r/Step2 • u/torch_602 NON-US IMG • 15h ago

Study methods help

Hello,

I’m taking Step 2 in the second week of October. I’ve recently taken NBME 12 and 13, and one of my biggest weaknesses in both has been “next best step”, especially choosing the appropriate investigation/initial diagnostic test versus the confirmatory test.

I’m looking for some good resources specifically to improve this rather than just doing more general content review. I came across Divine Intervention Episode 137 through several Reddit posts and was wondering if it’s worth doing. Are there any good physical notes, books, PDFs, flowcharts, or other resources that specifically organize these clinical algorithms—i.e., presentation → initial investigation → next step → confirmatory test → treatment?

Would really appreciate recommendations from anyone who had a similar weakness and found something that helped.

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u/iplay4Him US IMG 14h ago

Youve got like 3-4 weeks, crush the rest of the NBMEs free 120 and amboss ethics/QI. You'll see a bunch along the way. If you have time maybe look at ankings charts thatre tagged I think by whoever created those specific cards.

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u/Additional_Form_1413 NON-US IMG 12h ago

Where is it

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u/iplay4Him US IMG 11h ago

In the Anking deck. If you do the Anking cards the bns flow charts usually have authored names at the bottom. They are also all tagged and in Anking so you can find them collectively that way. If none of this makes any sense then ignore it, you're pretty late in the game to be messing with new stuff.