IF there are buzzwords can you count on them?

[babycapybara]

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I know the obvious use of buzzwords is being phased out, but if they are used on Step 1 can you count on them? Would they mention a new military recruit with nuchal rigidity but not have that mean N. m?
I got a few questions wrong on a practice exam because I was reading too much into the questions...keep it simple for Step 1, right?

 

[Kuba]

I think 99.5% of the time you can be assured that it's the obvious. The other.5% they are probably testing your understanding of a really big important concept that would contradict the obvious answer. So unless your goal is a 300, I would answer the N. meningitis. ALso, would you be more mad at yourself for talking yourself out of the obvious easy answer or getting "tricked"?

 

[flyingdutchman]

Yeah I agree even when it may seem "too obvious" usually I think it really is. There were some I marked and went back and poured over thinking they were somehow trying to trick me but I'm pretty sure they weren't. Just make sure when you see a buzzword to not go straight to the answer choices...make sure you read what they are asking for.

 

[doogoshly]

it'll be pretty obvious but they won't be using the exact buzzword.

 

[TMP-SMX]

If it is the obvious answer like that example they will probably be asking you something about its resistance pattern, biochemistry, treatment, or some other higher order thought process that is less clinical.

 

[lord_jeebus]

I think buzzwords are pretty uncommon on Step I, but when they come up I thought they were reliable.

Steps II and III are full of buzzwords, and they are also reliable.