HIGH-YIELD STEP 1 + COMLEX REVIEW
YEAR 2 | PAGE 25D - HEMATOLOGY / ONCOLOGY BOARD TRANSFER + READINESS
CURRENT EXAM EMPHASIS
USMLE Step 1: Blood & Lymphoreticular/Immune Systems 9-13%; Pathology overlaps 45-55%; applying foundational science 60-70%. COMLEX Level 1: Circulatory and Hematologic Systems carries a 10% minimum.
CURRENT EXAM EMPHASIS
- USMLE official
- USMLE question format
- NBOME Level 1
- COMLEX blueprint
F. HIGH-YIELD PROFESSIONAL-EXAM VIDEOS
| # | Video | Time | Why | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Top NBME Concepts - Hematology - HyGuru | ~1 hr 20 | ~80-minute active-recall review: heme synthesis, smear approach, anemias, HUS/TTP, platelets, anticoagulation and myeloma. | |
| 2. | Anemia: Types, Findings, Lab Values - Dirty Medicine | exam review | Compressed MCV/lab-pattern review after concept mastery; useful immediately before mixed question blocks. | |
| 3. | Leukemia | USMLE - Dirty Medicine | exam review | Fast ALL/AML/CML/CLL pattern discrimination by age, lineage, morphology and classic associations. | |
| 4. | Lymphoma - Dirty Medicine | ~28 min | ~28-minute board review of major NHL subtypes plus tumor lysis/SVC complications and key distinctions. | |
| 5. | Coagulation Cascade | USMLE - Dirty Medicine | rapid review | Rapid intrinsic/extrinsic/common-pathway and lab interpretation recall after deeper hemostasis learning. |
G. PRACTICE + READINESS - INTENTIONALLY NOT VIDEO
| Resource | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| UWorld Step 1 | Primary transfer for anemia/hemolysis, coagulation, hematologic malignancy, cancer biology, pharmacology and emergencies. | Open → |
| AMBOSS USMLE | Targeted repair with comparison tables, smear/lab differentials, coagulation algorithms and malignancy cross-links. | Open → |
| NBME CBSSA / CBSE | Official-style calibration; recurring heme/onc misses should determine the final repair list rather than resource volume. | Open → |
| TrueLearn + NBOME Level 1 | COMLEX-formatted transfer across circulatory/hematologic presentations plus osteopathic clinical framing. | Open → |
G. PRACTICE + READINESS - INTENTIONALLY NOT VIDEO — PROFESSIONAL-EXAM MASTERY GATE
Board-ready: classify anemia and hemolysis from labs, reason through platelet/coagulation patterns, identify leukemia/lymphoma/plasma-cell disease from age + smear/markers/cytogenetics, and recognize therapy toxicities or oncologic emergencies before distractors. VIDEO-FIRST | SCHOOL-EXAM + BOARD-EXAM MASTERY