Rx Bricks Podcast: Gluconeogenesis
In the fed state, glucose is used by almost all the cells in the body to generate energy. But even …
Rx Bricks Podcast: Immunology: Foundations and Frameworks
How do we survive in a complex environment filled with harmful organisms that thrive on colonizing us? Our heroic defender …
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Rx Bricks Podcast: Mitral Stenosis
Mitral stenosis (MS) is narrowing of the mitral valve. In the normal cardiac cycle, the heart relaxes during diastole and …
The Role of Biochemistry in Everyday Life as a Physician
In the first year of medical school, you’ll take many exciting courses that will prepare you for the coming years — …
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Rx Bricks Podcast: Diabetic Nephropathy
A macrovascular complication of diabetes, diabetic nephropathy is progressive, chronic kidney disease seen in patients with both type 1 and …
Step 1 Question of the Week: Immunology
This week’s edition of the Step 1 Question of the Week is about immunology. See if you can answer the …
Rx Bricks Podcast: Opioid Use Disorders
You might have heard the term opiates. These are drugs like morphine, codeine, and thebaine that are found naturally in …
Step 1 Question of the Week: GI Physiology
This week’s edition of the Step 1 Question of the Week is about GI Physiology. See if you can answer …
Rx Bricks Podcast: Penicillins
Welcome to the fascinating world of cell wall synthesis inhibitors, where we will venture into the realm of one of …
Rx Bricks Podcast: Human Immunodeficiency Virus
In 1959, the first case of immunodeficiency virus to infect a human was documented in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the …