Pre-recorded lectures

  HY lecture notes: Stress incontinence Answer = “laxity of pelvic floor muscles” or “downward mobility of vesicourethral junction.” USMLE will have “urethral prolapse” as a distractor answer choice re …

  HY lecture notes: Carpal tunnel syndrome Will show up as “median nerve entrapment” as the answer on FM forms –> characterized by pain and paresthesias of the thenar eminence …

  HY lecture notes: The majority of acne is treated as follows: Topical retinoids first (i.e., topical tretinoin; NOT oral isotretinoin) ; cause photosensitivity (rash); also used for photoaging; mechanism is decreasing …

  HY lecture notes: Malassezia furfur (tinea versicolor) is an incredibly HY spot-diagnosis on Steps 1 and 2CK (main image for this lecture). It is a fungal infection that classically …

  HY lecture notes (double-posting this lecture as Internal medicine #15 because it’s exceedingly HY for both shelf exams): Impetigo (“school sores”), which is divided into bullous and non-bullous types.1 …

  HY lecture notes (double-posting this lecture as Family medicine #3 because it’s exceedingly HY for both shelf exams): Impetigo (“school sores”), which is divided into bullous and non-bullous types.1 …

  HY lecture notes: Family med favorite Q: vegan with nutrient deficiency and B12 isn’t listed –> answer = calcium –> normally present in fish and dairy in high amounts. …

  HY lecture notes: Septic arthritis is becoming increasingly HY on Step 1, and is exceedingly HY on FM, IM, surgery, and peds NBME forms – essentially just on the …

  HY lecture notes: Diabetic retinopathy Leading cause of blindness ages 20-64. Caused by non-enzymatic glycosylation of retinal microvessels –> vascular damage with degeneration of capillaries –> reduced retinal blood …

  HY lecture notes: Phakomatoses is that obscure term that pretty much causes every convo with a student to go like this: “Wait, what… what did you just say.” “Phakomatoses.” …