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study_ing
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hello all
ive been delaying writing my experience in the hope that i feel better about my exam and have some positive stuff to contribute. we all know that it is indeed a time pressured exam. i did complete my qs coz thats how i time myself in any exam. usually i've always been pretty quick..but this exam was certainly a tester. hence i think the most important thing wud be to think of a few suggestions which wud help u with the exam.
REVISe ur physical examination findings INTENSIVELY. know where a given physical sign is leading u to. not just murmurs. everything about the cardiac exam. eg how to d/dt viral myocarditis from acute pericaarditis using a combo of physical signs, x rays and ecg. yes ppl i was tested atleast twice on thta. and frankly speaking didnt know it fluently.
oops guys i have to run now. will come back and write the remaining suggetsions.
GL
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| ALS
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I was wondering what happened to you and your exam
Look forward to reading your to be continued exam experience..
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| robin082006
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it seems to be a CS exam, not CK.
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| tolito
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welcome back study-ing. yes it was a tough exam but let us just relax and do the waiting game.
all the best.
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| sheeezooo
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good luck for results..
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| just do it
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You will surely get a gr8 score !
Good luck 2 u study_ing!
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| doc68
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goodluck
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| mazinger
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study_ing you are definetely going to nail this >260... GL
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| star1
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Good luck study_ing
I agree with you that CK test you knowledge application.
I am sure you will rock in CK, waiting for ur detail experience n remembered Qs
good luck
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| ksh
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I was waiting for your exam experiences.I hope that you will come up with your detailed version shortly.Do discuss in more detail about physical finding stuffs.Kap Medicine enough for that or do we have to run for other physical diagnosis books ? How would you compare exam questions with Kap Qbook - conceptwise, contentwise ?
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| vanshita
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thanks for sharing with us
GOOD LUCK for your score
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| mann81
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hi studying
welcome back....was waiting for your exam experience..don't worry u will score good
Good Luck to you and tolito....My Best Wishes are with you guys.
mann
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| klimt
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good luck study_ing, hope you get the best score!
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| shumaila
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dontworry u will get gr8 score u r very helpful guy and God likes such ppl
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| sheena2005
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good luck for ur results.relax and chill for now.!!!!
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| nithu
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good luck for ur results, i am sure u are going to ace this exam.
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| study_ing
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thanx a lot guys..sorry i had disappeared again due to a millionm reasons. let me come straight to the exam.
there were loads of qs based on physical exam findings, and epidemio...in the sense the former wud help u narrow down ur answers to a few differentials, and then ud have to answer based on what wud be the most likely dx. i dont think kaplan medicine deals with physical findings in detail so that is not comprehensive enuff.
the qs are long and boring bUT READ EVERY SINGLE statement. the range of options DO NOT help. for eg there was a q about an elderly with waning levels of consciousness and some problem with urination. ( cant remeber which) and fever. IN The midst of a huge question. there were loads of psyche options given as differentials. now in elderly i remember a consultant of mine had especially stressed that infection may manifest as mental status changes so i was looking for UTI/infection etc. the answer i picked was'delirium' only, in a list of around 20 psyche options with other types of delirium. so if u went hru the q superficially, and missed out on the word fever inthat giant q, u wud have probably gone for the psyche options.
i had around 5- 6 ecgs and quite a few radiographs. and unfortunately the qs werent the sort where u cud guess what the answer was by reading the q stem.
the ethics qs were..err different. eg some guy who's refuses mechanical ventilation, and his family members agree as well. u wil scroll down the options looking frantically to respect his wishes. but ALLL options put him on the vent. i ended up going for the hospital ethics comittee in a few simialr scenarios. (even though i wud normally consider it "the wrong answer generalaly provided'. i wud suggest going thru dr dteve daughterty's lectures in step 1 on ethics right before the exam. luckily ethical qs on pregnancy, marriage etc were not asked ( according to kaplan pregnancy duZ NOT emancipate. Uw says it duz)
i had less of step 1 stuff asked. hardly any pharma.
kaplan q book qs are much easier, concept and content wise. however i still feel they helped me as i did my readings. to be honest i cant compare the qs to any other q format, not uw, not even the usmle cd.
well in the end people, i wud suggest u go over physical exam findings thorougly. and know more than one way of distinguishing two closely related conditions. usually when i studied i used to think of how to differentiate a given condition from the other. ..a sort of a mental pathway. in the exam however, they did not provide u all the details. hence i chose the answer based on what is more likely. dont try to memorise incidence/ prevalence etc ..thats impossible..but when u study, try to make a mental note of whether something is rare or not.
content wise i d say surgery was asked less frequently than the remaining 4 subjects. Time i repeat is a major factor. make sure ure well rested before the exam or else the 9 hrs are bound to drain u . Good luck and hope for the best.
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"i dont think kaplan medicine deals with physical findings in detail so that is not comprehensive enuff. "-------------I have been studying only kaplan n UW. So, do u think UW makes up 4 the info on physical findings, that u were refering to.
"i had around 5- 6 ecgs and quite a few radiographs. and unfortunately the qs werent the sort where u cud guess what the answer was by reading the q stem"---------------------ecg's reg wht arrythmias/heart conditions??. Other than those ecg's in kaplan, wht other topics , do u think one should go thro bfore exam. Same doubt regarding X-rays and CT.
Thanks in advance !
GL !
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| dr.pumpkin
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thnx for posting ur experience study_ing...
gud luck for ur scores !!! i m sure u ll do wonderfully well ..
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| rody
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I HOPE GOOD LUCK FOR U.....U DESERVE 99...AND GOD WILL NOT LEAVE U
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| study_ing
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i did UW and finished my q bank pretty close to the exam. yet i didnt think it was sufficient. frankly speaking i really dunno what to suggest as a source. its like u r reading a detailed history and physical work-up of a pt in the ward.but unfortunately in bvery limited time ....so if ure a freshly going thru ur clinical rotations, it helps.
as forr adiology, musculoskeletal radiology is important. i didnt get any Cts, just x rays ..but i remember geting cts in step 1 so they wont be totally irrelevant i guess.
i hope ive answered all the qs.
thanx a lot for ur prayers.
GL
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| docnikki
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thank you study_ing for sharing your exam experience. I haven't been on this forum since long and since Ive been here Ive seen that you are studied very well seeing your intelligent postes. Your explainations show the clear concepts you have. Im sure you will aace in ck!!
what are these lectures that you talked about-->dr dteve daughterty's lectures.
are they in kaplan video lectures for step 1? thanks.
goodluck for a great score. Im sure it will be 99!!
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| docnikki
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sorry for mistake...Ive seen that you studied very well not you are studied very well lol
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| study_ing
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thanx doc
i am talking about the step 1 lectures by dr steve daughterty.
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| drpranavkansara
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hi study_ing
thanks for such a detalied a experience
you have been helping everybody on the forum.
could you share you exam prep scores like on q book, UW, nbme and q bank.
i am getting like 80% on q book along with first reading.
your scores can be helpful in directing and planning the studies.
good luck for a rocking score.
thanks
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