BLUEPRINTS enough for OB/GYN????

[uclalee]

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In most of the posts, people seems to disagree whether or not blueprints is enough for OB/GYN. Once and for all, is BLUEPRINTS sufficient to do well in OB/GYN or should it be supplimented with FA, etc?

 

[Green912]

When I rotated in OB/GYN I used Blueprints. Other students with me used FA. After comparing both I would definitely go with FA if I had to do it again. They both essentially contain the same information but I liked FA’s layout much better. Lots of bullet points and succinct information compared to Blueprints paragraph form. It’s just a quicker read for the little downtime you’ll have. Blueprints for Peds has the same “problem” however I never looked for a replacement.

 

[tkim]

When I rotated in OB/GYN I used Blueprints. Other students with me used FA. After comparing both I would definitely go with FA if I had to do it again. They both essentially contain the same information but I liked FA’s layout much better. Lots of bullet points and succinct information compared to Blueprints paragraph form. It’s just a quicker read for the little downtime you’ll have. Blueprints for Peds has the same “problem” however I never looked for a replacement.

When you say FA - FA for OB? or FA for the Wards? I have FA/Wards, but not F A OB.

This is for board study, not wards. It's been long enough that I need to reread a text.

 

[4424]

When you say FA - FA for OB? or FA for the Wards? I have FA/Wards, but not F A OB.

This is for board study, not wards. It's been long enough that I need to reread a text.

I dont like blueprints style so I used Case Files for OB. That was a really good source in my opinion

 

[Green912]

FA for OB/GYN.

If you have the time reading FA for OB/GYN would certainly help. It would also be a much faster read than Blueprints. However most of the board review books (B&W, Crush...) cover the high yield material pretty well saving you a lot of time.

 

[jojo14]

I dont like blueprints style so I used Case Files for OB. That was a really good source in my opinion

i agree, case files is the bomb. i supplemented blueprints with case files and had my best shelf score ever. blueprints has some good basic info and case files really helped me integrate my knowledge, plus there were some tidbits that I remembered reading vividly in case files that came up on the shelf. I don't know anything about fa for ob/gyn.

 

[2TIM4:7]

uclalee,

blueprints OB/GYN 3rd edition is more than enough for the wards and the shelf exam...period.

managed to get a 99%ile on the shelf with blueprints (also did a 1/3 of A&L ?s)

Good luck.

 

[dynx]

uclalee,

blueprints OB/GYN 3rd edition is more than enough for the wards and the shelf exam...period.

managed to get a 99%ile on the shelf with blueprints (also did a 1/3 of A&L ?s)

Good luck.

I disagree. Where is the definition of delayed descent in blueprints? Not there. Where are the parameters for delay/arrest of dilation in the active phase? Listed as "the epected rate of cervical dilation is...". The wording in Blueprints is horrible. If you were involved on the floor and/or had good lectures in OB then blueprints might be enough to do well (its certainly enough to pass with comfort) but if you want a comprehensive guide with clear parameters and definitions then its a joke. FA is the safe way to go if you want to coast on the floor and honor the exam anyway.

I made the mistake of listening to people say "blueprints is all you need to know" (reminds me of people first and second year: "oh I didn't study, all you need to do is glance at the notes the night before") and made the change from FA (which I used for all my other shelfs) for the first half of the rotation...I had to catch up with first aid after that.

 

[HtSht2BoneDoc]

read blueprints 3x and did pretst questions. 93 raw 99%ile. Im not that smart either.

 

[2TIM4:7]

I disagree. Where is the definition of delayed descent in blueprints? Not there. Where are the parameters for delay/arrest of dilation in the active phase? Listed as "the epected rate of cervical dilation is...". The wording in Blueprints is horrible. If you were involved on the floor and/or had good lectures in OB then blueprints might be enough to do well (its certainly enough to pass with comfort) but if you want a comprehensive guide with clear parameters and definitions then its a joke. FA is the safe way to go if you want to coast on the floor and honor the exam anyway.

I made the mistake of listening to people say "blueprints is all you need to know" (reminds me of people first and second year: "oh I didn't study, all you need to do is glance at the notes the night before") and made the change from FA (which I used for all my other shelfs) for the first half of the rotation...I had to catch up with first aid after that.

a little bitter? oh and btw, delay descent/dilation is how much of obgyn? look at the big picture.

i was only answering uclalee's question if blueprints was 'sufficient to do well.'

 

[46&2]

I would agree with the consensus here. Blueprints OB/Gyn is the bomb (except for Peds the rest are a waste), but for the shelf, Case Files is like getting 30-40% of the questions ahead of time. The only things I would add are 1) Boards and Wards for Step 2 has a very practical, very efficient overview of OB/Gyn that I used as a foundation... summarizes the important clinical stuff in a nutshell 2) the Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility: Handbook for Clinicians-Resident Survival Guide is a nice pocket book 3) doing questions from Kaplan QBook and Blueprints OB/Gyn Q&A are helpful.

 

[dynx]

a little bitter? oh and btw, delay descent/dilation is how much of obgyn? look at the big picture.

i was only answering uclalee's question if blueprints was 'sufficient to do well.'

-Not at all, just trying to share a different point of view.
-Its one example, there are others.
-I was only answering it to, different people can have different points of views you know.

 

[Sammich81]

I read PreTest twice, read nothing else, best shelf score of the year.

 

[phillyfornia]

case files and pretest were a great combo

 

[tanqueray84]

Pretest is horrible. I read blueprints earlier in the rotation and did Case Files & Appleton & Lange questions, which were recommended by upperclassmen. Some of my classmates thought Appleton & Lange didn't seem like Shelf questions, which was stupid because this was our 1st shelf so how would they know. I finished Appleton & Lange and read FA the morning before the shelf and chilled on the coach the rest of the day. I took the shelf and it looked just like Appleton & Lange. Everyone else is really freaking out about the test and I think it was just what I expected, I was the 1st one done. If you get an older edition of Appleton & Lange they are much thicker. I used the 8th edition which is fomatted better and they cut out alot of junk, so you can get through it just fine.

 

[tennesseejed]

I really don't want to take this tomorrow. Esp. since I really haven't studied enough. I finished about 1/2 of blueprints and some up to date articles. Hope thats enough.

 

[Joel Fleischman]

very off topic....46&2, is you name a tool reference?

 

[pinkfrosting]

I used Blueprints, Blueprints Q&A, Case Files, and some of Appleton and Lange and I thought that was more than enough for the shelf. The OB/Gyn shelf is the "easiest" because it is a very specialized test with very little general medicine on it. I would not, however, just use Blueprints without doing practice questions with it.