Most common Repeated Topics in USMLE Examinations from First Aid

These are the Most common Repeated Topics in USMLE Examinations asked frequently . Do focus on these repeated topics for the USMLE prepration. The reference to the topice are arranged according to the page

Most common Repeated Topics in USMLE Examinations from First Aid

1. Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (First Aid 2013 page 207)
2. Bruton’s Agammaglobulinemia (First Aid 2013 page 206)
3. Common Variable Immunodeficiency (First Aid 2013 page 206)
4. Digoxin Mechanism and Indication (First Aid 2013 page 282)***
5. Digoxin Toxicity (First Aid 2013 page 282)***
6. Multiple Myeloma Pathophysiology (First Aid 2013 page 363)
7. Multiple Myeloma Symptoms (First Aid 2013 page 363)***
8. Dilated cardiomyopathy (First Aid 2013 page 272)
9. Restrictive cardiomyopathy (First Aid 2013 page 272)
10. Bacterial endocarditis (First Aid 2013 page 274)
11. Rheumatic fever (First Aid 2013 page 274)***
12. Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (First Aid 2013 page 490)
13. Varicella zoster (First Aid 2013 page 156)***
14. Tuberous sclerosis (First Aid 2013 page 85)***
15. Von Hippel Lindau (First Aid 2013 page 85) ***
16. P450 inducers (First Aid 2013 page 242)
17. Henoch Schonlein Purpura (First Aid 2013 page 277)***
18. Vitamin A Toxicity (First Aid 2013 page 90)
19. Vitamin D Toxicity (First Aid 2013 page 94)
20. Wernicke Korsakoff (First Aid 2013 page 90)***

Common Mistakes during USMLE Exam

1. Do not do questions without preparatory studying. Review material first until you feel you know it, and then use questions to test yourself. If you study by doing questions before you are ready, you will erode your self-confidence and fail to develop key linkages within the material.

2. Do not get into the habit of lingering over a question. You do not have this luxury on the real exam. Remember that you have just over one minute per question. You should spend about 75 percent of that time reading and analyzing the question stem, and the other 25 percent selecting an answer. Be honest when you do not know an answer; move on, and look it up when you are finished.

3. So-called “retired questions” and many published questions in review books are not representative of questions featured on the current USMLE Step 1. They are a reasonable way to review content, but often do not reflect the length or form of the questions on the current exam.

4. Do not do questions individually. Do them in clusters under time pressure, with five to ten as a minimum. This will get you used to moving from question to question. Do not lookup answers after each question. Instead, check yourself after you have done the full set of questions.

5. When you start working on questions, do not panic if you do not get the correct answers. Learn from your mistakes. Questions are a part of the study process; they help you see what else you need to learn. You will get better at questions as your studying continues.