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[pleasedotheneedful]

wayfaringmd replied to your post: This is probably my tenth text post of the night...

I just used USMLE world only for step 2. It’s not as intense as step 1

Ah okay, maybe I’ll hold off on buying it for now. The school already got us COMBANK (even though it’s not open to us yet...) and I haven’t even decided if I’m gonna try and double back and take Step 1 yet.

I think I’m just freaking out about my shelf exams, even though I was told that the resources I’m using are good and the psych one isn’t hard... typical late night me

andidoesmedicine replied to your post “This is probably my tenth text post of the night but medblr I have a...”

combank comat banks apparently have some questions exactly from the comats (can not vouch for sure, but have heard)

Oh okay, that’s good to know. Hopefully from what I’m hearing I won’t need it for psych!

ninjatengu replied to your post: This is probably my tenth text post of...

UWorld Step 2 for both shelves and step. I had a supplemental Step up to step 2 that sort of helped. For questions, if there weren’t many in uworld, I used pre-test.

Hmmm. I might pick it up down the road. I wonder how much value I’ll get if I’m not taking the USMLE? It did help some for COMLEX 1.

[pleasedotheneedful]

ninjatengu replied to your post “I just sussed out that my first rotation is outpatient and I was...”

That just means that you'll have "has made an incredible amount of progress in this clerkship" on your evals. Always a plus! It's how you finish.

Haha, story of my life dude

[asp-md]

Big thanks to ninjatengu, andimedicine and sussarkar for their hobby suggestions! With the weather getting nicer we'll be spending a lot of time outdoors so rollerblading and hiking will definitely happen! I've always wanted to start learning a language with The Boy but he's intimidated because I'm pretty good with French already and he thinks that gives me an advantage. Pfft. So I'm going to try and convince him to learn American Sign Language - something I really want to do!!

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ninjatengu replied to your post: anonymous asked:what specialty re...

md-a is b.a.

flatterer! More like an undecided little thing who is going for broke haha :)

[wayfaringmd]

A moment (or two) that defines your 2014. :p

Ooh, one moment? That's tough. The moment that sticks out the most to me right now is watching the July 4th fireworks in my hometown with my granddaddy from his ICU room window. I don't know that it defines my year though. 

But it's been a busy year, particularly defined by things not working out the way I thought they would. For example, I didn't get the chief resident job which I had been essentially told I was a shoe-in for. I didn't get a missionary job that I was SURE was going to be my next step after residency. I've almost decided to take a job after residency that I had no inclination to take a few months ago. I got sued (hey-o, unexpected!) and after months of stress and heartache over it, got my name dropped from the suit, which was an unexpected celebration. Lots of unexpected things this year. 

[wayfaringmd]

Favorite disease or condition?

Ooh, do I have to pick just one?

Whatever, it’s my post. Here’s my top 5, in no particular order:

TB 

HIV 

Endocrine emergencies like myxedema coma, thyroid storm, or Addisonian crisis. 

Acute on chronic liver disease

Pregnancy (ooh, betcha didn’t see that one coming)

Basically I picked the top 4 because they have such interesting physical exam findings, co-morbidities, and clinical presentations. They always pose a bit of a mystery. Clearly I like diseases that have multi-organ system involvement. I like a challenge ;). 

Pregnancy because I get the chance to really bond with the patient over the course of several months and get to see the final “outcome” of the “condition”.

[ermedicine]

ninjatengu : The school library. 

[mddiaries]

ninjatengu said: aaaahhh! thankul for the decent news. That’s terrible, but I’m glad you’re able to find some joy and irony in this. As well as paint your nails different colors. :) ::hugs:: Hoping for the best! Happy positive thoughts your way!

Thanks love :)

Don't look too closely, my nails were a hot mess. Painting with one eye is not easy, but hey, I had to get it together for the beach right? Haha