u/Fun_Macaron1921

I’ve done all the NBMEs and UWSA2 and take free 120 on Saturday

NBME 13: 251
NBME 14: 242
NBME 15: 253
UWSA2: 251
NBME 16: 249

Honestly if I end up scoring a 250 I’m more than happy and want to maintain these scores but I’m really worried I’ll underperform on the exam, NBME 16 felt so weird and the HPI questions really tripped me up

I’ve done Amboss most of the 200 concepts and all the QI, currently working through ethics

Should I be doing uworld incorrects?

Should I be doing 1 CMS per day 2 CMS? (I’ve done pretty much all the CMS except psychiatry and Neuro since I didn’t feel like it was high yield but realized they were my weaker areas, I also haven’t done the latest surgery and IM one that’s online, should I pay for them?)

I have like 8000 flashcards

Should I also do the old free 120?

Should I just revise all my nbmes??

Should I do mehlman HY pdfs?

I’m feeling like I don’t know anything and I’m kind of freaking out, NBME 16 fucked me up and I don’t know if I’m ready for this

It just doesn’t feel like there’s enough hours in a day and every time I get a question wrong it’s like fuck why is my reasoning the worst, I’m worried day of I’ll overthink everything or under think or just straight up realize it was all luck until now

Like is BMI of 25 enough to recommend weight loss? Or does it have to be straight up obesity >30

As a general recommendation, BP, lipids, diabetes

I just keep getting these questions wrong on when weight loss is the right answer (obvs not talking about BMI of 42)

Is it 1 stop meds then dantrolene?

Ok there was alot of wtf questions that I did NOT recall specifics

- peutz instestinal hamartoma
- well differentiated carcinoid tumor management
- PNH complications
- RTA/juxtaglomerular cell hyperplasia/liddle sx
- amblyopia

Like wtf did I miss a whole fucking chunk of shit I’m supposed to know?????

Exam is in 9 days and now idk what the fuck to focus on cause I haven’t seen ANY of these on the NBMEs

I don’t know what to do

>!Pregnant patient with hyperthyroidism and it said treatment to start at this moment… I chose propranolol because she’s symptomatic right now and the answer was PTU???!<

>!But I swear I’ve gotten other questions and they say BB first to relieve symptoms and now I’m confused af wtf!!!<
>! !<

Took NBME 16 today and it felt like a cluster fuck, honestly I wasn’t feeling too bad on my nbmes and have been getting 250s on NBME 14, 15 and UWSA2 and today it felt like I don’t know anything

It felt so nit picky and different than the other nbmes and my confidence is low, I felt like I guessed through half of the exam

NBME 16 ended with a 249 which isn’t terrible but I’m getting mortified my luck will run out on test day, I have so many flashcards and still have Amboss to go through with ethics and I also haven’t revised CMS for Neuro or psych and idk what to do

I’m at the edge of tears and I just don’t feel as ready as I thought I would, I feel like 12 days away I shouldn’t be learning new shit but it feels like I have so much to learn from NBME 16

Fuck, Im just so overwhelmed

Worried if I get asked a lipid screening question on a 25 year old with no risk factors, wtf would I choose??

(Also I meant starting at 20, at 35 and at 45)

Taking the exam in 2 weeks!

What should I do on Amboss?? Should I also do all the ethics questions?? (100)

I took birth control for about a year 4 years ago and definitely had my hot girl summer, I attributed it to me recently becoming single but now that I’m back on the pill I’ve noticed I’ve just been hella thinking about what’s going on down there.. I feel like I’ve been wetter than usual and I get so horny!!

I’m not that much of sexual of a person but I keep thinking about sex which I literally never do, wtf!!

Se me antoja un corte de cabello estilo mariposa o más alternativo con capaz, tengo el cabello bastante largo y no quiero que me lo arruinen LOL

Algunos spots que sean trendy/cool?

I straight up feel awful taking this test, the stems are so long? And the answers are so complicated, it kind of reminds me of step 1???

I’ve been doing decent on NBMEs and felt confident going into UWSA2 and now I’m worried I’m actually going to fail wtf!!!

I know it’s just the first day (took last night) but I’m so nauseous and have a tummy ache and idk, I’m wondering if I should just stop the meds now and take the risk of getting my period, I just don’t know how long these side effects will last?

What was your experience??

Is there a good chance the nausea and tummy ache will be gone in 20 days?

I took OCP 4 years ago for about a year and felt fine from what I remember… it was a different brand though but similar formula

I get pretty debilitating cramps to the point I might fail a test which is why I looked into starting this ):

I get pretty bad cramps to the point I take 4 naproxens at once and I get pretty dizzy and just overall feel terrible + GI symptoms

I can’t believe it but my period came earlier than I thought and now it’s set to land right on my test day… I’m thinking of starting OCPs now to skip my period / delay it for after my exam, has anyone out there gone through something similar?? Did it work?

I don’t care for spotting, I just want to avoid the terrible dysmenorrhea !!

(Today is the last day of my period and exam is May 30th)

I have a crazy licensing exam coming up and I’m really regular and it’s set to start the day of my exam… I have super bad cramps and a heavy flow and physically feel ill on my period and don’t want to risk it if it does land on that day because I might fail ):

I just ended my period rn, if I start the pills in the next couple of days and the placebos don’t start till after my exam, is it safe to say I can skip my period?

I don’t care for spotting as long as I’m not having my literal period

What’s the diagnosis order??
- ELISA best initial?
- PCR confirm
Where do biopsy and BAL stand? When do we do it??

Treatment:
- mild = no treatment for all, even if immunocompromised? Or do we treat?
- when do we decide to give fluconazole or ampho b??

Taking step 2 May 30th!

Just have UWSA2, NBME 16, and free 120 left, I was thinking

- UWSA2: May 10th
- NBME 16: May 17th
- Free 120: May 23rd

Review free 120 24th-27th

Flashcards and review 28th

29th Rest

I’m just worried if I should push my self assessments back to be closer to the test but idk, or try to squeeze in old free 120??

I feel like when studying for step 1, nbmes felt so close to the real exam and uworld was a bit more difficult… what did you notice??

Pls don’t tell me nbmes are easier 🥲

My scores have been fluctuating a bit but I improved on 15 which gives me hope! Just have NBME 16, UWSA2 and free 120! These are my scores in oldest to most recent, I’ve been doing nbmes about once a week!

- NBME 9: 246

- NBME 10: 236

- NBME 12: 242

- NBME 11: 240

- NBME 13: 251

- NBME 14: 242

- NBME 15: 253

Would you do antibiotics -> debridement -> culture -> XR -> MRI?

Or if it’s bad enough do you just jump to MRI and no xray??

I can’t find I definitively what the actually order is and what I should choose if they give me next step in management and it’s
- IV antibiotics
- debridement
- MRI
- XR
- Cultures

Does anyone know?

These statin questions drive me nuts and when it’s not obvious idk when to give statins or not, like idk how to calculate to know oh this patient has a ASCVD score of 4.4% so no statins.. like huh??

Is this a must?