Histo

[pugsly]

how to efficiently study Histo for Step 1???

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[Taus]

I'm gonna assume that knowing the "normal" for all the pathology that we need to know will be enough....ie other stuff isn't supposed to be high yield at all

 

[lord_jeebus]

Browse through a small histo atlas and ask yourself what the most important/unique cell types are and where they are found.

For instance, for GI you would want to know what a gastric chief cell does and where they are on a slide.

There really isn't that much worth testing, and the subject is fairly low yield. I would spend a few hours on this but not much more (you could probably get most of the key histo stuff from a question bank).

 

[fakin' the funk]

Browse through a small histo atlas and ask yourself what the most important/unique cell types are and where they are found.

For instance, for GI you would want to know what a gastric chief cell does and where they are on a slide.

There really isn't that much worth testing, and the subject is fairly low yield. I would spend a few hours on this but not much more (you could probably get most of the key histo stuff from a question bank).

HY Histo (excellent, and integrative for info from molec bio to cell bio to anatomy) or Wheater's will do.

 

[IndianBabu]

stupid histo!

 

[Prop]

I'm actually reading through HY histo right now, and I think it's great!
I know most people say histo is low yield, and it's enough just reading FA and doing some questions, but since I've never sat for step 1 before, I guess I think this is important as well.
The good thing about HY histo is that it integrates alot of stuff/concepts... they have included important drugs for most chapters, as well as clinical considerations that briefly presents the associated pathology...
I know most people only study for 5-6 weeks, so adding another review book isn't their best option, but from my POV, this is a good subject to devote some time to, since the pathology is easier understood later on...
Just my humble opinion

 

[lord_jeebus]

I hated HY Histo. If you're looking for a review source for histo it's way too long and the pictures aren't even in color.

It does have lots of good non-histo material which is good if you're looking for a comprehensive source to integrate non-histo subjects. But not if you want a short and sweet review of high yield histo facts, which the title suggests.

 

[cromagnon]

take a lap through the umdnj histo website and you will be good to go.

IMO, this is one of the best histo resources available for self-study/review.


http://www3.umdnj.edu/histsweb/labindex.html