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DIP Ep 611: Imaging and The USMLEs (Part 2)

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Divine-Favour Anene

Medicine, Education, Science & Medicine, Higher Education

4.9929 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I continue my discussion on the many imaging tests that often pop up on the USMLEs. I discuss when they should be used and appropriate contraindications. Very helpful material for your test. Audio Download

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0:00.0

All right, welcome to episode 611 of the Divine Intervention Podcasts.

0:05.6

In today's podcast, we're going to continue our discussion on imaging and the USMLEs.

0:10.7

Imagine on the USMALEs.

0:12.0

And honestly, in today's podcast, I'm going to focus on the nuclear medicine tests.

0:17.4

Again, you may think that these topics are low yield.

0:19.9

But by the time I'm done with this podcast,

0:21.6

you'll be like, oh, wait, this stuff is actually pretty high yield to know for my exams.

0:26.2

The thing is there is a lot of nuclear medicine tests that are done, honestly, in medicine,

0:30.6

and there's a reason the USMILs love to test them.

0:34.1

One thing I'm going to say is, you know, this is probably like if you're a person that is

0:38.4

very physiology inclined, if you're going into diagnostic radiology, this is probably going to be

0:43.0

one of the most fun parts of diagnostic radiology you're going to see. In fact, actually, there's a

0:48.7

specialty called nuclear medicine, like literally on its own, although it's rapidly dying. It's one of those disciplines that's

0:56.7

pretty much come under the umbrella of just regular diagnostic radiology. All right. But many

1:02.6

radiology residents hit this material because it's kind of hard, but honestly, it's really not

1:06.4

hard if you just put in a little bit of work and effort to try to understand it.

1:15.5

But again, we're going to focus on this from the USMLE perspective, but I'll try to give you some bit of logic so that this stuff just kind of make sense in your brain.

1:19.3

All right.

1:20.1

So again, a lot of nuclear medicine tested on the USMales, right?

1:23.0

So let's kind of start off with one that many of us are familiar with, and that's the thyroid,

1:27.2

right?

1:27.5

So what if they give you a question about, like a 35-year-old man?

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