Common topics/diseases on step 1

[peach4me]

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Let's start a list of common topics / diseases you found on your step 1 exam. 😉

 

[idq1i]

Sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV 🙄
Embryologic development of the face
Congenital heart disease
congestive heart failure
Major controls of glycolysis/krebs cycle
CELIAC DISEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IBD
Cholesterol biosynthesis/control thereof
Homonculus-related questions
CD4 vs CD8 responses
PUD
Lymphatic drainage of organs
Brachial plexus in detail
Steps leading to dna->rna->protein
details of cardiac myocyte ion channels
narcolepsy
CSF flow/obstruction
Spinal cord tracts
Parkinson disease
Lung sounds
Heart murmurs

 

[peach4me]

Lung sounds? Can you be more specific

Sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV 🙄
Embryologic development of the face
Congenital heart disease
congestive heart failure
Major controls of glycolysis/krebs cycle
CELIAC DISEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IBD
Cholesterol biosynthesis/control thereof
Homonculus-related questions
CD4 vs CD8 responses
PUD
Lymphatic drainage of organs
Brachial plexus in detail
Steps leading to dna->rna->protein
details of cardiac myocyte ion channels
narcolepsy
CSF flow/obstruction
Spinal cord tracts
Parkinson disease
Lung sounds
Heart murmurs

 

[Ramoray]

crackles, fluid in lung sounds, wheezes blah blah

 

[VJWDO]

I swear I had about five questions that all asked about why someone would have parasthesias of the limbs and mouth as well as tetany with tapping on the face after a thryoidectomy. Seriously thought I was taking the wrong test or something!! 😀

Up and Down Arrows for hormone physiology BP, or certain lytes, etc.
Tons of MRI's/ CTs of the brain basically asking where the infarct/damage was.

 

[kaos]

How pissed off was I that I had maybe 10 questions related to the subject of sildenafil and the role of NO in erections and vasodilation? 🙁

 

[jojo14]

cytokines
renin-angiotensin system
know where major organs are on cts

 

[HiddenTruth]

crackles, fluid in lung sounds, wheezes blah blah

Can u differentiate between some of these and various pathology states, like rhales vs. crackles vs wheezes, etc. I mean, some are obvious, like wheezes in asthmatics, vs fluid in heart failure, etc. But, some of those lung sounds seems like they can be interchangable. Can we get a list with various pathology states?

 

[Medical123]

How pissed off was I that I had maybe 10 questions related to the subject of sildenafil and the role of NO in erections and vasodilation? 🙁

I also had a lot of questions on sildenafil (probably 4 or 5), but not one single question on antibiotics or the psych drugs! Weird!

 

[dynx]

DIC, DIC, DIC!!!! man I had DIC comming out my a$$ on that test.

 

[peach4me]

anyone else?

 

[Time]

Thanks, idq1 and everybody else.

keep coming...

😎

Sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV 🙄
Embryologic development of the face
Congenital heart disease
congestive heart failure
Major controls of glycolysis/krebs cycle
CELIAC DISEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IBD
Cholesterol biosynthesis/control thereof
Homonculus-related questions
CD4 vs CD8 responses
PUD
Lymphatic drainage of organs
Brachial plexus in detail
Steps leading to dna->rna->protein
details of cardiac myocyte ion channels
narcolepsy
CSF flow/obstruction
Spinal cord tracts
Parkinson disease
Lung sounds
Heart murmurs

 

[ondansatron]

Tuberous Sclerosis! glad I reviewed that.

Thanks, idq1 and everybody else.

keep coming...

😎

 

[dynx]

PUD

This just goes to show you the variability....I didn't have one question on PUD on my test.

 

[Atlas]

I just took USMLE Step 1 two days ago... Here's what I thought was hot.

PID
GYN - path, phys, pharm, micro
renal physiology
common bacteria and viruses. A couple parasites/helminths
Biochem - enzymes (deficiencies) and pathways
Practically all of my behavioral science were scenarios of "what would you say?" - but obvious and very easy
Path - a little bit of everything - alot of GYN and immunopath
Pharm - BIG STUFF..EASY
Anatomy - Only a couple of questions...very easy
Neuro - only a few were difficult...but overall not as many as I would have thought.