so...what exactly am i hearing..

[-=UberSharky=-]

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is it a general consensus that there are more general path questions then questions on specific system topics 😕

 

[Idiopathic]

Honestly, I felt that it was necessary to have learned pathology to get 80% of the questions (this includes, biochem, genetics, micro, and some pharm).

 

[DireWolf]

Honestly, I felt that it was necessary to have learned pathology to get 80% of the questions (this includes, biochem, genetics, micro, and some pharm).

shouldn't you be in an alcohol-induced stupor right now?

 

[-=UberSharky=-]

Honestly, I felt that it was necessary to have learned pathology to get 80% of the questions (this includes, biochem, genetics, micro, and some pharm).

i guess i was asking specifically for the path questions. the reason i asked was because everybody seems to comment on how the 1st few chapters of path were so high yield.

 

[jed2023]

is it a general consensus that there are more general path questions then questions on specific system topics 😕

If you neglect either it will cost you, but more people overdue organ systems path (just seems like the natural thing to do, I suppose) and underdo the general path, than vice-versa. And First Aid is absolutely zero help in this regard since there is no general path section in the book, although bits and pieces of this topic are sprinkled randomly in other sections.

Whether there are more general path questions than specific systems questions really depends on how you classify questions. If you include basic immuno, genetics, vascular path, and some cell bio under the rubric of general path (type of stuff in intro chaptrs of BRS path), then, yeah, it's arguable that general path gets nearly as many questions as systems path.

Many medical schools now teach these subjects as separate subjects, so presently these subjects are no longer considered universally as "general path," any longer.

 

[Idiopathic]

Sorry...to answer your OP, I felt like there was maybe 10-15 General Path questions, and about 250 Systemic Path questions. But sometimes it is necessary to have a great grasp of General to comprehend the Systemic.