Crappy UWorld questions...

[Frank Nutter]

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Where do the potassium sparing diuretics act? if you said cortical collecting duct, you'd be right but wouldn't have it as an option in this UWorld question.... Fair/unfair? who cares?

Please tell me USMLE doesn't write questions like this...

 

[deleted103644]

Option F is pretty clearly referring to the entire collecting duct (letter almost intersects the line between cortex and medulla).

 

[235009]

Where do the potassium sparing diuretics act? if you said cortical collecting duct, you'd be right but wouldn't have it as an option in this UWorld question.... Fair/unfair? who cares?

Please tell me USMLE doesn't write questions like this...

who cares and no they don't ...either use the question to learn something despite the fact you think it's unfair or stop whining and move on.

 

[Alvarez13]

Option F is pretty clearly referring to the entire collecting duct (letter almost intersects the line between cortex and medulla).

Yep. F seems good to me. What's the problem?

 

[Shadeblueracer]

As someone who recently took the USMLE step 1, it seemed like every single Uworld question had a concept that was extremely high yield for the test. On your continued use of Uworld, there may seem to be "unfair" questions; however, there is a big reason why they have it in the q bank.

 

[HelpPleaseMD]

I honestly don't see how this question is unfair

 

[deleted103644]

I honestly don't see how this question is unfair

I think the OP is complaining that option F is not in the cortex --> no cortical collecting duct option. I agree that I don't think this question is unfair, F is clearly the best answer.

 

[VisionaryTics]

If that question is getting under your skin, you're in for a long month.

 

[Frank Nutter]

Not whining, it's my 3rd time through the set and Kaplan, and I'm just picking up on their little tricks.

There are some good questions, but others are total crap. A question should not be so intentionally ambiguous that people get things wrong for reasons unrelated to the extent they fail to understand the material. Most people say Step I consists of fairly straightforward questions, without these little tricks, so these are not very helpful imo.

Another example:
Kid with fever of "42 celsius" What is the treatment?

a) Medicine X
b) Medicine Y
c) Antipyretic
d) Cold Blankets


This is one of the only questions that doesn't list fahrenheit in parenthesis (in this case 107.6, more obviously a life threatening fever).

If knowing celsius is so important why list the conversion in any questions at all?

Anyway, done ranting. On with the borophyl.

 

[NickNaylor]

Not whining, it's my 3rd time through the set and Kaplan, and I'm just picking up on their little tricks.

There are some good questions, but others are total crap. A question should not be so intentionally ambiguous that people get things wrong for reasons unrelated to the extent they fail to understand the material. Most people say Step I consists of fairly straightforward questions, without these little tricks, so these are not very helpful imo.

Another example:
Kid with fever of "42 celsius" What is the treatment?

a) Medicine X
b) Medicine Y
c) Antipyretic
d) Cold Blankets


This is one of the only questions that doesn't list fahrenheit in parenthesis (in this case 107.6, more obviously a life threatening fever).

If knowing celsius is so important why list the conversion in any questions at all?

Anyway, done ranting. On with the borophyl.

If you don't know that 42 C is febrile, I'm concerned for you. By simple passive exposure I've learned that 37 C is normothermic.

 

[deleted103644]

If you don't know that 42 C is febrile, I'm concerned for you. By simple passive exposure I've learned that 37 C is normothermic.

Yeah, that should be instantly recognizable as a life-threatening fever (no conversion required).

Don't forget to let your balls breathe at 35.5 though. 😛

 

[calvnandhobbs68]

Not whining, it's my 3rd time through the set and Kaplan, and I'm just picking up on their little tricks.

There are some good questions, but others are total crap. A question should not be so intentionally ambiguous that people get things wrong for reasons unrelated to the extent they fail to understand the material. Most people say Step I consists of fairly straightforward questions, without these little tricks, so these are not very helpful imo.

Another example:
Kid with fever of "42 celsius" What is the treatment?

a) Medicine X
b) Medicine Y
c) Antipyretic
d) Cold Blankets


This is one of the only questions that doesn't list fahrenheit in parenthesis (in this case 107.6, more obviously a life threatening fever).

If knowing celsius is so important why list the conversion in any questions at all?

Anyway, done ranting. On with the borophyl.

I don't think I've seen celsius to fahrenheit conversions in...well...anything in medical school.

Secondly, dude you took the MCAT right? Just keep repeating to yourself "Best answer...best answer...".

 

[HelpPleaseMD]

Not whining, it's my 3rd time through the set and Kaplan, and I'm just picking up on their little tricks.

There are some good questions, but others are total crap. A question should not be so intentionally ambiguous that people get things wrong for reasons unrelated to the extent they fail to understand the material. Most people say Step I consists of fairly straightforward questions, without these little tricks, so these are not very helpful imo.

Another example:
Kid with fever of "42 celsius" What is the treatment?

a) Medicine X
b) Medicine Y
c) Antipyretic
d) Cold Blankets


This is one of the only questions that doesn't list fahrenheit in parenthesis (in this case 107.6, more obviously a life threatening fever).

If knowing celsius is so important why list the conversion in any questions at all?

Anyway, done ranting. On with the borophyl.

lol