Step I Things to write on markerboard before exam

[MedicalDestiny]

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Dear guys,
I have my exam this weekend.
What are some good things/equations to write on the markerboard before it starts?
Thank you!

 

[1badvette]

qiss qiq siq sqs ... 😀

 

[tco]

I wrote the viral families and the developmental milestones.

Actually, I wrote the developmental milestones then part of the viral families and filled in the rest throughout the exam.

 

[colonelmustard]

qiss qiq, etc. will be on my marker board for sure. Write anything you feel you'll have a hard time regurgitating while under pressure. You know what your weaknesses are.

 

[USMLE0423]

I plan on writing out all the formulas as well.
writing viral families like someone else mentioned is a good idea too.

good luck on your exam!!!

 

[pbnj003]

like all the ideas of what to write on white boards.

is there enough room on them to write all this stuff though? how big are the white boards?

 

[lord_jeebus]

like all the ideas of what to write on white boards.

is there enough room on them to write all this stuff though? how big are the white boards?

The size of a letter-size sheet of paper. I think they gave me three of them.

 

[1badvette]

I think learning how to quickly draw out the graph in the 1st aid with all the lung volumes would be helpful ... it's much easier than learning all the formulas ..

 

[absolutjag9]

the 4 pharm equations- t1/2=0.7 x Vd/Cl, Md=css x cl/f, ld=css x vd/f, and vd=amt of drug in body/plasma concentration of it

sensitivity, specificity, ppv, npv...2x2 table.

 

[tco]

the 4 pharm equations- t1/2=0.7 x Vd/Cl, Md=css x cl/f, ld=css x vd/f, and vd=amt of drug in body/plasma concentration of it

sensitivity, specificity, ppv, npv...2x2 table.

This is a really good idea, too.

Basically, formulas and anything else that is a massive amount of information that you'll have a hard time remembering during the exam.

 

[Delacroix22]

would like to bump this:

I got 2 dry erase "sheets" at my practice session.

I'm thinking the bacterial and viral trees from microcards
Biostats formulas with a 2x2 table
Pharm equations
Hardy Weinberg
Mikaelis Menten
Hendersen-Hasselbech
....and I always mess up target cells and stippling and what not, so those mnemonics

You have 15 minutes in the tutorial to just mentally vomit anything you want onto these sheets

 

[Ionian]

A big smiley face, for when I start to get sad

 

[swoopyswoop]

yea, i wrote nothing.

 

[Flamen04]

There is absolutely NO point in writing anything on the board before the exam starts. The scope of what can be tested is so great that you could possibly get an exam that covers NOTHING of what you wrote down. You are better off skipping the tutorial and adding that time to your break so you can savor your delicious cookie during your break without feeling rushed and take a massive piss...

 

[Apoplexy__]

Integration by parts formula

Very HY

 

[acciddropping]

Integration by parts formula

Very HY

What do you mean parts formula? :O

 

[HatWobble]

What do you mean parts formula? :O

Examiners LOVE to go after this stuff.

 

[Brain Bucket]

 

[acciddropping]

Examiners LOVE to go after this stuff.

Thanks. Honestly, I have never learned this before!

 

[NeuroLAX]

What about brachial/lumbar plexus?

 

[CherryRedDracul]

Would I get kicked out if I started drawing penises on the white board?

 

[Ionian]

Would I get kicked out if I started drawing penises on the white board?

If it's veiny enough

 

[Lysinee]

Would I get kicked out if I started drawing penises on the white board?

If it's veiny enough

You can practice the "point and shoot" mnemonic.

 

[Tyler D]

Examiners LOVE to go after this stuff.

I guess u were being sarcastic when u wrote that right ?

 

[chronicidal]

I guess u were being sarcastic when u wrote that right ?

No, it's a core concept of pharmacokinetics. Remember AUC (area under the curve)?

 

[Donald Juan]

Transcription = DNA --> RNA
Translation = RNA --> Protein

 

[HatWobble]

No, it's a core concept of pharmacokinetics. Remember AUC (area under the curve)?

Correct. It's often impossible to determine correct dosing schedules without knowledge of simple calculus.

 

[ketosisevangelist]

Would I get kicked out if I started drawing penises on the white board?

No. You will receive extra credit.

 

[chronicidal]

Correct. It's often impossible to determine correct dosing schedules without knowledge of simple calculus.

Indeed. Why else would calculus be a prerequisite for medical school applications?