USMLE Step 1

When do I get a TEE instead of a TTE is an age old question asked by many medical students while being heavily tested on all the USMLE exams. In this short podcast, I examine exactly what you need to know to get those pesky questions right. I also end with a short life lesson … Continue reading Divine Intervention Episode 490: The Clutch TEE Podcast

This podcast is incredibly HY. The esophagus is very heavily tested on all the USMLE exams. In this podcast, I discuss the overwhelming majority of what you need to know for your exams by using scenarios, explaining pathophysiology, and making tons of integrations. Certainly worth your while before you take your test. Audio Download

In this extremely HY podcast,  I take a deep dive into exploring insulin and the many different ways it could be tested on the USMLE exams. Everything in this podcast is HY for Step 1. There’s also a few HY items here for individuals taking Step 2/3. Please listen to this if you can. Audio … Continue reading Divine Intervention Episode 482: The Floridly HY Insulin Podcast (for Step 1,...

Inclusion bodies are pretty high yield to know and understand for Step 1-3. I discuss the critical ones in this podcast. There are many others but they are typically extremely low yield and the USMLEs tend to go over more relevant details of those diseases than their inclusions. I also provide some useful tips here … Continue reading Divine Intervention Episode 481: The Clutch Inclusion Bodi...

Knowing when to use CT with or without contrast is a conundrum many medical students have faced for ages. This podcast solidly addresses that problem and provides lots of useful integrations that should help you net some easy points on your exam. I also discuss a short life lesson at the end. Audio Download

The USMLEs love their acute coronary syndromes. This stuff also shows up on multiple shelf exams. This podcast goes on a deep, high yield dive into this topic and emphasizes common exam scenarios that should help you garner easy points. Audio Download

In this concluding podcast relating to the adrenergic receptors, I discuss the beta 2 and 3 receptors and how they are tested on the USMLE exams. Lots of helpful integrations here for easy points. I end with a short life lesson as well. Audio Download

In this podcast, we continue our detailed discussion of the adrenergic receptors with a deep dive into the beta 1 receptor and the many different contexts it’s tested in on the USMLE exams. Don’t sleep on this podcast. A lot of what I discuss here shows up routinely on all the USMLEs. Audio Download

Alpha 2 receptors are tested in a surprisingly large number of contexts on all the USMLE exams. This podcast makes integrations that should help you nail these questions. I end with a short life lesson applicable to many people in medicine. Audio Download

Adrenergic receptors have a weird way of showing up in many different contexts on the USMLE exams. In this podcast, I spend time breaking down alpha-1 adrenergic receptors and the many different contexts/dimensions the NBMEs choose to take with them on the USMLE exams. Pretty HY stuff here. Audio Download

Numerical acid base problems that require picking out the exact disorder and appropriate compensation show up on essentially every USMLE exam. In this podcast, I discuss a simple, but accurate approach to correctly answering these questions from an NBME/USMLE. This is one of those podcasts you should take notes on and listen through slowly. It … Continue reading Divine Intervention Episode 4...

Cervical cancer is tested in so many different contexts on all the USMLE exams. This podcast addresses these contexts and makes tons of integrations you should find to be extremely helpful in getting those points. I also end with a short life lesson. Audio Download

In this ultra HY podcast, I use a large number of scenarios to illustrate exactly what venous return/preload are. I discuss the different things that affect them. Enjoy! Audio Download

Cardiovascular parameters have a way of showing up on pretty much every USMLE exam. In this super HY podcast, I use scenarios and logical thought processes to introduce cardiac output, stroke volume, vascular resistance, systolic and diastolic pressures, pulse pressures, etc. I discuss so many scenarios and make integrations that should help you get your … Continue reading Divine Interventio...

In this second and final part of our antibiotic review, I delve deep into other HY, classically tested antibiotics. Please I beg you, listen to Ep 460 and 461 before you take your exams. You will get many questions right from these 2 podcasts. This is easily one of the highest yield things I have … Continue reading Divine Intervention Episode 461: Floridly HY Antibiotic Review for Step 1-3 (...

Don’t sleep on this podcast. You will get so many questions right on the all the USMLE exams from the many integrations you see me making here. Episode 461 will continue the series. Enjoy! Audio Download

STIs are very easily confused on the USMLE exams. In this short podcast, I discuss what you need to know and emphasize key differentiating points. The only one I don’t discuss is N. Gonorrhoeae which is treated with ceftriaxone and is gram negative. Audio Download

In this podcast, I discuss 3 common biases that are inherent in screening tests. I try to break down differences between these biases so you don’t confuse them on your exams. Audio Download

Horner’s syndrome is very commonly tested on the USMLE exams. There are however some antecedents that are not commonly emphasized that could help one pin down the exact location of the lesion. In this short podcast, I explain these in detail so you have a true understanding of the different ways this simple topic can … Continue reading Divine Intervention Episode 457: Horner’s Sy...

This podcast is incredibly HY. You will see a lot of this stuff on your exams. Enough said! Small correction around minute 20. Meningiomas are rarely associated with NF1. They are more commonly associated with NF2 (which is AD, is on Cr 22, and is also associated with ependymomas and acoustic neuromas which we also … Continue reading Divine Intervention Episode 455: The HY Autosomal Dominant...

In this short podcast, I review the timelines associated with many of the commonly tested psychiatric disorders on the USMLE Step 1-3 exams. Audio Download

In this HY podcast which is a continuation of Ep 451, I discuss 2 other disorders people routinely confuse on exams while explaining key differences between each one. I discuss relevant pathophysiology and also make necessary integrations. Audio Download

Serotonin syndrome is very commonly tested on all the USMLE exams. In this podcast, I discuss relevant pathophysiology and make lots of integrations with other disciplines that many should find helpful. Audio Download

Hypernatremia is very commonly tested on all the USMLE exams. If you want to understand the pathophysiology of hypernatremia, this podcast is what you need. I even discuss the reasoning behind why one treatment comes before the other so you’re not just blindly memorizing some algorithm you learnt somewhere. Audio Download

In this HY episode, I discuss certain updates to concepts/ideas I have discussed in previous podcasts. Guidelines and NBME views on certain topics change and I will periodically make these “patch podcasts” so the website stays ahead of the curve with regards to preparing people for all the USMLE exams. Audio Download