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He guys,
Looks like everybody making good progress.
I am going through pelvis and abdomen anatomy today.
Yes oldkid I think you are correct. We two are the only dads here. Very interesting.
So oldkid you are reading Goljan notes. I too have some notes and audio from Goljan.
Is it the system pathology that you are reading? Does Goljan has a separate part for general pathology? I am a bit confused about this. Oldkid, Pls let me know your idea about this.
Mytime now where are u in ur studies? I guess u are done with embryo and anatomy.
I do hope all other are doing very well.
GL to all. LOVE
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| mytime
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Hey PROCTALGIA...
sorry to disapoint u but i'm not done yet..i'm doing anat from Hy and kaplan..involves a lot of mugging and i'm not so great with that....just a few pages ahead of u.....but will try and finish by tomorrow so i can start histo...i hate it though...so let's see..then there is NA.sigh!
U have already done biochem but i have to do it after anat.what 'll u do?
Rest of u guys....u are doing good...keep going1GOOD LUCK..I'm not going to post till i finish upto head and neck..............
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seems: belated happy anniversary! hope u had fun.....
oldkid: thanks for your offer to help - really appreciate it!! after such great reviews, i guess it'll be worthwhile to buy this book. by the way, what are the goljan slides u r talking about. would it be possible for you to email the link to me? please let me know.
jaide: where r u doing Pathology from?
as for my progress - did 2 chapters of immuno yesterday and then went out for dinner with a couple of friends. we went to this really nice italian restaurant - my mouth is watering thinking about all that food, but alas, i'm at work right now.
guess what friends, as if this damn neck and shoulder pain was not enough, i now have hallux valgus - in my case, its hereditary rather than ill-fitting shoes. its a little painful at present and i want to do something about it before it progresses. i've now started looking for a podiatrist in my area. actually i'm a little confused - can't decide whether to go to a podiatist or orthopedic surgeon - any suggestions??????
above all, i thank God for his bountiful blessings!!! He is a good God irrespective of our circumstances.
a few useful pearls i learnt recently:
LAD (Leukocyte adhesion def) - absence of CD18
Examples of opsonins: antibody and C3b
CGD - def of NADPH oxidase. Pts. suffer from chr, rec inf with catalase-+ve org. detected by NBT reduction test and NOI.
MHC class-I express CD8 (remember 1x8=8)
MHC class-II express CD4 (remember 2x4=8) u can come up with a better pneumonic.
IL-3 -asso with stimulation of myeloid cell precursors in the bone marrow.
IL-7 -asso with stimulation of lymphoid cell precursors in the bone marrow.
seems: may be u can add to this list since u r also doing immunology these days.
for the rest, why don't u guys also add something new to the list everyday (from whatever subject u r studying)? i don't know if u like the idea - just thought it'll be useful for everyone.
take care everyone.
happy studying.
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| seems
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heu guys ,
hope every one is fine. well said jaide.
oldkid :i m doing immuno.
zenith : thanx alot,yeah we had fun ,but studies were compromised that day ,but iguess its ok right  . the table is really nice , i just did all this and it was a very good quick summary.
i surely will add somthing when i go ahead something new. till here u did a great job.
i just finish chpter 5 now ,yesterday did it half abut i read it again .
now today wanna finsh some more.
rest all of u keep going ,u guys r doing really well.
unique wher r u ??
mytime : i can understand how u feel ,i havnt done anatomy yet but i can imagine,i canot stand that subject.
target: hope u r doinhg well too.
the rest of the family ,u guys take care,and happy studying 
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| unique1
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Hey guys,
Good to hear from all of you.
Zenith, you read your material really well. It means 2nd read will be a breeze for you. I have old immuno notes which totally match with the videos . When I read immuno, I forgot that I had new ones too and remembered after reading everything from the old ones . Silly me.....now I hope I remember to read the new ones in my 2nd read.
Seems, you are doing great girl!!!!! Keep up the good work. Seems like you are not sleepy today 
Mytime and proctalgia, how is high yield ?? I have read very good reviews about it . Does it have some information other than Kaplan or is it concise or what ?? Why do people so highly recommend it for anatomy ??? Would appreciate any input from you.
Oldkidontheblock, will only Goljan be enough for an " oldie " like me??? or will I need to read something else ( Robbins  )too ????? Isn't Robbins a little too much ??? If I read from more than one source , only patho will take me 6 months   What do you suggest????
Jaide , as far as I remember your internship is going to end soon. Good for you that you can give full time to your mle then. Wish you GL.
Target and Rashmi verma , hope you are doing great with your studies. Please do let us know where are you studies wise.
Now time to report my progress. I learned ANS today but here comes another break of three days  Hubby and kids want to go for a mini vacation before winter and hubby has already reserved a hotel . I can't decide if I am or  or  ??????
Well...... I guess I am happy You know everyone has their own circumstances . I cannot study like an unmarried fresh graduate and take this test in 3-4 months. For me , my family comes first . If I am doing my best in my circumstances , I am satisfied with it. I will go slow and steady and will reach my goal InshaAllah.
I will see you on Monday InshaAllah.
Till then happy studies and take care everyone.
Edited by unique1 on 09/14/06 - 11:57 AM
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hey unique...my internship ended last month....
so as of now..im free!!!!! no wait...im not....sigh...!!!!!!!!!!
u'd think i'd get some time off to savour my freedom... but i guess it will b worth it...if i can kick some mle butt!!
go for that vacation woman!!!!! and while ther..think of me...so atleast i might b there in spirit...seems so long ago when i had my last vacation...
neways...hope the rest of thr gang is pluggin at it...
gl ..tc....
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oops...forgot....i did hy for na....it has the same stuff as kaplan..but is more concise and personally i likes it better..but that isnt saying that kln is missing anything..they both cover pretty much the same stuff...but i would still choose hy ..the style is diff i guess...
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Oops I appologise for my poor memory jaide . Presenile dementia you know .
Please call me " girl " instead of "woman" . It might help improve my memory
Thanx for the info about HY.
GL and TC
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gud nite gang...im an early bird and its late..better get some sleep...
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| rashmi verma
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hi gang,
HELLO to everyone,its gives me feeling of belonging to this usmle family, its sharing and caring, we all share studies and other personal ups and downs of life.
UNIQUE its nice to hear that yur daughter is better now, GOD takes care of all of his children, who believe in GOD.
I just did systemic path, I felt that robbins will be a waste of time, goljan audio with rewiew is must, but I also did BRS, it kind of brushes up old fundas. I know things are different for us , we need to dig out fundas, I am just in same situation, it would have been so easy if Iwould have taken usmle when I finished med school in 1995.
OLDKID-if U could help me with this problem, I got goljan CD from ebay, it has slides but nothing is marked or explained, how do Icorrelate?
ZENITH good immuno notes.
MYTIME, TARGET, SEEMS, JAIDE, EVERYBODY ELSE HAPPY STUDYING.
I am just coming back from opthalomologist visit, guess now I got staph keratoconjunctivitis, so I am on date with tobradexsomething or else in life.
I am also debating like unique,hubby wants to go on vacation after his exams, LIFE is a balance studies ,family, I GUESS ALL moms KNOW what I AM TALKING ABOUT, but keep working on yur dreams with all other aspects of life.
BYE GANG
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Hi there Neighbours
WOW i have never seen a group of Girls so interactive n so motivated i believe u gals who r married shud be called SUPERMOMS . u ppl have so much on the plate n still u find time to study n breeze thru everyday chores as if they were nothing I really mean it i have seen a couple of my classmates coming up with excuses of married life n they arent able to manage things but u gals break the barrier of it all. i m gonna those classmates to have a look on ur thread U GALS R REALLY INSPIRING.
Mytime n Unique were very kind in visiting our group. i thought i also visit, but honestly speaking i saw ur posts earlier Esp the Quotes by JAIDE they r really good n very inspiring
So if u gals ever need ne help just Holler to us neighbors n we will see wht we can do help ya all rather infact help ourselves in the process
Rashmi ......... there is a Goljan Slide link on this forum if u can get the slides from there n the HTML link is there with the co relations here infact this is the link http://rapidshare.de/files/20640920/GoljanSlides....
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Hey friends,
new n lost... Thank u for ur kind words about our supermoms.Studyig is really fun when these gals are around.
I am going to do upper limb and MCQs on pelvis/Abdomen tonight.
Mytime, I gues u arre correct. May be i will do general path next.
Unique1 , You asked about HY notes.This is rather concise and good if u are short of time. HY also gives us an idea about the areas that need more of our attention. I would rather read KPL first and go for HY just before exam. Good luck gl.
Oldkid.. read my previous post and reply. Hope you are doing well..
Hi Zenith. TNK U for immuno in small doses.Please continue your booster doses to upgrade our memory
Everyone else. HI to all...... Keep going. Take Care and GL
LOVE
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| oldkidontheblock
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Dear Friends
Sorry for my late reply. Actually I took a day off and we went for Ramadan shopping plus buying gifts for our upcoming visit to Canada. I couldn't be online yesterday. I saw many posts asking questions and I am sorry I was little late in replying. Well I will try to answer them for you.
PROCTALGIA: We are indeed the only 2 superdads in here. I am doing systemwise patho now. Theres is as such no division in the book. Its just taken conventionally that till Neoplasia it is considered General and then the rest is System wise Patho. I hope its ok now.
MYTIME: Doing HY and KLN for Anatomy in my view is a good idea. I think in KLN the text is too much as compared to HY which will be a negative point few days before the exam. But again I feel the stuff in KLN has more clinical co relations than HY.
ZENITH: I am sorry I got a little late in sending you the link (which I lost myself) and I was thinking of emailing you the rar files I have stored in my pc. I think its the same link new_n_lost has posted. You check it out if its working and the stuff is there. If it doesn't work do let me know I'll mail it to you. Its really worth studying.
SEEMS: I hope you are going fine in Immuno. Its all very interesting stuff there and highly board relevant specially the diseases. Its all very nicely described in KLN. But the video is a disappointment.
UNIQUE: I would certainly not recommend doing Robbins. Instead you have two options one is to do Patho from Robbins pocket book or BRS and then ofcourse from Goljan. I have done this Robbins in my med school time. Its a good book but doesn't have any pics.
RASHMI: Same goes for you what I have advised Zenith. Tell me if you don't get the slides.
In the end I would like to say welcome to NEWNLOST. Keep posting here off n on. Also, I would like to hear from dartikaz, leprikhan and others who haven't reported for a long time. I hope they are ok and doing well in their career building.
Good luck to all of you.
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Hey New n lost........
Thanks a lot pal for showing up in our thread and praising us so.U can tell the others they are welcome to especially if the come with a package of praises...we women trive on them.So are u all set?U test is almost upon u.Good luck,pal.
To rest of the pppl. listen to oldkid abt path...that is the sensible way of going abt. it..if u guys can't find the lectures anywhere let me know...i'll do something abt. it then or make my computer programmer do something. This is a serious offer so act fast.
Anat i'm reading fromBoth again...'coz i thot the same as OLDKID.Thanks Friend...looks like we leo think similar.
PROCTALGIA...u are doing really good so don't worry too much...sometime next week we'll all put in our efforts..I know..i have done the least but again i'm doing and that's what counts.
ZENITH sorry abt. that folly of mine i knew that i was making a blunder...just didn't know i'll go from being live to dead that soon...So how are u feeling now..any better or hope u don't plan an outing this weekend too..U'd better study..u just had italian..or u'll put on weight like me.So better option..books..half day..morning and husband the rest..one evening do household work and next go have fun with him then u won't feel ur pain so much next week.U better do this and tell me i'm good at hypnotism.......
Jaide......JAIDE what wud we be without u?So glad u are a Doc now...u know what i mean.Congratulations on the completion of ur internship...how do u feel?U are doing gt work with ur books.if u have it in u carry on and if u need a short break that's ok and well deserved too.We are right here with u.
RASHMI sees like u are doing good too..Keep it up.u can take a break as well if u sincerely catch up later. Now i feel like a prof.
UNIQUE1 sorry abt. not replying earlier was trying to keep my promise to self of finishing my bit first...though i was tempted after ur mail.
OK read both HY is better coz that's the kind of stuff u'll get...but no harm done in reading both...since u already have Kaplan...
SEEMS I didn't realize we missed a celebration..........not fair.Am glad u had fun though.Looks like u are doing good...Thanks for inquiring about my son he's doing ok right now and i'm all crossed.............so u see. for now.
TARGET...taking a small break..it's ok...just come back fast...don't wanna miss u too much....GL.
Any news of the others??????????????Well that's that..i'll start histo today..any good ideas abt that OLDKID?Good luck u all..Like i say Study..harder....................
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| proctalgia
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Hey friends,
How come no body has been here since y'day.Bussy in the weekend?
I want to start neuroanatomy today . Will see you later.
GL to all.
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Hi guys,
I have been kind of slow last few days. Something important and urgent has to be attend and I have to put my books aside for a while . It is an inspiration to visit you all and see all are working so hard. I hope to get back as soon as I can. Take care you all!
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hey friends,
where is everyone???
Jaide, it is a good one thank u
I am continuing neuro video/lecture notes today. Hope to satrt path next week.
hope to hear from u all soon.Love
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hello everyone,
sorry, couldn't write earlier - have not been feeling too well - took off from work on Friday and haven't logged on since then. anyway, thank u unique for appreciating my style of studying - i'm truly humbled. hope my 2nd read will be a breeze like u said - from your mouth to God's ears........well, hope u r enjoying your vacation!!
i studied a little over the weekend - not too much but tried not to ignore my books all together. its nice to see everyone else studying - proctalgia, mytime, oldkid, seems, jaide, rashmi - u r all doing great.
new_n_lost : thanks for all those kind words.
okay guys, have to rush right now - got to do groceries........
keep studying!!
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Hey guys ,
I am back and not in a mood to study after having vacation (typical me ) Breaks are usually rejuvenating for people but not for me. I always find it hard to restart my studies after a break
I guess my non study mode is partly because of the reason that I have to study pharma Today I have been finding every excuse to not study and deep inside I know it is because of Pharma , so I have decided to start Patho from tomorrow and Pharma in small doses (5 pages a day) along with it. Let's see if this strategy works. 
New_n_lost , thank you very much for visiting your neighbours and for oodles of praise. This praise is a morale booster for all of us and is never enough so we will be looking forward to your next visit
Zenith, sorry to hear that you were not so well.Hope you are feeling better now and will be able to come back to books soon.
Mytime, Rashmi and Oldkidontheblock, thank you very much for your kind advice about the books. I hope you are doing good with your studies. Weekend is over now and hope you will report soon.
Seems , miss your cute posts.
Jaide, good one as always. Hope you are going full steam ahead now . Lucky you.....can devote all day to studies. It reminds me of my good old days.
Target, I hope you get done with that urgent piece of work soon and join us back ASAP.
And last but definitely NOT the least, Proctalgia, you are doing great man!!!! You and oldkid .... both you Superdads in the gang always have some progress to report. That is simply great
OK guys, GL...Keep studying and please remember me in your prayers . Cya tomorrow InshaAllah , hopefully with some progress to report
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oOh looks like after the weekend everyone's taking it slow..i can't even rest for a day or what?Hi fellas.This is our wake up call.
UNIQUE1 i know what u mean abt vaccation nad all.Glad u had fun...where did u go to?Thonk abt. the big vaccation when all this is done.Good to have u back.
TARGET...u'll bounce back honey..just a phase...I was watching a movie the other day and there was a dialogue in it that stuck....TO ACHIEVE WE MUST FIRST BELIEVE, and i believe in you...so make ur teeny effort now..ok?
JAIDE u are always doing so good by urself and to us too by ur msgs.God Bless you ,girl.Keep up ur good work.
SEEMs miss ya..where are you?Hope all's well?
ZENITH how are u today...Better i hope...where are u with ur studies?
RASHMI..u are making good efort girl...be our inspiration now.
PROCTALGIA my u are really speeding up now old pal..soon i'll be way behind.I'm at NA right now wish i was doing a diferent subject alltogether am so bored with this.Have u done histology?From where?
OLDKID u are doing pretty good.When do u plan to do NA?how's patho coming up?
Did I leave anyone out?Never mind next time.U guys good luck and get back..it's getting pretty lonely in here.
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it sure is getting dull here - where is everyone?
unique: its so good to have u back. its going to take a while to get back into the study mode, but hang in there............vacations are always fun, coming back from a vacation is never really that exciting. welcome back to this mundane life with its day-to-day struggles!!! sorry if i'm making it more difficult for u!!!!! but u had enough fun - now get back to the GRIND - no more excuses!!
mytime: i can imagine - doing NA must be torture - I'm really not looking fwd to doing anatomy, esp. neuro anatomy!!!!!!!
seems- come on girl - enough hiding - report to the forum asap!! howz immunology coming along? i'm still stuck with it, but its coming along fine.
target: hang in there!!
jaide, rashmi - how r u two doing?
last but not the least, how are the 2 superdads doing? great i hope!!!
okay, lets stimulate our brain cells for a while:
humoral immunity provides defense against extracellular agents as opposed to CMi which protects against intracellular pathogens.
thymus independent antigens create no memory and stimulate only IgM.
isotype switching is directed by TH2 cells.
IgM: main immunoglobulin of pri immune response, after which IgG is produced. IgM activates complement, is a pentamer joined by J chains.
IgG: has 4 subtypes, activates complement, opsonizes, mediates ADCC and is the only antibody transported across the placenta.
IgA: dimer with J-chain; produced in submucosa and is an imp component of breast milk.
IgE: binds to mast cells and basophils; mediates immediate Type I allergic reactions and protects against parasites.
IgD: not well understood, except that its present on the B-cell as a naive B-cell antigen receptor.
Uncontrolled activation of the complement cascade due to deficiencies of the complement regulatory components (C1, C3, C5): Examples: Hereditary angioedema, Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.
DTH (delayed-type hypersensitivity) skin test measures TH1 function. Eg: Mantoux/Lepromin tests.
TH1 cells stimulate :
1. Macrophages (kill by lytic enzymes, TNF, NO and oxygen radicals)
2. CTL's (kill by perforins, granzymes, cytokines, Fas/FasL)
3. NK cells (kill by perforins, granzymes and enhanced by IFN-alpha, beta and IL-12; inhibited by MHC class I; counted with CD 56 and CD 16).
got to get back to work - rest tomorrow!!
study well all of u!
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