Archive for February, 2007

Errors and Problems in High Yield Cell and Molecular Biology

These last two days have been exhilirating and frustrating. Exhilirating because I’m exposing myself to incredible concepts in Cell Biology that make me want to live in a lab for the rest of my life to discover more; frustrating because of the vessel. Dr. Dudek’s High Yield Cell and Molecular Biology (2nd Ed. 2007) is [...]

How to Prepare for the USMLE: Which QBank is the Best?

I’m just going to assume that I feel the way most people do about the unknown: I don’t like it. Even though I’ve known about this test for two years, it still feels like it’s springing up on me and I’m frantically trying to prepare. What’s on it? Where there a lot of Biochem questions [...]

Errors in First Aid for the USMLE (2007): Neurology

Neurology P.345, Basal ganglia I think this image is confusing and could benefit from a few additions. Specifically, I think it should be made clear that neurons from the SNc are synapsing on neurons in the Striatum. The Striatal neurons are currently labeled as “Putamen” which would lead to confusion if a test stem referenced [...]

Errors in First Aid for the USMLE (2007): Gastrointestinal System

Gastrointestinal P.280, Abdominal layers Not necessary, but I’m just begging you to change this image. In contrast to a typical cross-section on CT, this image is flipped over its axis. This means that with left body on right page, we are looking from head-to-toe and not toe-to-head (as in a CT) and the anterior abdominal [...]