Harrison's PodClass: Internal Medicine Cases and Board Prep
Produced by McGraw Hill, Harrison's Podclass delivers illuminating and engaging discussions led by Drs. Cathy Handy Marshall and Charlie Wiener of The John Hopkins School of Medicine on key topics in medicine, featuring board-style case vignettes from Harrison's Review Questions and chapters from the acclaimed Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine – available on AccessMedicine from McGraw Hill.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 7 minutes
- Episodes
- 163
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Ep 164: A 25-Year-Old Pregnant Woman Asking About Her Thyroid
Today’s episode discusses thyroid testing and function in pregnancy.
Ep 163: A 39-Year-Old with a Snakebite
Today’s episode reviews different types of snakes and the clinical consequences of snakebites.
Ep 162: A 73-Year-Old Woman with Fever and Altered Mental Status
This episode discusses a particular cause of sepsis and its treatment following a foodborne illness.
Ep 161: A 28-Year-Old Pregnant Woman with an Abnormal Urinalysis
In this episode, we discuss asymptomatic bacteriuria in a pregnant woman.
Ep 160: A 32-Year-Old Pregnant Woman Seeking Advice on Exposures
This episode reviews the epidemiology of lead exposure in the United States and its health implications.
Ep 159: A 30-Year-Old at High Altitude
This episode discusses the diagnosis and treatment of acute mountain sickness.
Ep 158: A 58-Year-Old with an Elevated PSA
This episode talks about prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening.
Ep 157: A 44-Year-Old with Cirrhosis and Shortness of Breath
This episode reviews pleural effusions and how to distinguish between their different causes.
Ep 156: A 24-Year-Old Man with Noonan Syndrome and a Heart Murmur
Today’s episode discusses congenital heart disease and reviews murmurs associated with particular valvular disorders.
Ep 155: An 18-Year-Old with Trauma to the Chest
In this episode, we review the differential diagnosis of cardiac injuries.
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Ep 154: A 58-Year-Old Going for Surgery
Evaluation needed for a patient preparing for elective surgery.
Ep 153: A 55-Year-Old Here for an Annual Physical
This episode discusses prostate cancer screening and risk-reducing strategies.
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Ep 152: A 66-Year-Old with Inability to Speak
This episode reviews the diagnosis, etiology, and treatment of strokes and transient ischemic attacks.
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Ep 151: A 55-Year-Old with Cardiac Amyloid
This episode reviews important concepts related to cardiac transplantation.
Ep 150: Gas Exposure
This episode examines toxic gas exposures—how they present, how to recognize them, and the antidotes that can save lives.
Ep 148: A 55-Year-Old Man with Obesity
This episode discusses the diagnosis of obesity, associated conditions, and treatment considerations.
Ep 147: A 55-Year-Old with Hypertension
In this episode, we explore non-pharmacologic strategies for controlling blood pressure.
Ep 146: A 73-Year-Old Female with Lower Extremity Swelling
This episode covers a woman experiencing subacute edema and anasarca due to renal disease, and reviews the possible underlying causes.
Ep 145: A 45-Year-Old Snorer
Today’s case is about a 45-year-old with suspected sleep apnea. We walk through the diagnostic workup and potential treatment options.