Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast

S2 E053 Restrictive Lung Diseases and what to avoid on your breaks.

<< Click here to get 40 Pulmonology questions straight from my book The Final Step >> Restrictive Pulmonary Disease Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis The development of scar tissue within the lungs Clinical presentation DyspneaDry coughChest discomfort Labs, Studies and … [Read more...]

S2 E052 CF & why key terms aren’t enough

<< Click here to get 40 Pulmonology questions straight from my book The Final Step >> Bronchiectasis Irreversible thickening of the bronchial tubes caused by destruction of the tissueCauses Cystic fibrosis causes 50% of casesRecurrent infectionAutoimmune diease Recurrent pneumonia … [Read more...]

S2 E051 COPD & Asthma (and my best advice for struggling)

<< Click here to get 40 Pulmonology questions straight from my book The Final Step >> Obstructive Lung Diseases Spirometry The most used pulmonary function test. It measures volume and speed of exhalation and inspiration. Total lung capacity (TLC) The volume of the lungs at … [Read more...]

S2 E050 Derm Misc for the PANCE/PANRE

<< Click here to get 26 Derm questions straight from my book, The Final Step >> Acanthosis Nigricans Typically occurs in African Americans Causes May be inheritedMay appear in a healthy individualMay be directly related to an underlying health issue which is usually an … [Read more...]

S2 E049 Derm: Skin Cancer for the PANRE and PANCE

<< Click here to get 26 Derm questions straight from my book, The Final Step >> Kaposi’s Sarcoma A systemic disease caused by herpes virus 8 Most often have lesions on the skin surface. Typically a very slow developing illness, but in conjunction with the AIDS virus it progresses … [Read more...]