How many images on the test?

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For the people who have taken Step 1 already, how many images was on your test?

 

[Tig2575]

I would say every block had about 3-4 images in it. In the vast majority of image-based questions, though, the images are not really necessary to answer the question.

 

[235009]

I would say every block had about 3-4 images in it. In the vast majority of image-based questions, though, the images are not really necessary to answer the question.

yes this sounds about right. it was way fewer than i expected. I would suggest using RR and FA for images. Don't bother with anything else.

 

[ArcGurren]

3-5 per section

 

[ThereHeIs]

Definitely know the images throughout, and in the back of, FIRST AID 🙂

 

[neuromaniac]

Thank you very much for the responses

 

[ThePursuit]

agree with other poster. images in step 1 are like a nice little bonus hint. You can almost always just answer the question without it.

 

[SirGecko]

As others said: not a lot, questions usually answerable without them.

That said the images can definitely sometimes be a "give away" where if you know the image you get a really quick correct answer and can move on. (a lot like the high yield association questions; translocations and the like) Two examples I can think of from my test were Auer rods and the Kayser-fleischer ring. Didn't even need to read the question.

 

[mrcmedman]

You might wanna spend half a day or so going over CT's, MRI's, and X-rays. You could easily end up with one question per block on these. They're much harder to answer without knowing exactly what you're looking at.