Collagen Defects

Collagen Defects

Meningitis

Most common cause of neonatal meningitis is:

G - GBS - number 1 cause

E - Ecoli - number 2 cause

L - Listeria - number 3 cause

If the child is 3-2 years age and not vaccinated - H. Influenza

If the child is 3 months - 2 years old - and vaccinated - Strep Pneumonae is the most common cause

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Pseudomonas

gram negative bacilli, oxidase +

blue-green

black necrotic centre, erythematous margin

ecthyma gangrenosum

Patient might have:

-hot tub folliculitis, eye problems

Burn patients - cellulitis and do not take raw vegetables or flowers to the burn unit or near burn patients.  

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Semester 1
The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access
Atlas of Anatomy (Thieme Anatomy)
Atlas of Human Anatomy: with Student Consult Access (Netter Basic Science)
diFiore's Atlas of Histology with Functional Correlations (Point (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins))
Color Atlas of Histology
Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice, Second Edition (Jama & Archives Journals)

Semester 2
Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Biochemistry (Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews Series)
Marks' Basic Medical Biochemistry: A Clinical Approach (Point (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins))
Medical Epidemiology (LANGE Basic Science)
Thompson & Thompson Genetics in Medicine: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access
Textbook of Medical Physiology: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access (Guyton Physiology)
Physiology: with STUDENT CONSULT Online Access (Costanzo Physiology)
Clinical Ethics: A Practical Approach to Ethical Decisions in Clinical Medicine, Seventh Edition (LANGE Clinical Science)

Semester 3
Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry: Behavioral Sciences/Clinical Psychiatry
Basic Immunology Updated Edition: Functions and Disorders of the Immune System With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access
Problem-Based Microbiology
Clinical Neuroanatomy
Neuroanatomy: An Atlas of Structures, Sections, and Systems (Neuroanatomy: An Atlas of Strutures, Sections, and Systems ()

Semester 4
Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access (Robbins Pathology)
Robbins Basic Pathology, Eighth EditionRobbins Basic Pathology, Eighth Edition
Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology, 4th Edition (Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews Series)
Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 10th Edition
Medical Terminology: A Short Course










Semester 5








Kochar's Clinical Medicine for Students
First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2011 (First Aid USMLE)

Search Amazon.com for stescopeLisle 52500 Mechanic's Stethoscope

Herniation of Nucleus Pulposus

Herniation of Nucleus Pulposus

Most common direction of herniation is posteriolateral

Attacking multiple choice questions

USMLE is based on multiple choice questions.  There are about 322 multiple choice questions.    So knowing how to approach them is one of the key to successfully passing USMLE Step 1.  These tips will help you while practicing review questions as well. 

·         Read the question carefully and form a mental picture.  

·         Remember the key words

·         Understand the question

·         Come up with an answer before looking at the answer choices.    Many of us make the mistake of scanning the answers first.  This will lead you into a pit. 

·         Analyze and compare the answer choice against your answer.  Mentally recall the question and link back to the question. 

·         Mark the best answer.  Always mark the best answer.  There could be more than once choice but pick the BEST answer.