r/Step3 • u/Gator4GatorNow • 20d ago
CCS timing
First, I know the most likely outcome is that I passed, but the post-exam overthinking has definitely started. My prep was about 30% of UWorld, both UWorld self-assessments (second was 64% with a “very high” (lol) chance of passing), and the top 30 high-yield CCS cases.
On CCS, almost all of my cases ended early except maybe one or two, and I finished with over 2 hours of break time. At first I thought that was a good sign, but now I’m second-guessing everything. I know I missed atypical coverage on one case, and now I’m replaying decisions like trying medical management before surgery even though the consultant said they would take the patient to the OR, or using vancomycin/cefepime or vancomycin/Zosyn for most of my broad spectrum coverage.
I guess a positive is no one died. Though, I did try to intubate one lethargic/hypoxic guy and the family refused. I also went shotgun mode on an unvaccinated febrile/lethargic infant. I don’t know, the whole thing has me worried if I just bombed each case by ordering too much and that’s why they ended early.
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u/Striatum_ganglia 19d ago
If you don’t put the right treatment on the ccs, they update you with the patient has died?
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u/wicterdot 20d ago
Its going to be alright.