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Posted: 5/7/2012 2:33:40 PM
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT Nothing like a cement truck to wipe the smugness off a smart car driver's face 
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Chapman
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Posted: 5/7/2012 10:09:32 PM
In collisions, they just get plain fucked by physics. P = mv is not on their side, lol
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Posted: 5/17/2012 8:58:34 PM
hah, that cracks me up! At least they are staying up with the times, right
 ?! Good luck, it's really not that bad. The one piece of advice I would give you is to WATCH THE F-ING CLOCK. Obviously you're already doing the practice problems. |
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Keith_J
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Posted: 5/18/2012 1:15:44 PM
A Smart Car (trademarked term in lower case) has a mass of 1800 pounds empty, give or take. About 500 pounds maximum driver + passenger (one) plus cargo so look at 2300 pounds maximum weight.
Now, it is a concrete truck, they don't just transport Portland cement  . With capacity anywhere from 5 to 12 cubic yards of mixed concrete at 4000 pounds per cubic yard. Even unloaded, the concrete truck is far more than 4 times the mass of that car. |
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darktide
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Posted: 5/21/2012 12:32:19 PM
Just wait... as bad as the MCAT is... med school is a major kick in the teeth... with even worse and more nonsensical questions than that bud
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Posted: 6/9/2012 9:52:22 PM
Russm...when are you taking the MCAT? I got mine at the end of July....
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eastonj
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Posted: 6/17/2012 1:27:43 AM
Originally Posted By darktide: Just wait... as bad as the MCAT is... med school is a major kick in the teeth... with even worse and more nonsensical questions than that bud First year is that way. Second year has more clinically relevant courses. I liked pathophysiology and pharmacology. Micro is okay. The hardest part of med school is getting in. Once you're in, they try pretty hard to keep you in. It's not like law school, where they eat their young. |
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Oiparhon
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Posted: 6/23/2012 2:51:18 PM
The real fun doesn't begin until you are answering questions like these. A buddy of mine who recently took Step 1 told me this question from UWORLD Q'bank showed up on his exam.
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darktide
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Posted: 6/23/2012 5:17:22 PM
[Last Edit: 6/23/2012 5:17:47 PM by darktide]
step 1 was pretty bad with 'basic science' questions like that one. Step 2 not so bad... and mostly clinical oriented... with much less basic science... not to mention, 3rd and 4th year of med school is a joke when compared to the first 2 as far as time commitment and such...
Though if you understand the basic science, a lot of the clinical questions can be answered with the same principles... |
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Posted: 6/26/2012 9:42:07 PM
What happens to the right ovary when you remove the other ovary?
I was asked over an open abdomen. Can you get it right? O2 Board Certified Emergency Physician |
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Oiparhon
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Posted: 6/27/2012 9:19:45 AM
Originally Posted By oscardeuce:
What happens to the right ovary when you remove the other ovary? I was asked over an open abdomen........ I admit I have never seen or heard or thought about such a question. If I were put on the spot like that, best I could come up with would be 'nothing happens or maybe some hypertrophy' but I wouldn't feel too good about that answer. So what's the answer if you don't mind sharing and helping out another student before he starts clinical rotations? |
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Posted: 6/27/2012 10:51:08 AM
Well....
I gave the same answer as you. Hypertrophy/ increased production. Then I noticed the glint in the eyes of the nurses, and even the old GYN's eyes. He had been asking the same question to med students for 40 years. The right ovary becomes the "left" ovary. The only one "left". Lots of sweating for nothing. Enjoy your rotations. It only gets worse. |
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Oiparhon
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Posted: 6/29/2012 11:10:44 PM
 I'll keep that in mind |
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Posted: 7/24/2012 9:51:07 PM
Originally Posted By darktide:
Just wait... as bad as the MCAT is... med school is a major kick in the teeth... with even worse and more nonsensical questions than that bud Don't worry, you'll never use 75% of the shit on the MCAT as a doctor anyways. What you will use is your study skills for Step 1. |
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