Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast

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156 Wounds, Burns, Skin Cancer & The Study System...

Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast ·

2026/02/17

In this episode of the Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast, we tackle skin integrity from two angles: what you need to recognize on exams, and how to reorganize your studying so you can finally see (and fix) your gaps. We walk through burns, lacerations, pressure injuries, urticaria, pilonidal disease, and the big three skin cancers: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma. You'll learn how exam questions are actually written: TBSA and depth for burns, time and contamination

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31:09

155 Benign vs Concerning Skin Lesions – "Do I Worry?"...

Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast ·

2026/02/10

In this episode of the Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast, we walk through the "Do I worry?" side of derm: how to quickly sort benign vs concerning skin lesions using pattern recognition, not panic. Instead of memorizing every lesion in isolation, you'll learn to organize them into buckets you'll actually see on exams and in clinic: Keratotic lesions: Actinic keratosis vs seborrheic keratosis – rough "sandpaper" vs waxy "stuck‑on," and when premalignant SCC risk should be on your radar

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31:24

154 Derm Patterns That Give You Easy Points – Hair,...

Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast ·

2026/02/03

In this episode of the Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast, we walk through five derm vignettes that show up on high‑stakes exams: melasma, alopecia areata vs telogen effluvium, onychomycosis, paronychia/felon, vitiligo, acanthosis nigricans, and stasis dermatitis. Instead of memorizing another list, you'll learn how to recognize the patterns in the question stem, how to organize these conditions while you study, and how to avoid the thinking traps that quietly cost you points. If you're working

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27:42

153 Desquamation, Blistering Disorders & Why Extra...

Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast ·

2026/01/27

In this episode of the Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast, we tackle one of derm's most intimidating corners: desquamation and vesiculobullous disorders. You'll learn how to quickly separate erythema multiforme, Stevens–Johnson syndrome, and toxic epidermal necrolysis by asking three simple questions: sick or well, mucosa or not, and how much body surface area is involved. Then we contrast bullous pemphigoid and pemphigus vulgaris using tense vs flaccid blisters and mucosal involvement so you

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01:04:50

152 The 90‑Point Comeback – Failing 3 PANCE Attempts...

Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast ·

2026/01/21

In this episode of the Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast, Brian talks with Ealum, a PA student who was stuck after three failed PANCE attempts and finally made a 90‑point jump to pass on his 4th try. He had teenage kids at home waiting for life to move forward. He was in Alaska, couldn't attend a single live session, and still used the 33 Days to Pass the PANCE framework to turn things around. Inside, you'll hear: What it actually feels like to fail again and again while your family is

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34:45

151 Childhood Viral Rashes Made Simple – Exanthems,...

Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast ·

2026/01/13

In this episode of the Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast, we take the "dreaded" childhood viral rashes and make them organized, predictable, and testable. Instead of memorizing numbered diseases, you'll learn how to sort exanthems, HFMD, chickenpox, HSV, molluscum, warts, and genital warts by pattern so you can pick the right diagnosis under pressure. We'll cover: Which infant rash appears after several days of high fever (and how to never mix it up again) How to tell measles, rubella,

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25:54

150 Skin Infections, Bites & Infestations – Pattern...

Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast ·

2026/01/06

In this episode you'll learn how to instantly recognize cellulitis, erysipelas, impetigo, fungal rashes, scabies, lice, and common bites so you can pick the right diagnosis and treatment bucket on exam day. • Poorly defined erythema on one shin is either cellulitis or erysipelas. Which one? • Beefy red rash with satellite lesions what's the organism? • Expanding rash after a tick bite, whats' the treament? Want a 33‑day content calendar, score stack system, and anxiety‑proof exam protocol

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38:46

149 Acne vs Rashes – How To Think Through Derm...

Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast ·

2025/12/31

Not just skin facts. How to quickly tell acne from rosacea, folliculitis, perioral dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, seb derm, and pityriasis rosea on exams so you think different, work different, and score different.

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24:45

148 PANCE Question Walkthroughs

Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast ·

2025/12/23

Think different, work different, score different. We're walking through PANCE questions today. We finished GU so this is a solid way to pull it all together.

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29:31

147 Organizing Testicular Disorders & beating PA...

Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast ·

2025/12/21

Today we close out GU with testicular and urethral disorders. We also go into some specifics on a poweful, maybe even, life changing method for dealing with anxiety and overhwhelm. Here are the priming questions Give them a shot Sudden testicular pain should make you suspect what condition? Painless scrotal swelling that transilluminates suggests what diagnosis? "Bag of worms" describes what condition? Young girl with a small bleeding mass at the urethral opening most likely has what

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27:04

146 Penile disorders, BPH and a key to focus

Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast ·

2025/11/26

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23:04

145 GU Neoplasms. Only the pieces you need to pass.

Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast ·

2025/11/18

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35:47

144 GU Infectious disease and getting more questions...

Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast ·

2025/11/11

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40:57

143 Bladder disorders - How you'll see them on your exam

Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast ·

2025/11/06

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39:12

142 The Comeback: From 222 to Passing the PANCE in...

Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast ·

2025/10/21

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57:37

141 Struggling to Passing the PANCE

Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast ·

2025/10/07

This week we have another interview from a student who is finding herself a little lost, but came through it, just like you're going to.

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43:01

140 High School Valadictorain Decelerated

Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast ·

2025/10/01

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33:51

139 Sex, Sleep & Drugs - Get points on the easy stuff

Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast ·

2025/09/24

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36:03

138 Easy points on Personality Disorders and how to...

Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast ·

2025/09/16

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31:21

137: Never mix psychotic disorders again: Easy points...

Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast ·

2025/09/08

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