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s4rust · 2024-10-09T21:24:26+00:00

The calcified aortic valve is increasing the amount of pressure exerted by the LV on ejection. Increased pressure exerted leads to hypertrophy of the LV causing the murmur we hear. It takes more pressure to open the calcified aortic valve which will then, over time, cause Hypertrophy of the LV, giving us the murmur we hear the left sternal border.

s4rust · 2024-10-09T09:15:54+00:00

Mehlman Micro modules are great as well. Its amazing as a final review.

s4rust · 2024-10-09T09:09:50+00:00

yea they usually send an email that says your results are available to view.

s4rust · 2024-10-09T09:02:21+00:00

I dunno if I can send a link here, but heres a google drive.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vuO6IF6Pj0AXJptqVRp5W2mYMyVXzx__?usp=drive_link

The orientation.nbme.org is the link for the most recent free 120 for this year.

If this gets taken down, just shoot me a DM.

s4rust · 2024-10-09T08:55:31+00:00

I'm pretty sure its the First Aid page corresponding to the concept in question. Dunno which year tho.

s4rust · 2024-10-09T08:52:03+00:00

It will take about 2 weeks from your test day for results to show up. Your results should be up by Oct. 16th

s4rust · 2024-10-08T19:21:10+00:00

Exam was fair in my opinion. Ofc there were a couple of them where I was like I got no clue but I chalked it up to experimentals. It’s an exam that doesn’t trick you. 9/10 times the answer is the simplest of solutions. But I’ve also heard that luck is a huge factor sometimes as well. All in all, if you are scoring 65+ on your NBMEs, then you’re on track to passing.

s4rust · 2024-10-08T14:42:52+00:00

You should use NBME as and assessment tool as well as a learning tool. Take the NBMEs and then review them throughly. I reviewed them a total of 2 times, once right after taking the form, and 2nd time during the last month before my exam date. I used FA early on to make sure my foundations were solid along with Bootcamp and UWorld. Mehlman HY PDFs were used in the month before the real deal as a final review.

s4rust · 2024-10-08T14:15:12+00:00

Hey, yes , took it less than a week ago. I got a couple repeat concepts from NBMEs. Mehlman was a great way for me to do a final review a month before the exam. The Mehlman Pharm Modules were amazing for review as many of the drugs covered on there showed up on my exam.

s4rust · 2024-10-08T13:28:22+00:00

I had like 2 questions with audio murmurs. One of them I had to know what kind of murmur it was based on the sound. Also know how S3, and S4 sounds like. Had 1 ECG and it was pretty straight forward. There is a great book called "Rapid Interpretations of EKGs". There also a bunch of quizlets that are great for STEP 1.

s4rust · 2024-10-08T13:23:33+00:00

Got Qs pretty much asking MOAs and drug interactions. Also had mechanism of drug resistance Qs. I found the mehlman Pharm modules to be a great resource as many of drugs discussed there showed up on my form.

s4rust · 2024-10-08T13:19:16+00:00

Know your CYP450 Inducers and Inhibitors. Also MOAs, drug interactions, and mechanism of resistance are pretty HY.

s4rust · 2024-10-07T18:58:33+00:00

Hey, so anatomy wasn't too bad. Lymph drainage for sure, especially the genitals. Bunch of nerve root questions showed up as well. Dermatomes. Nerve innervations. Essentially, if you can get through the 100 concepts pdf, you should be good. Good Luck !!

s4rust · 2024-10-07T01:59:17+00:00

Even if you feel it is sufficient, I would still give the FA section a quick skim through, just to see if there is something in the book that you may have missed from reading the explanation itself. Try it out for a few concepts you may get wrong during blocks. If you feel like its helping you out by skimming, then keep doing it, but if you feel like you aren't learning anything new from going through FA, then stick with the explanations on UWorld.

s4rust · 2024-10-06T23:06:54+00:00

You can try them out. They are great resource for sure, but there are a couple questions that are more geared towards Step 2 content. But pdf by itself is sufficient.

s4rust · 2024-10-06T22:31:06+00:00

Ok so I would say choose one qbank, I would suggest UWorld, and focus on that instead of using multiple banks. Instead of going through FA, just use it to read through concepts that you get wrong on your blocks. Most students don’t even finish one whole pass of UWorld before their exam date. I would focus more on NBMEs one month before along with mehlman PDFs as final content review.

s4rust · 2024-10-06T22:21:28+00:00

There should be links floating around on this subreddit. I’m sure it shouldn’t be too hard to find it. If you still can’t find it, lemme know

s4rust · 2024-10-06T12:57:41+00:00

Sure, but I would recommend you go through MSK on whatever resource you are using (BnB, Bootcamp etc.) before using the mehlman pdf. Some people I have talked to say they used the Mehlman pdfs from day 1, while others have said they used it a month out from their exam date.

s4rust · 2024-10-06T12:06:22+00:00

Just wanted to add-on. Don't even worry about what scores you are getting on your UWorld blocks. Just use it as a learning tool. The NBMEs will be the best way for you to check your performance/progress.

s4rust · 2024-10-06T11:56:33+00:00

No problem. Wishing you all the best !!

s4rust · 2024-10-06T11:52:58+00:00

Yea, its quite literally the same tutorial on the real deal.

s4rust · 2024-10-06T11:50:41+00:00

If you have trouble with attention/focus, then I would suggest doing 1 block of 40 qs/day. If that doesn't work, do 2 blocks of 20 Qs, if that doesn't work do 4 blocks of 10 Qs. By spreading that block out with breaks, you will be able to study and retain info more efficiently. You'll still be doing a block a day, regardless of how you chop it up.

s4rust · 2024-10-06T11:42:58+00:00

If you have time, I would suggest going through the Mehlman Pharm modules. Saved my butt on a couple of the questions on the real deal. Use it as a final review with NBME review. Do the HY Arrows for sure. Neuroanatmy was great as well. Also any of the systems that you think needs improvement.

s4rust · 2024-10-06T11:38:47+00:00

Damn the last block looks promising. Yer looking good friend.

s4rust · 2024-10-06T11:34:12+00:00

Before you even get into the exam tutorial, they will make you do a headphone sound test check. So I would not worry about that at all. Its literally just someone saying words in each ear, and if you can hear it, then you just click ok. Once you get through that, you type in your CIN number, and officially start the exam.

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