High Yield Mood Disorders (For steps 1 &...

Approach to workup of cholangitis, chronic cholecystitis, Gallstone Ileus, Cholangiocarcinoma including Klatskin tumor, Carcinoma of GB and Pancreas At the end some house-cleaning on iatrogenic complications of gallstone disease after ERCP and other procedures are discussed (incl ... Show More

Question-based Review of Cholecystitis workup and management followed by addressing the complications of cholecystectomy. 

Both Pathophysiology and Clinical Aspects of gallstone disorders are discussed followed by important hints on differential diagnosis of gallstone disease from one another and from their complications, most specifically from cholecystitis and cholangitis. 

Today's episode includes the first half of the Psychiatry chapter from Crush Step 1, covering: - Psychology and Development (Theories of Learning & Miscellaneous Concepts) - Psychopathology Psychiatric Disorders of Children Delirium v. Dementia Schizophrenia & Similar Disorders D ... Show More

The Rosenhan Experiment rocked the psychology profession 50 years ago. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the study's look into how mental health patients were treated, why the study was so important, and what it revealed about the human mind. The post The Rosenhan Experiment ... Show More

In this short but ultra HY podcast, I discuss a series of concepts that people often run into trouble with on the USMLE exams. I focus on a host of basic science facts that Step 2/3 seem to love testing. I discuss pathophysiology, differentiating factors, and some other “testing” ... Show More

Today's episode includes the second half of the Psychiatry chapter from Crush Step 1, covering: - Psychopathology (Cont.) Bipolar Disorders Anxiety Disorders Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Stress Disorders Malingering Factitious Disorders Somatoform Disorders Personality Disorders ... Show More

Even before the pandemic, campus counselling services were reporting a marked uptick in the number of students with anxiety, clinical depression and other serious psychiatric problems. What is a college’s responsibility for helping students navigate mental health challenges, and ... Show More

Dr Matthew Broome discusses what is known about predicting the risk of transition to psychosis in high risk groups Senior Clinical Research Fellow Matthew Broome discusses what is known about predicting future psychotic conditions such as schizophrenia or bipolar. He discusses th ... Show More