USMLE Step 2 Secrets

Chapter 11: Ethics

Content covered in this episode includes:  [0:40]: Question Dissection: A 48 year old male is brought to the E.D. after a bicycle accident... [4:06] Ethics chapter of S2S including questions like: - What are the general principles of ethics? - What are the components of informed consent? - What should you do if a patient lacks capacity to make decisions? - What should you do if a patient is in critical condition or a coma and has made no advance directive or living will? - When do patients un...

Episode 14: Endocrinology

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: - What are the common signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism? - What are the common causes of hypothyroidism? - How is Cushing syndrome diagnosed? - What causes virilization in children? - Give the classic clinical ...

Episode 13: Emergency Medicine

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? How should all burns be managed initially? - How is burn severity classified? Describe the management of each class. - What are the two classic examples of hyperthermia due to medication? - How are patients managed aft...

Chapter 8: Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery

Content covered in this episode includes: [0:38]: Question Dissection: A 30-year-old male presents to the E.D. complaining of left facial paralysis since waking this morning... [2:52] Ear, Nose, and Throat chapter of S2S including questions like: - What is the most common cause of lower motor neuron facial nerve paralysis? How does it present? - What are the common causes of a neck mass? - What causes nosebleeds? - What are the complications of otitis media? How are they avoided? - What is th...

Episode 12: Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery

Chapter 7: Diabetes Mellitus

This is the Diabetes Mellitus chapter from USMLE Step 2 Secrets. Content covered in this episode includes:  [0:36]: A 29 year old female presents at 8 weeks gestation with a chief complaint of anxiety, tremors, and weight loss.. [3:40] Diabetes Chapter of S2S including questions like: - What are the classic differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes? - What is a good measure of long-term diabetes control? - What is diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)? How is it treated? - What are the common long...

Episode 11: Diabetes Mellitus

Episode 10: Dermatology

Chapter 6: Dermatology

This is the Dermatology chapter from USMLE Step 2 Secrets. Content covered in this episode includes: 1:17 Question Dissection - A 68 year old man visits his primary care physician for a rash on his face.. 6:15 Dermatology chapter of Step 2 Secrets including questions like: - Define contact dermatitis. How do you recognize it? What are the classic culprits? - How are fungal infections diagnosed and treated? - How is acne described in medical terms? What bacteria may be partially involved in it...

Chapter 5: Cholesterol

This is the Cholesterol chapter from USMLE Step 2 Secrets. Content covered in this episode include: 0:50 Question Dissection - A 66 year old female with a history of hypercholesterolemia who is managed on cholestyramine therapy…  3:02 Cholesterol chapter of Step 2 Secrets including questions and topics like: - What physical finding will Step 2 test use as clues to hypercholesterolemia? - What are the current recommendations for management of cholesterol levels? - How is LDL calculated? - How ...

Episode 9: Cholesterol

Episode 8: Cardiology part 2

Chapter 4: Cardiology

This is the Cardiology chapter from USMLE Step 2 Secrets. Content covered in this episode includes: 1:16 Question Dissection - A 29 year old male tree-trimmer suffers serious injuries from a fall at work… 6:01 Cardiology chapter of Step 2 Secrets including questions and topics like: - The classic pattern of MI chest pain - What clues suggest the common noncardiac causes of chest pain? - Etiology and classic history of the various heart valve abnormalities - What is Virchow’s triad? - What is ...

Episode 7: Cardiology part 1

Episode 6: Biostatistics

Chapter 3: Biostatistics

This is the Biostatistics chapter from USMLE Step 2 Secrets. Content covered in this episode include: 0:48 Question Dissection - A man in undergoing a neurologic test for manual dexterity…  3:21 Biostatistics chapter of Step 2 Secrets including questions and topics like: - The concept of a trade-off between sensitivity and specificity - What do you need to know about standard deviation for the USMLE? - What types of studies should you know for the Step 2 exam? - What is the difference between...

Chapter 3: Biostatistics

This is the Biostatistics chapter from USMLE Step 2 Secrets. Content covered in this episode include: 0:48 Question Dissection - A man in undergoing a neurologic test for manual dexterity…  3:21 Biostatistics chapter of Step 2 Secrets including questions and topics like: - The concept of a trade-off between sensitivity and specificity - What do you need to know about standard deviation for the USMLE? - What types of studies should you know for the Step 2 exam? - What is the difference between...

Chapter 2: Alcohol

This is the Alcohol chapter from USMLE Step 2 Secrets. Content covered in this episode includes: 1:30 Question Dissection - A 57 year old male with a history of alcohol abuse visits a medical clinic because of numbness and tingling in his feet, as well as hand tremors… 8:04 Alcohol chapter of Step 2 Secrets including questions like: - What may happen if you give glucose to an alcoholic without giving thiamine first? - What is the difference between Wernicke and Korsakoff syndromes? What cause...

Episode 5: Alcohol

Episode 4: Acid-Base and Electrolytes

This is the acid-base and electrolytes chapter from USMLE Step 2 Secrets. Content covered in this episode include:  00:40: Question Dissection: A 48-year-old male presents for a postop visit following thyroidectomy... 05:03: Acid-Base Chapter of Step 2 Secrets including questions like - What type of acid-base disturbance does aspirin overdose cause? - Signs and symptoms of common metabolic disturbances like hyponatremia, hypocalcemia, hyperkalemia, etc.  - How to replace potassium? - H...

Chapter 1: Acid-Base and Electrolytes

This is the Acid-Base chapter of Step 2 Secrets featuring a high-yield question dissection from Elsevier's Clinical Key Student Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 2: Top 100 Secrets, #1-50

This is the "Top 100" Step 2 Secrets Part 1. 

Top 100 Secrets, #1-50

This is Dr. Ted O'Connell's podcast of the bestselling USMLE Step 2 Secrets, 5th Edition. It features an audio optimized version of USMLE Step 2 Secrets and high yield USMLE and COMLEX style question dissections so you can learn how the experts approach exam questions. Listen while you commute, exercise, clean, or do other "life stuff". This podcast is the perfect on the go study companion for your USMLE; COMLEX; and internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatr...

Top 100 Secrets, #51-100

This is the "Top 100" USMLE Step 2 Secrets Part 2. This episode covers topics like: - The "6 Ws" of postoperative fever - The six rapidly fatal thoracic injuries - The "6 Ps" of compartment syndrome - High-yield drug overdoses and antidotes - The most common buzz phrases and conditions with which they are associated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 3: Top 100 Secrets, #51-100

This is the "Top 100" USMLE Step 2 Secrets Part 2