High Yield Family Medicine

Published by Christopher Anghel, MD

Education
Courses

High Yield Family Medicine is a free audio course for 3rd year medical students who are looking to squeeze in some extra studying time in preparation for the Family Medicine shelf exam. Each episode delivers succinct overviews of highly tested topics and features tons of board-style practice questions. This podcast aims to illuminate the "big picture idea" of various topics while sprinkling in several key points that like to show up on the NBME. This is not intended to be an exhaustive resource. The information conveyed here is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice.

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Recent episodes

#54 - Gallbladder & Biliary Disorders

Jul 28, 202625 min

Q-Bank: https://www.patreon.com/c/highyieldfamilymedicine Intro (0:35), Biliary Anatomy (1:43), Cholelithiasis and Biliary Colic (3:24), Acute Cholecystitis (5:20), Acalculous Cholecystitis (7:26), Choledocolithiasis (8:59), Ascending Cholangitis (10:22), Gallstone Pancreatitis (11:52), Primary Biliary Cholangitis (13:15), Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (15:02), Malignant Biliary Obstruction (16:43), Gallstone Ileus (18:29), Practice Questions (19:41)

#53 - Liver Disorders

Jul 21, 202633 min

Q-Bank: https://www.patreon.com/highyieldfamilymedicine Intro (0:35), Liver Function Tests (1:42), Hepatitis A (4:33), Hepatitis B (6:02), Hepatitis C (8:44), MASLD (10:51), Alcoholic Liver Disease (12:11), Autoimmune Hepatitis (13:29), Acetaminophen Toxicity (14:53), Wilson Disease (15:55), Hemochromatosis (17:28), Cirrhosis (18:48), Ascites (20:59), Esophageal Varices (23:36), Hepatic Encephalopathy (24:54), Hepatorenal Syndrome (26:31), Hepatocellular Carcinoma Screening (27:52), Practice Questions (28:39)

#52 - Endocrine Disorders

Jul 14, 202628 min

Q-Bank: https://www.patreon.com/highyieldfamilymedicine Intro (0:35), Pituitary Feedback Loops (2:01), Hyperprolactinemia (4:36), Cushing Syndrome (7:43), Acromegaly (11:05), Diabetes Insipidus (13:02), SIADH (16:24), Sheehan Syndrome (18:21), Pituitary Apoplexy (20:49), Practice Questions (22:11)

#51 - Menopause

Jul 7, 202620 min

Q-BANK: https://www.patreon.com/highyieldfamilymedicine Intro (0:35), Defintion (1:49), Vasomotor Symptoms (4:03), Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (6:56), Osteoporosis Risk (9:09), Cardiovascular Risk (11:58), Postmenopausal Bleeding (13:14), Practice Questions (14:14)

#50 - Breast Disorders

Jun 30, 202625 min

https://www.patreon.com/highyieldfamilymedicine Intro (0:35), Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines (1:44), Evaluation of a Breast Mass (2:51), Fibrocystic Changes (4:08), Fibroadenoma (5:31), Galactocele (7:09), Mastitis (8:17), Breast Abscess (9:40), Intraductal Papilloma (10:55), Mammary Duct Ecstasia (12:07), Gynecomastia (13:21), Invasive Breast Cancer (15:00), Inflammatory Breast Cancer (17:20), Paget Disease (18:46), Practice Questions (20:10)

#49 - Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Jun 23, 202628 min

Q-BANK: https://www.patreon.com/highyieldfamilymedicine Intro (0:35), Definition (1:44), PALM-COEIN (2:48), Diagnostic approach (3:51), Endometrial polyps (5:39), Adenomyosis (7:37), Endometriosis (9:40), Leiomyoma (11:28), Endometrial hyperplasia and cancer (13:37), Coagulopathy (15:59), Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (17:20), Iatrogenic (20:02), Practice Questions (21:22)

#48 - Men's Health

Jun 16, 202626 min

Q-BANK: https://www.patreon.com/highyieldfamilymedicine Intro (0:35), Erectile Dysfunction (1:39), Testosterone Deficiency (4:39), Male Infertility (7:16), Phimosis (8:48), Paraphimosis (10:01), Balanitis (11:08), Peyronie's Disease (12:22), Priapism (13:44), Penile Fracture (14:59), Fournier's Gangrene (16:14), Penile Cancer (17:41), Practice Questions (19:08)

#47 - Sexually Transmitted Infections

Jun 9, 202633 min

https://www.patreon.com/highyieldfamilymedicine Intro (0:35), Screening Guidelines (1:46), Syphilis (2:25), Herpes (4:41), Chancroid (6:52), Gonorrhea (7:47), Chlamydia (9:11), Mycoplasma genitalium (11:00), Lymphogranuloma venereum (12:00), Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (13:16), Disseminated Gonococcal Infection (15:23), Trichomoniasis (16:37), Bacterial Vaginosis (18:03), Vulvovaginal Candidiasis (19:43), Human Papillomavirus (21:01), HIV (22:32), PrEP (24:06), Hepatitis B (25:29), Practice Questions (27:18)

#46 - Chronic Kidney Disease

Jun 2, 202638 min

https://www.patreon.com/highyieldfamilymedicine Intro (0:35), Definition and KDIGO Staging (1:47), Screening for CKD (4:30). Diabetic Nephropathy (6:22), Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis (8:17), Nephrotoxic Medications (9:53), Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (12:07), IgA Nephropathy (14:06), Minimal Change Disease (15:06), FSGS (15:55), Membranous Nephropathy (16:26), Anemia of CKD (16:52), Mineral Bone Disorder (18:40), Hyperkalemia (21:11), Metabolic Acidosis (23:40), Volume Overload (25:25), Uremia (25:50), Renal Replacement Therapy (28:35), Practice Questions (31:43)

#45 - Acute Kidney Injury

May 26, 202642 min

https://www.patreon.com/highyieldfamilymedicine Intro (0:35), KDIGO Criteria (2:00), Diagnostic Approach to AKI (4:40), Prerenal AKI (8:09), Acute Tubular Necrosis (11:34), Acute Interstitial Nephritis (14:01), Rhabdomyolysis (15:44), Nephritic Syndrome (17:31), Nephrotic Syndrome (19:29), Goodpasture Syndrome (21:00), ANCA-Associated Vasculitis 22:34), Lupus Nephritis (24:47), Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (26:35), Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (28:21), Malignant Hypertension (29:26), Obstructive Uropathy (31:58), Dialysis Indications (32:10), Practice Questions (33:48)

#44 - Genitourinary Disorders

May 25, 202642 min

https://www.patreon.com/highyieldfamilymedicine Intro (0:35), Cystitis (1:45), Pyelonephritis (5:11), Asymptomatic Bacteriuria (6:42), Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (8:10), Acute Bacterial Prostatitis (9:43), Acute Urinary Retention (11:12), Stress Urinary Incontinence (12:29), Urge Incontinence (13:43), Overflow Incontinence (15:04), Nephrolithiasis (16:31), Testicular Torsion (19:15), Epididymitis (21:12), Hydrocele (23:23), Varicocele (24:48), Spermatocele (26:40), Testicular Cancer (27:28), Bladder Cancer (29:29), Renal Cell Carcinoma (30:40), Prostate Cancer (32:56), Practice Questions (35:40).

#43 - Throat

May 25, 202635 min

https://www.patreon.com/highyieldfamilymedicine Intro (0:35), Acute pharyngitis (1:44), Infectious mononucleosis (3:52), Gonococcal pharyngitis (5:59), Diphtheria (7:31), Peritonsillar abscess (8:53), Retropharyngeal abscess (10:05), Epiglottits (11:23), Croup (12:49), Ludwig's angina (13:51), Anaphylaxis (14:44), Foreign body aspiration (15:41), Laryngitis (16:28), Vocal cord nodules (17:19), Laryngeal cancer (18:23), Dysphagia (19:30), Thyroglossal duct cyst (23:38), Branchial cleft cyst (24:28), Subacute thyroiditis (25:20), Cervical lymphadenopathy (26:37), Practice questions (28:20)

#42 - Nose

Mar 5, 202629 min

https://www.patreon.com/highyieldfamilymedicine Intro (0:35), Nasal Trauma (1:33), Epistaxis (4:23), Allergic Rhinitis (7:46), Non-Allergic Rhinitis (9:55), Rhinitis Medicamentosa (10:48), Nasal Polyps (12:11), Nasal Foreign Bodies (13:39), Sinusitis (15:16), Nasal Emergencies (18:22), Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (18:39), Mucormycosis (19:36), The Danger Triangle (20:31), Practice Questions (22:02)

#41 - Ears

Feb 16, 202636 min

https://www.patreon.com/highyieldfamilymedicine Intro (0:35), Cerumen impaction (1:24), Otitis externa (2:43), Acute otitis media (4:17), Otitis media with effusion (8:20), Conductive vs sensorineural hearing loss (9:34), Weber and Rinne tests (10:30). Cholesteatoma (12:37), Presbycusis (13:32), Otosclerosis (14:40), Noise-induced hearing loss (15:40), Vertigo (16:46), Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (17:57), Ménière's disease (20:48), Vestibular neuritis and labyrinthitis (21:43), Acoustic neuroma (23:30), Drug-induced ototoxicity (24:57), Tinnitus (25:42), Central vertigo (27:11), Practice questions (29:00)

#40 - Eyes

Feb 2, 202642 min

Q-BANK: https://patreon.com/highyieldfamilymedicine Vision screening guidelines (1:51), Blepharitis (4:58), Hordeolum (6:24), Chalazion (7:23), Conjunctivitis (8:15), Preseptal cellulitis vs orbital cellulitis (11:53), Corneal abrasions (13:39), Corneal ulcers (14:47), Eye trauma and chemical burns (16:43), Acute closed-angle glaucoma (17:59), Open-angle glaucoma (20:59), Anterior uveitis (22:07), Cataracts (23:23), Hypertensive retinopathy (24:57), Diabetic retinopathy (25:52), Age-related macular degeneration (27:19), Retinal detachment (29:21), Amaurosis fugax (30:15), Central retinal artery occlusion (31:01), Central retinal vein occlusion (31:58), Papilledema (32:52), Optic neuritis (34:01), Temporal arteritis (35:02), Practice questions (36:14)

#39 - Dermatology (3 of 3)

Dec 18, 202538 min

Q-BANK: https://patreon.com/highyieldfamilymedicine Intro (0:35), Venous leg ulcers (1:45), Arterial (ischemic) ulcers (2:58), Diabetic foot ulcers (4:42), Pressure injuries (6:10), Pyoderma gangrenosum (8:24), Burns (9:36), Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (13:12), Warfarin necrosis (14:33), Necrotizing fasciitis (15:21), Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (16:22), Erythema nodosum (17:35), Lipoma (19:08), Epidermal inclusion cyst (20:00), Dermatofibroma (20:51), Cherry hemangiomas (21:52), Seborrheic ketatosis (22:37), Actinic keratosis (23:41), Basal cell carcinoma (24:47), Squamous cell carcinoma (26:24), Melanoma (28:05), Kaposi sarcoma (30:29), Mycosis fungoides (31:26), Practice questions (32:50)

#38 - Dermatology (2 of 3)

Dec 15, 202538 min

Q-BANK: https://patreon.com/highyieldfamilymedicine Into (0:35), Acne Vulgaris (1:34), Impetigo (5:37), Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (6:24), Erysipelas (7:44), Cellulitis (8:31), Folliculitis, Furuncles, and Carbuncles (12:48), Hidradenitis Suppurtiva (14:15), Tinea infections - corporis, capitis, cruris, pedis, and onychomycosis (15:52), Cutaneous Candidiasis (18:13), Molluscum contagiosum 20:33), Pediatrics Exanthems (21:36), Measles (22:02), Scarlet Fever (23:19), Rubella (24:08), Erythema Infectiousum (25:40), Roseola Infantum (26:52), Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (27:56), Kawasaki Disease (28:57), Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (30:07), Mongolian Spots (31:05), Practice Questions (31:50)

#37 - Dermatology (1 of 3)

Dec 10, 202541 min

Q-BANK: https://patreon.com/highyieldfamilymedicine Intro (0:35), Vitiligo (2:07), Tinea versicolor (3:32), Melasma (5:17), Acanthosis nigricans (6:18), Cafe-au-lait macules (7:23), Rosacea (8:53), Lupus malar rash (9:57), Pellagra (11:28), Psoriasis (12:16), Atopic dermatitis (14:52), Nummular dermatitis (16:14), Contact dermatitis (17:03), Pityriasis rosea (18:26), Lichen planus (19:21), Seborrheic dermatitis (20:33), Keratosis pilaris (22:07), Urticaria (23:04), Morbilliform drug eruption (24:57), Chicken pox & shingles (Varicella Zoster Virus) (25:57), Herpes labialis & herpes genitalis (Herpes Simplex Virus) (28:50), Dermatitis herpetiformis (30:52), Scabies (32:00), Bullous pemphigoid and pemphigus vulgaris (33:58), Practice questions (35:31)

#36 - Arrhythmias

Sep 25, 202538 min

Q-BANK: https://patreon.com/highyieldfamilymedicine Intro (0:35), Sinus tachycardia (1:52), Sinus bradycardia (2:53), Focal atrial tachycardia (4:08), Multifocal atrial tachycardia (5:00), Atrial fibrillation (5:56), Atrial flutter (12:16), Supraventricular tachycardia (13:27) Wolff-Parkinson-White (16:18), AV blocks (17:31), Right bundle branch block (21:16), Left bundle branch block (22:18), Premature ventricular complexes (24:12), Ventricular tachycardia (25:07), Torsades de Pointes (26:06), Ventricular Fibrillation (26:49), Electrical interventions overview (29:06), Practice questions (30:20)

#35 - Thyroid Disorders

Sep 15, 202537 min

Q-BANK: https://www.patreon.com/highyieldfamilymedicine Intro (0:35), Thyroid physiology (1:49), Thyroid function testing (4:34), Hypothyroidism (7:01), Myxedema coma (9:43), Hypothyroidism in pregnancy (10:45), Hyperthyroidism (11:55), Thyroid storm (16:59), Subacute thyroiditis (20:03), Postpartum thyroiditis (21:33), Painless thyroiditis (22:54), Thyroid nodules (23:41), Thyroid cancer (25:37), Practice questions (28:44)