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High Yield Family Medicine

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High Yield Family Medicine is a free audio course for 3rd year medical students who are looking to squeeze in some extra studying time in preparation for the Family Medicine shelf exam. Each episode delivers succinct overviews of highly tested topics and features tons of board-style practice questions. This podcast aims to illuminate the "big picture idea" of various topics while sprinkling in several key points that like to show up on the NBME. This is not intended to be an exhaustive resource. The information conveyed here is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice.

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#26
Episodes
63
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
32 min
On air since
2022
Latest episode
6 days ago

Episodes

63 episodes, newest first

  1. #63 - Blood Thinners

    Show notes

    Q-Bank: https://www.patreon.com/highyieldfamilymedicine

    Intro (0:35),

    Antiplatelets vs anticoagulants (1:39),

    Aspirin (3:13),

    Clopidogrel and other P2Y12 inhibitors (5:13),

    Direct oral anticoagulants (7:31),

    Warfarin (10:23),

    Heparin (13:05),

    Bleeding risk (16:13),

    Holding for surgery (17:49),

    Reversal agents (19:32),

    Practice questions (21:46)

    27 min
  2. #62 - Geriatric Medicine

    Show notes

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    Intro (0:35),

    Normal Aging (1:42),

    Function (2:38),

    Frailty (4:31),

    Nutrition (5:48),

    Polypharmacy (6:56),

    Delirium (8:36),

    Cognitive Function (10:27),

    Bowel and Bladder Function (11:25),

    Mobility and Falls (13:08),

    Bone Health (15:23),

    Pressure Injuries (16:56),

    Support and Safety at Home (18:27),

    Preventive Care (19:27),

    Advanced Care Planning (22:17),

    Practice Questions (24:28)

    29 min
  3. #61 - Sleep Disorders

    Show notes

    Q-Bank: https://www.patreon.com/highyieldfamilymedicine

    Intro (0:35),

    Normal Sleep (1:38),

    Chronic Insomnia (2:48),

    Medications for Insomnia (4:44),

    Circadian Rhythm Disorders (6:21),

    Restless Legs Syndrome (7:58),

    Obstructive Sleep Apnea (9:40),

    Central Sleep Apnea (11:43),

    Sleepwalking (12:27),

    Sleep Terrors (13:05),

    Nightmares (13:58),

    REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (14:53),

    Sleep Paralysis (16:08),

    Narcolepsy (16:55),

    Practice Questions (18:34)

    23 min
  4. #60 - Adverse Effects and Interactions

    Show notes

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    Intro (0:35),

    Benzodiazepines (1:42),

    Anticholinergic Effects (2:46),

    Serotonin Syndrome (4:07),

    Orthostatic Hypotension (5:47),

    Bradycardia (7:14),

    QT Prolongation (8:23),

    ACE Inhibitors (9:41),

    Peripheral Edema (10:57),

    Pill Esophagitis (12:08),

    Bleeding Risk (13:15),

    Constipation (14:41),

    Nephrotoxic Medications (15:49),

    Hyperkalemia (16:55),

    Hyponatremia (17:48),

    Hypoglycemia (18:43),

    Statin Myopathy (19:51),

    Drug Rashes (20:34),

    Steroid Effects (22:07),

    Practice Questions (25:06)

    29 min
  5. #59 - Antibiotics in Primary Care

    Show notes

    Intro (0:35),

    Acute Otitis Externa (1:52),

    Acute Otitis Media (3:24),

    Acute Sinusitis (5:41),

    Strep Throat (7:05),

    Acute Bronchitis (8:14),

    Community-Acquired Pneumonia (8:57),

    Pertussis (11:15),

    Impetigo (12:04),

    Cellulitis (13:01),

    Abscess (14:05),

    Bite Wounds (14:59),

    Lyme Disease (15:54),

    Asymptomatic Bacteriuria (17:19),

    Cystitis (18:18),

    Pyelonephritis (20:02),

    Prostatitis (21:22),

    Heliobacter pylori (22:02),

    Clostridioides difficile (23:22),

    Rapid Fire Antibiotic Prescribing Pearls (24:50),

    Practice Questions (26:55)

    32 min
  6. #58 - Neurologic Disorders (2 of 2)

    Show notes

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    Intro (0:35),

    UMN vs LMN Lesions (1:47),

    Spinal Cord Syndromes (3:14),

    Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis (9:40),

    Radiculopathies (11:19),

    Mononeuropathies (14:38),

    Peripheral Neuropathy (17:39),

    Cranial Neuropathies (19:34),

    Guillain-Barré Syndrome (22:15),

    Neuromuscular Junction Disorders (24:15),

    Practice Questions (28:35)

    34 min
  7. #57 - Neurologic Disorders (1 of 2)

    Show notes

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    Intro (0:35),

    Transient Ischemic Attack (2:10),

    Ischemic Stroke (4:47),

    Hemorrhagic Stroke (14:31),

    Seizures (17:33),

    Meningitis (20:40),

    Encephalitis (22:29),

    Increased Intracranial Pressure and Intracranial Masses (23:23),

    Multiple Sclerosis (25:35),

    Movement Disorders (27:56),

    Practice Questions (31:22)

    37 min
  8. #56 - Biostatistics & Epidemiology

    Show notes

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    Intro (0:35),

    Study Designs (1:47),

    Types of Bias (7:00),

    Sensitivity and Specificity (12:33),

    Predictive Value (14:22),

    Likelihood Ratio (15:38),

    Relative Risk vs Odds Ratio (16:44),

    Absolute vs Relative Risk Reduction (18:10),

    Number Needed to Treat and Number Needed to Harm (19:22),

    Incidence vs Prevalence (20:23),

    Attributable Risk (21:01),

    Intention-to-Treat (21:37),

    Confidence Intervals (22:38),

    P-values (23:47),

    Type I vs Type II Errors (24:41),

    Power (25:29),

    Survival Analysis and Hazard Ratio (26:17),

    Practice Questions (27:50)

    33 min
  9. #55 - Medical Ethics

    Show notes

    Q-Bank: https://www.patreon.com/highyieldfamilymedicine

    Intro (0:35),

    Core Ethical Principles (1:54),

    Decision-Making Capacity (3:34),

    Surrogate Decision-Making and Advance Directives (5:14),

    Confidentiality (7:13),

    Ethical Issues Involving Minors (9:18),

    End-of-Life Decision Making (10:22),

    Additional High-Yield Scenarios (14:19),

    Practice Questions (19:07)

    23 min
  10. #54 - Gallbladder & Biliary Disorders

    Show notes

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    Intro (0:35),

    Biliary Anatomy (1:43),

    Cholelithiasis and Biliary Colic (3:24),

    Acute Cholecystitis (5:20),

    Acalculous Cholecystitis (7:26),

    Choledocolithiasis (8:59),

    Ascending Cholangitis (10:22),

    Gallstone Pancreatitis (11:52),

    Primary Biliary Cholangitis (13:15),

    Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (15:02),

    Malignant Biliary Obstruction (16:43),

    Gallstone Ileus (18:29),

    Practice Questions (19:41)

    25 min
  11. #53 - Liver Disorders

    Show notes

    Q-Bank: https://www.patreon.com/highyieldfamilymedicine

    Intro (0:35),

    Liver Function Tests (1:42),

    Hepatitis A (4:33),

    Hepatitis B (6:02),

    Hepatitis C (8:44),

    MASLD (10:51),

    Alcoholic Liver Disease (12:11),

    Autoimmune Hepatitis (13:29),

    Acetaminophen Toxicity (14:53),

    Wilson Disease (15:55),

    Hemochromatosis (17:28),

    Cirrhosis (18:48),

    Ascites (20:59),

    Esophageal Varices (23:36),

    Hepatic Encephalopathy (24:54),

    Hepatorenal Syndrome (26:31),

    Hepatocellular Carcinoma Screening (27:52),

    Practice Questions (28:39)

    33 min
  12. #52 - Endocrine Disorders

    Show notes

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    Intro (0:35),

    Pituitary Feedback Loops (2:01),

    Hyperprolactinemia (4:36),

    Cushing Syndrome (7:43),

    Acromegaly (11:05),

    Diabetes Insipidus (13:02),

    SIADH (16:24),

    Sheehan Syndrome (18:21),

    Pituitary Apoplexy (20:49),

    Practice Questions (22:11)

    29 min
  13. #51 - Menopause

    Show notes

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    Intro (0:35),

    Defintion (1:49),

    Vasomotor Symptoms (4:03),

    Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (6:56),

    Osteoporosis Risk (9:09),

    Cardiovascular Risk (11:58),

    Postmenopausal Bleeding (13:14),

    Practice Questions (14:14)

    20 min
  14. #50 - Breast Disorders

    Show notes

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    Intro (0:35),

    Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines (1:44),

    Evaluation of a Breast Mass (2:51),

    Fibrocystic Changes (4:08),

    Fibroadenoma (5:31),

    Galactocele (7:09),

    Mastitis (8:17),

    Breast Abscess (9:40),

    Intraductal Papilloma (10:55),

    Mammary Duct Ecstasia (12:07),

    Gynecomastia (13:21),

    Invasive Breast Cancer (15:00),

    Inflammatory Breast Cancer (17:20),

    Paget Disease (18:46),

    Practice Questions (20:10)

    26 min
  15. #49 - Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

    Show notes

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    Intro (0:35),

    Definition (1:44),

    PALM-COEIN (2:48),

    Diagnostic approach (3:51),

    Endometrial polyps (5:39),

    Adenomyosis (7:37),

    Endometriosis (9:40),

    Leiomyoma (11:28),

    Endometrial hyperplasia and cancer (13:37),

    Coagulopathy (15:59),

    Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (17:20),

    Iatrogenic (20:02),

    Practice Questions (21:22)

    28 min
  16. #48 - Men's Health

    Show notes

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    Intro (0:35),

    Erectile Dysfunction (1:39),

    Testosterone Deficiency (4:39),

    Male Infertility (7:16),

    Phimosis (8:48),

    Paraphimosis (10:01),

    Balanitis (11:08),

    Peyronie's Disease (12:22),

    Priapism (13:44),

    Penile Fracture (14:59),

    Fournier's Gangrene (16:14),

    Penile Cancer (17:41),

    Practice Questions (19:08)

    26 min
  17. #47 - Sexually Transmitted Infections

    Show notes

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    Intro (0:35),

    Screening Guidelines (1:46),

    Syphilis (2:25),

    Herpes (4:41),

    Chancroid (6:52),

    Gonorrhea (7:47),

    Chlamydia (9:11),

    Mycoplasma genitalium (11:00),

    Lymphogranuloma venereum (12:00),

    Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (13:16),

    Disseminated Gonococcal Infection (15:23),

    Trichomoniasis (16:37),

    Bacterial Vaginosis (18:03),

    Vulvovaginal Candidiasis (19:43),

    Human Papillomavirus (21:01),

    HIV (22:32),

    PrEP (24:06),

    Hepatitis B (25:29),

    Practice Questions (27:18)

    33 min
  18. #46 - Chronic Kidney Disease

    Show notes

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    Intro (0:35),

    Definition and KDIGO Staging (1:47),

    Screening for CKD (4:30).

    Diabetic Nephropathy (6:22),

    Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis (8:17),

    Nephrotoxic Medications (9:53),

    Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (12:07),

    IgA Nephropathy (14:06),

    Minimal Change Disease (15:06),

    FSGS (15:55),

    Membranous Nephropathy (16:26),

    Anemia of CKD (16:52),

    Mineral Bone Disorder (18:40),

    Hyperkalemia (21:11),

    Metabolic Acidosis (23:40),

    Volume Overload (25:25),

    Uremia (25:50),

    Renal Replacement Therapy (28:35),

    Practice Questions (31:43)

    39 min
  19. #45 - Acute Kidney Injury

    Show notes

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    Intro (0:35),

    KDIGO Criteria (2:00),

    Diagnostic Approach to AKI (4:40),

    Prerenal AKI (8:09),

    Acute Tubular Necrosis (11:34),

    Acute Interstitial Nephritis (14:01),

    Rhabdomyolysis (15:44),

    Nephritic Syndrome (17:31),

    Nephrotic Syndrome (19:29),

    Goodpasture Syndrome (21:00),

    ANCA-Associated Vasculitis 22:34),

    Lupus Nephritis (24:47),

    Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (26:35),

    Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (28:21),

    Malignant Hypertension (29:26),

    Obstructive Uropathy (31:58),

    Dialysis Indications (32:10),

    Practice Questions (33:48)

    42 min
  20. #44 - Genitourinary Disorders

    Show notes

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    Intro (0:35),

    Cystitis (1:45),

    Pyelonephritis (5:11),

    Asymptomatic Bacteriuria (6:42),

    Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (8:10),

    Acute Bacterial Prostatitis (9:43),

    Acute Urinary Retention (11:12),

    Stress Urinary Incontinence (12:29),

    Urge Incontinence (13:43),

    Overflow Incontinence (15:04),

    Nephrolithiasis (16:31),

    Testicular Torsion (19:15),

    Epididymitis (21:12),

    Hydrocele (23:23),

    Varicocele (24:48),

    Spermatocele (26:40),

    Testicular Cancer (27:28),

    Bladder Cancer (29:29),

    Renal Cell Carcinoma (30:40),

    Prostate Cancer (32:56),

    Practice Questions (35:40).

    43 min