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Hey Edie, all set for a weekend of work and NBME, after letting off steam???
I hate these darned Fridays....it pulls me down so bad! Well lucky for you the end is drawing near, so revv your engines and shoot for the finish line 
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| edie
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Yes, AC, double-time! Stepping up the pace a tad. Putting in 2 extra hours tonight. So far, my Step 1 Success Cocktail of Goljan + UW + FA has been giving positive results: last UW half batch, timed, random, unused = 68% Now I said before that I was done with all books except FA, but I did find myself dipping back into RR Path today  initially for the pics as I listened to the audios. But you know what? Those little blue margin notes--I totally forgot about those! What precious little nuggets of pure gold! So now, making sure to really get those down C-O-L-D.
Spoke with my friend about her exam experience. Said that it was not great, but not too bad. She said about a quarter of her test were freebie q's, majority ok to hard with a little thinking, and about a quarter that were impossible. That pretty much resonates with what others have written in the EEs section here. She said her test was pharm-heavy  but molecular bio light  with lots of twisted patient-doctor q's  She got one histo q, a few anatomy q's, one embryology q, and a few neuroanatomy q's, good lot of micro, a few immuno, genetics, stats, endocrine. Lots of pathophysio and path. No audio, no video. Not as many images as she anticipated, but they were there. So her advice to me was know pharm MOAs, S/Es, interactions, metabolism and resistance mech's.
Ok, back to work 
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| keepgoing
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hey edie yang..juz noticed ur tag line'i can and i will'..cool!!!
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| Novak75
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I can, and I will....love it!
I also want to be a captain!, love dropping by your journal, as medocuk says it is very motivating and inspirational!!, makes me want to read more!
Good luck!
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| medocuk
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i am happy that your friend is done with her exam. how is it coming along for you? Thanks for checking in on me. I am not doing too well confidence wise, but I am not giving up.No ma'am I am not.
Nice to see you being consistent. Good luck with sunday.
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| edie
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Good morning, Journal and friends.
It's no joke--UW really can kill confidence. But, I have realized that the name of this game is being CONSISTENT just as much as it is about persistence. Here's what I mean. Earlier I did a of batch of UW q's, in timed, unused and random mode. Score was 52%. I went over my incorrects, went to jot down notes in FA, and BAM! I already had that section highlighted and marked--damn, when did I cover that??? Well, I just hadn't re-re-read over that section yet. I am starting to wear myself thin getting q's wrong when I have the info at my disposal, be it in FA or on a notecard. For today, I will be on the FA treadmill, covering the pages twice and thrice, and hopefully, I will be able to get off the confidence roller coaster for good
Hi KG, Novak and Med! Yes, changed the tag line to reflect Dr. Yang's character, it seems to be her attitude. Simple words, strong meaning
I read this in FA last night:
* Getting bogged down by reviewing difficult topics endlessly
* Studying material rarely tested on USMLE Step 1
* Failing to master certain high-yield subjects owing to overconfidence
Of the list of "common mistakes that students make when studying for the boards", I am guilty of those above, esp the last one. I have blown off certain concepts because, in my pea-brain, since I did well on that subject in school, no need to spend time reviewing it. WRONG! As for the first one, I have done that with cardio. There are some things in cardio I just don't get 100%, and my q's show me that I probably won't. I feel compelled to spend more time, but, I won't. I am not taking a cardiology test, after all. I know my way around cardio country to be able to speak with the locals and not get too lost. Ok, time to eat something and get to work. Later!
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| ShweHope99.9998
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Hi Ed , thanks for your friend's exm experinces. After all , it can be any at exm, like while we're , actaully I was at med school. My teachers said, know as much as you could, know all cause pt never come with name tag at the forhead saying that hello Dr. Yang I am acute appendicitis, I have low CD 4 , but you do not know yet I am also HIV positive or I took this med, the other too with lable so you know med name... but you do not know from pt or just med name those are p450 related problem, drug interaction umless you know your basic COLD .
Ok, sis, another is , believe, trust self, with full confident, yes not over confident.. that kill talented like Yangs Ed .
Also not wise to do new notes, cards,review all the time your own FA, cards with notes you already high light, created .
p450 important, most med has uniquie SE like who give haemorrhagic cystitis,etc . do not ask me, you know it , it's in the book .
Yes, " papi's RR " has colorful HY in that newest text . Love that book, except cannot high light or write on it which he does not want us to write while listening to his audio. If you write or high light , it make a very bad mess & all any ink bleed .
sorry for the long post, this is for you , MDU too .
GL 
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| edie
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ShweHope99.9998 wrote:
Hi Ed , thanks for your friend's exm experinces. After all , it can be any at exm, like while we're , actaully I was at med school. My teachers said, know as much as you could, know all cause pt never come with name tag at the forhead saying that hello Dr. Yang I am acute appendicitis, I have low CD 4 , but you do not know yet I am also HIV positive or I took this med, the other too with lable so you know med name... but you do not know from pt or just med name those are p450 related problem, drug interaction umless you know your basic COLD .
Hahaha, good one!!! And so true
ShweHope99.9998 wrote:Ok, sis, another is , believe, trust self, with full confident, yes not over confident.. that kill talented like Yangs Ed . Also not wise to do new notes, cards,review all the time your own FA, cards with notes you already high light, created . p450 important, most med has uniquie SE like who give haemorrhagic cystitis,etc . do not ask me, you know it , it's in the book . Yes, " papi's RR " has colorful HY in that newest text . Love that book, except cannot high light or write on it which he does not want us to write while listening to his audio. If you write or high light , it make a very bad mess & all any ink bleed . sorry for the long post, this is for you , MDU too . GL
You are right, Shwe, Pappi's pages do smear something terrible, have to use pencil for notes, and almost dried-out highlighters to highlight and keep from bleeding thru.
Yes, I know it, it's cyclphosphamide, give MESNA to prevent Thanks, Pappi No, no new cards, but need to get to a point where I don't forget the details so easily. That is my biggest problem
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| edie
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Good morning, Journal. Hello everyone!
Well, I put the brakes on my NBME for today. Why? Because I feel I need to do another go of the pharm section of FA. Also, a while back, I printed out Goljan's HY 100-page notes. I found them and I could just kick myself for not digging these out sooner. Man, so many of the qbanks q's I got wrong on in pharm---answers are right there in the pharma HYs from Pappi Between that and FA pharm, I should be ok to do the NBME soon.
Happy Sunday and Happy Studying
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| ShweHope99.9998
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Ed glad you like my post .
Wish I have energy, positive, active thought with sense of humor , & able to intergrated all med subj basics , clinical, all like Papi .
ED thanks for reminding to look for papi's 100 page for pharm , FA for pharm, will look for 100 page in my file , seems few pages are missing here, there & at last few pages .
So many copies, have to find out which is right complete one, do I have time now, not really, so later, hope will not forget to print if got the complete right one .
After all , FA, Papi's Hy are summary I guess, not read KME yet, so do not know .
Happy Sunday & Happy Studying indeed
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| mytime
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HEy Tnxzzz EDs!
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| acintya
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Happy Monday and have a wonderful week filled with Papi's HY notes! I am yet to open them.....thanks for reminding us
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| edie
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You are welcome, MT! Shwe, how I wish Dr. G were my professor at school..or my uncle
Dear Journal, today I would like to talk about ANXIETY. I consider it an enemy, a stealth enemy, a slick evil entity that creeps up unawares, then when least expected---BAM! It snares you up, sucks out your positive life energy and leaves you with nothing but dread, doubt, and fear, the core components of anxiety. I am sure everyone has heard of "test anxiety", right? I recall those moments during school exams, where my heart rate goes up and palms begin to sweat, and that's when correct answers get changed to incorrects
During this step 1 prep, I suffered from panic attacks linked to anxiety. I started doing breathing exercises and yoga, plus listening to relaxation audios. They helped alot! I find that one of the most helpful is here http://www.ananga.net/MOTs/Deep%20&%20Slow%20...
Make sure to plug in some headphones for best listening. ENJOY!
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| edie
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If you have problems listening to the audio online, you can right click the link from the site and select "save target as" to download.
http://ananga.squarespace.com/display/ShowJournal...
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| ShweHope99.9998
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Thanks, will look into it Ed .
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| edie
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Sure, Shwe. Hi Acintya, I agree with Shwe about using the Goljan HY notes. They are best after you have given good review to your subjects, 1 or more readings. HYs just tie up all the loose ends you may have after your 1st (or more) reading. Like for me, for example, I was catching hell with the cardio drugs, well, cardio everything! After reading thru the HY notes, now I understand the physio concepts of afterload and preload so much better
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| paheli
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hey edie. decided to come over and say a quick YO YANG [ok bad pun, i admit it!!]
so i see everyone praising goljan's RR to the skies. worth buying my own copy? or am i asking a very biased group here? does it cover only path? how many pages apprx? is it unwieldy or highly condensed? thanks for the input.
read well and sleep well.
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| edie
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Hi Paheli, lucky for you, I like puns, bad or otherwise Re: RR Path, it's a beautiful book, contains all of the info in the Goljan notes and audios, plus really great photos, charts and MCQs. There are a few errors, but Goljan addressed them and you can download them from his site. Goljan integrates his path with all other subjects. It's pretty condensed, but I think the outline form could stand a bit more boldfacing of key topics. I use highlighters for that, but the paper is very slick, which is great for the color photos but makes highlighting and annotations a smeary mess (please read previous posts above regarding this). The book is thick, but don't let that scare you, again, it is in outline form with plenty of graphics, although, the hematology chapters are a bit much, IMHO. Overall, a good investment!
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| P4a99
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Edie,
i still dont have any patho review nor text books. Should i go for robbin's or goljan's ? (or the comparison isnt fair any way?)
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| edie
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Robbins: 30 weeks worth of detailed path info (about 2 semesters worth) vs Goljan: 3 weeks of high yeild concepts. Remember, review books are for review of stuff you already learned, and without a solid foundation (basic sciences in med school with passing marks) they are useless. P4a99, if you used Robbins already for your med school courses in path, just stick to the Robbins review book of q's and Goljan. If you are or were weak in path, then I think you need to get through Robbins textbook cover to cover.
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| P4a99
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Thanks alot,
basically at school we study from LN writen by our professors ( secret: they are simply copy/paste from text books !). Thats why i asked. You made it clear, so Robbin's it is.
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| keepgoing
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hi edie!!hows triad going thanks for teh link,i tried and i have similar at u-tube but cant download that,so its good,but must admit at u-tube,female voice is so sweet and soothing..will post here later,if u say!!keep moving!!!
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| edie
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Good morning, Journal. Hello all good people
Still covering Goljan's HY notes, FA and doing q's. Today I am going to try another practice session with UW, 5-7 blocks of 50, unused, untimed. Will report later on. Yes, KG, please post your links to the U-tube relaxation stuff, here or on your journal, either way, good stuff!
Happy studying, everyone
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| Pediatrician2B
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Hey r u done with Goljan notes?How long did u take to revise thru it?
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| ShweHope99.9998
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Ed you look great, Goj HY, FA , UW , all are killer & the money . Go get them all .
GL
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