In that case i was wrong for a long long time. for some reason i have always related barking cough to pertusis. damn! :toosad:
thank u edZik.
PS: Am a dog person. no dog could drive me crazy (even with the barking)

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Thats the thing about medicine and boards, everything has a synonym and more than one thing cause the thing that you once thougth was pathognomonic! You approrpriately related barking cough to pertussis, but also influenza croup will give you that as well! Shoot, I can even have dry respiratory airway and bark like a dog when I cough.
And remember guys, I was stating something
good, if you are reading kaplan micro, which is more or less complete, as all of their subjects are, and you think its too easy, then great! You've come close to mastering that subject!
Also... ALL review material, EVERY book, EVERY doctor/person makes mistake! As you prepare for Step 1, you will see that you read something in one book and you'll hear something else (but similar!) in another book or audio tape! It's just the way it works. Sometimes I found myself rewinding Kaplan videos because I clearly heard a mistake, but one could tell it was just that the person said a word instead of another on pure accident, not because they did not know the knowledge or medicine pertaining to that area. It's funny sometimes. But just take it as a "Oh, I was smart enough to catch that mistake... NEXXXXTTT

" and continue studying.
Miss Moscatello may say something, while Goljan's audio says another, and BRS micro or Micro made ridiculously simple says another thing. Sources are not published the same year or by the same people, there WILL be differences in some things, not all though (i.e Staph aureus will ALWAYS be gram positive and catalase/coagulase positive). If in a tape you hear someone say Staph aureus is Gram positive/catalase positive, coagulase positive and
alpha hemolytic obviously you should be able to tell that it is NOT alpha hemolytic but is Beta.... again... THATS A GOOD THING!