11-17-2015, 08:06 AM
Easy points, please don't miss any of the following studying tips:
1. Google images! Use it for anything that you can't picture in your head. ALL of the dermatology conditions. You should know exactly what psoriasis looks like, the questions in UWorld are good but you need to see several pictures of these things, not just one or two. For the derm questions there will hardly ever be an answer in the description or physical exam, the answer will be in the image definitely. Google image search for all the common skin conditions, you won't regret it.
2. ALL of the antibodies. Seriously you can't afford to mix these up. Know which ones are specific, know if they actually matter for the diagnosis or not. You might get questions on them.
3. Vaccinations tip- use the cdc website, you need to know everything for TB, everything for HIV, everything for Malaria, Influenza, Hepatitis, and even less common things like RSV.
4. Ophthalmology - again you will need to use some images to revise some of the conditions. Like retinal detachment, CRVO, Uveitis, etc.
5. General study guideline: If you read something, like everything there is to know about a leukemia or syphilis or lupus, just remember you need to always ask, did it mention how this differs in children? Elderly? Pregnant patients? Always ask if you know the guidelines for ALL patient types, that will make a huge different in how well you know a disease. My exam was honestly like someone had written every common and typical case, and then gave that exam to someone who took a red pen and removed ALL of the hints and common things. Instead of a 50 year old it was a 5 year old, instead of a child, it was a fetus, instead of a man with arthritis, it was a pregnant woman with arthritis, etc etc. There is no such thing as a common case anymore... (or rather, there is, but they will try hard to make it seem uncommon, when really they just took away the hints.)
I just remembered these things again this morning and felt I should include them. Hope it helps someone! Good luck everyone, keep studying and learning more than what you already know.
1. Google images! Use it for anything that you can't picture in your head. ALL of the dermatology conditions. You should know exactly what psoriasis looks like, the questions in UWorld are good but you need to see several pictures of these things, not just one or two. For the derm questions there will hardly ever be an answer in the description or physical exam, the answer will be in the image definitely. Google image search for all the common skin conditions, you won't regret it.
2. ALL of the antibodies. Seriously you can't afford to mix these up. Know which ones are specific, know if they actually matter for the diagnosis or not. You might get questions on them.
3. Vaccinations tip- use the cdc website, you need to know everything for TB, everything for HIV, everything for Malaria, Influenza, Hepatitis, and even less common things like RSV.
4. Ophthalmology - again you will need to use some images to revise some of the conditions. Like retinal detachment, CRVO, Uveitis, etc.
5. General study guideline: If you read something, like everything there is to know about a leukemia or syphilis or lupus, just remember you need to always ask, did it mention how this differs in children? Elderly? Pregnant patients? Always ask if you know the guidelines for ALL patient types, that will make a huge different in how well you know a disease. My exam was honestly like someone had written every common and typical case, and then gave that exam to someone who took a red pen and removed ALL of the hints and common things. Instead of a 50 year old it was a 5 year old, instead of a child, it was a fetus, instead of a man with arthritis, it was a pregnant woman with arthritis, etc etc. There is no such thing as a common case anymore... (or rather, there is, but they will try hard to make it seem uncommon, when really they just took away the hints.)
I just remembered these things again this morning and felt I should include them. Hope it helps someone! Good luck everyone, keep studying and learning more than what you already know.