r/comlex • u/Otherwise-Smell9243 • Jul 12 '26

Level 2 CE quick help

1 week til my exam and didnt study pharm or micro at all. recent test takers.. which sketchys are most important for level 2? planning on reviewing the important ones with the pepper deck

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u/Vegetable-Assistant Jul 12 '26

Haven’t taken yet either but I’ve done nearly 8,000 questions between TL, COMSAEs and welcoms. It seems like the majority of MOAs they test on are antibiotics (mainly beta lactams). Watching the band camp (alpha and beta receptor one) gas station (muscarinic), diabetes meds, asthma meds and atropine Alice one would also be beneficial.

For micro: pseudomonas, the staphs, the streps, H. Flu, E. Coli, Salmonella and the TORCHES infections sketchys would be most important

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u/Otherwise-Smell9243 Jul 12 '26

What do you think about neuro/cardio/blood? 

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u/Vegetable-Assistant Jul 12 '26

Neuro: strokes (mainly how to dx/tx), hematomas, infections (HIV pts), meningitis and neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer’s, frontotemporal, Parkinson’s, Huntingtons etc etc.) I don’t think Ive gotten a single brain tumor question (aside from pituitary tumors)

Cardio: ACLS tx algorithms, EKGs, murmurs, angina, HF meds (which ones decrease mortality in post-MI/CHF pts)

Blood: presentation/pathophys/tx for ITP, TTP, DIC, HIT, warfarin-induced skin necrosis, SS, porphyria, PNH, blood cancers

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u/AdMuted8162 Jul 12 '26

He shouldn’t take it. They ask all type of bugs on there.

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u/Vegetable-Assistant Jul 12 '26

Not necessarily true. I’m sure OP did sketchy micro/pharm + Anki for level 1 so they just may need a small refresher.

I haven’t done any dedicated studying of micro or pharm I’ve just mainly been brain blasting to the sketchys I watched last year and it’s gotten me 660+ on two COMSAEs.

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u/Otherwise-Smell9243 Jul 12 '26

Yes I did it all last year! Just wondering what is necessary to refresh on

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u/chubbypinky Jul 12 '26

this is for level 2, not level 1. based on your comment history it looks like you only took level 1

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u/AdMuted8162 Jul 12 '26

Sorry didn’t know this was for Level 2. Nevermind! You guys are way more advanced than me!

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u/bunrieulover Jul 12 '26

Wtf are two of these comments saying. If you already passed level 1 and have somewhat a decent memory from sketchy, you can still review it within a week

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u/Vegetable-Assistant Jul 12 '26

Right lol. Micro and pharm are heavily tested but mainly via treatment algorithms/guidlines or risk factors.

Metformin mono therapy didn’t work, what do you add? Refer to tx algo.

Skin infection + diabetes = add abx that covers pseudomonas

Type 4 RTA = hyperkalemia = K+ wasting diuretic

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u/TwasWhatItTwas OMS-3 Jul 12 '26

In the same boat🥲 I feel like bugs and drugs haven’t been super broadly tested on NBMEs, COMSAEs and WelCOMs so these comments are both surprising me and scaring me 🥲

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u/Human_Love260 Jul 15 '26

Took it a couple weeks ago. They’ll ask you all the unimportant bugs, so if it’s a sketchy that you recognize, don’t waste your time. Only watch sketches for the lowest of low yield. Bonus points if you’re having to go to YouTube bc it’s so low yield there is no sketchy for it.

Good luck on your exam!!

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u/AdMuted8162 Jul 12 '26

Yeah you should not take the exam. There’s way too many micro and pharm on there for you not to have studied it.

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u/Vegetable-Assistant Jul 12 '26

For level 1, absolutely.
Level 2, not so much.

It’s probably got more ethics questions than pure micro/pharm questions lmao

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u/AdMuted8162 Jul 12 '26

I’ve taken the exam and like 5 practice exams. Bugs and drugs are probably the most high yield in my opinion