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An 18-y/o college freshman presents with increased social anxiety. He wants to make friends but is afraid of being rejected. What's his diagnosis?
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A 36-y/o male presents to the hospital because he fears his heart may be "skipping a beat." His workup and history are normal, so what's causing his symptoms?
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A 15-year-old boy has a history of torturing and killing animals. He has also exhibited violent behavior towards other students at school. What's his diagnosis?
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A 52-y/o female presents with short, reoccurring episodes of chest tightness, pounding palpations, shortness breath, and severe anxiety. What's her diagnosis?
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A 20-y/o student presents with anxiety, but her other symptoms suggest her diagnosis may not be so straight-forward. If it isn't GAD, what could it be?
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Using our knowledge of cranial nuclei and some spacial awareness, which cranial nerve nuclei receives fibers from the carotid baroreceptors? Let's find out!
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More glossopharyngeal neuroanatomy! This gland is innervated by the efferent autonomic fibers of the glossopharyngeal nerve. Name that gland!
Where does the branchial motor component of the glossopharyngeal nerve originate? Join us and see how well you know your neuroanatomy.
Can you accurately identify the various functions of the trigeminal nerve and its major divisions? Follow along to test your knowledge of neuroanatomy!
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A 32-y/o woman with acute cholecystitis has a past medical history of autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Which substance is likely to be found in her gallstones?
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A 46-y/o female has RUQ pain and distension following surgical repair of a splenic laceration. Which process most likely resulted in her current condition?
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A 62-year-old female presents with impared taste and drooping on the right side of her face, but her hearing is normal. Where is the probable lesion located?
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A 28-y/o female presents with a painful, lower-abdominal mass two days after a c-section. What is the most likely site of injury that led to this hematoma?
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A 70-y/o male has hypoesthesia of the trunk, hypoalgesia, and decreased temperature discrimination. Which diagnosis accounts for residual pallesthesia and fine touch?
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A 52-year-old female with renal failure has perioral numbness, paresthesias of the hands and feet, and muscle cramps. What metabolic findings might we expect?
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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?
This adult female with persistent fatigue complains of feeling cold. Listen to the lab values and look at the image in the show notes. What is the etiology?
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Infectious Disease! A young man presents with increasing SOB and green sputum. Sputum culture shows α-hemolytic gram positive cocci in chains. Name that bug!
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A patient with a DVT has not been using his heparin, and now he's back with LLE weakness. What are his heart sounds, cranial MRI, and history revealing?
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This middle-aged male has hypertension and diabetes. Which cardiac abnormality is giving rise to his radiating, high-pitched, holosystolic murmur?
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