Jan 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 t ... Show More

24m 52s

Aug 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 ... Show More

18m 12s

Jul 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 fac ... Show More

14m 40s

Feb 2020

39: USMLE and COMLEX Prep: Spinal Cord Pathology

A 70-y/o male has hypoesthesia of the trunk, hypoalgesia, and decreased temperature discrimination. Which diagnosis accounts for residual pallesthesia and fine touch? Links: Full Episode Blog Post Meded Media BoardVitals (promo code BOARDROUNDS and save 15% off) PMY 373: From Art ... Show More

9m 46s

Jul 2025

244. System Interactions Differential Diagnosis

A 72-year-old individual presents to outpatient physical therapy with complaints of bilateral shoulder and hip stiffness, difficulty rising from a chair, and diffuse aching that is most severe in the morning and lasts throughout the day. Laboratory results reveal an elevated eryt ... Show More

9m 1s

Dec 2024

Ep 126: A 60-Year-Old with Fever, Purulent Sputum, and Chest Pain

<p>This episode presents a 60-year-old man with acute respiratory symptoms and a cavitary lesion on chest CT. The discussion focuses on the likely etiology and appropriate therapy.</p><p><a href='https://bit.ly/PodclassHPIM'>Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 22nd E ... Show More

7m 33s

Oct 2021

10. The Mystery of the Man with Confusion and Back Pain

Hear diagnostician Gurpreet Dhaliwal try to solve the case of a patient who came to the emergency room with an unusual combination of symptoms. Plus, we discuss how difficult it is to separate the signal from the noise when treating patients, and how cognitive biases factor into ... Show More

21m 46s

Jan 2020

37: Risk Factors and Signs of Kidney Disease

What does this patient's decreased creatnine clearance and oliguria tell you? What risk factors are behind his condition? Would you give him contrast dye?

17m 6s

Sep 2018

Chapter 10: Endocrinology

Content covered in this episode includes: [0:38]: Question Dissection: A 54 year old African American male presents to his physician with a chief complaint of morning headaches, nausea, diaphoresis, and tremulousness... [3:36] Endocrinology chapter of S2S including questions like ... Show More

39m 56s

Dec 2018

Chapter 21: Laboratory Medicine

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 effec ... Show More

15m 46s

Sep 2018

Chapter 9: Emergency Medicine

Content covered in this episode includes: [0:42]: Question Dissection: A 35 year old man with a history of schizophrenia is brought to the E.D. for altered mental status... [4:46] Emergency medicine chapter of S2S including questions like: - What are the three causes of burns? Ho ... Show More

19m 28s

Apr 2019

Chapter 26: Oncology

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 differenti ... Show More

1h 5m

#23: Six Cases of Nutrient Disorders