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- USMLE Step 1
DIP Ep 569: Some Weird But Very HY Step 2/3 Basic Science Concepts (also helpful for Step 1)
This podcast is an oddball podcast. But you know what? It’s pretty HY to know this stuff for Step 2CK and 3. This stuff would also be very useful for a…
- USMLE Step 1
DIP Ep 554: What is this antibiotic used for? (Extremely HY for Step 1-3)
Easily one of my highest yield podcasts to date. Please listen to this as many times as you can throughout your dedicated period. There will be numerous…
- USMLE Step 1
DIP Ep 552: The Iron Story and The USMLEs (Part 2)
In this podcast, I wrap up our Fe story for the USMLEs by discussing specific pathologies. I integrate extensive amounts of genetics, hematology, microbiology…
- USMLE Step 1
Divine Intervention Episode 550: The Iron Story and The USMLEs (Part 1)
There are lots of Fe based concepts that the USMLEs routinely test (Step 1-3). Having a good foundation is very helpful in nailing these questions on your…
- USMLE Step 1
Divine Intervention Episode 546: Super HY USMLE Neurology Integrations (Step 1-3)
This is easily one of my most high yield podcasts for all the USMLE exams. I discuss close to 100 or so integrations that hit on many of the neurology topics…
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Divine Intervention Episode 545: USMLE Step 2CK/3 Rapid Review Series 116
In this podcast, I discuss a very specific drug interaction our friends at the NBME love to go after on Step 1-3. I give a rich number of examples. I conclude…
- USMLE Step 1
Divine Intervention Episode 543: Facial Muscle Weakness and The USMLEs (+ worksheet)
In this podcast, I discuss facial muscle weakness in the context of all the USMLE exams. I discuss pathophysiology and explain how to easily differentiate the…
- USMLE Step 1
Divine Intervention Episode 542: Floridly HY Cardiac Signs 2 (Step 1-3, Worksheet Included)
In this podcast, I continue our discussion of many HY cardiac signs for the USMLEs. I make a very large number of integrations with many diseases with this…
- USMLE Step 1
Divine Intervention Episode 541: Familial Cancer Syndromes and The USMLEs (+ worksheet)
In this short but super HY podcast, I discuss the familial cancer syndromes that are frequently tested on Step 1-3. I make tons of extremely useful…
- USMLE Step 1
Divine Intervention Episode 540: Floridly HY Cardiac Signs (Step 1-3)
This podcast is HY. Many people just memorize cardiac signs. The USMLEs over the last year has started placing an emphasis on making Qs a lot more challenging…
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Divine Intervention Episode 539: 50 HY Corticosteroid Facts To Know For Step 1-3 (+ PDF worksheet)
This podcast is ridiculously HY. It will generate lots of easy points on your test and is short, sweet, and to the point. I discuss 50 HY Steroid facts and…
- USMLE Step 1
Divine Intervention Episode 531: The HY Contraceptive Podcast
Contraception is a heavily tested topic on all the USMLEs and the OBGYN shelf exam. In this podcast, I thoroughly discuss the different contraceptive options…
- USMLE Step 1
Divine Intervention Episode 530: Cognitive Errors and The USMLEs (very HY for Step 1-3)
In this podcast, I deliberately use examples to review many of the HY cognitive errors that are often tested on the USMLEs. I introduce these errors with an…
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Divine Intervention Episode 524: The Clutch Osteomyelitis Podcast (for Step 1-3)
Osteomyelitis is surprisingly one of the highest yield topics tested on the USMLE exams. It is a topic that is best understood in domains. In this short…
- USMLE Step 1
Divine Intervention Episode 517: B3 and The USMLE
We all know that niacin deficiency causes pellagra…But our friends at the USMLEs love to draw their questions from the causes/integrations. That way they…
- USMLE Step 1
Divine Intervention Episode 516: The Floridly HY Brain Tumor Podcast (for Step 1-3, lots of integrations)
This podcast is super HY. Lots of questions you could easily get right on your exam. While we spend time on brain tumors, about half of the podcast goes into…
- USMLE Step 1
Divine Intervention Episode 515: Ventilator Physiology Part 2 (for Step 1-3)
This podcast is a continuation of Episode 65 which was an introduction to ventilator physiology. In Part 2, I focus on CPAP and PEEP while making tons of…
- USMLE Step 1
Divine Intervention Episode 514: A Framework For Understanding Endocrine Testing (for Step 1-3)
For medical students taking endocrinology, the myriad of tests used to diagnose the different pathologies sometimes seem nebulous and random. In this podcast…
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Divine Intervention Episode 512: Mechanisms of Diarrhea (for Step 1-3)
Diarrhea is a very common topic on the USMLEs. One big focus with some questions is not recall but knowing how the diarrhea actually unfolds. These questions…
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Divine Intervention Episode 510: Obstructive Sleep Apnea and It’s Many Integrations (Step 1-3)
OSA is commonly tested on the USMLE exams. But they also love using this as a topic to hit a bunch of other concepts that people do not think about. In this…
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Divine Intervention Episode 508: The Clutch Sickle Cell Disease Podcast (for Step 1-3) Part 2
In this podcast, I conclude our deep dive into sickle cell disease. I make tons of integrations in this as well and discuss many of the complications…
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Divine Intervention Episode 507: The Clutch Sickle Cell Disease Podcast (for Step 1-3) Part 1
Sickle cell disease is easily a multisystems processes and disorders topic on the USMLEs. It can be tested in a myriad of ways and our friends at the NBMEs…
- USMLE Step 1
Divine Intervention Episode 506: Weird But HY Spinal Cord Disorders (for Step 1-3)
There are a series of spinal cord disorders that are not addressed in many review resources but have an uncanny ability to show up on all the USMLE exams. In…
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Divine Intervention Episode 503: LFTs and The USMLEs
LFTs show up in one way or the other on practically every USMLE exam. In this podcast, I lay a solid foundation and use numerous vignettes and conceptual…
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Divine Intervention Episode 500: USMLE Rapid Review Series 108 (For Step 1-3)
Since this is the 500th episode, I decided to make a super HY review that will benefit any USMLE or COMLEX test taker (Step 1-3 or COMLEX 1-3). I spend tons of…
- USMLE Step 1
Divine Intervention Episode 496: Aortic regurgitation and some USMLE integrations
Understanding the hemodynamic consequences and cardiovascular parameters in aortic regurgitation is a tough pill to swallow for many people. In this short…
- USMLE Step 1
Divine Intervention Episode 494: Thalassemia and the USMLEs
Thalassemias are very frequently tested on the USMLE exams. In this podcast, I help you understand everything about thalassemias so you’re not stuck…
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Divine Intervention Episode 493: The Super Clutch Infertility Podcast (for Step 1-3)
Infertility is tested heavily on Step 1-3. This short but floridly HY podcast addresses it from so many dimensions that are utilized on the USMLEs. Make sure…
- USMLE Step 1
Divine Intervention Episode 492: The Clutch Septic Joint Podcast
Joint infections are tested very frequently on all the USMLE exams. What do you need to know? This podcast addresses this specific question…
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Divine Intervention Episode 490: The Clutch TEE Podcast
When do I get a TEE instead of a TTE is an age old question asked by many medical students while being heavily tested on all the USMLE exams. In this short…
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Divine Intervention Episode 489: The Clutch Esophagus Podcast
This podcast is incredibly HY. The esophagus is very heavily tested on all the USMLE exams. In this podcast, I discuss the overwhelming majority of what you…
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Divine Intervention Episode 482: The Floridly HY Insulin Podcast (for Step 1, but helpful for Step 2/3)
In this extremely HY podcast, I take a deep dive into exploring insulin and the many different ways it could be tested on the USMLE exams. Everything in this…
- USMLE Step 1
Divine Intervention Episode 481: The Clutch Inclusion Bodies Podcast (for Step 1-3)
Inclusion bodies are pretty high yield to know and understand for Step 1-3. I discuss the critical ones in this podcast. There are many others but they are…
- USMLE Step 1
Divine Intervention Episode 478: CT with contrast vs CT without contrast for the USMLEs
Knowing when to use CT with or without contrast is a conundrum many medical students have faced for ages. This podcast solidly addresses that problem and…
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Divine Intervention Episode 477: The Clutch Acute Coronary Syndromes Podcast
The USMLEs love their acute coronary syndromes. This stuff also shows up on multiple shelf exams. This podcast goes on a deep, high yield dive into this topic…
- USMLE Step 1
Divine Intervention Episode 475: Beta 2/3 Receptors and the USMLEs (for Step 1-3)
In this concluding podcast relating to the adrenergic receptors, I discuss the beta 2 and 3 receptors and how they are tested on the USMLE exams. Lots of…
- USMLE Step 1
Divine Intervention Episode 474: Beta-1 Receptors and the USMLEs (Step 1-3)
In this podcast, we continue our detailed discussion of the adrenergic receptors with a deep dive into the beta 1 receptor and the many different contexts…
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Divine Intervention Episode 472: Alpha-2 Receptors and the USMLEs (Step 1-3)
Alpha 2 receptors are tested in a surprisingly large number of contexts on all the USMLE exams. This podcast makes integrations that should help you nail these…
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Divine Intervention Episode 471: Alpha-1 Receptors and The USMLEs (Step 1-3)
Adrenergic receptors have a weird way of showing up in many different contexts on the USMLE exams. In this podcast, I spend time breaking down alpha-1…
- USMLE Step 1
Divine Intervention Episode 470: Numerical Acid-Base Problems on The USMLEs (a simplified, accurate approach)
Numerical acid base problems that require picking out the exact disorder and appropriate compensation show up on essentially every USMLE exam. In this podcast…
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Divine Intervention Episode 467: The Clutch Cervical Cancer Podcast (for Step 1-3)
Cervical cancer is tested in so many different contexts on all the USMLE exams. This podcast addresses these contexts and makes tons of integrations you should…
- USMLE Step 1
Divine Intervention Episode 465: Cardiovascular Parameters 2 (Venous Return and Preload)
In this ultra HY podcast, I use a large number of scenarios to illustrate exactly what venous return/preload are. I discuss the different things that affect…
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Divine Intervention Episode 464: Cardiovascular Parameters (for Step 1-3)
Cardiovascular parameters have a way of showing up on pretty much every USMLE exam. In this super HY podcast, I use scenarios and logical thought processes to…
- USMLE Step 1
Divine Intervention Episode 461: Floridly HY Antibiotic Review for Step 1-3 (Part 2, final)
In this second and final part of our antibiotic review, I delve deep into other HY, classically tested antibiotics. Please I beg you, listen to Ep 460 and 461…
- USMLE Step 1
Divine Intervention Episode 460: Floridly HY Antibiotic Review for Step 1-3 (Part 1)
Don’t sleep on this podcast. You will get so many questions right on the all the USMLE exams from the many integrations you see me making here. Episode…
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Divine Intervention Episode 459: The Clutch STI Podcast (for Step 1-3)
STIs are very easily confused on the USMLE exams. In this short podcast, I discuss what you need to know and emphasize key differentiating points. The only one…
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Divine Intervention Episode 458: Biases in Screening Tests (Lead time, length time, selection)
In this podcast, I discuss 3 common biases that are inherent in screening tests. I try to break down differences between these biases so you don’t…
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Divine Intervention Episode 457: Horner’s Syndrome (a USMLE perspective)
Horner’s syndrome is very commonly tested on the USMLE exams. There are however some antecedents that are not commonly emphasized that could help one pin…
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Divine Intervention Episode 455: The HY Autosomal Dominant Disorders Podcast (for Step 1-3)
This podcast is incredibly HY. You will see a lot of this stuff on your exams. Enough said! Small correction around minute 20. Meningiomas are rarely…
- USMLE Step 1
Divine Intervention Episode 453: A Quick Review of HY Psychiatry Timelines
In this short podcast, I review the timelines associated with many of the commonly tested psychiatric disorders on the USMLE Step 1-3 exams…
- USMLE Step 1
Divine Intervention Episode 452: NMS and Malignant Hyperthermia (vs Serotonin Syndrome)
In this HY podcast which is a continuation of Ep 451, I discuss 2 other disorders people routinely confuse on exams while explaining key differences between…
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Divine Intervention Episode 451: Serotonin Syndrome (with integrations)
Serotonin syndrome is very commonly tested on all the USMLE exams. In this podcast, I discuss relevant pathophysiology and make lots of integrations with other…
- USMLE Step 1
Divine Intervention Episode 450: The Clutch Hypernatremia Podcast (for Step 1-3)
Hypernatremia is very commonly tested on all the USMLE exams. If you want to understand the pathophysiology of hypernatremia, this podcast is what you need. I…
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Divine Intervention Episode 446: Divine Patch (Updates/Corrections from Past Episodes)
In this HY episode, I discuss certain updates to concepts/ideas I have discussed in previous podcasts. Guidelines and NBME views on certain topics change and I…
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Divine Intervention Episode 445: The Clutch MI Complications Podcast (Step 1-3)
In this clutch podcast episode, we discuss pretty much all you need to know about MI complications. They test this stuff on all the USMLE exams. I discuss the…
- USMLE Step 1
Divine Intervention Episode 444: The Clutch Thromboses Podcast (for Step 1-3)
There are certain patterns of thromboses that our friends at the NBME are very fond of throwing on exams. This podcast discusses common venous and arterial…
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Divine Intervention Episode 443: The Clutch Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor Podcast (for Step 1-3)
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors come in many flavors. They are also very heavily tested on the USMLE exams. The goal of this podcast is to give you the…
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Divine Intervention Episode 440: High Dose Dexamethasone (New USMLE Perspective)
This podcast is short but addresses a critical point about the high dose dexamethasone suppression test. This long memorized test by many medical students now…
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Divine Intervention Episode 439: Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Do you struggle with understanding normal and high anion gap metabolic acidosis? This series is exactly what you need. In this first part, I lay the requisite…
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Divine Intervention Episode 437: Infectious Populations (IV Drug Users)
Infectious complications of IVDU are very heavily tested on all the USMLE exams. In this episode, I thoroughly discuss a host of these complications and try to…