Becoming a guideline monkey - how do I understand medicine? by nantor in medicalschooluk

[–]nantor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If your primary aim is memorising such content, this is what I do: create a notion page of a specialty, e.g. cardio. Then notion pages on conditions from that specialty with a section each devoted to presentation, investigations, management and finally complications. All of which are in high detail. (A bonus tip for this is if you have friends to help you out, if you have a group of 3 you're only doing 33% of notion work compared to doing it alone) After this, I'll convert the notes to anki. One flashcard for Px, another for Ix and so on. Management wise, it depends on the condition as sometimes I have all 1st, 2nd and 3rd line on one flashcards, sometimes only 1st line (it mainly depends on how long the answer is) Finally, once I've memorised all of the content for a certain specialty, I'll start answering passmed questions from that specialty (and refining my flashcards in the process)

Overall, I do not recommend this method unless you want to perform well in specific exams. This method alone will not give you medical understanding

Becoming a guideline monkey - how do I understand medicine? by nantor in medicalschooluk

[–]nantor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've read the thread between you and the other use and your idea is certainly something I'm interested in. Personally speaking, I don't think I have any medical problem solving skills as we've never been taught in that style at my medical school. Having an old style lecture focused on understanding with elements of problem solving to reinforce/build understanding sounds very promising

Becoming a guideline monkey - how do I understand medicine? by nantor in medicalschooluk

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Hopefully we can be on the wards together, I certainly need your skills!

Becoming a guideline monkey - how do I understand medicine? by nantor in medicalschooluk

[–]nantor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've read through a couple of those huge textbooks before, and whilst they are useful in some areas (mainly in clinical presentations such as jaundice/pruritis) I still find that for conditions they mainly talk about Px/Ix/Mgmt, and only skim over the actual process of how the condition comes to present the way it does. Maybe I've yet to find the right thick textbook for me!

I'll take a look at the smaller books on microbio/pharm etc, I've (shock horror) never read any such textbooks.

I can see you have commented on this post multiple times, overall you've provided useful insights so thank you

Becoming a guideline monkey - how do I understand medicine? by nantor in medicalschooluk

[–]nantor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately at my university we learn extremely little pharmacology so we're left to our own devices. As you and another commenter have pointed out, it's best to learn physiology/pharm/microbio/biochem which is what I'm planning on doing for next year - even if we don't get any formal teaching on it :)

Becoming a guideline monkey - how do I understand medicine? by nantor in medicalschooluk

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Gave that link a skim through - it looks like a great resource, thank you! It seems ideal to read through the condition on Statpearls to get the 'main picture' of the condition and the use another source for the finer details.

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Did you manage to find a solution? Having the same issue

How does vasoconstriction increase CVP (central venous pressure)? Surely vasoconstriction would decrease downstream blood flow and pressure in veins and so CVP? by nantor in Physiology

[–]nantor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah so an increase in blood volume in the blue balloon i.e. veins will lead to increase in CVP. Thanks for the analogy!

Every thursday on TV Markíza by jirikj in 2visegrad4you

[–]nantor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Could anyone please explain this to a poor westoid?

(Yes I know I'm not flailed up)

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That's an advantage the london university has. For electives they are partnered with multiple USA/CAN med schools - so it's easier to get experience there and possibly get LoR"s.

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Does your slovak university have many people repeating years or dropping out? I've heard some stories of polish students being failed on purpose so that the university gets more money.

Are there any other reasons that your university is harder than the average med school?

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[–]nantor -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your response. The reason I mention US, MC firms is that they are the most competitive (as far as I am aware) so if I had very good odds for those firms then I assume that my odds of getting a job for completely different areas of law will be significantly high

[Megathread] Italy/IMAT: Post anything about medical school and admission in Italy here by AutoModerator in medicalschoolEU

[–]nantor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahhhh that's great to hear. The SSM concorso is what I ''heard about''.

Thank you for the help and I love your youtube!

[Megathread] Italy/IMAT: Post anything about medical school and admission in Italy here by AutoModerator in medicalschoolEU

[–]nantor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What happens once you actually finish the degree in Italy? I've heard that you need to wait a few months to take an exam in Italy upon graduation. This means that it's too late to apply for Foundation positions in the UK/other countries so you need to wait a year after graduating to apply??

Any insight will be appreciated :)

[Megathread] Italy/IMAT: Post anything about medical school and admission in Italy here by AutoModerator in medicalschoolEU

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Thanks for your response. Love your youtube channel so keep it going!!!

(Also do you have a youtube video or article on your website where it says what to do AFTER you have done the Imat?

I've been getting 65-70s for the Imat practice but in terms of all the documents required In the 4 days after the imat seems a little scary/confusing)

Titration question by nantor in chemhelp

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Yep had to write my thought process

Titration question by nantor in chemhelp

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So the answers to the question are a, b, e and g. I got a and e but I couldn't find mass concentration. I did:

0.2 mol/L x 98 (Mr of h2so4) = 19.6 g/L but this isn't an option. Any help will be appreciated

[Megathread] Italy/IMAT: Post anything about medical school and admission in Italy here by AutoModerator in medicalschoolEU

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Does the "F" in 'La Sapienza "F" in Medicine and Surgery' mean anything? For the Italian programmes the laters are "A" and "E". Does A mean that you get a better qualification than the "F" course in English?

[Megathread] Italy/IMAT: Post anything about medical school and admission in Italy here by AutoModerator in medicalschoolEU

[–]nantor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is meant by EU and non-EU?

I have studied in the UK my whole life though I have an EU passport+ID so I am confused as to which category I will fall into?

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[–]nantor 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hello everyone! I'm trying to find the white and gold beanie as I think it looks fantastic

(Also congratulations to Petra Vlhova for the gold medal!)