Comments on: USMLE Step 1 Cheat Sheets

By: Yousmle

Yousmle — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 22:17:06 +0000

Hi! I’m not sure I understand your question. I think you’re asking if you should learn Micro + pathology – the answer would be yes, definitely. More generally, though, if your scores are very low the most important thing I can say is that HOW you approach the material matters more than WHAT material you use: https://www.yousmle.com/nail-fundamentals-usmle-step-1-nbme-practice-exams/

By: Mohamed Ahmed

Mohamed Ahmed — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 07:31:04 +0000

Hey dear Alec!
I hope you are doing well..

I really appreciate all the efforts and the advices that you provide.
If you don’t mind I have a question for you in regard to USMLE step 1 preparation and I know that you have the full right to answer it, However; I don’t know anyone in this pathway to guide me and as an IMG from war-torn country I couldn’t afford to get a one.

Now, my question is I have been studying for step 1 for more than 5 months now. Till this moment I finished half of the contest (if that appropriate to say) using FA, BNB & UW, The problem is that I had skipped the initial subjects specifically (Microbiology and General Pathology) so while doing UW, Rx and amboss qbank I score very low! That completely depressing for me .. I started to feel stressed and burned out.

Should I return to those subjects now ? Or leave them to the end because I’m really afraid of keep forgetting them that’s why I want keep them till the end.

Really sorry for inconvenience and thanks again
Regards,

By: Bharat Rawlley

Bharat Rawlley — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 05:44:27 +0000

Hey alec

One of your flashcards says that metoclopramide interferes with action of Digoxin and Diabetic medications.
I understand it impairs absorption of Digoxin because of Increased GI motility but what’s the problem with antidiabetic drugs?

Thanks

By: Bharat Rawlley

Bharat Rawlley — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 08:55:53 +0000

Hey Alec, Just wanted to confirm from your flash cards that increasing the lipophilicity of a local anesthetic increases the speed of onset while increasing the lipophilicity of an inhalational anesthetic will decrease the speed of onset as that would increase the arterio-venous concentration gradient improving the tissue solubility and thus the speed the action?

Also, while your flash cards have been of great help, many of them have external links to diagrams etc which do not work. I tried posting those links here but your website will not let me do it. Can you help me out with this?

By: Bharat Rawlley

Bharat Rawlley — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 14:30:14 +0000

Hey Alec! A flashcard from your step 1 deck asks – Neutrophils vs T cells- responsible for defense of what in candida infections? and the other side of the card says neutrophils protect against systemic/hematogenous spread while t cells protect locally (eg. thrush, vaginitis)

can you elaborate a bit on this please? Has this got something to do with T cells being a part of the acquired immune system while Neutrophils a part of the innate system?

Thanks!

By: Deedee

Deedee — Sun, 07 Apr 2019 05:41:12 +0000

Hi Alec, can I finish all the decks in step 1 within 8 weeks?

By: dan

dan — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 15:04:59 +0000

Would purchasing your step 2 deck/pharm would help me for step1? My reasoning behind this question is that certain schools allow their students to take step1 after wards and this has proven to increase the school’s step1 average historically. Not sure if its theres confounding variables behind this claim.

By: Martin Morales

Martin Morales — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 02:07:37 +0000

Hi Alec!!!! What is the best way to put the settings in Anki to study your deck?

By: Yousmle

Yousmle — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 16:55:43 +0000

In reply to Busola Olabiran.

Great question – you can find my most recommended resources here: https://www.yousmle.com/resources/

By: Busola Olabiran

Busola Olabiran — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 01:52:14 +0000

Hi Alec! I’m an international medical student in my first year (I know step 1 is a while away but my program isn’t taught in the same style as the US, so I want to start filling in gaps and teaching myself content, early on, alongside my lectures). I’ve noticed you emphasise learning and understanding concepts and then using FA as a review as opposed to trying to learn directly out of FA because it’s difficult to learn from, requires readers to have a lot of knowledge prior to reading it and simply isn’t designed to be used that way. My question is; Which textbooks or online resources can you recommend I use to teach myself the content and knowledge required, primarily, to be able to answer Step 1 questions? So then I can follow it up with FA later on. Also do you know if there’s a list of topics and sub-topics that shows what step 1 tests? Thank you 🙂