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maha 75 i am so much in need for someone to tell me the source for geriatrics,
after doing NBME especially.I dont have swanson.
trust me ppl have passed with the resources we r using(since u said u r using the same ones as me) ,all depends on how well u can do it!isnt it?
NBME was 420.Last 2 blocks which was emergency med andgriatrics,i had no clue to it.And ppl say NBME is nothing compared to the exam.
I am in a delima myself what to do in the next 15 days.Since it'll be unwise to start reading anything new,i'll refine my notes,thats all.thats the plan for now.
goodluck to u.
Do let me know about ur exam next week.
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| smal
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found CMDT,can afford to read geriatrics for sake of mental satisfaction.
now going to do psychitry and surgery.
will start CCS tomorrow.
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| maha75
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hi smal,
thanks for replying.
iam really getting scared. i did'nt study anything today.
i did geriatics from swanson coz i believe that is the only source, and practised a few qs from the family practice board review. i did'nt find swanson so good, but like i said that is the only source.
now in this last week, i plan to do the uw step3 notes and just the weak areas of nbme , which i plan to do in a few days.
yes i think its a good idea to read geriatics from cmdt. look u have to read it from somewhere at least. you have 2 weeks, i think u can do it .
best of luck to you. and wish me luck too!!
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| smal
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no problem maha75,i understand the anticipation bfr exam,once we score in something,the first thing is to see a correlation.I feel since stp 3 judges a lot of practical things,we may not find any book satisfactory,but i dont think its something we cant answer with common sense.lets see,i'll get the ans in 2 weeks and u my friend in 1 week.when exactly is ur date?
goodluck to u,am sure u'll do good and we'll gain from ur experience.
doing surgery today,was supposed to complete yesterday.
next after lunch will start CCS.
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| maha75
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hey thanks smal,
ur words were encouraging.
i have it on the 22mon.
when is urs ? i was wondering if u have the nbme answers ?
i need to check the answers for them after i give the nbme , hopefully tonite or tomorrow morning.
alrite then smal, will sure let u know how my exam went, i hope it goes easy.
by the way when did u give ur step2 was it recent ?
alrite then best of luck.
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Best of luck maha!
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| RitaM
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Passed CS in Atlanta .Was a cakewalk.Will not be at all difficult for the Cardiologist.Finished UW CCS cases twice.I group the orders into bunches.for e.g HIV cases lookfor secondary infections, check CD4 count,SYphilis and other STDS adn Hepatitisand the other counselling and then there is a vast subunit to deal with the counselling cases.Adult counseling is very difficult from pediatric counselling.
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nice to know Rita M,goodluck with ur future enverours.Are you talking about CS or Stp3?
if its stp 3,please share a more elaborate experience.thanks
Maha 75,no i dont have NBME answers,posting few qts here n there.So still in the phase of gathering the data.My CK was 4 months and i feel dementia already.
So started with CCS.I was supposed to read all cases by sunday.But its going to take time untill today afternoon.will do 123 afterwards.
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| medocuk
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Hey Smal how is it going? Just dropping in to say and I have started studying for step 3 as well. Will read your journal so I don't ask silly non essential questions. for now good luck. see ya round.
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goodluck on ur step3 drive,medocuk.
i am doing ccs since the last week,slowly i realized the mistakes i had been doing.like not paying attention to what systems to review-cvc,heent and respi to be done in all cases,then the relevent ones in emergencies and in vague ones all system evaluation and in office pts with limited and focused complaints the above 3 and focused exams.they seem like minor,but i guess we score/loose at evry step in CCS.
then i took step123 subscription,i was devastated by the initial score.and this huge delima has been lingering over my mind ever since-should i pay attention to it or not!time is a factor for me,otherwise i wouldnt've been all this confused.
10 more days to go for the exam.
so finally i decided i'll do all cases on primum software first before going over to doing step123,and completely not judge myself(lets see how much i can do that!)seriously after doing 10 cases u feel like skiping the next 1 while practicing on the software,they all seem too routine.Fact is they r not.And am just begining to realize the things i've been neglecting.
so the countdown has begun.
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I think it is good you are realising your mistakes and deficiencies now. U have time to improve. Good luck.
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ya medocuk,the only frightening part of realization is i have only 9 days left.but what i do the day of exam only counts,hope i remember them after attempting the MCQs.
still doing CCS from UW.dont think will be able to touch step123.will spend rest of day revising my notes
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| maha75
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hi smal,
iam done with day one.
what i can advise you is just know the uw inside out.
most of the qs abt 75% were fro.m uw, not exactly the same but the same concepts.
and remember to do the usmle orientation cd, they do repeat.
and get a good night sleep, its a long exam.
like i said i used the same resources as you.
nothing more and i gave step 2 in july.so step 2 knowledge is definitely helpful.
ok then buddy best of luck for ur exam.
i have to go and look up for the second day now.
bye
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| smal
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thanks for the input maha75,
will be in my prayers tomorrow,
let me know how CCS section went.
from where i stand there is definetly no turning back,but hearing others experiences definetly helps.My final revision has begun.
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Maha75: Hey I hope you exam went well. Thanks for the tip.
Smal: Don't worry. Some of the points I got froms studying came from 11pm reading the previous night. You have to make every waking hour productive and that is what matters.
Good luck to you both.
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Your exam must be around the corner if you havent done it already. Good luck to you. Do let us know how it went for you.
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smal, good luck keeping fingers crossed....
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smal,good luck to you.i am confident you will be well.
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thanks aimfor 2007,alexa E and medocuk for ur wishes and support
final brushings.
will post my experience once done.
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Good luck smal. Sure you will do it well
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totally bummed,
want to get through monday in sane status
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finally over!
It wasnt an easy exam for me.
but am keeping fingers crossed and praying things to turn out right.CCS was the only good thing in the exam.
I used to wonder why everyone sounds so uncertain after this step 3-well now i know!
will write more after 3 weeks.........
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| medocuk
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Oh well atleast it is done with. And your advice for us would be?
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| smal
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yupe!
advice medocuk,study everything right now and have your basics clear.Do CCS really well.They r not as twisted as the MCQs,so u can have 25% in ur hand.Thats all for now.
will update in few weeks.
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Good luck for score smal..
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