DERM of the Day

Quiz yourself over the content covered so far! Listeners may consider briefly pausing the audio after each question to quiz themselves prior to hearing the answers.

Listen in for a brief overview of dermatophytosis, including nomenclature, clinical presentation, most common causative organisms, diagnostics, and treatment!

Hopefully this episode gives you a few pearls on candidiasis, which is a fairly common skin condition as the cause of intertrigo! Listen in for some HY facts and learning to differentiate this condition from others.

Keep an infection with Neisseria meningitidis in your differential if you see the characteristic signs of nuchal rigidity and petechial skin lesions!

Join us for this short and sweet episode covering the HY facts about tinea versicolor!

Cover the basics of leprosy, caused by Mycobacterium leprae, for exams. Also, remember to keep leprosy on your differential for patients who have leonine facies!

Learn the HY clinical details of pilonidal cysts, including etiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and treatment. Not difficult, but questions will often try to confuse this condition with an abscess, so knowing the basics may get you a few questions correct!

Acne has a complex pathophysiology and treatment sequence that exam writers love to test. Here, we only scratch the surface of acne, but give you a broad overview of this condition. Hope this helps!

You definitely do NOT want to miss necrotizing fasciitis. Listen to this episode to learn the HY facts for exams.

Join us for this episode, where we discuss the basics of folliculitis, including what causes it, how it presents clinically, and how to treat it.

Quick refresher differentiating these two conditions, which are often used to try and trick you on exams. By keeping several key differentiating features in mind, you should be able to quickly recognize each!

A common condition in children both on exams and in clinic is Impetigo. Caused by either staph or strep, patients classically present with "honey-colored crusts". Knowing the specifics of impetigo will help with tests and patient care!

Discuss the HY dermatologic findings with verrucae, aka warts, and the virus responsible for them. Short, sweet, and simple, this is a good refresher for a common skin lesion.

Short and sweet, learn the HY for Molluscum!

Learn the high-yield differentiating details between these two commonly tested viral infections!

Flaccid vs. tense blisters, +/-Nikolsky sign, desmosomes vs. hemidesmosomes. Knowing a few key features can help differentiate these two commonly tested blistering dermatoses!

I used to get these mixed up, but hopefully this episode will help you keep them straight in your head for exams!

If you see skin sloughing on exams, keep these disorders in mind!

Learn to recognize and understand this HY condition, as it will get you questions right on the test and potentially save someone's life!

Dive into the clinical aspects of Psoriasis, including etiology, pathophysiology, HY presentations, histology, and treatment

HY clinical vignette with buzzphrase terminology, as well as discussion of causes, underlying mechanism, diagnosis, and treatment

Clinical vignettes containing HY buzzphrase terminology for these two conditions, as well as details on etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment.

In this episode, we discuss terminology used to describe dermatologic lesions and histology images.

Learn about the different layers of epidermis and epidermal cell junctions that are key to understanding various high-yield derm conditions

Intro to DERM of the day including target audience, goals, and podcast structure