drjaypatel
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Hi friends,
After going thr' half of USMLE I have noticed that, if you will remember by heart all "the drug of choice" for a particular situation, that can be very helpful. Becuase in a block I think there are atleast 7 to 8 question, or more, asking directly the drug of choice. This is also true for the test of choice, which we can divede in two parts, "the best next first test"(most sensitive test mostly) and "the best test"(diagnostic-specific test).
So if we can prepare a list of this things I think we will be thr' for almost 25 to 30 questions atleast/block very easily and quickly. If any body has prepared such a list, please put it on the forum. We all will highly appreciate that. And in other case, those of you who are preparing for the test, we all can form a group and can prepare such a list. If you wanna join me, PM me. And if you have the list, I will simply LOVE you, as I am a bit lazy.  . Just kidding.
Will be waiting for ur reply,
Take care,
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| drbee29
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I totally agree with drjay's post! Such a lovely idea i hope someone really does come up with it. I promise to do some of it while i can but i am busy with CS. I promise to come up with something after im done with CS though. Thanks to all!
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| achilles
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that's a wonderful idea jay (although frankly i know i am the laziest guy when it comes to making lists like those)...when i am reading i shall try and put these on paper and then put it on your post once i have enough, for it to be called a list.good luck.
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| reet
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 Pretty good idea.. I m gonna start my prep fr 2CK in april .. I will definitly post such LIST fr sure.
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| drjaypatel
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Hey Drbee, Achilles, and reet,
Thank you all for prompt reply. I have started preparing such list. But I am sure as I will go along the U world and other materials, will come to know new and new things. But definately that think works. E.g. just yday there was a question in the U wolrd with all the description and classical patho. slide of Hairy cell leukemia. Now by reading the Kaplan only who will know about "Cladribine". Specially in CVS also, the drug of choice for particular arrythmias are very important.
So start preparing that, and in between when you have enough, just post it in this post.
Nway, bye for now, take care.
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| cyra
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Sounds good drjay!Count me in!
I was just thinking though...if there are enough of us...we could always distribute topics amongst us...less workload and mebbe even more productive...what say?
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| drbee29
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I hear ya cyra! Sounds like a plan....is there a file section on here where we can just keep adding info unto?
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| cyra
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There are no files per se drbee...
We could have seperate posts for each system perhaps(and may be have 1 or 2 ppl "incharge" of updating that particular post) and then keep adding info there disease/condition wise.Lets see what the others come up with...I am sure we could work out something...and the sooner we do it the better.I am actually quite excited about this!My brain is fried at the moment though....hehe...I hope I made some sense here...
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| busy_mom
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Hey Guys,
great idea - you can count me in on this ! Itīs actually a good idea to maybe start posts for the different topics, and then just add on to those.
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| drjaypatel
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Here is the things guys,
What we are going to do is that I will post a word documents, with heading of most of the topics of medicine like CVS, CNS, ENDo and so on. I will post it and will try to add the DOC as many as I remember and have right now. We can give couple of pages for each topic. Now, when ever any of us, will have some more content, the person will down load the last posted list from here. So it will be containg all the contents which all of us will have accumulated. That person will add his/her DOC for the condition. and will post that again. So that way we all will have a single list and we all will go on adding in that. But please make sure to not to duplicate the things. Or if there is any doubt or correction, let other know and take a second opinion, so that we can have reliable list.
If we can get some good and quick response, we can also add the best initial test and the best diagnostic test list in that. I am sure if 4 or 5 of us will contribute in that seriously, by the end of month, we will have a handy material of few word document. That we can revise on the previous day and can get atleast 90 to 100 questions (atleast I am sure) from that in our exam.
Right now I am running behind my U world pre-determined schedule. And my subscription is getting over in 15 days and still I am remaining with 900 questions. So I may post that word document tmrw or day after tmrw. But any of you can do that, all of us will appreciate his/her initiation.
Any suggestion? Lets crush the USMLE step II guys.
Bye,
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| karusmle
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thats a great idea!!!!!!......i highly appreciate and welcome this ,,,,waiting for it .....letmme join u guys in this work
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| achilles
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good thinking jay...i can see that you already had a plan for this and its a really good one...i have just started with my uw and will keep this in mind now when i am going thru the questions and make a list...if we all chip in seriously in making this list it sure is going to help us all a lot and others too.
i was wondering what to do in the last days before the exam and you just gave me the answer jay.thanks.good luck to you and everybody for the exam and now lets sit down and start making that list.
good work jay!!
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| amygdalaa
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Guys. Count me in. I have just started prep and I could do some topics. I have already started highlighting the first test, best test and DOC in my kaplan notes. This is a good idea to compile them.
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| drjaypatel
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Hello friends,
I am so sorry for becoming a bit lazy. But I am so busy nowadays, so didn't get time to collect all different items from cornerns of my all books and notes. So I couldn't post the list today. As would you all mind if we distribute topic? Say I would love to do, CVS and CNS. If you all can also take some of the topics, and thn work on that topic only as far as DOC is concerned. Also Psychitri is very important is that manner. So just for getting ourselves started, we will have to start. Let me type some very basic in the word document and post it here tmrw.
Do reply me.
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| amygdalaa
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Hi guys I will do GIT and pulmonology. I am following kaplan 2005-6 notes. I am going to do it in the following format.
Name of disease
first step in diagnosis
best test for diagnosis
drug/treatment of choice.
Let me know if you have any suggestions.
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| drjaypatel
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Hello friends,
Here I am posting the first initiating kind of list. I have just put down what ever condition I could think of. Because as I had told you, I am having such a tight time, so could put down all the things. But I will keep on updating the list. And once I will thr' U world and will have a breather, I will put as many as I can.
So just have a look over it, and if any correction of any mistake I have done, just let me know. And please start expanding the list. Please download this list from here, add whatever you are ready with, and post it again.
And Amygdalaa, sorry dude, I read your post right now after I have prepared my first one. But from next time I ll be also including the diangostic part. Also start taking the topics you would like to work on. I am workign on CVS and CNS and amygdalaa is working on GIT and RS i guess.What ever.
Reply after reviewing this,
Bye and take care.
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| sanya
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hi everybody
im new to the forum. lets all get together and crush step2.
thats a wonderful idea by ajay.i will do endocrinology part.i'll try to post it soon
take care
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| sanya
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hi
sorry jay i got ur name wrong in the first mail. i just read ur list. its wonderful.good work
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| drjaypatel
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Hey Team ( I can call this as a team now), great work by taking your topics...
Upto now,
Myself (Jay) -- CVS and CNS
Amygdalaa -- R/S and GIT
Sanya -- Endo.
Who? -- Hemat., Drugs in HIV and it's complication(higt yield on step II), Renal and fuild electrolyes, GUT, Inectious diseases and dermatology, Psychitry, Rheumatology.
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| maylea
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Hi Drjay & everyone:
Check out the Rx list on this website address...250 items in all.
http://www.valuemd.com/usmle-step-2-ck-forum/3610...
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| drjaypatel
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Hey Mayles,
Thank you is not the word enough for this bravo work. Still thanx a lot, you saved me from the pain of typing and searching many of these.
Keep it up, if you have the same kind of list for the diagnostic procedures also.
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| maylea
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Hi Drjay,
Please don't give me credit for something I didn't do. I did not compile this list. Some kind soul did and posted it in one of the forums at another website. I came across it and thought I would share the link with everyone. He/she deserves all the credit. Like you I am grateful to this hardworking, kind soul. We all benefit from his/her efforts.
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| sobia naeem
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hi guys.this is a nice effort going on by u guys.just to let u guys know the above list posted by maylea is actually made up of the points of questions of usmleworld.
and there are a few corrections to drjaypatel list.in third degree heart block,or heart block refractory to atropine.next step is PACEMAKER.(NOT SHOCK).
The treatment for parkinsons is as follows.only tremor less than 60-benztropine/trihexyphenidyl
only tremor more than 60yrs-amantadine
many symptoms of parkinsons disease -give carbidopa/levodopa
on and off fluctuations in a patient on carbidopa/levodopa--give him ropirinole/pramipexole/selegiline/COMT inhibitors.
to arrest progression of disease-selegiline.
secondly there is also a slight problem in treatment of acute asthma attack-oxygen,beta agonists,steroids-next step use either aminophylline or ipratropium..
good luck guys.i have my exam in a few days and these lists are quick revision tools and helpful for everyone.thanks
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| cyra
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Thankyou sobia...
and thanks for posting drjay and maylea...
I'll take hamtology...although it might be a few days before I come up with something as I havent gone through UW for it as yet.
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| amygdalaa
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Thanks Jay, Maylea and Sobia,
I will be out with at least GIT in a couple of days.
That list at valuemd site is great.
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