USMLE Step 2 Success

Rajani Katta and Samir Desai

Also known as "the Q bank podcast", the Step 2 Success podcast uses clinical vignettes and targeted teaching points to help you prepare for the USMLE Step 2 exam. Brought to you by the authors of The Successful Match and Success on the Wards, Drs. Rajani Katta and Samir Desai.

  1. 01/21/2023

    #25: Five Cases with Medical Ethics Issues

    These five cases demonstrate important medical ethics principles. When would you breach patient confidentiality? When would you honor patient autonomy over beneficence? What are advanced directives and living wills? What is the principle of determining last known wishes, and if those are not known, how do you proceed? What procedures are covered by a do not resuscitate order?

    25 min

  2. 08/06/2021

    #24: Four Cases of Neuropathy

    For a patient who presents with wrist drop and numbness on the back of the hand, what nerve is involved? In Saturday night palsy, which nerve is involved? What is the diagnosis in a patient presenting with a unilateral infrascapular localized area of pruritus? For a patient with numbness and tingling of the fourth and fifth digits, what nerve is involved? For more resources on the residency match, please see our website at www.thesuccessfulmatch.com

    18 min

  3. 07/20/2021

    #23: Six Cases of Nutrient Disorders

    What is the correct diagnosis in this 60-year-old homeless man with a rash and irritability? What is the most likely diagnosis in this patient who presents with fatigue and newly diagnosed diabetes? What is the next best test for a 24-year-old patient who presents with a normocytic anemia?

    16 min

  4. 07/13/2021

    #22: 40 Year-Old Patient with Confusion and Ataxia.

    In this patient with confusion and ataxia: What is the next best step in management? What are the risk factors for this condition? What is the most likely diagnosis in this 70 year old patient with fatigue, leg pain, and bruising? What is the best treatment? What are the risk factors for this condition?

    15 min

  5. 06/29/2021

    #21: Secondary Amenorrhea: 5 Cases to Diagnose

    When a patient presents with secondary amenorrhea, what is the differential diagnosis? What is the recommended testing for patients with suspected functional hypothalamic amenorrhea? For a suspected pituitary adenoma? For suspected PCOS? What are other potential causes outside of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis?

    16 min

  6. 06/22/2021

    #20: Five Medical Ethics Cases on Autonomy and Confidentiality

    Autonomy is one of the four major medical ethical principles, and it’s important to understand how physicians must respect patient autonomy, as well as understand the situations in which other considerations override patient autonomy. What is the definition of capacity? How do you determine capacity? In cases of elder abuse, should you breach patient confidentiality? In cases of domestic abuse, should you breach patient confidentiality? How does the principle of autonomy apply to a minor patient?

    19 min

  7. 06/15/2021

    #19: Five Cases with Medical Ethics Issues

    These five cases demonstrate important medical ethics principles. When would you breach patient confidentiality? When would you honor patient autonomy over beneficence? What are advanced directives and living wills? What is the principle of determining last known wishes, and if those are not known, how do you proceed? What procedures are covered by a do not resuscitate order?

    25 min

  8. 06/08/2021

    #18: Side effects of dietary supplements

    In these 7 cases, you'll learn about the potential harms of dietary supplements. What supplement would cause a physician to miss the diagnosis of myocardial infarction? Which supplements interfere with the CYP450 system and may lead to drug interactions? Which supplement raises the risk of falls? What are the risks posed by long-term use of anticholinergic medications?

    21 min
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Also known as "the Q bank podcast", the Step 2 Success podcast uses clinical vignettes and targeted teaching points to help you prepare for the USMLE Step 2 exam. Brought to you by the authors of The Successful Match and Success on the Wards, Drs. Rajani Katta and Samir Desai.

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  • Creator
    Rajani Katta and Samir Desai
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    27
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Rajani Katta and Samir Desai
  • Show Website
    USMLE Step 2 Success