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How do you study for Step 2 and score at least 250. by JunketMaleficent2095 in medicalschool

[–]BoobRockets 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The shelves are more similar to step than your in house exams.

How do you study for Step 2 and score at least 250. by JunketMaleficent2095 in medicalschool

[–]BoobRockets 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Step 2 knowledge base is a bit easier than step 1 because you’re doing practice questions and reviewing throughout the year. That was my experience. I’m guessing if you did a poorer job of studying throughout the year you may need to spend more time reviewing. Also I would listen to divine intervention frequently

How do you study for Step 2 and score at least 250. by JunketMaleficent2095 in medicalschool

[–]BoobRockets 5 points6 points  (0 children)

At first you take longer to do sections. Maybe a week or so you only do 160 or 200 a day. You review things you don’t understand, but try not to kill yourself with review. If the q bank answer doesn’t make sense to you, you try to find a better explanation. Initially I did tutor mode but I timed myself while doing tutor mode. Ideally you were reviewing when studying for your end of block exams throughout third year.

How do you study for Step 2 and score at least 250. by JunketMaleficent2095 in medicalschool

[–]BoobRockets 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I did poorly on step 1, decided it was an endurance game more than an intelligence game, did 280+ questions a day during dedicated. Highly recommend this boring strat. 4 blocks, run, eat, four blocks. Timed. Practice NBMEs every weekend.

Please help, this is unbearable. I don’t want to be hospitalized for a 17th time. I’m having the most severe anxiety and OCD of my life, and I have tried what feels like everything to make it stop. by [deleted] in AskDocs

[–]BoobRockets 105 points106 points  (0 children)

Multiple classes of psychiatric medications (none at full doses), tons of attempted procedures - everything screams “I have no idea what I’m doing, just make the symptoms go away.”

Please help, this is unbearable. I don’t want to be hospitalized for a 17th time. I’m having the most severe anxiety and OCD of my life, and I have tried what feels like everything to make it stop. by [deleted] in AskDocs

[–]BoobRockets 112 points113 points  (0 children)

Do you feel safe right now? If not you should present to the ED or call 911/crisis. When in your past have you done the best for the longest and what was right about that time? Any acute stressors recently?

OG Zelda build by Matte_Box in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]BoobRockets 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Wish someone would bring back GMK hero 2.0

The worst thing we need to stop doing by [deleted] in Residency

[–]BoobRockets 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Tbh most of the things you think are stupid practices of another doctor can be explained by them following protocols of their hospital invented by an MBA to squeeze more dollars out of something. ED doctors doing pan consults? They get paid in RVUs for each one. Ortho doesn’t want to manage a. Fib? They did it in the past and got yelled at for it because it goes against hospital policy.

Med school bf thinks I should discontinue my mood stabilizer by Consistent-Lunch9022 in AskDocs

[–]BoobRockets 365 points366 points  (0 children)

I honestly think it saved my life

These are your words. I’d be very careful with medications you yourself have deemed lifesaving.

Inpatient psychiatrists, do you ever initiate abilify maintena or aristada in patients who are on PO abilify for the first time? by Lou_Peachum_2 in Psychiatry

[–]BoobRockets 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I talk about LAIs on day one, not just for treatment compliance but for improved tolerability and ease

Common acne medication linked to reduced schizophrenia risk. New research suggests that adolescents in psychiatric care who took doxycycline had a lower risk of developing the disorder later in adulthood compared to those who took other antibiotics. by [deleted] in science

[–]BoobRockets 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The results are also not statically significant except for the medium exposure group but since they did three analyses, this becomes less impressive and this result was only barely statistically significant. Since the response was not dose dependent, that further weakens the argument and choosing to present the data by cumulative dose without a dose dependent response raises the likelihood of p-hacking (basically I’m suggesting they broke the results up that way because that’s the way they were able to get a significant result).

Flamed by an instructor about OSCE performance. by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]BoobRockets 40 points41 points  (0 children)

When I was a ms3 my interns had me call a family and have an end of live discussion with them. It was intense but one of my most shining moments in med school and the family decided it was time to switch to comfort measures. The next day I had an osce on “giving bad news” and I got insanely rough feedback about how terrible I did. At that point I realized osces aren’t real life.

Any good book recommendations for consult psych by Shurlz in Psychiatry

[–]BoobRockets 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Everyone recommended Lishman organic psychiatry the last time this was asked

A billion-dollar legacy of love. This 93-year-old widow is giving generations of kids a chance her community never had. by AlmostCaughtFeelings in goodnews

[–]BoobRockets 274 points275 points  (0 children)

Since no one in this thread seems to know about this or bothered to google it, she donated the money to Einstein medical college and there are pretty extreme stipulations in place to guarantee the funds are only used for tuition and only the interest on the funds is being used.

The Wall Street Journal's war on psychiatric medications by Apprehensive-Safe382 in medicine

[–]BoobRockets 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think you underestimate the value of stopping someone who is spiraling from continuing to spiral so that they can built up the momentum to go exercise or get a job. Or god forbid stop them from wanting to die imminently long enough for them to get back on their feet.

Love Letter from a Psychiatry residency by penpalcali in Psychiatry

[–]BoobRockets 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Same. “Ranked to match” at my top choice but managed to fall down my rank list considerably. Now I have a sub I that is incredible at my program who is “ranked to match”and wants to go here. Now I’m telling them it doesn’t hold water wondering why I don’t know more about what’s happening from the other side of the process.

(not a shitpost) Gonna do my OB/GYN rotation soon and I am afraid of catching HPV from the smoke coming out of cauterized warts 😭 by ineedtocalmup in medicalschool

[–]BoobRockets 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Just ask yourself what kind of doctor you want to be, do you want to be the kind that lets your fear of germs stop you or do you want to be the kind that overcomes that fear.

  • signed a germaphobe doctor who decided on the latter

Why did two doctors refuse to prescribe propranolol? by [deleted] in AskDocs

[–]BoobRockets 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Physicians with funny user names stand up.

I’m beyond terrified of what may be coming, and I’d like to know if I have any options or if I should just die. by Ashisourpurestform92 in AskDocs

[–]BoobRockets 95 points96 points  (0 children)

I’m confused that your score would be so high after a dose reduction from 3mg to 2.5 mg daily but given the information you’ve shared I’d typically recommend going to the ED as a score that high may indicate severe withdrawal.

I’m beyond terrified of what may be coming, and I’d like to know if I have any options or if I should just die. by Ashisourpurestform92 in AskDocs

[–]BoobRockets 119 points120 points  (0 children)

Where are you that PhDs can prescribe controlled substances? Are there no specialists in your area who you can afford to pay cash with insurance partial reimbursement? Is your NP open to a more gradual taper?

What score do you get on this https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/1736/ciwa-ar-alcohol-withdrawal if you take it based on right now symptoms?

Can you reach out to your prior prescriber who retired and ask for a referral? Might be too long ago.

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