JH
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One year has been passed since I took the step 2 CK. Now I start over again, collect all my energy and courage, for STEP 3!!! Even though I forget the knowledge I had known and hardly remain the habit of reading, I still trust myself--- I can do it . This journal will help me to discipline myself.
I will take the exam in the middle of Jan. If anyone on the same boat, you are welcome to drop a line so we can motivate each other.
I now work 12hrs/day, including most of the weekends.
The books I am going to read are: Kaplan Notes step2 and step3, FA CCS part.
The Qs: Kaplan QBook and UW QBank.
I will start from the Internal Medicine-cardiology of Kaplan Notes step2. 30~32pgs/day.
Finish Internal Medicine ---by 11/16/07. OB/GYN by 11/22/07. Ped by 11/25.
I will update every day when I finish reading and plan for the next day.
Today I will read for one hour, ~8pages. 9:00 pm
update@22:13---finish 8pgs today . Good night!
Edited by JH on 11/06/07 - 09:15 PM
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| kity
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good luck I am also hoping to take the test at same time .. & hope to use same resources too..
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| JH
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Hi, Kity, nice to meet you. Let us do it.
Today I read 30 pages.
some highlights:
Angina:Nitrates, b-blocker, aspirin, cholesterol management (lipitor).
Unstable angina/acute coronary artery syndrome: + heparin->major mode for therapy.
MI:angioplasty/thrombolytic, ACEI. Troponin more specific. Inferior(R) II/III/AVF. Early:acute mitral regurgitation/ventricular septal rupture/free wall rupture; late: pseudoaneurysm.
Sympathetic activity-b1->Renin/angiotensin system
Postinfarction management: b-blocker/aspirin; ACEI(LVEF<40%); LDL<100; smoking cessation. stress test.
Systolic CHF: Diuretic/vasodilator. inotropic agents.
Diastolic CHF: Negative inotropic agents, diuretic.
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| JH
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It is still early. But I have a fever /headache/painful eyes/runny nose(even have gotten the flu shot).
I will try to catch up in the next few days.
Have a nice dream. Tomorrow everything will be fine.
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| sprint123
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Dear JH, Good luck on your studies..Keep going...I am in the same boat too.
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| JH
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sprint123 , Nice to see you here! Let us do it.
I read some OB/GYN materials yesterday: macrosomia/fetus spinal defeciency/multipy gestation/how to read EFM. around ~40 pages.
Today is Sunday. Hope I can read at least ~65pages of Kaplan note: finish Cardiology/phreumatology/preventive medicine, maybe emergency.
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| JH
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It's no that easy as I imagined. For certain reasons, I just finished Cardiologist today. I know I should do better.
Have to go to bed and prepare for work tomorrow.
Good night.
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