In this episode Dr. Ted O’Connell gives an update about the podcast and let's students know that the newest edition of the book is out and a new corresponding podcast is in development. He also announces his new project, MedPrepToGo with Dr. Raj Dasgupta. Learn more with the links below. MedPrepToGo Website BookRevision.com Dr. O’Connell’s Website More podcasts featuring Dr. O'Connell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Sep 04, 2022•5 min•Ep. 46
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May 11, 2019•5 min•Ep. 45
Content covered in this episode includes: [0:30]: Question Dissection: A 75-year-old man with an extensive 90-pack year history of tobacco use, hyperlipidemia, and a coronary artery bypass grafting 3 years ago sees his physician for abdominal pain... [6:10] Vascular Surgery chapter of S2S including questions like: - How is carotid stenosis managed? - How are patients with claudication managed? - Describe the classic presentation of chronic mesenteric ischemia. Learn more about your ad choices. V...
May 11, 2019•24 min•Ep. 44
Content covered in this episode includes: [0:28]: Question Dissection: A 32-year-old woman reports to her community health clinic complaining of tingling in her hands and feet... [4:12] Vitamins and Minerals chapter of S2S including questions like: - Specify the signs and symptoms of the various vitamin and mineral deficiencies and toxicities. - Which vitamin is a known teratogen? - What are the physical findings of rickets (vitamin D deficiency) in children? - What is the classic Step 2 descrip...
May 11, 2019•17 min•Ep. 43
Content covered in this episode includes: [0:40]: Question Dissection: A 32-year-old female presents to the E.D. writhing in pain... [3:27] Urology chapter of S2S including questions like: - How is renal cell carcinoma diagnosed and treated? - How do you recognize and manage acute urinary retention? - What are the different types of stones? What causes them? - Who makes the best donor for patients who need a kidney transplant? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
May 10, 2019•28 min•Ep. 42
Content covered in this episode includes: [0:29]: Question Dissection: A 52-year-old man presents to the clinic with a two month history of cough and weight loss... [4:40] Smoking chapter of S2S including questions like: - How is smoking related to heart disease? - What cancers are more likely in smokers? - Describe the effect of smoking on the lungs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 09, 2019•12 min•Ep. 41
Content covered in this episode includes: [0:25]: Question Dissection: The surgical intern on call is summoned to the bedside of a postoperative patient for a urine output of 20 mL in the last 24 hours... [3:44] Shock chapter of S2S including questions like: - What are the classic parameters of each type of shock? - Specify the usual findings in patients with neurogenic shock. - What is the most important point to remember if a patient is in shock? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...
May 08, 2019•20 min•Ep. 40
Content covered in this episode includes: [0:37]: Question Dissection: A 24-year-old male (medical student) presents with a chief complaint of low back pain over the last 6 months... [4:01] Rheumatology chapter of S2S including questions like: - What is the most common form of arthritis? - What clues point to a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)? - Describe the usual presentation of Kawasaki disease. How is it treated? - Give the basic facts of Paget disease. How is it linked with cancer? Le...
May 07, 2019•31 min•Ep. 39
Content covered in this episode includes: Question Dissection: A 28-year-old woman presents to the E.D. with a swollen left leg that began early in the morning and seems to be worsening Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 07, 2019•17 min•Ep. 38
Content covered in this episode includes: [0:30] Question Dissection: A 24-year-old women sees her family physician for a non-productive cough which has been present for 3 days... [4:04] Pulmonology chapter of S2S including questions like: - What is COPD? - What is the concern with the use of long-acting beta-antagonists (LABAs) in the treatment of asthma? - What classic cues on the Step 2 exam point to the cause of a solitary pulmonary nodule? - What are the classic clinical cues on Step 2 for ...
May 06, 2019•33 min•Ep. 37
Content covered in this episode includes: [0:38] Question Dissection: A 32 year old female is brought to the E.D. for a suicide attempt by overdose... [3:40] Psychiatry chapter of S2S including questions like: - Why is the duration of symptoms important with psychosis? - List the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. - Differentiate among the classes of antipsychotic drugs. - What are the side effects of lithium, valproic acid, and carbamazepine? - What is the most notorious side effe...
May 03, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 36
Content covered in this episode includes: [0:28: Question Dissection: A 16-year-old girl is brought to the office of her family physician by her mother for consultation. The girl is healthy and has been sexually active for the last year... [2:08] Preventive Medicine chapter of S2S including questions like: - Name the major cause of neonatal mortality. What is the neonatal mortality rate in the United States? - List the top three causes of infant and maternal mortality in the United States. - Wha...
May 01, 2019•16 min•Ep. 35
Content covered in this episode includes: [0:29] Question Dissection: A 31-year-old woman is brought to the E.D. by friends at 3 A.M. after they were unable to wake her up... [4:29]Pharmacology chapter of S2S including questions like: - What two developments in NSAID therapy may reduce GI and bleeding complications? - What age group should not be given aspirin? What finding on a physical exam is a contraindication to aspirin use? - Discuss the relationship between aspirin and strokes. Learn more...
Apr 28, 2019•26 min•Ep. 34
Content covered in this episode includes: [0:28] Question Dissection: A 7-year-old boy is brought in to see his pediatrician after behavioral modifications have been unsuccessful in controlling nighttime bed-wetting... [4:17]Pediatrics chapter of S2S including questions like: - What screening and preventive care measures should be done at every pediatric visit? - What are the frequently tested items under the umbrella of primary prevention using “anticipatory guidance”? - What findings should ma...
Apr 24, 2019•35 min•Ep. 33
Content covered in this episode includes: [0:30] Question Dissection: A 4-year-old African American girl presents to the E.D. with refusal to walk for one day... [6:22] Orthopedic Surgery chapter of S2S including questions like: - What are the signs and symptoms of compartment syndrome? How is it treated? - Which bacteria are the most common cause of septic arthritis? In what scenario should you think of another cause? - What is the most common type of bone tumor? - What are the common findings ...
Apr 19, 2019•33 min•Ep. 32
Content covered in this episode includes: [0:32] Question Dissection: A 68-year-old male presents to his physician with a chief complaint of a rash on his face... [3:32]Ophthalmology chapter of S2S including questions like: - Distinguish allergic, viral, and bacterial conjunctivitis. - How does closed-angle glaucoma present? What should you do if you recognize it? - What findings suggest an ophthalmic herpes zoster infection? - Why does blindness develop in patients with strabismus? Learn more a...
Apr 14, 2019•35 min•Ep. 31
Content covered in this episode includes: [0:30]: Question Dissection: A 68-year-old man presents to his physician’s office complaining of severe low back pain that shoots down his right leg... [3:32] Oncology chapter of S2S including questions like: - What are the key differential points for the commonly tested blood dyscrasias? - What clinical vignette should make you suspect lung cancer? - How should you manage a patient with a solitary pulmonary nodule on chest radiograph? - What should you ...
Apr 09, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 30
Content covered in this episode includes: [0:27] Obstetrics chapter of S2S including questions like: - What are the different terms for spontaneous abortion? - In fetal heart monitoring, what is the difference between early decelerations, late decelerations, and variable decelerations? - What causes fetal bleeding to present as third trimester vaginal bleeding? - What usually follows membrane rupture What should you do if it does not occur? - How do you manage fetal malpresentation? Learn more a...
Mar 29, 2019•51 min•Ep. 29
Content covered in this episode includes: [0:53]: Question Dissection: A 25-year-old gravida one presents at 37 weeks gestation with a chief complaint of leakage of fluid… [5:17] Obstetrics chapter of S2S including questions like: - What routine tests should be obtained for all pregnant patients? - When should ultrasound be used to evaluate the fetus? - What do you need to know about HIV testing and transmission in mother and child? - What should be done if the AFP is elevated? - What are the di...
Mar 23, 2019•58 min•Ep. 28
Content covered in this episode includes: [0:28]Question Dissection: An 81-year-old woman is brought to the E.D. via ambulance complaining of an excruciating headache that began two hours ago.. [4:34]Neurosurgery chapter of S2S including questions like: - What causes a subdural hematoma? How do you recognize and treat it? - What does a unilateral, dilated, unreactive pupil after head trauma suggest? - What findings suggest increased intracranial pressure? - In what setting does dural venous sinu...
Mar 13, 2019•24 min•Ep. 27
Content covered in this episode includes: [0:30] Question Dissection: A 52-year-old man with a one hundred pack year history of smoking presents to his physician with a chief complaint of double vision... [4:36] Neurology chapter of S2S including questions like: - In what common situation is lumbar puncture contraindicated? - What are the classic differences between delirium and dementia? - How do you recognize a headache secondary to brain tumor or intracranial mass? - How do you recognize a to...
Feb 28, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 26
Content covered in this episode includes: [0:47]: Question Dissection: A 30-year-old male has been receiving intravenous Nafcillin on an inpatient ward secondary to severe cellulitis of his left leg... [4:56] Nephrology chapter of S2S including questions like: - What do you need to know about intravenous contrast and renal failure? - What medications commonly cause renal insufficiency or failure? - How do you differentiate among the common pediatric hematologic disorders that affect the kidney? ...
Dec 13, 2018•31 min•Ep. 25
Content covered in this episode includes: [0:35]: Question Dissection: A 17 year old boy is seen in the E.D. with a complaint of muscle weakness.. [6:10] Laboratory medicine chapter of S2S including questions like: - What may cause a false lab report of hyperkalemia? - What effect do serum acidosis and serum alkalosis have on potassium and calcium levels? - What does an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate mean in pregnancy? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Dec 13, 2018•17 min•Ep. 24
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Dec 09, 2018•3 min•Ep. 23
Content covered in this episode includes: [0:48]: Question Dissection: A 20 year old male presents with a painless ulcer on the glans of his penis… [4:10] Infectious diseases chapter of S2S including questions like: - What is the gold standard for diagnosis of pneumonia? - How is syphilis diagnosed? - How do you recognize measles (rubeola) infection in a child? - What are the complications of chickenpox? - What elements of the history point to endocarditis? - Distinguish between impetigo and ery...
Dec 03, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 22
Content covered in this episode includes: [0:42]: Question Dissection: A 29 year old male with a past medical history of HIV infection sees his doctor for ongoing treatment... [4:40] Immunology chapter of S2S including questions like: - How do you recognize and treat true anaphylaxis? - What usually causes hereditary angioedema? - How is HIV diagnosed? How long after exposure does the HIV test become positive? - What causes DiGeorge syndrome? How do you recognize it? - Give the classic descripti...
Nov 25, 2018•31 min•Ep. 21
Content covered in this episode includes: [0:38]: Question Dissection: A 58 year old African American male visits his primary care doctor for a routine medical evaluation... [4:18] Hypertension chapter of S2S including questions like: - What is the “two-measurement” rule in the diagnosis of hypertension? - What causes hypertension? - What does lowering blood pressure accomplish? - Which tests should be ordered for every patient with a diagnosis of hypertension? Why? Learn more about your ad choi...
Nov 24, 2018•22 min•Ep. 20
Content covered in this episode includes: [0:43]: Question Dissection: A 24 year old female presents to her primary care physician for a health maintenance examination. [3:45] Hematology chapter of S2S including questions like: - What are the important elements of the history when anemia is present? - Why do people get iron deficiency? - How is thalassemia differentiated from iron deficiency? - What two clues on the Step 2 exam often point to a diagnosis of sickle cell disease? - With what condi...
Nov 23, 2018•48 min•Ep. 19
Content covered in this episode includes: [0:36] Question Dissection: A 25 year old gravita zero present with a chief complaint of excess body hair noted over her abdomen, chin, and upper lip... [4:35] GYN chapter of S2S including questions like: - What is PID? How do you recognize it on the Step 2 exam? - How is endometriosis diagnosed and treated? - What are fibroids? How common are they? How often do they become malignant? - Define PCOS. How do you recognize it? - What is the current state of...
Nov 21, 2018•53 min•Ep. 18
Content covered in this episode includes: [0:47]: Question Dissection: A 72 year old male with Alzheimer dementia is brought to his geriatrician for a routine follow up... [2:31] Geriatrics chapter of S2S including questions like: - What age group constitutes the most rapidly growing segment of the population? - What is the best prophylaxis for pressure ulcers in an immobilized patient? - What is the difference between dementia and delirium? - How can advance directives be useful? Learn more abo...
Nov 21, 2018•21 min•Ep. 17
