Savarese for COMLEX Part 1

[joshua_msu]

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I got Savarese a couple weeks ago, and have flipped through it a bit. Basically, I find OMM a bore and just struggle to even open the book. I dont mind doing questions so much, so I made it through the four exams at the back of the book. I was just wondering if someone who is familiar with this book and Part 1, knew if the questions were similar to what you would see on Part 1?

How well should I know the intricacies of the book? There seems to be a lot of detail, but many of the questions test the same old stuff. Could I get by just doing the questions and reading the explanations? There is also a checklist of a bunch of muscles, their o's and i's, and innervations. Do I really have to know that much detail about the semitendinosus and peroneus brevis?

Thanks for the help. Any better way to study this stuff?

 

[joshua_msu]

Anyone?

 

[rad_one]

I used Savarese and Dr. Harrington's "Everything except OMT". Know these two well. I did and was in the top 3 percentile on all three steps.

 

[bluegoose1]

Reading Savarese for Comlex steps 1-3 certainly helped me. Many questions came straight from the reading. A lot of neuro were on my exams along with cranial as well. Be prepared for the visceral somatic reflexes. Know parasympathetics and sympathetics and how to perform various tests. These are outlined nicely in the book. Read each chapter to refresh your memory. Fryettes laws, sacrum, ribs, and spine is a must.
I know the new version has questions in it, but I did not do them. I think you should if you have time as they cannot hurt. As far as detail, do not worry about muscles and innervations, but do know the neuro that is present in the appendix of the book. This was very helpful.

 

[bustbones26]

I highly recommend savarese for step I, however, be aware that there are some things that Savarese does not cover that will be on step II, Chapmans points were a big hit on step II as were specific questions about counterstrain, no not just wrap the patient around the point, but specific questions. Lots of upper/lower limb stuff on my step I so hit that part hard!!

 

[joshua_msu]

How long should I give myself to study from this book, and how many times should I go through it? As you can see, I am really dreading it.

 

[DRealDrZ]

I would only do it for a day or 2 at the most. For step 1, there are also lots of type 1 vs type 2 disfunctions so know how to recognize and name them. Also the good ol' sacrum ?'s.

 

[ehrlichia]

The green Savarese is much better than the older blue version. There is a lot of additional text in the newer version, as well as, four practice OMT exams at the end. I thought that the Savarese text was good but I felt like last year's June COMLEX 1 only focused on certain topics repeatedly. For example upper and lower extremity OMM was huge, whereas, I had no cranial and no sacral. For a much more concise review of the OMT material that was on last year's June and October exams, I'd take a look at the "Master's Guide to COMLEX." I don't know much about it because they didn't have this book last year but a second year showed it to me and I couldn't believe how accurate it was. I remembered seeing a lot of the information last year, especially the OMT.

 

[Idiopathic]

Savarese was fine. I think that the OMT was very straightforward, lots of psoas syndrome, some extremity anatomy associated (i.e. numb middle finger, what somatovisceral effect might also be seen?) Not very difficult.

I would for sure know:

Techniques for treatment/positioning (more ?'s on this than on sacral torsions)

Autonomic instability d/t somatic dysfunction: where the lesion would be to produce given effect

Limb anatomy: HUGE on my Step 1.

Cranial, sacral dysfunction, myofascial release, Chapman's points = all pretty much nonexistent on my Step 1. Maybe 3-4 questions total.

 

[joshua_msu]

What about all of those tests that are listed, ie. Sperlings, Wallenbergs, etc.? Seems like some of them are out there.

 

[VentdependenT]

I detest sacral kinetics and refuse to study them for step 3.

 

[joshua_msu]

Any tricks for learning the planes of motion. I never really learned these. Why is F/E a Transsverse axis and Sagital plane?

 

[joshua_msu]

Savarese was fine. I think that the OMT was very straightforward, lots of psoas syndrome, some extremity anatomy associated (i.e. numb middle finger, what somatovisceral effect might also be seen?) Not very difficult.

I would for sure know:

Techniques for treatment/positioning (more ?'s on this than on sacral torsions)

Autonomic instability d/t somatic dysfunction: where the lesion would be to produce given effect

Limb anatomy: HUGE on my Step 1.

Cranial, sacral dysfunction, myofascial release, Chapman's points = all pretty much nonexistent on my Step 1. Maybe 3-4 questions total.

I hear alot about the limb anatomy on the exam. Would Savarese be sufficient for this (this is a large appendix on all the muscles, actions, and innervations) or should I use HY and maybe refresh quickly with Netter? Just trying to get some last minute OMM cramming in. Thanks.

 

[joshua_msu]

Beuller?