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Ihaven'treallylookedintothepharmacologytoomuch-justbeenfocusingontreatmentsforcommonconditionsandacutescenarios.Notsurewhatmoretodoreally.
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Sorrytohearyoudidn'tpass.Thefactthatyouweresoclosetothethresholddespitedoinglittleworkshouldgiveyousomeconfidencethistimeroundhopefully. However,thePassthePSAbookisdefinitelythebestresourceouttherefortheexam.Gothroughthatandyoushouldbefine.IsatitinFebruaryandfounditprettytough,mainlyfromthetimepressure.Passed,butitwasn'tascomfortableasI'dhaveliked,andIknowafewpeoplewhofailed(notalloneswhoI'dexpect).Itwassummativeforusbutwedidn'treallygetanyPSAspecificteachingbeyondgeneralprescribingskills(andsomesessionsthatanabsoluteheroofapharmacistputonforpeopleinhisowntime). There'salsoagoodsectioninthePassthePSAbookwhichgoesthroughthecommonmedicationsthatcausehypo/hyperkalaemiaetcwhichI'vejustbeenlearningoffbyheart. Andwhatisthemostefficientwaytoprepareforthisexam?Doesitmeanrevisingmedicalpharmacologyindetailasiwouldforfinals? TobehonestIcan'treallyrememberhavingtodotoomuchasIwasmorefocussedonfinalsrevision-thepracticepapers,makingsureIwashappywithfindingmywayaroundtheBNFandthatwasaboutit. IsatitinFebruaryandthemajority(butnotall)ofouryearpassed-ourswassimilartoPaperBIwouldsay.Itwassummativeatourmedschool,thoughourdeanerydoesn'trequireit.
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Whatsectiondidyoudobadlyin?Ididhorrendouslyinthecalculationsection(IdespiseMaths)butI'vebeengoingovercalculationscontinuouslyandfeelI'mgettingthehangofitnow. Thankyou!DidyouusepassthePSAbook?Idon'tknowthedosageforalotofdrugssonotsureifit'ssomethingIshouldtrytolearnforthecommondrugsforthePSAexam.Fully updated for its second edition, Pass the PSA is written specifically for the Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) exam, with one chapter dedicated to each PSA exam section.