To the students starting medical school soon...
You didn't fight this hard to get here just to give up when it gets hard. The first year of medical school will humble you, challenge you, and change you, and that's exactly the point.
Your classmates will become your lifeline. One bad exam won't define you. And every moment of self-doubt you feel is just proof of how deeply you care.
You belong here. Now go prove it. ๐ฉบโจ
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Credit to arimedlife on TT
High yield topics to drop what you're doing and spend 1 hour to memorize for free points on your USMLE:
Aortic Stenosis vs. HOCM, thyroid / breast nodule algorithm, shock (and the arrows), Acute Tubular Necrosis vs. Acute Interstitial Nephritis, Primary Billary Cholangitis vs. Gallstone Pathology, Abx coverage for common diseases (pneumonia, cellulitis, appendicitis, etc)
I know a doctor who thinks everyone should have a stress test when they turn 40. If you don't know why this is a bad idea, ask your favorite LLM to explain. And if you do appreciate why this is a bad idea, you'll practice medicine according to the old axiom:
"A good surgeon knows how to operate, a better surgeon knows when to operate, and the best surgeon knows when not to operate."