Issue, May, 2025
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Conceptual Medicine
5 Unmissable Sessions That Every Medicine Resident Must Watch
Whether you’re starting your medicine residency, preparing for NEET SS/INI CET/FMGE/USMLE, or managing real-life patients. These 5 sessions are not just informative—they’re transformational.
Conceptual Medicine brings you expert-led, clinically-driven, exam-relevant sessions—designed to sharpen your diagnostic eye, boost clinical acumen, and make you exam-ready.
This month, we’ve handpicked five standout videos that are not just educational—they’re essential.
1. Everything You Need to Know About Gram-Positive Bloodstream Infections by Dr. Dilip Kumar
Master One of the Most Critical Topics in Inpatient Medicine
From ICU setups to general wards, bloodstream infections are common, but Gram-positive BSIS can be deceptive and deadly. Dr. Dilip Kumar unpacks it with clarity and clinical precision.
What You’ll Learn:
- Common Culprits: Get crystal clear on MSSA, MRSA, CONS, Enterococcus, Pneumococcus & more.
- Staph aureus Bacteremia: Why it carries one of the highest mortality risks and how to manage it effectively.
- Endocarditis Clues: Know when to suspect, screen, and treat infective endocarditis with TTE/TEE and repeat blood cultures.
- CONS Infection vs. Contamination: Learn how to confidently differentiate real infection from lab noise.
- Treatment Pearls: Understand when vancomycin or daptomycin should be used over linezolid—and why.
2. Understanding Osteoarthritis Key Signs & Affected Joints By Dr. Suvrat Arya
See OA Through a Clinician’s Lens, Not Just a Textbook Definition
Osteoarthritis isn’t “just wear and tear.” In this video, Dr. Suvrat Arya breaks down the clinical reasoning behind diagnosis, differentials, and joint-specific patterns.
What’s Covered:
- Pathogenesis: Distinguish OA from inflammatory arthritis with real-world relevance.
- Joint Target Zones: Knees, hips, spine, thumb base, DIP & PIP joints—know where and why OA strikes.
- Heberden’s vs Bouchard’s Nodes: Visual memory aids that’ll stick with you for life.
- OA vs RA: Learn the diagnostic traps many fall into—especially the misleading presence of low-titer RF.
- X-ray Interpretation Tips: What to look for beyond joint space narrowing.
- Clinically Focused: A must-watch before your next outpatient posting or OSCE.
3. Simple and Concise Explanation of the Anus & Rectum Examination by Dr. Umalakshmi
One of the Most Avoided Yet Vital Physical Examinations—Simplified
This video isn’t just about the technique—it’s about building confidence in one of the most sensitive parts of the physical exam. Dr. Umalakshmi breaks down every step with empathy and clinical accuracy.
What You’ll Master:
- Step-by-Step Guide: From patient preparation to systematic inspection—scars, sinuses, warts, fistulas, and more.
- Anal Reflex Testing: Learn how the anal wink reflex gives clues to sphincter innervation.
- Digital Rectal Exam: Palpation techniques, how to identify masses, tone, tenderness, and abnormalities.
- Patient Communication: How to take relevant history without discomfort—covering bowel patterns, bleeding, sexual history, and red flag symptoms.
- Clinical Signs to Never Miss: Incontinence, hemorrhoids, perianal abscesses.
4. A Simple and Concise Explanation of Syphilis & Treponema Pallidum by Dr. Dilip Kumar
A Disease That Mimics Many But Should Fool None—If You Know What to Look For
Syphilis is making a resurgence, and missing its subtle signs can lead to devastating complications. Dr. Dilip Kumar provides a brilliant, layered explanation from pathogenesis to treatment.
Detailed Insights:
- Treponema Pallidum 101: Why it can’t be cultured or visualised easily—and how to detect it.
- Stage-wise Breakdown:
- Primary: The painless chancre no one notices.
- Secondary: Rashes, condyloma lata, hepatitis, and lymphadenopathy that mimic other illnesses.
- Latent & Tertiary: When silence turns dangerous—tabes dorsalis, aortic root disease, and neurosyphilis.
- Primary: The painless chancre no one notices.
- Testing Algorithm: VDRL, RPR, FTA-ABS, TPPA, and lumbar puncture for neuro cases.
- Therapeutic Protocols: From benzathine penicillin to doxycycline alternatives.
- Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction: What it is and why not to panic.
5. Understanding Impetigo & Its Causes, Symptoms & Treatment by Dr. Dilip Kumar
A Superficial Infection with Serious Systemic Implications
This often-overlooked skin condition is a staple in both pediatrics and general medicine. Dr. Dilip Kumar lays down exactly what you need to diagnose and treat it effectively.
What You’ll Learn:
- Causative Organisms: Staph aureus (MSSA & MRSA) and Streptococcus pyogenes—how to know which is which.
- Types of Impetigo: Non-bullous (honey-crusted) vs Bullous (large flaccid bullae)—how to tell them apart instantly.
- Complications to Remember: PSGN (yes), acute rheumatic fever (no)—a classic NEET/FMGE trap busted.
- First-Line Therapy: Topical mupirocin, oral beta-lactams—when and how to escalate to MRSA agents like doxycycline and clindamycin.
- Contagion Control: Tips for counseling families and school-going children.
- Exam Focused: Image-based questions and differentials are common in NEET PG/FMGE/INICET.
You’re Already Behind If You Haven’t Watched These
Thousands of your peers are watching these sessions, taking notes, bookmarking key insights, and becoming more confident in rounds and exams. Why not you?
These sessions are concise, concept-driven, and created by top-tier clinicians who know what matters most.
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