🎧 New episode: Marfan Syndrome. The aortic root is what kills. • FBN1 on chromosome 15, autosomal dominant • Lens subluxates upward (homocystinuria: downward) ▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio #MarfanSyndrome #Genetics #MedEd #USMLE

🎧 New episode: Syphilis. Stages, serology and the Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction. • Primary: painless chancre. Secondary: rash on palms and soles ▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio #Syphilis #InfectiousDisease #MedEd #USMLE

🎧 New episode: Influenza. Drift vs shift, and why aspirin is a problem in children. • Drift: small changes, epidemics (influenza A and B) • Shift: reassortment, pandemics, influenza A only ▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio #Influenza #InfectiousDisease #MedEd #USMLE

🎧 New episode: Hyperparathyroidism. Primary, secondary and tertiary: read the calcium and PTH pattern. • Primary: raised calcium and PTH, usually a single adenoma ▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio #Hyperparathyroidism #Endocrinology #MedEd #USMLE

🎧 New episode: Schizophrenia. From Schneider's first-rank symptoms to clozapine. • Third-person voices, thought insertion and passivity are first-rank symptoms ▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio #Schizophrenia #Psychiatry #MedEd #USMLE

🎧 New episode: Hernias. Direct vs indirect, and the hernia you must never miss. • MD: Medial is Direct, relative to the inferior epigastric artery • Femoral hernias strangulate most often: always repair ▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio #Hernia #Surgery #MedEd #USMLE

🎧 New episode: Myeloma. CRAB, the M spike and modern treatment. • CRAB: Calcium, Renal impairment, Anaemia, Bone disease • Over 10% clonal plasma cells in the marrow confirms it ▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio #Myeloma #Haematology #MedEd #USMLE

🎧 New episode: Facial Nerve Palsy. One question localises the lesion: is the forehead spared? • Forehead spared = upper motor neurone (think stroke) ▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio #BellsPalsy #Neurology #MedEd #USMLE

🎧 New episode: Cystic Fibrosis. The sweat test, F508del and Trikafta in under 6 minutes. • CFTR on chromosome 7; F508del is the commonest mutation ▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio #CysticFibrosis #Respiratory #MedEd #USMLE

🎧 New episode: Lower UTIs. Dipstick, antibiotics and the pregnancy rules. • E. coli causes 70 to 80% of community UTIs • Nitrofurantoin for 3 days first line; avoid if eGFR is below 45 ▶ Full episode on YouTube: link in bio #UTI #Urology #MedEd #USMLE

Preeclampsia: quick medical flashcard review. Educational only, not medical advice. quickmedicalreview.com

PCOS: quick medical flashcard review. Educational only, not medical advice. quickmedicalreview.com

Meckel Diverticulum: quick medical flashcard review. Educational only, not medical advice. quickmedicalreview.com

Kawasaki Disease: quick medical flashcard review. Educational only, not medical advice. quickmedicalreview.com

Hypothyroidism: quick medical flashcard review. Educational only, not medical advice. quickmedicalreview.com

Hyperthyroidism: quick medical flashcard review. Educational only, not medical advice. quickmedicalreview.com

DKA: quick medical flashcard review. Educational only, not medical advice. quickmedicalreview.com

Diabetes Complications: quick medical flashcard review. Educational only, not medical advice. quickmedicalreview.com

Nephritic VS Nephrotic Syndrome: quick medical flashcard review. Educational only, not medical advice. quickmedicalreview.com

Pyelonephritis: quick medical flashcard review. Educational only, not medical advice. quickmedicalreview.com