring the case of a 48-year-old male without significa...

PEDS: Pneumonia

26 Jan 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Nisa Fraser reviews the case of a 10-year-old male who presents for evaluation after 1 week of cough and rhinorrhea, nasal congest...

PEDS: Myasthenia Gravis

19 Jan 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Nisa Fraser reviews the case of an 11-year-old female who is brought to the emergency department by her parents for difficulty swa...

PEDS: Diabetic Ketoacidosis

12 Jan 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Nisa Fraser reviews the case of a A 3-year-old female who presents to the emergency department with a 1-day history of nausea, vom...

PEDS: Neuroblastoma

05 Jan 2023

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Today's Episode Dr. Nisa Fraser reviews the case of a 4 year old male who presents to the emergency department with 3 weeks of abdominal pain, low bac...

Anesthesiology: Trauma Laparotomy

29 Dec 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Paul Frank reviews the case of a 21 year old man who is brought to the operating room for emergency exploratory laparotomy after b...

Anesthesiology: Hydrocele Repair

22 Dec 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Paul Frank reviews the case of a five year old boy who was undergoing repair of a hydrocele. He is otherwise healthy. Today's Host...

Anesthesiology: Shoulder Replacement

15 Dec 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Paul Frank reviews the case of a 62 year old man who is scheduled for right shoulder replacement for osteoarthritis. He takes apix...

Anesthesiology: Laparoscopic Ovarian Cystectomy

08 Dec 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Paul Frank reviews the case of a 32 year old woman who is undergoing laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy. She has smoked 1 pack of cig...

MEDICINE: Aortic Stenosis

01 Dec 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Ravi Rao reviews the case of a 67-year-old male who presents with a complaint of syncope after carrying a bag of groceries up a fl...

PEDS: Neonatal Sepsis

24 Nov 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Jasmine Massoumi reviews the case of a male infant who is delivered via emergency cesarean section due to fetal distress. Today's ...

Mechanical Ventilation (Part 4)

17 Nov 2022

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Today's Episode Today is the last part of Dr. Raj's Mechanical Ventilation Made Ridiculously Easy lecture. This was originally a presentation for The ...

Mechanical Ventilation (Part 3)

10 Nov 2022

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Today's Episode We continue with part 3 (of 4) of Dr. Raj's Mechanical Ventilation Made Ridiculously Easy lecture. This was originally a presentation ...

Mechanical Ventilation (Part 2)

03 Nov 2022

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Today's Episode We continue with part 2 (of 4) of Dr. Raj's Mechanical Ventilation Made Ridiculously Easy lecture. This was originally a presentation ...

Mechanical Ventilation (Part 1)

27 Oct 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Raj begins part 1 of 4 of his Mechanical Ventilation Made Ridiculously Easy lecture. This was originally a presentation for The Pa...

PEDS: Hematemesis

20 Oct 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Parastou Khalessi Hosseini reviews the case of a 13-year-old male who presents to the pediatric emergency department for hematemes...

PEDS: Chronic Giardiasis

13 Oct 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Parastou Khalessi Hosseini reviews the case of a 16-month-old female who presents with her foster mother to clinic with the chief...

PEDS: Gallstone Pancreatitis

06 Oct 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Parastou Khalessi Hosseini reviews the case of a 16-year-old female ballerina who presents to the emergency room with a 2-day hist...

PEDS: Stridor

29 Sep 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Parastou Khalessi Hosseini reviews the case of a 12 year old boy presents to the emergency department with worsening stridor for 3...

OBGYN: Endometriosis

22 Sep 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Kate Meriwether reviews the case of a 22 year old woman who presents with chronic, cyclical pain, since 3 years after menarche. To...

OBGYN: Opiate Dependence in Pregnancy

15 Sep 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Kate Meriwether reviews the case of a 27 year old G2 P1001 woman at 25 weeks gestational age who presents to obstetric triage with...

OBGYN: Postpartum Depression

08 Sep 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Kate Meriwether reviews the case of a 28 year old woman presenting with symptoms of depression in the postpartum period. Today's H...

OBGYN: Endometrial Cancer

01 Sep 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Kate Meriwether reviews the case of a 58 year old woman with post-menopausal bleeding. Today's Host Dr. Kate Meriwether is a Urogy...

Internal Medicine: Pheochromocytomas

25 Aug 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Esther G. Chong reviews the case of a 28 year old female who presents to clinic with high blood pressure. Review of symptoms is po...

Internal Medicine: Lung Adenocarcinoma

18 Aug 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Esther G. Chong reviews the case of a 57 year old male who presents with a 1 week history of shortness of breath and a productive ...

Internal Medicine Board Review: Inflammatory Bowel Disease

11 Aug 2022

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Today's Episode This week is Part 2 of Dr. Raj's Internal Medicine Board Review from the Pass Machine. This section primarily focuses on inflammatory ...

Internal Medicine Board Review: Critical Care

04 Aug 2022

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Today's Episode This episode features Part 1 of Dr. Raj's Internal Medicine Board Review lecture he did with the Pass Machine. This section primarily ...

SUBSPECIALTIES: Bronchiectasis - Symptoms, Causes, & Treatment

28 Jul 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Raj and Dr. Eva Khondaker review the case of a 55 year old woman who is a new referral to the pulmonary clinic with an acute produ...

SUBSPECIALTIES: What is Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)?

21 Jul 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Raj and Dr. Eva Khondaker review the case of a 68 year old man who presents to the outpatient clinic after 6 months of progressive...

SUBSPECIALTIES: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

14 Jul 2022

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Today's Episode Another case from Dr. Raj's new book, Medicine Morning Report: Subspecialties available August 9th. Dr. Raj and Dr. Eva Khondaker revi...

SUBSPECIALTIES: Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment with Eva Khondaker

07 Jul 2022

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Today's Episode Today Dr. Raj announces the release of his new book: Medicine Morning Report: Subspecialties available August 9th. In this episode, he...

SURGERY: Biliary Disease

30 Jun 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Austin Williams reviews the case of a 44 year old female who presents with a complaint of right upper quadrant pain. Her past medi...

SURGERY: Acute Appendicitis

23 Jun 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Austin Williams reviews the case of a 28 year old female with no significant past medical history who presents to the emergency de...

PSYCH: Major Depression and Treatment Options

16 Jun 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Tammy Duong reviews the case of a 16 year old female who presents to the emergency department with her parents after telling them ...

Renal: Causes and Treatments for Hyperkalemia

09 Jun 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Enrica Fung reviews the case of a 55 year old male with type 2 diabetes who presents for a routine check up. He was told to get la...

GI: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

02 Jun 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Daniel Chao reviews the case of a 35 year old male who reports a 3 year long history of burning, substernal, non-radiating chest p...

GI: Ascites and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

26 May 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Daniel Chao reviews the case of a 43 year old male who presents to clinic one week after hospitalization with new onset ascites. T...

CARDIO: Selecting the Optimal Cardiac Stress Test

19 May 2022

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About this episode Today Dr. Raj wraps up this portion of his "Cardio review for the boards." In this episode, he covers the different types of stress...

CARDIO: Basic Echocardiographic Views

12 May 2022

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About this episode Today Dr. Raj continues his Cardio review for the boards and now we dive into basic echocardiographic views. Sign up to www.beyondt...

CARDIO: Chest X-Ray In Cardiovascular Disease

05 May 2022

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About this episode Today Dr. Raj continues his Cardio review for the boards and we move into different imaging techniques for cardiovascular disease, ...

CARDIO: Treating Hyperlipidemia

28 Apr 2022

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About this episode Today Dr. Raj continues his Cardio review for the boards and talks about how to manage and treat hyperlipidemia. About Dr. Raj Dr R...

CARDIO: Hyperlipidemia & Cardiovascular Disease

21 Apr 2022

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About this episode Today Dr. Raj continues his Cardio review for the boards and dives into hyperlipidemia. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board c...

CARDIO: Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Factors

14 Apr 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Raj Dasgupta reviews common cardiovascular disease and causes and breaks down the main risk factors. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a qua...

PEDS: Jaundice and Hepatitis

07 Apr 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Hosseini reviews the case of a 17 year old female with fatigue and yellow eyes. Today's Host Dr. Parastou Khalessi Hosseini is a c...

PEDS: Eosinophilic Esophagitis

31 Mar 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Hosseini reviews the case of a 10 year old male who presents with an acidic feeling in his throat and heart burn. Today's Host Dr....

PEDS: Intussusception

24 Mar 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Hosseini reviews the case of an 18 month old male who presents with vomiting and altered mental status. Today's Host Dr. Parastou ...

PEDS: Crohn's Disease

17 Mar 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Hosseini reviews the case of a 19 year old female who present with 4 months of diarrhea. Today's Host Dr. Parastou Khalessi Hossei...

RENAL: Hematuria and Glomerulonephritis

10 Mar 2022

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Today's Episode Today Dr. Suzanne Boyle reviews the case of a 22 year old male who presents with 3 days of "cola colored" urine. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj ...

RENAL: Polyuria, Polydipsia, and Nocturia

03 Mar 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Suzanne Boyle reviews the case of a 20 year old female suffering from polyuria, polydipsia, and nocturia. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is ...

RENAL: Lung Cancer and Hyponatremia

24 Feb 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Suzanne Boyle reviews the physical exam of a 68 year old man with weakness and fatigue to create a differential diagnosis which le...

PEDS: Vitamin D Deficiency and Osteopenia in Children

17 Feb 2022

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Today's Episode Today Dr. Kris Liban discusses the case of a 4 month old infant who is evaluated in the ED after a choking episode. However, a chest x...

PEDS: Vision Problems and Amblyopia in Children

10 Feb 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Kris Liban reviews the case of a 5 year old who fails a school vision screen. He discusses the potential causes for vision dysfunc...

PEDS: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children

03 Feb 2022

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Today's Episode Today Dr. Kristopher Liban reviews obstructive sleep apnea in children including the differential diagnosis, and other conditions that...

Infectious Disease: Tuberculosis

27 Jan 2022

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Today's Episode Today Dr. Brian Wong reviews the case of a 54 year old male who presents with night sweats, unintentional weight loss, and productive ...

Infectious Disease: Acute Meningitis

20 Jan 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Brian Wong breaks down a case of a 60 year old male with acute meningitis. Dr. Wong reviews the work-up to confirm the diagnosis a...

Infectious Disease: Lyme Disease

13 Jan 2022

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Today's Episode Dr. Brian Wong breaks down Lyme disease, its etiology, and treatment options. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified phy...

SLEEP: Lecture Series Part 7 - Sleep Movement Disorders

06 Jan 2022

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Today's Episode Today we wrap up the sleep lectures and conclude with sleep movement disorders such as sleep walking and restless leg syndrome as well...

SLEEP: Lecture Series Part 6 - Irregular Sleep Cycles and Circadian Rhythm Disorders

30 Dec 2021

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Today's Episode Today's section reviews irregular sleep cycles and circadian rhythm disorders including non-24, shift work, and jet leg. As well as di...

SLEEP: Lecture Series Part 5 - Narcolepsy

23 Dec 2021

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Today's Episode Today's section reviews narcolepsy including how to diagnose it, treatment options and question breakdowns. Make sure to follow along ...

SLEEP: Lecture Series Part 4 - Insomnia and Parasomnias

16 Dec 2021

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Today's Episode Today's section features covers insomnia and features question breakdowns. Make sure to follow along with the slides at https://www.in...

SLEEP: Lecture Series Part 3 - Obstructive Sleep Apnea

09 Dec 2021

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Today's Episode Today is the 3rd episode of the sleep lecture series presented by Dr. Raj. Today's section mostly features question breakdowns and wra...

SLEEP: Lecture Series Part 2 - Disordered Breathing

25 Nov 2021

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Today's Episode Welcome to our second episode of the sleep lecture series presented by Dr. Raj. Today's section talks about sleep disordered breathing...

SLEEP: Lecture Series Part 1 - Physiology

18 Nov 2021

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Today's Episode This is our first episode of an 8 part series from a lecture series Dr. Raj presented at USC. Today's section focuses on the physiolog...

OBGYN: Induction of Labor

11 Nov 2021

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About this episode Dr. Meriwether reviews a case of a 31 year old g1p0 woman at 37 weeks gestation scheduled for an induction of labor due to a pregna...

OBGYN: Hyperemesis Gravidarum

04 Nov 2021

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About this episode Dr. Meriwether reviews a case of a 23 with hyperemesis gravidarum and discusses the differential diagnosis of nausea and vomiting a...

OBGYN: Fecal Incontinence

28 Oct 2021

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About this episode Dr. Meriwether reviews a case of an elderly woman who is no longer able to control her bowels. Today's Reader Dr. Kate Meriwether i...

OBGYN: Absent Menses in Adolescents

21 Oct 2021

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About this episode Dr. Meriwether reviews a case of a young girl with no menstrual bleeding and ovarian dysgenesis. Today's Reader Dr. Kate Meriwether...

OBGYN: Abnormal Menstrual Bleeding

14 Oct 2021

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About this episode Dr. Meriwether reviews a case of a young girl with heavy menstrual bleeding and iron deficiency.  Today's Reader Dr. Kate Meriweth...

OBGYN: Post-Menopausal Abdominal Pain

07 Oct 2021

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About this episode Dr. Meriwether reviews a woman who presents with abdominal pain and distention. She then discusses tumor removal options and review...

PEDS: Chest Pain in Children and Adolescents

30 Sep 2021

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About this episode Dr. Chan reviews a patient with chest pain, palpitations, and diaphoresis. Today's Reader Dr. Randall Chan is an attending physicia...

PEDS: Diagnosing Asthma in Children

23 Sep 2021

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About this episode Dr. Chan reviews an 8 month old male who is brought to the pediatrician for a cough. Today's Reader Dr. Randall Chan is an attendin...

PEDS: Acute Kidney Injury in Children

16 Sep 2021

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About this episode Dr. Chan reviews a patient with a decreased urine output and edema in the lower extremities. Today's Reader Dr. Randall Chan is an ...

PEDS: Identifying Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children

09 Sep 2021

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About this episode Dr. Chan reviews a 24 month old child who is not displaying normal developmental behaviors and instead shows regression. Today's Re...

PEDS: Malignancies in the Pediatric Mandible

02 Sep 2021

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About this episode Dr. Chan reviews a patient with a mass in the lower left jaw and discusses the various malignancies in the pediatric mandible. Toda...

ACP Pulmonary Internal Medicine Review (Part 4)

26 Aug 2021

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Today's episode completes Dr. Raj's pulmonology lecture and talks about pleural effusions. About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physici...