What You'll Learn
- Highest-Yield Content – based on the USMLE Step 2 CK outline
- Test-Taking Strategy – on various question styles to prime the exam mindset
- Clerkship Specific Focus to organize your studying
"HyGuru is hands down the best high yield review source for USMLE preparation – Thanks to Dr. Damania, I was able to effectively integrate complex systems into digestible insights. With his engaging style, mastering Shelf & Step 2 CK becomes less stressful and more achievable!"
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Integrate Material
Test-Taking Strategies
Here are the question stems you’ll master:
- What is the likely diagnosis?
- What is the next best step in management?
- What is the most likely risk factor?
- What is the most likely etiology?
Clerkship Studying
Optimize clerkship performance while preparing for Step 2 CK by focusing on:
- Creating a monthly and daily study schedule
- Building habits of deliberate study
- Efficient UWorld and question bank review
- Test-taking psychology and mindset
In this course you will:
Learn content through questions
Hundreds of active-recall question, NBME-style vignettes with each lesson containing mapped UW QIDs.
Review pathophysiology
Incorporate fundamentals of pathology to created diagnostic schema.
Learn Deliberately
Leverage evidence-based learning science for efficient study.
Build Clinical Confidence
Translate content you learn to bedside care while adopting the physician mindset.
Students excel with
USMLE Step 2 CK
Rapid Review Course
"His resources are so clear and do a great job of de-mistifying challenging topics that medical students constantly struggle with! I jumped 20 points!"
Pranvera S, Rush Medical College
"The videos were gold for me...most of the time when I looked at WHY I was getting answers wrong it was because I wasn’t interpreting the questions well...his courses helped with understanding HOW to answer questions!"
Claudia G, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
USMLE Step 2 CK: Principles for Preparation and Test Taking Strategies
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- USMLE Step 2 CK 'Principles for Preparation and Test Taking Strategies' Handout (PDF)
- Course Overview (3:53)
- A Preview to the Notion USMLE Notes Review Template (6:10)
- USPSTF Guidelines (updated 2025)
- HyGuru Notion Step 2 CK Notes Template
- Introduction to USMLE Step 2 CK Test Taking Masterclass (4:52)
- Course Agreement & Disclaimer
- USMLE Step 2 CK Think Like the Test Maker Handout (PDF)
- Key Mindsets (2:03)
- Masterclass Overview (4:36)
- Difference between Step 1 vs. Step 2 CK (4:20)
- Approach to ‘What is the likely Diagnosis’ (6:40)
- Approach to ‘What is the NBS in Management’ (6:14)
- Unstable Vital Signs on Step 2 CK (4:16)
- Application of NBS Strategy (2:32)
- Drug Ad, Research Based Question, & Interpretation of Chart (6:43)
Principles of Productivity for Shelf & USMLE Step 2 CK
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- USMLE Step 2 CK 'Principles of Productivity for Shelf & USMLE Step 2 CK' Handout (PDF)
- How to Study on Clerkships (9:32)
- USMLE Step 2 CK Rapid Review Drill (2:24)
- Dedicated Study (Introduction) (2:43)
- Mapping out NBME Assessments (1:54)
- Daily Dedicated Study Schedule (4:17)
- Reviewing UWorld Step 2 CK (Fab 5) (12:58)
- Concept Mapping UW Questions (6:35)
- Utilizing AI & Chat GPT for USMLE (3:03)
- Essential Triad (UW) (1:42)
- Reviewing Incorrects (0:43)
- Reviewing your Notes & UW Algorithms (FAQ) (2:21)
- Approaching ‘Down to 2’ (4:42)
- Improving on NBMEs (4:33)
- Productivity Techniques for Step 2 CK (3:42)
How to take notes from UWorld 📝 | USMLE Step 1 & 2 CK
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- What is UWorld (3:02)
- Session Overview (2:15)
- Mindset 1 (3:16)
- Mindset 2 (1:03)
- Mindset 3 (3:33)
- UWorld Workflow (0:35)
- Tutor vs Timed Mode (4:35)
- Intro to UW Review (3:12)
- Mindset 4 (1:00)
- Intro to Fab 5 (1:09)
- Mindset_5 (0:52)
- Rapid Big Picture (3:26)
- Fab 5 (8:02)
- OPEN LEAF (4:31)
- Reviewing the Explanation (4:08)
- Creating_a_Vignette-Based_Card (5:58)
- Demographics (1:02)
- Vignette Structure (1:30)
- Notion Demo (3:08)
- Conclusion (11:49)
Clerkship Specific Test Taking Strategies (USMLE Step 2 CK)
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- USMLE Step 2 CK 'Clerkship Specific Test Taking Strategies (USMLE Step 2 CK)' Handout (PDF)
- Stem Paraphrase Predict (8:44)
- Systematic Thinking & Clinical Reasoning (1:42)
- Test Taking Strategies Gynecology 👵🏻 (10:38)
- Test Taking Strategies Obstetrics 🤰🏼 (11:06)
- Test Taking Strategies Pediatrics 👶🏼 (19:39)
- Test Taking Strategies Psychiatry 🧐 (7:03)
- Test Taking Strategies Family Medicine 🩺 (20:19)
- Test Taking Strategies Internal Medicine - Cardiology 🫀 (11:42)
- Test Taking Strategies Internal Medicine - Respiratory 🫁 (8:21)
- Test Taking Strategies Internal Medicine - Renal 🚽 (7:20)
- Test Taking Strategies Internal Medicine - Heme 🩸 (0:23)
- Test Taking Strategies Internal Medicine - Neurology 🧠 (6:14)
- Test Taking Strategies Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology 💩 (9:07)
- Test Taking Strategies Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 🍭 (8:36)
- Test Taking Strategies Internal Medicine - Rheumatology 🦴 (6:29)
- Test Taking Strategies Internal Medicine - Dermatology 🧴 (4:09)
- Test Taking Strategies Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease 🧫 (5:06)
- Test Taking Strategies Internal Medicine - Ophthalmology 👁️ (3:21)
- Test Taking Strategies Surgery 🔪 (4:23)
- Conclusion & Test Taking Psychology (1:21)
Thinking Like the Test Maker | Understanding a Vignette
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- USMLE Step 2 CK 'Understanding a Vignette' Handout (PDF)
- Anatomy of a USMLE Question (7:46)
- Chief Complaint (7:41)
- Mental Frameworks (2:57)
- Summary of the Chief Complaint (1:26)
- History of Present Illness (14:48)
- Refractory in USMLE Questions (1:08)
- Past Medical History (11:42)
- Medications (11:08)
- Therapeutic Index & Pharmacokinetics (7:20)
- Summary of Medications (1:11)
- Allergies (7:10)
- Social History (1:31)
- Smoking Alcohol on the USMLE (14:04)
- Portal Triad Hepatology (3:00)
- Family History (6:53)
- Pedigrees (6:10)
- Summary of Family History (0:51)
- Vital Sign (2:37)
- Shock Integration (3:04)
- Oxygen Delivery (5:19)
- Growth Percentiles (5:32)
- Summary of Vital Signs (2:05)
- Physical Exam & Shock (2:58)
- Murmurs (9:08)
- Lung Physical Exam (2:18)
- Hemostasis Physical Exam (2:43)
- Oncology Physical Exam (3:16)
- Labs (6:34)
- Test Taking Approach to Labs (10:51)
- CSF Interpretation (3:30)
- Summary of Labs (1:15)
- Imaging (4:02)
- Test Taking Approach to Imaging (5:29)
- Summary of Images (7:12)
- Review of Stem, Paraphrase, & Predict (3:21)
- USMLE Test Taking Psychology (5:04)
Approach to NBME Labs | USMLE Step 2 CK (Chemistries)
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- USMLE Step 2 CK 'Chemistries' Handout (PDF)
- Introduction (10:44)
- Review of Anatomy of a Vignette (1:08)
- Approach to Labs (3:44)
- Approach to LFTs (3:54)
- Basic Science Integration (7:39)
- Indirect Hyperbilirubinemia (2:04)
- Approach to Alkaline Phosphatase (2:54)
- Approach to the Gallbladder Tree (1:54)
- Serum Lab Values (0:56)
- Acute Kidney Injury (6:04)
- Acid Base Integration (3:15)
- Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (7:28)
- Glucose Disorders (2:54)
- Hyperkalemia (2:57)
- Chronic Sodium Abnormalities (5:10)
- Hypernatremia (3:36)
- Management of Hyperkalemia (4:40)
- Secondary Hypertension (1:48)
- Sodium Abnormalities (9:37)
- Shock and Bicarbonate (1:01)
- SIADH (1:08)
- Summary (0:31)
Approach to NBME Labs | USMLE Step 2 CK (Hematology)
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- USMLE Step 2 CK 'Heme' Handout (PDF)
- Introduction (4:05)
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (3:22)
- Introduction to NBME Labs (5:43)
- Basic Science Integration (6:49)
- Breakdown of CBC (3:33)
- Approach to Pancytopenia (2:01)
- White Blood Cells (5:18)
- Leukocytosis Differential (3:48)
- Lymphadenopathy (3:50)
- Anemia (3:58)
- Basic Science Integration (3:08)
- Hemolytic Anemia (2:32)
- Sickle Cell Disease Integration (4:01)
- Long Term Management for Sickle Cell Disease (5:45)
- Polycythemia (0:40)
- Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease (6:18)
- Thrombocytopenia (9:27)
- Primary vs Secondary Hemostasis (4:16)
- Pharmacology Rapid Review (4:34)
- Summary (0:35)
Approach to NBME Labs | USMLE Step 2 CK (Urine Analysis & CSF)
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- Session Outline (2:50)
- Approach to Labs (4:16)
- Urine Studies (3:29)
- Approach to Lower UTI Symptoms (6:02)
- Urine Analysis (5:27)
- Rhabdomyolysis (5:07)
- Specific Gravity (2:40)
- DI vs SIADH (10:21)
- Acute Kidney Injury (6:09)
- UA Interpretation (7:14)
- CSF Interpretation (6:33)
- MS vs GBS (4:27)
- CSF Analysis (4:58)
- Meningitis (2:30)
- Elevated Opening Pressure (7:45)
- Summary (0:19)
- Approach to Labs on the USMLE (Urine Analysis) Handout
Test Taking Strategy | How To Interpret Vital Signs on Shelf & USMLE Step 2 CK
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- USMLE Step 2 CK 'Vital Signs' Handout (PDF)
- Introduction (4:17)
- Temperature (0:46)
- Hyperthermia (5:18)
- Heart Rate (0:43)
- Tachycardia (4:16)
- Bradycardia (2:40)
- Respiratory Rate (0:29)
- Tachypnea (2:23)
- Bradypnea (1:11)
- Blood Pressure (1:17)
- Hypotension (4:36)
- Summary of Vital Sign Strategy (1:15)
- NBME-Style Practice Question (4:07)
Top NBME Shelf Concepts - Pediatrics (USMLE Step 2 CK)
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- USMLE Step 2 CK 'Top NBME Shelf Concepts - Pediatrics' Handout (PDF)
- Shelf Review 'Pediatrics' Handout (PDF)
- Introduction (9:26)
- Cyanosis in Newborn (4:49)
- Cyanotic Heart Disease in Newborns (4:01)
- Pediatric Heart Failure (6:32)
- Bronchiolitis (4:34)
- Asthma Management (3:49)
- Foreign Body Ingestion (1:37)
- Approach to Stridor (6:00)
- Febrile Seizures (2:02)
- Seizure Causes (2:28)
- The Gallbladder Tree (4:04)
- Iron Deficiency Anemia (6:16)
- UTI in Pediatrics (4:37)
- Hematuria (3:02)
- Sickle Cell Disease (2:52)
- Indications for Exchange Transfusion (2:30)
- Ear Pain (3:12)
- Systems Based Integration of the Neonate (10:33)
- Neonatal Skin Lesions (1:34)
- Developmental Milestones (5:28)
Comprehensive Rapid Review (USMLE Step 2 CK): Pediatrics
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- USMLE Step 2 CK Pediatrics Handout (PDF)
- Introduction (5:01)
- Long QT Syndromes Romano Ward Jervell Lange Nielsen Acquired Long QT (4:37)
- Palpitations SVT Baroreceptor reflex Tumor Lysis syndrome (6:01)
- Hyperkalemia (3:39)
- Infant of a Diabetic Mother (7:16)
- High Yield Pediatric Syndromes (8:08)
- Kawasaki Disease (6:10)
- Benign Childhood Murmurs (6:15)
- Breath Holding Spell (3:39)
- nARDS (3:51)
- The Cyanotic Newborn (6:51)
- Neonatal Coagulopathy (4:33)
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (4:52)
- Pediatric Upper Airway Disorders (7:17)
- Pediatric Deep Neck Infections and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (6:32)
- Pediatric Neurological Disorders (9:50)
- Pediatrics Seizures (4:01)
- Neonatal Jaundice (4:43)
- Pediatric Trauma (8:14)
- Pediatric Genetic Disorders (9:55)
- Pediatric Disorders with Intellectual Disability (6:20)
- Failure to Pass Meconium (5:20)
- Sickle Cell Anemia (8:52)
- Inflammatory GI Disorders (5:41)
- Inflammatory Bowel Part 2 (5:24)
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis (6:53)
- Pediatric Obstruction (9:17)
- Pediatric Renal Disease (8:24)
- Glomerular Disorders & Enuresis (9:06)
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (6:03)
- Neuroblastoma and Nephroblastoma (13:24)
- Inborn Errors of Metabolism (3:25)
- Immunodeficiency (4:54)
- TORCH & Congenital Infections (3:42)
- Puberty & Growth Disorders (6:24)
- Pediatric Bone Disorders (12:41)
High Yield Image in Radiology for the USMLE Step 1
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- Introduction (1:34)
- Introduction to Images (3:22)
- Media Use to Enhance Vignettes (1:51)
- Modalities of Imaging (4:12)
- Abscesses & US (4:06)
- ButtonBattery & CXR (2:10)
- CT Scan (1:39)
- MRI (2:06)
- Pneumothorax (4:30)
- Next Step in Management (2:59)
- Sarcoidosis (3:11)
- Pleural Effusion Lights Criteria (3:50)
- Complications of PNA (5:42)
- ARDS (5:14)
- Clubbing (2:33)
- Osteoarthritis (2:42)
- Ankylosing Spondylitis (2:08)
- High Yield CT & MRI_Images (1:48)
- Ascites Fluid (6:59)
- Intracranial Pressure Management (3:01)
- Pediatric Radiology Review (4:09)
- Absent Tymic Shadow (1:53)
Comprehensive Rapid Review (USMLE Step 2 CK): Internal Medicine
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- USMLE Step 2 CK 'Internal Medicine' Handout (PDF)
- Introduction (11:39)
- Test Taking Strategy Problem Represention (3:47)
- Tempo of a Disease (6:59)
- Application of Problem Representations (7:00)
- Diagnostic Schemas (3:31)
- Approach to Diagnosis Questions (2:10)
- Approach to Management Questions (2:55)
- Spaced Repetition Review (2:43)
- When to ask a Question (2:08)
- Aortic Dissection (3:05)
- How to Approachn EKG Questions (3:54)
- Atrial Fibrillation (4:32)
- CHADSVASC Scoring (3:45)
- Atrial Fibrillation Management (1:35)
- Arrhythmia Management (2:45)
- Diagnostic Schema Chest Pain (3:13)
- Atherosclerosis (3:58)
- Hyperlipidemia (7:42)
- Hypertension (5:17)
- Secondary Hypertension (3:19)
- Heart Failure (3:41)
- Myocardial Infarction (2:10)
- CHF Pharmaco (1:48)
- Endo Myo Pericarditis (6:39)
- Respiratory Failure (3:09)
- Mechanical Ventilation (4:06)
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (4:35)
- Pneumothorax (1:51)
- Hypoxemia (3:54)
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (3:56)
- Lung Cancer (2:30)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (6:03)
- Asthma (3:59)
- Pleural Effusions (4:44)
- Apiration Pneumonia (1:19)
- Chronic Cough (1:07)
- Hemoptysis (2:12)
- Pulmonary Embolism (4:19)
- Introduction to Strokes (5:29)
- Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) (4:10)
- Localizing Focal Neurological Deficits (5:08)
- Interpretation of CSF (5:25)
- Chronic Neurological Disorders (10:36)
- Spinal Cord Pathology (3:26)
- Tremor & Gait Disorders (5:11)
- Esophageal Disorders (8:33)
- Chole-disorders (Hepatology) (9:45)
- Acid Base Integration (1:23)
- Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia (2:28)
- PBC vs. PSC (2:08)
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (6:30)
- Malabsorption (2:11)
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (1:30)
- Paget Disease of Bone (1:25)
- Miscellaneous GI Disorders (4:01)
- Interpretation of Liver Labs (2:53)
- Portal Hypertension (5:35)
- Acute Mesenteric Ischemia vs. Chronic Ischemia (3:21)
- Pancreatic Disorders (4:57)
- Spaced Repetition Review (2:04)
- Introduction to Acute Kidney Injury (3:59)
- Pre Renal Azotemia (3:04)
- Application of AKI (1:49)
- Glomerular Injury & Hematuria (2:29)
- Nephrotic vs Nephritic Syndrome (6:47)
- Diabetic Nephropathy Mechanism & Management (2:31)
- Urinary Incontinence (3:25)
- Infections in the Urinary System (3:16)
- Urine Casts Uropathy (2:49)
- Chronic Kidney Disease (2:22)
- Nephrolithiasis (4:11)
- Bicarbonate Acidosis (2:33)
- Masses of the Genitourinary Tract (3:45)
- Spaced Repetition Review (1:59)
- Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (3:42)
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (4:08)
- Hemolytic Anemia (3:20)
- Acute Sickle Cell Management (2:34)
- Chronic Sickle Cell Management (3:24)
- Hypercoagulability States (5:18)
- ITP vs TTP (2:29)
- Plasma Cell Neoplasms (2:38)
- Metastasis (1:41)
- Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia (4:07)
- Transfusion Reactions (5:41)
- Spaced Repetition Review (2:42)
- DIC (2:13)
- Leukemia (2:59)
- Anatomy of a CBC (2:29)
- Systemic Inflammation (4:01)
- Multi-System Vignettes (3:49)
- The Immunocompromised Patient (5:40)
- Infection Management & Prevention (3:41)
- Spaced Repetition Review (2:59)
- Nosocomial Infections (2:03)
- Infections of the Skin (2:05)
- Herpes Infections (3:18)
- Hepatitis B Serologies (2:15)
- Infections of the Bone and Joint (6:42)
- RA vs OA (5:46)
- Gout (2:01)
- Rheumatology and Systemic Associations (3:49)
- Autoimmune Phenomena (2:45)
- Spaced Repetition Review (3:09)
- DKA (5:05)
- Type 2 DM (3:57)
- Dermatology for the USMLE (3:52)
- Work up of a Thyroid Nodule (5:12)
- Approach to Polyuria (5:26)
- Spaced Repetition Review (2:07)
- Abnormalities of Cortisol Levels (8:09)
- Calcium PTH Homeostasis (8:40)
- Spaced Repetition Review (1:44)
- Glaucoma & Cataracts (2:34)
- Uveitis for the USMLE (1:55)
- Spaced Repetition Review (2:07)
- Summary & Review (7:52)
Normal Aging | Family Medicine (USMLE Step 2 CK)
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- Introduction to Aging (1:09)
- Normal Aging vs Major Cognitive Disorder (4:18)
- Telomerase Activity (5:04)
- Organ System Based Changes (7:33)
- Baroreceptor in Aging (3:55)
- Anti-Cholinergic Medications (3:58)
- Spinal Changes in Aging (2:22)
- Obesity Associated Co-morbidities (3:15)
- CV Changes in the Elderly (8:00)
- Presbyopia vs Presbycusis (8:00)
- Normal Aging vs Pathology (2:33)
- Skin Reproductive Changes with Aging (6:18)
- Delirium vs Dementia (1:25)
- Summary (3:27)
Health Prevention & Screening | Family Medicine (USMLE Step 2 CK)
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- Introduction (3:35)
- Session Outline (4:05)
- Screening Pyramid (4:02)
- Epidemiology (3:10)
- Sensitivity vs Specificity (2:18)
- USPSTF Recommendations (12:29)
- Hypertension (8:16)
- Test Taking Framework (4:12)
- Smoking (3:48)
- Lung vs AAA (0:59)
- Colonoscopy Screening (2:27)
- Cervical Cancer Screening (4:16)
- Palpable Breast Mass Screening (8:37)
- Osteoporosis (7:08)
- HPV Screening (8:16)
High Yield Risk Factors | Family Medicine (USMLE Step 2 CK)
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- USMLE Step 2 CK 'High Yield Risk Factors for the USMLE Step 2 CK' Handout (PDF)
- Introduction (4:20)
- Session Outline (2:37)
- Biostatistics Integration (5:16)
- Hypertension (1:06)
- Vignette Integration #1 (2:53)
- Pre-Eclampsia (4:03)
- Smoking as a RiskFactor (4:06)
- Vignette Integration #2 (4:41)
- Lung Cancer vs AAA (1:46)
- Lung capacities (3:52)
- Calcium/PTH Homeostasis (2:29)
- Fat Malabsorption (1:35)
- Alcoholism (1:39)
- Breast Cancer (2:09)
- Obesity (2:47)
- Vignette Integration #3 (2:51)
- NAFLD NASH (2:20)
- Atherosclerosis (1:05)
Top NBME Shelf Concepts - Neurology
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- Introduction (7:02)
- Guillain-Barre syndrome (7:58)
- Neuromuscular Junction Disorders (6:30)
- Paraneoplastic Syndromes (4:44)
- Polymyositis vs Polymalgia Rheumatica (4:47)
- Pharmacology of Neuromuscular Junction (11:00)
- Ischemic Stroke (4:26)
- Carotid Disease (4:30)
- Neuroanatomy Review (17:23)
- Hypertension (8:10)
- Spinal Cord Syndromes (3:23)
- ICP Management (3:40)
- Multiple Sclerosis (2:55)
- Step 2 CK Management (1:50)
- Seizures (5:08)
Top NBME Shelf Concepts - Surgery (USMLE Step 2 CK)
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- (PDF) USMLE Step 2 CK Rapid Review - Surgery
- Introduction to Surgery (0:56)
- Active Learning Elements (2:02)
- USMLE Test Taking Psychology (0:13)
- About Hyguru (1:54)
- Step 2 CK Percent Qs asked from Surgery (0:29)
- USMLE Test Taking Frameworks (1:21)
- USMLE Test Taking Strategy General Approach (4:07)
- Operate or Not (2:20)
- Building Blocks of a USMLE Question (3:25)
- Steps of USMLE Test Taking Strategy Thinking (2:51)
- How to create a Problem Representation from Chief Complaint (4:11)
- Diagnostic Schema I3OT (4:35)
- Active Recall Questions (1:36)
- Localization of Abdominal Pain for the USMLE (2:41)
- Approach to Diagnostic Imaging (10:06)
- Lower GI Assessment (1:37)
- Acute pancreatitis (4:26)
- Screening USPTF Guidelines for Colon Cancer (5:25)
- Surgery Shelf Step 2CK Overview (0:47)
- Hemodynamically Unstable Patients Approach (1:58)
- Mechanism of Disease and Diagnosis (3:33)
- NBME Style Question (2:10)
- HyGuru Test Taking Tip (1:01)
- Bilious Emesis (1:17)
- Hirschsprung Disease (1:55)
- Duodenal Atresia (1:10)
- Downs Syndrome (1:23)
- Duodenal vs. Jejunal Atresia (2:01)
- Sigmoid Volvulus (0:39)
- Meconium Ileus (2:00)
- Biliary Atresia (4:17)
- Neonatal Jaundice (2:28)
- Anterior Mediastinal Mass (2:43)
- Acute Appendicitis (5:12)
- Acute Cholecystitis (3:43)
- Differentiating Chole- Disorders (9:05)
- Esophagitis (1:53)
- Approach to Recurrent Pneumonia (1:12)
- Zenker Diverticulum (2:02)
- Approach to Dysphagia (1:55)
- Mallory Weiss vs. Boerhaave Syndrome (3:23)
- Alcoholic Cirrhosis (1:16)
- Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (1:59)
- Octreotide (Pharmacology) (1:32)
- Portal Hypertension (1:21)
- Fibrous Adhesions (3:01)
- Small Bowel Obstruction (3:13)
- Hiatal Hernias (1:57)
- Inguinal Hernias (4:21)
- Femoral Hernias (2:11)
- Mesenteric Ischemia (8:33)
- Watershed Areas (2:59)
- Colonic Adenocarcinoma (6:16)
- Metastatic Liver Disease (2:02)
- Colon Cancer (Genetics) (1:37)
- Diverticulitis (5:24)
- Complications of Diverticular disease (3:59)
- Aortic dissection (2:09)
- Blunt trauma (16:19)
- Pelvic fracture (1:20)
- Diaphragmatic injury (2:59)
- Injury to tracheobronchial tree (3:32)
- Tension pneumothorax NBME style question (2:10)
- Chylothorax (2:54)
- Lights criteria (2:38)
- Empyema (2:11)
- Uncomplicated VS Complicated pleural effusions (1:19)
- Hemothorax VS Pneumothorax (1:09)
- Pancreatic acinus USMLE Step 1 integration (1:48)
- Pancreatic pseudocyst (1:53)
- Complications of pancreatitis: Pseudocyst VS Abscess (1:32)
- ARDS NBME style question (3:13)
- Chronic pancreatitis (1:57)
- Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (3:29)
- Approach to the gallbladder tree (1:58)
- Cholangiocarcinoma & other complications of ulcerative colitis (4:10)
- Hepatocellular cancer (2:43)
- Liver lesions USMLE Step 2 CK (3:20)
- Abdominal compartment syndrome (3:28)
- Adrenal crisis (5:28)
- Pre-operative risk assessment (11:19)
- Compartment syndrome of extremity (4:37)
- Summary of MSK Questions Approach (5:31)
- Cholesterol emboli syndrome (2:05)
- Brachial plexus USMLE Step 1 integration (8:00)
- Colles fracture (3:00)
- Ankle injury and Ottawa Ankle rules (3:26)
- Plantar fasciitis (1:10)
- Knee eamination (2:50)
- Fat emboli syndrome (2:38)
- Hip muscle action, innervation and pathology (3:12)
- Bursitis (2:46)
- Osteoporosis (4:50)
- Subacute Hip Pain (3:58)
- Acute low back pain (1:40)
- Spinal cord syndromes (2:45)
- Spinal epidural abscess (3:10)
- Traumatic brain injury (2:15)
- Brain bleeds (7:04)
- Management of raised ICP (5:11)
- Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (5:01)
- Hyperkalemia (2:08)
- Acute bacterial prostatitis (4:30)
- Overflow incontinence (1:57)
- Vignette distinction Acute VS Chronic prostatitis (3:05)
- Prostate anatomy USMLE Step 1 integration (4:27)
- Hypercalcemia (3:28)
- Bladder cancer (2:45)
- Urology cancers: Bladder cancer VS Renal cell cancer (3:46)
- Varicocele (3:33)
- Testicular torsion (3:10)
- Scrotal Pathologies (1:34)
- Urology USMLE Step 2 CK Vignettes (4:16)
- Nephrolithiasis (12:24)
- Lung cancer and AAA screening guidelines (2:15)
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm (7:11)
- Atherosclerosis stigmata (1:01)
- Renin angiotensin USMLE Step 1 integration (4:52)
- Acute pericarditis (3:30)
- CABG indications, method and complications (4:31)
- Aortic stenosis (4:12)
- Aortic stenosis VS Aortic regurgitation (3:36)
- Red eye approach (3:48)
- Eye anatomy USMLE Step 1 integration (4:22)
- Acute closed angle and open angle glaucoma (4:02)
- Corneal ulcer (1:58)
- Open globe injury (1:17)
- Retinal detachment (0:59)
- Pseudotumor cerebri (3:03)
- Central retinal arterial occlusion VS Central retinal venous occlusion VS Hypertensive retinopathy (3:47)
- Chemical burn in eye (2:13)
- Necrotizing fasciitis (4:34)
- Severe burns vignettes (6:14)
- Inhalational injury (2:10)
- Melanoma and Important USMLE step 2 CK skin lesions (7:23)
- Keloids (1:08)
- Hidradenitis suppurativa (3:04)
- Venous insufficiency (11:53)
- Breast_abscess (1:08)
- Thyroid nodule next step (4:28)
- Euthyroid sick syndrome (1:59)
- Complications after thyroidectomy (6:41)
- Breast cancer pathophysiology USMLE Step 1 integration (2:22)
- Breast neoplasia vignettes (3:52)
- Palpable breast mass approach (1:32)
- Retropharyngeal abscess VS Peritonsillar abscess (2:11)
- Laryngeal carcinoma (3:29)
- Acute suppurative parotitis (3:12)
- Pheochromocytoma (3:48)
- Pain management (1:51)
- Postoperative fever (6:00)
- Postoperative complications by organ systems (4:43)
- Post-operative PICU care (1:38)
Top NBME Shelf Concepts - Psychiatry (USMLE Step 2 CK)
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- Classroom Style Videos (USMLE Step 2 CK) (1:11)
- USMLE Step 2 CK 'Psych' Handout (PDF)
- Introduction (1:14)
- Defense Mechanisms (2:55)
- Psychosis & Delusions (3:37)
- Hallucination & Psychotic Disorders (4:17)
- Schizophrenia (part 2) (4:05)
- Brief Psychotic Disorder (2:40)
- Depressive Disorders (5:18)
- Long Term Depression & Pregnancy (6:42)
- Mania & Associated Disorders (2:50)
- Side Effects of Lithium (4:13)
- Introduction to Anxiety (6:56)
- Specific Phobia Disorders (6:05)
- Adjustment Disorder (1:57)
- Personality Disorders Part 1 (4:29)
- Personality Disorders Part 2 (3:20)
- Substance Abuse Dependence Part 1 (5:41)
- Substance Abuse Dependence Part 2 (7:47)
- Cognitive Disorders (7:14)
- Child Psychiatry (5:17)
- Disordered Eating Behavior (3:55)
- Psychotherapy (7:32)
- Anti-Depressant and Anxiolytics Rapid Fire (2:17)
- Somatiform and Sleep Disorders (5:35)
Psychopharmacology | Psychiatry Shelf
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- Introduction to Psychopharmacology
- Psychopharmacology - PDF Handout
- Introduction to Psychosis (2:08)
- Dopaminergic Pathways for the USMLE (1:29)
- Anti-Psychotics (3:08)
- Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (2:25)
- MH vs. NMS vs. SS [integration] (1:57)
- 1st Generation Antipsychotics (6:53)
- Rapid Review (1st generation) (1:46)
- 2nd Generation Anti-Psychotics (4:37)
- Agranulocytosis Medications (1:45)
- Anti-Depressants (Introduction) (2:21)
- Serotonin Syndrome (3:31)
- Anti-Depressants (Typical & Atypicals) (8:40)
- Tricyclic Anti-Depressants (5:00)
Top NBME Shelf Concepts - OB/GYN (USMLE Step 2 CK)
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- Introduction (4:49)
- Test Taking Strategies Obstetrics 🤰🏼 (11:06)
- Test Taking Strategies Gynecology 👵🏻 (10:38)
- Endometrial Hyperplasia (7:29)
- Obstetrics (1:32)
- Ectopic Pregnancy (6:07)
- Hydatidiform Mole (5:02)
- First Trimester Abdominal Pain (6:02)
- First vs Third Trimester Bleeding (4:35)
- Pregnancy Framework (8:46)
- Fetal Heart Tracings (7:16)
- Hypertension (9:57)
- HELLP Syndrome (6:44)
- Breast Feeding (2:37)
- Gynecology (5:21)
- PCOS (6:21)
- Infectious Vignettes (2:33)
- Pelvic Pain (2:12)
- Abnormal Endometrial Tissue (2:41)
- Introduction to OB/GYN (2:01)
- TORCH Infections (4:55)
- Hypotonic Infant (1:38)
- Disorders of Sexual Development (7:57)
- Ethics Integration 🔎 (1:00)
- Secondary Amenorrhea (3:01)
- Breast Disorders (5:35)
- Gynecology Oncology (3:02)
- Ectopic Pregnancy (2:17)
- Pregnancy Framework (6:30)
- Complications of Pregnancy (3:38)
- Hypertension in Pregnancy (3:03)
- 3rd Trimester Complications (3:13)
- Prelabor Rupture of Membranes PROM (3:46)
- Group B Streptococcus Screening 3:36:04 to 3:36:40 (0:36)
- Intrapartum Fever (1:05)
- Fetal Heart Rate Tracings (6:39)
- Hemolytic Disease in Pregnancy (4:30)
- Chorioamnionitis vs. Endometritis (1:23)
- Post Partum Bleeding (3:56)
- Post-Partum Psychiatry (1:20)
Comprehensive Rapid Review (USMLE Step 2 CK) - Obstetrics & Gynecology
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- Classroom Style Videos (USMLE Step 2 CK) (1:11)
- USMLE Step 2 CK 'OB/GYN' Handout (PDF)
- Pregnancy Overview (8:54)
- Pregnancy complications part 1 (6:47)
- Pregnancy complications part 2 (6:01)
- Stages Changes of Labor (5:53)
- Fetal Changes around Delivery (5:34)
- Placental and Uterine complications around Delivery (5:43)
- Pregnancy related phenomena (3:26)
- Multisystem related complications in pregnancy (6:02)
- High risk Pregnancy (1:31)
- Post Partum Care (3:28)
- Vulvar Vaginal Pathologies (5:24)
- Uterine Pathologies (4:10)
- Ovarian Pathologies (3:34)
- Genitourinary Infections (4:12)
- GU infections Part 2 (2:53)
- Incontinence Types (4:31)
- Primary Amenorrhea Part 1 (4:09)
- Primary Amenorrhea Part 2 (8:24)
- Secondary Amenorrhea (2:17)
- Contraception (2:05)
- Breast Pathology (2:38)
USMLE Ethics, PBLI, Patient Safety & Physician Communication
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- USMLE Ethics, PBLI, Patient Safety & Physician Communication - PDF Handout
- Ethics, PBLI, Patient Safety & Physician Communication Handout
- Introduction to Ethics (5:36)
- Core Ethical Principles (48:37)
- Public Health Sciences (16:00)
- Nosocomial Infections (8:50)
- Patient Safety (18:02)
- Physician Communication (4:43)
Key Vignettes for the USMLE Step 2 CK (2025)
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- Key Vignettes Handout 🔗
- Introduction (12:08)
- Illness Script Recognition (11:53)
- Cognitive Performance for Step 2 CK (11:34)
- Key Vignettes | Cardiology 🫀 (4:06)
- NSTEMI STEMI and Unstable Angina (10:11)
- Carotid Artery Dissection (2:07)
- Hypertension (9:02)
- Secondary Hypertension (7:50)
- Ethics Integration 🔎 (1:21)
- Pulmonary Hypertension (2:34)
- Tetralogy of Fallot (1:41)
- Pericarditis (5:44)
- Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy (2:26)
- Valvular Disorders (6:25)
- Key Vignettes | Respiratory 🫁 (2:16)
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (6:29)
- Complication of Obesity (3:14)
- Status Asthmaticus (3:17)
- Allergic_Rhinitis (3:51)
- Asthma (2:53)
- Bronchiectasis (3:31)
- Pneumocystis Pneumonia (2:12)
- Idiopathic Lung Fibrosis (2:29)
- Pneumoconiosis (2:01)
- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (2:08)
- Lung Cancer (3:32)
- Acute Pulmonary Embolism (4:07)
- Pneumothorax Hemothorax (3:15)
- Foreign Body Obstruction (1:58)
- Upper Airway Disease (3:26)
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (2:03)
- Key Vignettes | Renal 🫁 (2:55)
- Approach to Renal Failure (2:00)
- Sodium_Disorders (9:20)
- Glomerular Disorders (7:37)
- Initial vs Terminal Hematuria (3:37)
- Bladder Cancer (2:16)
- Incontinence (4:00)
- Acute Tubular Necrosis (1:15)
- Urine Casts (1:36)
- Approach to Urine Analysis (4:13)
- Vesicoureteral Reflux VUR (2:30)
- Nephrolithiasis (4:37)
- Intrinsic Acute Kidney Injury AKI (3:48)
- Tumor Lysis Syndrome (4:16)
- Uremic Dysfunction (1:57)
- Secondary Hyperparathyroidism (2:23)
- Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease ADPKD (2:09)
- Renovascular Disease (5:01)
- Blunt Abdominal Trauma (2:20)
- Acute Interstitial Nephritis (2:24)
- Key Vignettes | Gastrointestinal 💩 (1:36)
- Esophageal Disorders (2:31)
- Peptic Ulcer Disease (7:49)
- Malabsorption Disorders (11:44)
- Large Intestine Disorders (5:08)
- Colon Cancer (2:42)
- Microscopic Colitis (1:29)
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (1:24)
- Failure to Pass Meconium (1:15)
- Appendicitis (3:39)
- Ethics Integration 🔎 (1:54)
- Toxic Megacolon (3:38)
- Acute Pancreatitis (3:11)
- Pancreatic Cancer (1:49)
- Beading Pattern for USMLE (2:41)
- Liver Pathologies (6:20)
- Approach to Ascites (3:52)
- Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (0:51)
- Introduction to Chronic Pathologies (10:40)
- Key Vignettes | Neurology 🧠 (3:00)
- Dementia (5:14)
- Stroke Syndromes (6:04)
- Huntington Disease (1:41)
- Neurodegenerative Conditions (4:03)
- Bell’s Palsy (3:32)
- Ear Pathologies (3:03)
- Brain Death (3:46)
- Neurofibromatosis (1:47)
- Amyelotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (1:56)
- Approach to Claudication (2:21)
- Brachial Plexus (4:09)
- Trinucleotide Repeat Disorder (2:16)
- Headache Disorders (3:05)
- Traumatic Brain Hemorrhages (4:06)
- Ethics Integration 🔎 (1:22)
- Meningitis (2:20)
- Multiple Sclerosis (1:57)
- Alcohol Use Disorder (2:23)
- Ethics Integration 🔎 (1:09)
- Misc Neurology Pathologies (2:04)
- Key Vignettes | Endocrine 🍰 (1:45)
- Diabetes (3:07)
- Prolactin Disorders (1:48)
- Cortisol Disorders (5:31)
- Exogenous Hormone (4:11)
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis (4:51)
- Type II Diabetes (4:48)
- Calcium Disorders (8:27)
- Thyroidectomy Complications (3:07)
- Thyroid Nodules (5:05)
- Parathyroid Vignettes (5:24)
- Key Vignettes | Infectious Disease 🦠 (1:29)
- HIV Vignettes (3:37)
- HIV Vignettes (5:12)
- Ethics Integration 🔎 (2:02)
- Meningococcemia Prophylaxis (1:59)
- Kawasaki Disease (2:02)
- Tick-Borne Disease (1:36)
- Endocarditis Prophylaxis (1:33)
- S. aureus PNA (0:54)
- Approach to Infectious Diarrhea (11:45)
- Fungi, Parasites, & STIs (8:29)
- Ethics Integration 🔎 (2:03)
- Uterine Tract Infections (4:00)
- Key Vignettes | OB/GYN 🤰🏼 (1:08)
- Introduction to OB/GYN (2:01)
- TORCH Infections (4:55)
- Hypotonic Infant (1:38)
- Disorders of Sexual Development (7:57)
- Ethics Integration 🔎 (1:00)
- Secondary Amenorrhea (3:01)
- Breast Disorders (5:35)
- Gynecology Oncology (3:02)
- Ectopic Pregnancy (2:17)
- Pregnancy Framework (6:30)
- Complications of Pregnancy (3:38)
- Hypertension in Pregnancy (3:03)
- 3rd Trimester Complications (3:13)
- Prelabor Rupture of Membranes PROM (3:46)
- Group B Streptococcus Screening (0:36)
- Intrapartum Fever (1:05)
- Fetal Heart Rate Tracings (6:39)
- Hemolytic Disease in Pregnancy (4:30)
- Chorioamnionitis vs. Endometritis (1:23)
- Post Partum Bleeding (3:56)
- Post-Partum Psychiatry (1:20)
- Key Vignettes | Heme Onc 🩸 (3:00)
- Lymphoma (4:19)
- Bone Cancer (3:16)
- Leukemia (5:11)
- Multiple Myeloma (1:27)
- RBC Disorders (10:14)
- Blood Transfusion Reactions (3:17)
- Primary Hemostasis Disorders (9:04)
- Treatment of DVT (4:42)
- Final Concept 🥁 (3:16)
- 32 hours of question-based Step 2 CK/Shelf review
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