Welcome to the Hyperexcision podcast. This podcast is a time-efficient alternative to the written content on the website. It supplements the exam preparation material available on the hyperexcision.com website for medical students. You can follow along with the written material on the website while listening to this podcast. If you have any comments or suggestions, email hello@hyperexcision.com.

Every case has a script. Clinical approach is a collection of hypothetical case discussions with questions that test the key concepts for a particular disease presentation.

A 17-year-old male with newly diagnosed Burkitt lymphoma is admitted for induction chemotherapy. Two days after starting treatment, he develops nausea, vomiting, muscle cramps, and confusion. Vitals show tachycardia and mild hypotension.

His laboratory results: K⁺ 6.2 mmol/L, phosphate 2.3 mmol/L, uric acid elevated, calcium 1.6 mmol/L, and creatinine elevated.

Welcome to the Hyperexcision podcast. This podcast is a time-efficient alternative to the written content on the website. It supplements the exam preparation material available on the hyperexcision.com website for medical students. You can follow along with the written material on the website while listening to this podcast. If you have any comments or suggestions, email hello@hyperexcision.com.

Every case has a script. Clinical approach is a collection of hypothetical case discussions with questions that test the key concepts for a particular disease presentation.

A 52-year-old woman presents with a 3-month history of a painless lump in her left breast. Biopsy confirms invasive ductal carcinoma, stage II (T2N1M0). She undergoes breast-conserving therapy (lumpectomy with sentinel lymph node biopsy). Post-operatively, she is referred to the oncology clinic where the multidisciplinary team recommends adjuvant radiotherapy to the left breast and regional lymph nodes. She is scheduled for external beam radiotherapy using modern planning techniques.

Welcome to the Hyperexcision podcast. This podcast is a time-efficient alternative to the written content on the website. It supplements the exam preparation material available on the hyperexcision.com website for medical students. You can follow along with the written material on the website while listening to this podcast. If you have any comments or suggestions, email hello@hyperexcision.com.

Every case has a script. Clinical approach is a collection of hypothetical case discussions with questions that test the key concepts for a particular disease presentation.

A 45-year-old woman with breast cancer on adjuvant chemotherapy presents with a fever of 38.9°C, chills, and malaise. She looks acutely unwell. On physical examination, she has hypotension (BP 90/60 mmHg), tachycardia, with no localising source of infection.

Her laboratory results: WBC 0.3 ×10⁹/L, neutrophils 0.1 ×10⁹/L.