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The questions should be at 150-200 per day for the last 2 weeks, but definitely review FA at the same time and definitely listen to Goljan. As for RR, take your 3 weakest areas and read through those chapters in Goljan RR.

Quote: Originally Posted by Vergie On page 159 of BRS physio there's a table that shows constriction of efferent (it even uses angiotensin II as the example) as causing an increase in filtration fraction. I remember that if you give too much angio II it can cause afferent constriction too which could cause no change in filtration fraction. So I dunno. Just throwing that out there. Maybe the question had another clue that would have...

Quote: Originally Posted by DrBowtie I wasn't going to but after realizing how much is in UWorld, I think I will.

General consensus that I've encountered in my experience with step 1 is that Kaplan is slightly more difficult and more minutiae based. UWorld is more logic based and more like the real exam. If you have to get one, get UWorld. Plus it's cheaper. But they're both more than adequate for boards prep.

Quote: Originally Posted by turkeyjerky Hey all, I'm taking the step in june and I'm looking for some input on the books I plan on using. We finish classes at the end of april and then have 4 weeks off before rotations start, I'm still debating whether to take 4 or 5 weeks to study. So here are the resources I plan on using, please let me know if this is sufficient/overkill or if I should make any substitutions. First aid--I...

My rough plan: During this semester - Foundational review: Kaplan Webprep: Kaplan Lecture Notes Kaplan Lecture Videos Kaplan Q-Bank/Physio Qbank/IV Qbank ---> Annotate into First Aid 2010 using the page references qbank provides Approx 8-10 weeks before exam: Rapid Review Pathology - Unifying everything I studied through Kaplan USMLEWorld ---> Annotate into First Aid 2010 BRS Physiology ---> Quick Review of basic...

Quote: Originally Posted by DRJJ1 I had her for kaplan and was very boringg and nothing special and thought the exact same thing was a push to pump her popularity up because that was one of the sections I could not sit thru and went home early to self study I do remember him saying something like she is the best lecturer on Biochemisty ever and if anyone thinks they can learn it without her, they are wrong. LOL.

So I ended up giving into the 2010 FA. Any idea whether DIT 2009 will start work out with the new version? I understand that the page numbers and some of the content is different but I would really like to hear from some one whether its doable. So if anyone who took the 2008 online course w/ the 2009 book can comment it would be extremely helpful. Thanks. p.s: I can't wait for the new one since my deadline to take the step 1's is...

Quote: Originally Posted by Captopril It's true..although now that I think back, the Anesthesia resident was from India but did her medical training in the US, so I guess that doesn't count. I see where you're coming from, however I think the PDs are thinking less politically and more along the lines of "who will do the job the best". If that turns out to be an IMG, then so be it. I assume this is the...

while ill probably mix in a few diagrams/charts from other sources with my unbound FA, i think the biggest reason I'm going to do it is so I can write in the "medial" (sorry) margins better. I guess I might be a little borderline freak about neat notes though