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🎧 New episode: Other Psychotic Disorders. Duration separates the psychoses.

• Brief psychotic disorder: 1 day to under 1 month
• Schizophreniform: 1 to 6 months; beyond 6 months it becomes schizophrenia

▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio
#Psychiatry #Psychosis #MedEd #USMLE

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🎧 New episode: Gestational Age and Prenatal Care. Dating, screening, and what each test is for.

• First-trimester crown-rump length is the most accurate dating (within 3 to 5 days)

▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio
#Obstetrics #AntenatalCare #MedEd #USMLE

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🎧 New episode: The Menstrual Cycle. The follicular phase varies; the luteal phase is fixed at 14 days.

• The oestrogen peak triggers the LH surge; ovulation follows about 36 hours later

▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio
#Gynaecology #MenstrualCycle #MedEd #USMLE

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🎧 New episode: Bacterial Meningitis. Antibiotics first. Never delay them for imaging.

• The classic triad of fever, headache and neck stiffness is present in only about half

▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio
#Meningitis #InfectiousDisease #MedEd #USMLE

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🎧 New episode: Liver Cancer. HCC: surveillance, imaging and the Milan criteria.

• Cirrhosis: ultrasound plus AFP every 6 months
• Imaging hallmark: arterial enhancement with portal venous washout

▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio
#HCC #Hepatology #MedEd #USMLE

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🎧 New episode: VSD, ASD and PDA. Three left-to-right shunts, three murmurs.

• VSD: commonest congenital heart defect; holosystolic murmur at the left lower sternal border

▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio
#CongenitalHeartDisease #Paediatrics #MedEd #USMLE

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🎧 New episode: Skin Abscess and Impetigo. Drain it: incision and drainage is definitive.

• Abscess: I&D is the definitive treatment; antibiotics alone are not enough

▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio
#Dermatology #Impetigo #MedEd #USMLE

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🎧 New episode: Type 2 Diabetes. Metformin first, then match the second agent to the patient.

• Insulin resistance with relative deficiency; obesity is the strongest risk factor

▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio
#Diabetes #Endocrinology #MedEd #USMLE

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🎧 New episode: Kidney Stones. Which stone, which scan, which emergency?

• Calcium oxalate is commonest; non-contrast CT is the gold standard

▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio
#KidneyStones #Nephrology #MedEd #USMLE

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🎧 New episode: Upper Respiratory Infections. Five syndromes worth mastering.

• Common cold: rhinovirus, supportive care, no antibiotics

▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio
#URTI #ENT #MedEd #USMLE

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🎧 New episode: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Median nerve, first three and a half digits.

• Commonest entrapment neuropathy: numbness in the first 3.5 digits, worse at night

▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio
#CarpalTunnel #Neurology #MedEd #USMLE

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🎧 New episode: Giant Cell Arteritis. Treat first, biopsy later.

• Jaw claudication is the most specific symptom
• ESR often above 50; skip lesions can make biopsy falsely negative

▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio
#GiantCellArteritis #Rheumatology #MedEd #USMLE

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🎧 New episode: Drowning and Hypothermia. Not dead until warm and dead.

• Drowning: early CPR, then observe for 6 to 8 hours for delayed pulmonary oedema

▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio
#Hypothermia #EmergencyMedicine #MedEd #USMLE

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🎧 New episode: Folate and B12 Deficiency. Never give folate alone.

• Both cause megaloblastic anaemia with hypersegmented neutrophils

▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio
#Anaemia #Haematology #MedEd #USMLE

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🎧 New episode: GERD and Hiatal Hernia. Sliding or paraoesophageal, and when to scope.

• PPI is first line, alongside lifestyle measures
• Alarm features (dysphagia, weight loss, anaemia) need endoscopy

▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio
#GERD #Gastroenterology #MedEd #USMLE

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🎧 New episode: Coronary Circulation. Match the ECG leads to the coronary territory.

• LAD is the commonest site of occlusion: anterior MI, ST elevation in V2 to V4

▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio
#Cardiology #CoronaryArteries #MedEd #USMLE

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🎧 New episode: Marfan Syndrome. The aortic root is what kills.

• FBN1 on chromosome 15, autosomal dominant
• Lens subluxates upward (homocystinuria: downward)

▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio
#MarfanSyndrome #Genetics #MedEd #USMLE

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🎧 New episode: Syphilis. Stages, serology and the Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction.

• Primary: painless chancre. Secondary: rash on palms and soles

▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio
#Syphilis #InfectiousDisease #MedEd #USMLE

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🎧 New episode: Influenza. Drift vs shift, and why aspirin is a problem in children.

• Drift: small changes, epidemics (influenza A and B)
• Shift: reassortment, pandemics, influenza A only

▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio
#Influenza #InfectiousDisease #MedEd #USMLE

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🎧 New episode: Hyperparathyroidism. Primary, secondary and tertiary: read the calcium and PTH pattern.

• Primary: raised calcium and PTH, usually a single adenoma

▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio
#Hyperparathyroidism #Endocrinology #MedEd #USMLE