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Physician Assistant Exam Review

Brian Wallace PA-C

We review core medical knowledge on a continuous basis for the physician assistant preparing for the PANRE.

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  • Wednesday · 31 min

    172 Intrapartum Emergencies for the PANCE

    The water breaks and the heart rate drops. The head delivers and pulls back. A scarred uterus loses station. Three of today's four emergencies announce themselves the same way, and what separates them is what happened right before. The post 172 Intrapartum Emergencies for the PANCE appeared first on Physician Assistant Exam Review.

  • September 15 · 18 min

    171 Induction and Delivery: Bishop Score, Epidurals and Newborn Care

    A Bishop score of 8 or higher means skip the ripening and go straight to oxytocin. Misoprostol and a prior uterine scar don't mix. And the APGAR never decides when resuscitation starts. This episode finishes labor the way it actually gets tested. The post 171 Induction and Delivery: Bishop Score, Epidurals and Newborn Care appeared first on Physician Assistant Exam Review.

  • September 9 · 22 min

    170 Normal Labor: The Four Stages, Fetal Heart Rate and Tracings

    Cervical change is the whole test for true labor. Active labor starts at 6 cm, not 4. Late decelerations mean uteroplacental insufficiency. This episode walks through normal labor and the fetal heart rate tracing the way they actually get tested. The post 170 Normal Labor: The Four Stages, Fetal Heart Rate and Tracings appeared first on Physician Assistant Exam Review.

  • July 23 · 21 min

    169 GDM & Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Screening, Severe Features & Magnesium Traps for the PANCE

    Gestational diabetes and the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy look like a pile of numbers to memorize. This episode turns them into two clean sequences and one definitions ladder, from the GDM screening cutoffs to the severe features of preeclampsia and the magnesium traps for the PANCE. The post 169 GDM & Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Screening, Severe Features & Magnesium Traps for the PANCE appeared first on Physician Assistant Exam Review.

  • July 16 · 36 min

    168 Painless vs Painful: Pregnancy Bleeding Patterns, Cervical Insufficiency & Rh Traps for the PANCE

    Third-trimester bleeding comes down to one contrast: painless and soft means previa, painful and rigid means abruption. This episode adds cervical insufficiency and Rh incompatibility, and boils each to the pattern, the one exam you never perform, and the one drug you never forget. The post 168 Painless vs Painful: Pregnancy Bleeding Patterns, Cervical Insufficiency & Rh Traps for the PANCE appeared first on Physician Assistant Exam Review.

  • July 9 · 27 min

    167 Early Pregnancy Complications: Ectopic Pregnancy, Abortion Types, and GTD

    Ectopic pregnancy, the classifications of abortion, and gestational trophoblastic disease: three early-pregnancy complications that look alike on the page. Sort the whole cluster with one line, hCG level plus ultrasound, and see exactly what the PANCE and your OB-GYN EOR actually test. The post 167 Early Pregnancy Complications: Ectopic Pregnancy, Abortion Types, and GTD appeared first on Physician Assistant Exam Review.

  • May 27 · length unknown

    The 6 Leaks Quietly Costing You Points

    The replay from the workshop we did last night. We covered so much ground I thought that I had to share it with you. The post The 6 Leaks Quietly Costing You Points appeared first on Physician Assistant Exam Review.

  • May 20 · 31 min

    166 From 341 to 474: Isabella’s 133‑Point PANCE Comeback

    Isabella graduated PA school thinking her strong EOC score and years with PANCE Prep Pearls would carry her through boards. Instead, she failed her first PANCE attempt by 9 points. In this episode, Isabella shares how she rebuilt her approach, her mindset, and her test‑day game plan using the 33 Days to Pass the PANCE […] The post 166 From 341 to 474: Isabella’s 133‑Point PANCE Comeback appeared first on Physician Assistant Exam Review.

  • May 13 · 31 min

    165 Preconception & Prenatal Care: What Actually Shows Up On Your Exam

    Preconception and prenatal care feels like pure memorization: folic acid doses, visit schedules, quad screen patterns, RhoGAM timing, week ranges that all blur together. This episode strips it down to what actually shows up on your exam. The post 165 Preconception & Prenatal Care: What Actually Shows Up On Your Exam appeared first on Physician Assistant Exam Review.

  • April 24 · 26 min

    164 Pelvic Organ Prolapse Made Simple: Uterine Prolapse, Cystocele & Rectocele on Exams

    Episode 164: Pelvic Organ Prolapse Clean Notes (Review Book) Uterine Prolapse Risk Factors Clinical Presentation Diagnostics Treatment Exam Keys Cystocele Risk Factors Clinical Presentation Diagnostics Treatment Exam Keys Rectocele Risk Factors Clinical Presentation Diagnostics Treatment Exam Keys The post 164 Pelvic Organ Prolapse Made Simple: Uterine Prolapse, Cystocele & Rectocele on Exams appeared first on Physician Assistant Exam Review.

  • April 15 · length unknown

    163 Pelvic Pain Playbook – Endometriosis, Fibroids, Cysts & Torsion

    Endometriosis Presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity, most commonly on the ovaries, fallopian tubes, pelvic peritoneum, and uterosacral ligaments The tissue behaves like endometrium: bleeds with every cycle, causing inflammation, adhesions, and scarring Risk Factors Nulliparity, early menarche, short cycles → increased lifetime exposure to retrograde menstruation Family history → first-degree […] The post 163 Pelvic Pain Playbook – Endometriosis, F

  • April 8 · 39 min

    162: Stop Missing Vaginal Discharge & PID Questions on Exams

    Vaginal discharge questions are “three-line trap” questions: a short stem with just enough detail to mix up BV, candidiasis, and trich. Add cervicitis, PID, cervical cancer screening, Bartholin masses, and inclusive sexual history… and a lot of smart PA students still miss points they don’t need to miss. In this episode, we walk through how […] The post 162: Stop Missing Vaginal Discharge & PID Questions on Exams appeared first on Physician Assistant Exam Review.

  • March 24 · 25 min

    161: Last Chance: Is 33 Days To Pass The PANCE Right For You?

    Registration for the April 33 Days to Pass the PANCE cohort closes Wednesday, March 25 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. This episode is a focused “decision guide” for PA students and grads who are on the fence. If you’ve been hovering over the link thinking, “I don’t know if this is really for me…” listen to this first, then decide. In […] The post 161: Last Chance: Is 33 Days To Pass The PANCE Right For You? appeared first on Physician Assistant Exam Review.

  • March 18 · 28 min

    160 From 326 to 439: How Taylee Rebuilt Her PANCE Approach in 33 Days

    Failing the PANCE after doing “everything right” is gut‑punch territory. Taylee graduated from the University of Washington, used all the big‑name tools (Smarty PANCE, Kaplan, PANCE Prep Pearls, podcasts, Ninja Nerd) and still scored a 326 and failed her first attempt. In this conversation, she walks through how she stopped just adding more content… and […] The post 160 From 326 to 439: How Taylee Rebuilt Her PANCE Approach in 33 Days appeared first on Physician Assistant Exam Review.

  • March 11 · length unknown

    159 How 33 Days Turned Test Anxiety Into Test‑Day Confidence for Madison

    From “uncertain, unconfident, and scared” to “confident, assertive, and ready” Madison started 33 Days at the end of didactic year feeling like a lot of PA students do: The idea of adding one more thing felt insane. He was skeptical too. In his words, there are so many “coaches” now that the default reaction is, […] The post 159 How 33 Days Turned Test Anxiety Into Test‑Day Confidence for Madison appeared first on Physician Assistant Exam Review.

  • February 11 · 31 min

    155 Benign vs Concerning Skin Lesions – “Do I Worry?” Patterns You’ll See on PANCE

    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: By […] The post 155 Benign vs Concerning Skin Lesions – “Do I Worry?” Patterns You’ll See on PANCE appeared first on Physician Assistant Exam Re

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