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Beyond the Pearls: Cases for Med School, Residency and Beyond

Beyond the Pearls: Cases for Med School, Residency and Beyond

Raj Dasgupta & MedPrepToGo 245 Episodes Jul 23, 2026

The Beyond the Pearls podcast, based on the Morning Report series from Elsevier, uses an in-depth case dissection format to deliver practical, concise information for medical students and residents. It covers high-yield topics in a morning report or grand rounds style, including must-know pearls, differentials, treatment discussions, and assessment questions. The podcast is especially relevant for those studying for the USMLE Step 3, but also useful for other USMLE or COMLEX exams. Bonus episodes feature popular lectures from Dr. Raj Dasgupta.

Episodes

Medicine: Myocardial Infarction
Medicine: Myocardial Infarction Jul 23, 2026 1900 Today's Case A 65-year-old male with a history of cigarette smoking and essential hypertension presents with chest pain that began 4 hours earlier when he was walking from his office to his car, a distance of two city blocks. The pain improved after he arrived at his car but has persisted since then. It worsened significantly in intensity when he attempted to walk his dog after dinner, and this p
Medicine: Rheumatoid Arthritis
Medicine: Rheumatoid Arthritis Jul 16, 2026 1691 Today's Case A 22-year-old female with no significant past medical history presents to an urgent care center reporting 3.5 months of worsening joint pain and swelling. She states that both her hands, her right knee, and her left ankle have been bothering her and are swollen at times. Today's Reader Aryana Nazem is a 4th year medical student at the State University of New York Upstate Medical
Medicine: Infective Endocarditis
Medicine: Infective Endocarditis Jul 9, 2026 2245 Today's Case A 56-year-old male presents to the emergency department with complaints of fevers and chills for the past 3 weeks. Other review of systems is negative for headache, cough, shortness of breath, abdominal pain, dysuria, urinary frequency or urgency, or back pain. Vital signs reveal his temperature is 102.4°F, pulse rate is 118/min, blood pressure is 154/80 mm Hg, and respiration rate i
Medicine: Ischemic Stroke
Medicine: Ischemic Stroke Jul 2, 2026 2015 Today's Case A 63-year-old female presents to the emergency department (ED) with sudden onset of difficulty speaking. The symptoms began approximately 1 hour earlier during dinner with family when her speech became slurred and incomprehensible. Due to her difficulty speaking in the ED, she is unable to provide additional information. Per her husband, her past medical history is notable for corona
Subspecialties: Melanoma with Metastasis to Lymph Nodes
Subspecialties: Melanoma with Metastasis to Lymph Nodes Jun 25, 2026 1242 Today's Case A 79-year-old male from Laos presents to the emergency department with nodules on his left lower extremity that have been slowly enlarging and spreading up his leg for 1 year. He reports weight loss and fatigue and denies any other systemic symptoms. He had just relocated from Laos to the United States. His medical history is generally unknown and he is not on any medications. Tod
Subspecialties: Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Subspecialties: Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Jun 18, 2026 897 Today's Case A 77-year-old male with a history of sick sinus syndrome status post pacemaker placement, ulcerative colitis, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes mellitus was referred by his primary medical doctor for jaundice and pruritus. His doctor noted newly elevated liver enzymes alkaline phosphatase (ALP) 672 U/L, total bilirubin (BR) 5.0 mg/dL, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 77 U/L, and aspart
Subspecialties: Paget's Disease of the Breast
Subspecialties: Paget's Disease of the Breast Jun 11, 2026 735 Today's Case A 70-year-old healthy female was referred to the dermatology clinic for a crusted erythematous thin plaque on her left nipple. It has been present for 1 year and is associated with intermittent pruritis. She had seen her primary care physician for this and was prescribed a topical antifungal cream and powder. The rash has not improved. Today's Reader Jared Fehlman is an Internal
Subspecialties: Hepatic Sarcoidosis
Subspecialties: Hepatic Sarcoidosis Jun 4, 2026 1305 Today's Case A 60-year-old female with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, and hypercalcemia complicated by recurrent nephrolithiasis and recurrent urinary tract infections presents to the emergency department from her urology appointment with a blood pressure of 80/34 mmHg. Over the past few months, she has also experienced a 60 lb weight loss, shortness of breath, and general
Psychiatry: Impulse Control and Conduct Disorders
Psychiatry: Impulse Control and Conduct Disorders May 28, 2026 1168 Today's Case A 10-year-old boy presents to the clinic with his parents. They describe how he refuses to accept adult authority. He is easily annoyed and often loses his temper over small disappointments. The boy has already been suspended from school after hitting a teacher who was trying to restrain him when he refused to take a test and then ran out of the classroom and toward a busy street.
Psychiatry: Parasomnias
Psychiatry: Parasomnias May 21, 2026 1264 Today's Case A 25-year-old man presents to the sleep clinic with his wife, who reports that the patient has been having disturbing nightmares that wake him up from his sleep for the past 2 months. He does not recall these episodes and is only aware of them because his wife has been complaining about his abnormal behavior at night. He works in a marketing company and admits to an increased level o
Psychiatry: Cluster C Personality Disorders
Psychiatry: Cluster C Personality Disorders May 14, 2026 771 Today's Case A 23-year-old graduate student, who is in her first semester of pharmacy school, presents to the student mental health clinic at the request of her parents. She complains of having consistent problems turning in assignments on time and is now failing several classes. This has caused more stress, which only seems to be worsening the problems she is having with school. She is spending
Sleep Medicine for the Pulmonary Boards
Sleep Medicine for the Pulmonary Boards May 7, 2026 3077 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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