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Psychiatry
Start with a clinical decision, read a focused lesson, then practice questions and revisit your misses. Safety and symptom course → medical mimics → treatment.
Start with a clinical decision
These existing lessons are suggested starting points, not a ranked prediction of exam frequency. Check the full lesson directory below for more systems and cases.
Clinical lessonSchizophrenia Mood Disorders
Use longitudinal course to distinguish psychosis from mood syndromes.
Read lesson →Clinical lessonAnxiety Ocd Disorders
Differentiate panic, persistent worry, phobias and compulsions.
Read lesson →Clinical lessonSubstance Intoxication Withdrawal
Use timing, breathing and attention to distinguish toxicity from withdrawal.
Read lesson →Clinical lessonEating Disorders
Read the teaching and identify the decision that changes management.
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2 weeksFocused review
Days 1–4: map and lessons. Days 5–10: targeted questions and an error log. Days 11–14: mixed retrieval.
4 weeksSteady blocks
Week 1: map and lessons. Weeks 2–3: topic blocks and spaced retrieval. Week 4: mixed review.
6 weeksBuild and consolidate
Weeks 1–2: lessons. Weeks 3–4: shelf blocks. Week 5: mixed application. Week 6: weak-area retest.
Retrieve, then resume
After each question, name one wrong-answer discriminator and the finding that would change management. Return after 48 hours and on day 7 to explain the decision without looking. Scale question blocks to available eligible questions; no fixed count is promised.
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39 related teaching pages across subjects. These are the original lessons, collected here for clinical study.
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Mood Disorders & Suicide Risk
Thyroid disorders from hormone source to treatment
Endocrine · Rule out hypothyroidism before treating low moodCushing Syndrome: Confirm, Classify, Localize
Endocrine · Cortisol excess driving depression, mania, and psychosisThe Calcium, PTH, and Vitamin D Axis
Endocrine · Hypercalcemia and its psychiatric overtones02
Anxiety, OCD, Trauma & Stress
Anxiety, OCD, and Related Disorders
Psychiatry · Time thresholds, exposure therapy, first-line SSRIsTrauma and PTSD Disorders: Criteria, Context and Care
Psychiatry · The one-month line, acute stress, prazosinPheochromocytoma and paraganglioma: follow the catecholamine signal
Endocrine · Episodic catecholamine surges that mimic panic disorder03
Psychotic Disorders & Antipsychotics
Schizophrenia and mood disorders
Psychiatry · The 6-month criterion and psychotic timelinesAntipsychotics, Mood Stabilizers, and Anxiolytics
Psychiatry · EPS, NMS, lithium, and the anxiolytics4 Dopamine Pathways, Antipsychotic EffectsPro
Neurology · Why blockade causes EPS and prolactin riseMovement Disorders: Parkinson, Huntington, TremorsPro
Neurology · Drug-induced tremor, dyskinesia, and EPS phenomenology04
Substance Use & Addiction
Substance Intoxication and Withdrawal
Psychiatry · Which withdrawal kills and which does notWernicke Encephalopathy and Korsakoff SyndromePro
Neurology · Thiamine before glucose, then confabulationToxidromes and antidotes: recognize the failing physiology
Pharmacology · Overdose patterns, naloxone, flumazenilSmoking Cessation: Treat Dependence and Plan the Next Decision
Family Medicine · Varenicline, bupropion, and NRTTobacco Control: Prevention, Cessation and Clinical Decisions
Family Medicine · Counseling and the 5 A's05
Neurocognitive & Geriatric Psychiatry
Dementias: Timing, Networks, and Treatable Contributors
Neurology · Alzheimer vs Lewy body vs frontotemporalNeurodegeneration Decoder: Anatomy, Circuits and Tempo
Neurology · Pattern-match the degenerative diseasesNormal pressure hydrocephalus: from gait to a treatment decision
Neurology · Wet, wacky, wobbly, and reversibleParkinson DiseasePro
Neurology · TRAP, Lewy bodies, and PD dementiaHuntington Disease, CAG Repeats & ChoreaPro
Neurology · Chorea, psychiatric change, CAG repeatsAIDS Dementia Complex, HIV EncephalopathyPro
Neurology · Subcortical decline in advanced HIVWilson DiseasePro
Neurology · Young psychiatric symptoms that are actually organicNeurosyphilisPro
Microbiology · General paresis as organic dementia and psychosis06
Child & Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Fragile X Syndrome: Repeat Size, Expression and Family Risk
Genetics · Inherited intellectual disability, CGG repeats07
Personality, Somatic & Dissociative Disorders
Personality disorders
Psychiatry · Clusters A, B, and C decodedSomatic Symptoms, Health Anxiety and Functional Neurologic Disorder
Psychiatry · Body signals, illness anxiety, conversion08
Eating, Sleep & Impulse Control
Eating disorders
Psychiatry · Anorexia, bulimia, and refeeding syndromeRestless Leg SyndromePro
Neurology · Iron, dopamine, and the urge to move09
Psychopharmacology & Therapeutics
Antidepressants
Psychiatry · SSRIs, SNRIs, TCAs, MAOIs, and switchingDrug-Induced Mental Status Change and Tremor: Board ReviewPro
Pharmacology · Serotonin syndrome vs NMS vs lithiumTyramine Crisis: MAOI Hypertensive ReactionPro
Pharmacology · MAOIs and the hypertensive reaction10
Emergencies, Ethics & the Clinical Encounter
The Agitated Patient
Psychiatry · De-escalation to chemical and physical restraintConfidentiality, Its Exceptions, and the Duty to Warn
Ethics · Tarasoff and the limits of privacyMedical Ethics Principles: Autonomy to JusticePro
Ethics · Capacity, consent, autonomy to justiceMedication Adherence: Exposure, Barriers and Safe Treatment
Endocrine · Barriers, insight, and behavior changeMedical Interpreter Rules and Meaningful Communication
Biostatistics · The clinical interview across a language gapScreening Tests, Predictive Values, and Study Results
Biostatistics · Sensitivity, specificity, and when to screenMore related teaching pages
Grief vs Major Depression: Where to Draw the LinePro
PsychiatryTrazodone, priapism, and the venous outletPro
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