What do you do to study when there is an overwhelming amount of material? I don't know if I should go back through notes or just start doing random practice questions. They gave us no objectives or guidance and it is over about a third of our entire biochem text. We have no lectures so there aren't any class notes to review and when I read, there is too much and usually I pick the wrong things to focus on. I was thinking about just reading through First Aid and doing questions. I only have tonight and tomorrow afternoon/evening to study
I have no idea what you're expected to know for your exam. However, I will say for what it's worth that when I took Biochem at the undergraduate level, it really helped me to draw out all the pathways over and over again, then check for mistakes, reflect on the mistakes, and try again. It also helped me to think about eating specific foods and the biochemical pathways that would handle that.
Also, if you're in med school, aren't enzyme deficiencies like G6PD deficiency super high yield? To remember these, it might be helpful to picture a person you know who matches some of the risk factors for the disorder, imagine them having the symptoms, and then ask yourself what's wrong with them. E.g. think of a black woman you know and imagine seeing her jaundiced after she eats some flava beans. What's probably wrong with her?
The more you can make the abstract concrete, visual, and personal, the easier it will be to remember. For specific facts you keep forgetting, Anki and just thinking about it a lot and writing it down a lot might help.
EDIT: For the NBMEs, my wife recommends Becker's videos.