
All information is NOT equally important.
There are no high-yield facts, but there ARE high-yield concepts.
FOR EXAMPLE: The commonest causes of chronic renal failure in America are:
- Diabetes Mellitus (60%)
- Hypertension (25%)
- Acute Glomerular Nephritis (15%)
Does your studying reflect that incidence?
For medical exam preparation, all information is NOT equally important. There are no high-yield facts, but there ARE high-yield concepts.
Learn to think like a doctor.
Improving your clinical reasoning skills is the single best way to improve your exam scores.
Review integrated physiology, pathology, and pharmacology of the renal system, including kidney anatomy, renal function testing, renal failure, tubulointerstitial disease, kidney stones, and neoplasm of the kidney:

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