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My CK Experience,27th feb at Bangalore
Finally the day has arrived and done with one of the daunting exam's of our profession.as already mentioned in this thread(81) ,with low step 1 score and low morale during initial days of ck preparation,gradually acclerated with support and confidence given by friends like u.six months hard and modified preparation compared to step 1,think should work this time......but,has to wait for three intimidating weeks!
Coming to exam,i reached exam centre by 8:15 a.m after many interrupted sleep periods throughout night.being littlebit feverish i asked for a slot where there would be little air conditioning effect.skipped off tutorial and started and my first block at 8:35 a.m......first block was easy and went smoothly........took 5 minutes break.......second block was also easy and took another five minute break
Next block,that is third was the most difficult block i hav faced........took five minutes break........and fourth,fifth,sixth littlebit difficult and onceagain final two being easy and more direct.i took break after every block,the major break being after fifth block(20 min)
coming to the subject tested:most of the questions are direct and as usual int medicine was tested heavily followed by gynecology,pediatrics,surgery,ethics,psych and biostats in decreasing order
My exam experience says the topics one has to concentrate more
Int medicine:dysphagia,lower GI tract disorders;leukamias,bleeding disorders,anemias;embolism,copd,asthma;dementias,alcohol abuse,benzodiazepine abuse,cocaine,phencyclidine abuse;alcoholic and viral hepatitis,primary biliary cirrhosis,sclerosing cholangitis;every aspect of immunization schedule;hiv and aids;dermatological conditions like lichen sclerosus,herpes zoster;myocardial infarction,unstable angina,endocarditis prophylaxis in different procedures,valvular disorders,hypovolemic shock,cardiogenic shock(increase and decrease of various parameters),dilated and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy;various nephritic and nephrotic synromes,nephrolithiasis,prostate and bladder,
urinary tract infections,management of emergencies like supraventricular tachycardia,atrial fibrillation,ventricular fibrillation;muscular dystrophies,systemic sclerosis;immunological conditions like wiskott aldrich,severe combined immunodeficiency,chronic granulomatous disease
Surgery:Concentrate on pericardial tamponade,tension pneumothorax,blunt injuries to chest and abdomen,air under diaphragm on x ray chest,dissecting aortic aneurysm,appendicitis,otitis externa,macular degeneration,cataracts,visual field defects
Gynecology:management of labor in preeclampsia,eclampsia,abruptio placentae,placenta previa,vasa previa,uterine rupture,arrest disorders;different types of abortion;fetal distress;rh incomptability;primary and secondary amenorrhea;dysfunctional uterine bleeding;endometriosis;ectopic pregnancy;leiomyoma and adenomyosis uteri;pap smear,cone biopsy,endometrial sampling;asherman syndrome,mc cune albright syndrome;menopause;chorionic villus sampling
Pediatrics: apgar score,congenital diaphragmatic hernia,congenital pyloric stenosis,downs syndrome,congenital heart diseases,hyaline membrane disease,pediatic immunization schedules,abdominal wall defects,neonatal jaundice,neonatal sepsis,intra cerebral hemorrhage,meningitis,foreign body impaction,aspiraton pneumonitis,bronchiolitis,croup,measles,torsion testicle,child abuse
Orthopedics:management of open and closed fractures,meniscal tear,ulnar nerve and radial nerve injury,hip and knee joint pathology,congenital talipes equinovarus
ethics:confidentiality exceptions,consent,best interest,do not order resuscitation,brain death,limb and life saving,blood tranfusion on religious grounds,emancipated minor
Psychiatry:major depressive disorder,attention deficit hyperactivity disorder,social phobia,panic disorder,schizo affective disorder,bipolar disorder maniac type,breif psychotic disorder,normal brerevament,dissociative fugue,obsessive compulsive disorder;psychotropic drugs;management of neuroleptic malignant syndrome,dystonia
Biostatistics:confidence intervals,p-vaue,randomization,selection bias,analysis of variance(anova)test,correlation coefficient,odds ratio,sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value,negative predictive value
Electrolytes:management of hyponatremia,hyperkalemia;various causes of anion gap metabolic acidosis,metabolic alkalosis,respiratory acidosis
Metabolism:type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus(DKA AND HONK),Galactosemia,lesch nyhan syndrome
Others:rheumatoid arthritis,systemic lupus erythematosus,gout,pseudo gout,osteomyelitis,septic arthritis
THESE ARE SOME OF THE HEAVILY TESTED TOPICS IN ONE OR OTHER WAY.HOPE THIS WILL HELP YOU TO CURTAIL PREPARATION DURING CLIMAX STAGES OF REAL WAR.
My Preparation:
duration:six months
books:kaplan lecture notes,first aid,kaplan q book
videos: kaplan;try to watch gynecology,int medicine and psychiatry tapes definitely
internet resources:subscribed usmle world for two months "VERY VERY HIGH YIELD MATERIAL" With out this stuff,don't dare to take real exam.
Done with kaplan lecture notes twice,heard videos once with first reading;first aid twice in between first and second reading of kaplan,then worked out kaplan q book with average score of 78%.
Then subscribed usmle world,done in timed;all division;unused pool with first time averaging 61% and revised all in correct and marked questions.i made notes of all concepts that are not covered in kaplan during this period and revised them along with high yield topics during last fifteen days.
NBME: Did'nt take,but i recommend it bcoz its best interpretor of your score.
USMLE CD:42,42,35(two days prior to exam)
THIS IS HOW MY PREPARATION WENT TILL FEB 26TH 12:00 P.M
*MY CK SCORE IS 92(223)
WISHING YOU ALL GOOD LUCK IN ALL YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
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| RX 135
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yo..me frm blore..good to see a banglorean
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| hong2008
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Thanks for your experience! Good luck!
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| veroni14
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Congrats!
Can you please tell us what you study in the final 2 weeks of preparation?
Did you use kaplan flashcards or fisher ethics book?
Thanks
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| drnaik
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hi... u know what...
i gave my CK on the 28th of feb in bangalore
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| phencyclidine
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@veroni
last two weeks,my prep was selective....that is weaker areas revised along with revision of points noted while doing usmle world(not covered in kaplan)
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| zolpidem
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congrats...
good luck
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| dr ruman
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WOHOOO awesome,CONGRATS
My CK experience not inspiring one for me atleast,i got hope with ur score,grreat ,
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