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IsatitinFebruaryandthemajority(butnotall)ofouryearpassed-ourswassimilartoPaperBIwouldsay.Itwassummativeatourmedschool,thoughourdeanerydoesn'trequireit. Whatsectiondidyoudobadlyin?Ididhorrendouslyinthecalculationsection(IdespiseMaths)butI'vebeengoingovercalculationscontinuouslyandfeelI'mgettingthehangofitnow. Ihaven'treallylookedintothepharmacologytoomuch-justbeenfocusingontreatmentsforcommonconditionsandacutescenarios.Notsurewhatmoretodoreally. There'salsoagoodsectioninthePassthePSAbookwhichgoesthroughthecommonmedicationsthatcausehypo/hyperkalaemiaetcwhichI'vejustbeenlearningoffbyheart.

Psa exam - The Student Room Psa exam - The Student Room

TobehonestIcan'treallyrememberhavingtodotoomuchasIwasmorefocussedonfinalsrevision-thepracticepapers,makingsureIwashappywithfindingmywayaroundtheBNFandthatwasaboutit. Andwhatisthemostefficientwaytoprepareforthisexam?Doesitmeanrevisingmedicalpharmacologyindetailasiwouldforfinals? Sorrytohearyoudidn'tpass.Thefactthatyouweresoclosetothethresholddespitedoinglittleworkshouldgiveyousomeconfidencethistimeroundhopefully. Thankyou!DidyouusepassthePSAbook?Idon'tknowthedosageforalotofdrugssonotsureifit'ssomethingIshouldtrytolearnforthecommondrugsforthePSAexam.

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Tips for Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) Tips for Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA)

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. IsatitinFebruaryandfounditprettytough,mainlyfromthetimepressure.Passed,butitwasn'tascomfortableasI'dhaveliked,andIknowafewpeoplewhofailed(notalloneswhoI'dexpect).Itwassummativeforusbutwedidn'treallygetanyPSAspecificteachingbeyondgeneralprescribingskills(andsomesessionsthatanabsoluteheroofapharmacistputonforpeopleinhisowntime).