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 …
First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2021 Has Arrived!
What can be said about First Aid that hasn’t already been already said by scores of medical students? As one …
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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 …
Step 1 Question of the Week: Anatomy
This week’s edition of the Step 1 Question of the Week is about cardiac pharmacology. See if you can answer …