Good morning friends,
So I started studying for step 1. I finished the introductory(microbiology, biochem, pharmacology etc.) chapters of FA. Then I went through the cardiology section in 2 days. After that I started doing the Uworld questions. I did about 200 questions with all subjects selected for the cardiovascular system. My tests are about 40%-60%.
I found out that I should pay more attention to murmurs and physiology graphs(PV loop etc.). The problem is that the questions start mentioning ACE inhibitors for example which in FA are written in the renal system. Also there are questions about procedures(e.g. where the blood will pool in case of femoral artery hemorrhage after catheterization) that are not covered in FA and for some of the questions even if the basic concept is discussed some details are missing.
So my questions are: 1) People that did the exam with good scores did only FA and Uworld, how common is that? Should I start smth else? and 2) Is it worth it doing Uworld after the end of each system? Or is it better to do it at the end?
So I started studying for step 1. I finished the introductory(microbiology, biochem, pharmacology etc.) chapters of FA. Then I went through the cardiology section in 2 days. After that I started doing the Uworld questions. I did about 200 questions with all subjects selected for the cardiovascular system. My tests are about 40%-60%.
I found out that I should pay more attention to murmurs and physiology graphs(PV loop etc.). The problem is that the questions start mentioning ACE inhibitors for example which in FA are written in the renal system. Also there are questions about procedures(e.g. where the blood will pool in case of femoral artery hemorrhage after catheterization) that are not covered in FA and for some of the questions even if the basic concept is discussed some details are missing.
So my questions are: 1) People that did the exam with good scores did only FA and Uworld, how common is that? Should I start smth else? and 2) Is it worth it doing Uworld after the end of each system? Or is it better to do it at the end?