edie
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Yep, Sunday is the day for Step 1 (NBME  ).
Finished antimicrobials in baby Katzung, now need a break....5,4,3,2,1...ok, break over! Now on to FA Path-renal. Switching gears again, but have to, pharm weighing to heavy on me. Will get back to it in the morn, with cardio and renal drugs. My Robbins qbook still nowhere to be found. I found the djvu version, so all is not lost. Ok, back to FA then pharm q's. Maybe 
Edited by edie on 06/20/07 - 08:56 PM
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| edie
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Updating:
Week 6
Blood/Lymph + FA
6/18: FA virology, hematology; UW q's random: 64%; RR Path Chapts 12 & 13
6/19: FA hematology, pharma
6/20: FA pharma; Qbank heme/gen principles pharma Q's: 65%  Read Katzung & Trevor Pharma antimicrobials chapters; FA Path-renal section
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| edie
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Doing no q's tonight, I am exhausted. It's early still, but I'm calling it a night. Peace be to all, good night 
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| P4a99
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Good night
Please i have some Qs (((for tomorrow)))
*The first Q on chapter 16 biochem. mentions somethings that i have never heared of before: such as: Northern blotting - gene specific probe - 32p probe ... are these thing that i should have known? or would i learn them eventially some where else?
thanks ... and if you dont like me posting Qs here plz let me know so ill delete them all
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| P4a99
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i went back and reread some of your journal ... if im correct you finished biochem in about 4-5 days (including Qs and reviewing and little reading in text books + some audios!)
ooooo you are so 
and im so   
please tell me you were on your 5th read not your 1st (  ) ... theres no smily good enough to express my feelings!
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| medocuk
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Hey Edie, good morning.This by far is the most inspiring journal. And I'd like to see that you keep it that way.Muahhahahha. so what is the plan today and good luck with it.
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| wishmeluck
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Hey Edie, thank you very much for your input, I really appreciate it. It seems like you are racing with time there. Wow, it was so inspiring to read your journal. It really motivates me.
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| ShweHope99.9998
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p4 99 , if do 100 page a day with corresponding dvd, will done a day , but with alot of concentrate, no post here at all or 1 line at own site, peroid. i will do it soon too , especially add text, Q too , will do long hr too . Then 500 pg done in 5 days.
Also study like Ed , she carry all her study material every where , lap top, book bags , her notes on wall, now bill board white board etc, to dream, sleep, bed room too. We are proud of you, you really organize, inspire, motivate, keep us moving too .. SIS, Ed .
So P 4 99 ...Try it as your routein.It's just my version, not know Ed, she will tell hers.
GL GL GL happy success study to us, all 
ps Ed for you will check on Mon to your NBME, keep it up sis, me too
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| ShweHope99.9998
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Hi Ed,
since p 4 99 post here, I reply to her here, hope you do not confuse, & mind
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| glycogen
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edie where r u today? u must be toiling real hard..good luck...
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| acintya
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Yup, I came here looking for ya!!
You are doing so well, keep up the hard work and it will soon be rewarded.
Good luck!
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| edie
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Hello all. Thanks for the visits, guys. I would have been here sooner, but had problems with 'net service. They said it would take about an hour to fix (outside), but instead, took about 5 hours!
I have no probs with posting q' here, or anyone responding to them here. Mi casa es tu casa
P4a99: yes, you need to know blots. Usually taught in medical genetics class, or biochem class, depending upon the school. Southern blots for DNA, Western for proteins, Northern for RNA. Know that Western used as confirmatory for HIV. As for my biochem, had it before med school, again in med school, and studied it again a few weeks ago, at start of blog. I have a few concepts on cards, but am forgetting all other stuff so, will cover it again in FA, hopefully before Sunday. And again before real thing.
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| edie
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Thanks Medoc and Wishmeluck! I feel the same about all of your journals also Plan for today is to continue hammering away at FA concepts.
Shwe Yang! Yes, it's crazy, being all over like that with my stuff. We have to do whatever works No, I have no prob with you ans here, it helps me, too!
Hi Gly and AC! Yes, slaving away over FA most of day. And still avoiding getting back to pham
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| P4a99
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Too bad i couldnt catch you today looks like your too busy ... GL
Please edie, which read are you on? how many have you done so far?
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| edie
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Hi P4a99, I do questions to gauge my understanding, then only read on those parts I got wwrong with the books I have listed on my log so far. Depending upon how well or poorly I do with q's determines how much I read. And with ~3 weeks left, I really need to rev up the pace ! 
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| edie
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I am pasting my entire study log here for easier veiwing, for those interested:
WEEK 1
Molecular Cell/Genetics
5/14: Kaplan lecture notes
5/15: Kaplan lecture notes
Biochemistry
5/16: Rapid Review Biochemistry
5/17: Re-review molecular topics, Rapid Review Biochemistry, Kaplan Biochemistry notes + audio
5/18: RR Biochemistry re-review selected topics, do 100 questions
5/19: Finish RR Biochemistry, Kaplan notes
5/20: LAST DAY! Re-review missed concepts w/Harper's Ill. Bioch.
WEEK 2
Genetic, Developmental, Environmental & Nutritional Disorders AND Neoplasia
5/21: Rapid Review Pathology Chpts. 5-7
5/22: SICK
5/23: RR Path Chapt. 8-Neoplasia
5/24: Kaplan Pharmacology notes, pharmacology2000.com
5/25: Goljan Neoplasia lectures (2nd listen), pharmacology2000.com
5/26: Katzung Pharmacology Chapt. 55
5/27: Make notecards and charts for the topics of Weeks 1-2
WEEK 3
Endocrinology
5/28: Questions weeks 1-2
5/29: Review and do more questions; start Kaplan Physio notes
5/30: Continue Kaplan Physio notes
5/31: Goljan audio + RR Path, continue Kaplan notes
6/01: Major dilly-dally day, but did read Kaplan physio notes
6/02: Katzung endo pharma ONLY, no repro
6/03: Katzung endo pharma, UW questions
WEEK 4
Reproductive
6/04: Road Map Physiology, pp.161-170; do questions on this and previous weeks' topics on UW.
6/05: RR Path Chpts 20 & 21; Reviewed weeks 1-3 w/FA
Immunology
6/06: Reviewed as yesterday. Started immuno section of FA. Referenced HY Molecular Chpts 18&19
6/07: Continue immuno w/RR Path Chapt. 3
6/08: Katzung immunopharm; Questions; Goljan cell injury lectures
6/09: RR Path chpts. 1-2 + audios
6/10: RR Path chpts. 1-2 + audios--finished
Week 5
Microbiology
6/11: Review and do Q's--> UW immuno: 65% and all subs: 66%
6/12: Medical Microbiology & Immunology, part VIII: "summaries of medically important organisms"; FA micro/immuno section
6/13: same as above
6/14: same as above
6/15: did a few PreTest micro q's and more "Same as above"
6/16: Road Map Micro virology chapters
6/17: Road Map Micro virology chapters; FA virus pages; UW micro: 68%.
Week 6
Blood/Lymph + FA
6/18: FA virology, hematology; UW q's random: 64%; RR Path Chapts 12 & 13
6/19: FA hematology, pharma
6/20: FA pharma; Qbank heme/gen principles pharma Q's: 65% ; PT pharma q's: 61%; Read Katzung & Trevor Pharma antimicrobials chapters; FA Path-renal section
6/21: FA Path-renal, cardio
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| edie
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I must, must MUST clear cardio/renal drugs TODAY No more dilly-dally, hanky-panky! Need Medoc with her whip!
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| edie
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Just finished going over q's from UW. Did a full batch of 50, mixed, 30 correct = 60%. Mind you, I included only the topics I have studied the past 6 weeks Of course, most of the missed q's were in pharm and biochem, no big surprise there. Almost done going over cardio path in FA. Next, cardio and renal pharm! Last post for the night, so good night, study hard!
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| kity
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hi edie.. You are relly doing good.. I your schedule is so great... you are really fast... when do you plan to give exam??
happy studying to all
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hi edie!!u kid me u did mol.bio+genetics in just 2 days and u say me that..not fair !!!!
u doing juz an awesome job edie...great is this ur 1st read????if yes u deserve round of applause and eevn if not ,yes u really are evry inspiring lady, im such a lazy and slow creeper but all have their own pace and capabilities..and for that u ROCK keep doing good work!!!
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hey edie, how is studying i see ur all set for a couple of weeks, i cant help but say ur so organized and ur plan for the weeks ahead are great, well good luck studying and have a nice weekend!
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| medocuk
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So did you get the Pharm bit done.I know it is difficult to do your weak subjects.But don't let that get to you.You need to make the effort like a real good effort now and u will be sorted. The idea is to attack weak areas.You have done so well with all your other subjects..don't lest easy marks get away cos u feel discomfort.Crack it till u r comfortable. I know u have a lil more than 3 weeks.But effort now will make u a lot more confident a week from now..So do it girl and I want to see u have done your pharm..They are easy scores..trust me...Good luck.
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| P4a99
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i wish they let us vote 3-4 times
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| edie
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Good morning/afternoon/evening!
I see I need to clarify a thing or two. The reason it may seem that I move fast through certain subjects is because of my academic background. I forget that many of the people here are from education systems outside the US, or graduated several years before writing their step 1. I finished the 4-year premedical program in 2004. Several of my science classes were graduate level. My program was loaded with cell biology, biochemistry, anatomy/physiology, microbiology and genetics. I started medical school in 2005, and saw repeated stuff from undergrad, just more clinically-oriented, more detail. The only really new concepts for me in med school were pharmacology, patient/doctor, and neuroanatomy.
Before reading, I do q's. If I score poorly, I read, then do more q's. I go over my q's and note the concepts I got wrong, then I read up on that. I skipped certain parts of the Kaplan biochem notes, and focused on others, based upon my performance on questions, which is how I got done with molecular and genetics so quickly. Just by doing lots of questions and reading the explanations saves time reading books in many cases. As I have said before, certain things I need to "relearn" and others, just "review". I will know better about this after I do the NBME on Sunday. I hope this clears things up a little
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wow edie u r so good ..organized , up to date n what not...i wish i cud be like u and put every min of my day into my studies...good luck for ur NBME
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