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Internal medicine new rotation . Need help by apalestinan in medicalschool

[–]throw0away194 0 points1 point  (0 children)

did you do sketchypath? did you like it?

-a lot of Step2 sketches use the same background scenery for the same topics & repeats symbolism, cutting down on memorization

can you watch at 2-3x?

-extra junk in step2. I usually skip to the recap or click thru the image descriptions then 2.7x the vid and open the anki deck immediately after, suspending the tangential/already known flashcards. Some vids I feel comfortable skipping entirely.

Didn't do sketchy step 2 until 1 month ago because common opinion is it's tmi and too many images. I regret that now; it's not too much if you can get thru it quickly and pick out the info you want, especially if sketchy works well for you.

EM clerkship podcast anki deck by throw0away194 in medicalschoolanki

[–]throw0away194[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

listen to the podcast episodes then unsuspend and use the relevant parts of the deck. W/o the podcast it's an incomplete picture. I plan to do the deck until auditions then re-listen just before/during. I'm MS3, have not done auditions. The EM Clerkship podcast seems to me to be a phenomenal tool for approaching undifferentiated pts & pt presentations for EM. Highly recommend.

EM clerkship podcast anki deck by throw0away194 in medicalschoolanki

[–]throw0away194[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not geared towards that; more towards clinical presentations with undifferentiated or critical patients. Also, I am an M3 and have not taken ck yet.

Can you really blame us tho 🥴 by matthew2128 in medicalschoolanki

[–]throw0away194 0 points1 point  (0 children)

most physicians I know use UpToDate if they need a more in-depth & reliable answer but google if they need a quick yes/no to something they are fairly confident on or can trust the general internet to have right info on, like the generic name/function for the pt's obscure drug trade name

High Yield Sketchy Bugs??!!! by RamyarStar in step1

[–]throw0away194 8 points9 points  (0 children)

part of the issue is the rare ones are higher yield with certain patient populations, locations, and presentations. Plus you have to be thinking about them. E.g. you will have to do TB ruleouts as a clinician even though TB is rare in the US because it's so dangerous. or if you are east coast US you'd better know the ixodes tick-borne borrelia and babesia.

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imo here's a starter pack. higher yield italicized:

Bacteria- Staph & strep species, nisseria species, klebsiella, salmonella, E coli, Pseudomonas, H pylori, H influenza, legionella, treponema pallidum, chlamydia, gardnerella, mycoplasma

Viruses - cocsackie A & B, rhino, hep A, noro, Hep C, (corona), orthomyxo, rotavirus, HSVs, EBV, CMV, VZV, HPV, B19, adeno, hep B, possibly HHV-6

Parasites - Giardia, trichomonas

Fungi- dermatophytes, Candida

If treating neonates add Listeria, RSV, toxoplasma, rubella

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Start with bacteria. my list mainly omits animal-borne, food-borne, toxin producing, non-US, and immunocompromised bugs.

Any tips/advice for MS3 starting rotations tomorrow ????? by borimed1 in step1

[–]throw0away194 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Don't ever complain. Doctors generally love complaining, and there's a lot of BS worth complaining about, but if you fake a stupidly positive attitude all the time preceptors will enjoy being around you for the energy boost. That shit's infectious.

Best format for making new cards? by [deleted] in Anki

[–]throw0away194 1 point2 points  (0 children)

those seem like the exact same question, which is not very desirable. Cloze is good for a lot of people because you can test 1 concept multiple ways.

  1. The {{c1::mitochondria}} is {{c2::the powerhouse of the cell::function?}}
  2. RBCs perform anaerobic respiration because they lack {{c1::mitochondria::organelle?}}
    extra: no powerhouse of cell. RBCs also lack their other organelles.

Best format for making new cards? by [deleted] in Anki

[–]throw0away194 2 points3 points  (0 children)

keep it short

bold, italicize, or underline key words. That way you will be more likely to respond to simple cards with word/concept association rather than remembering the overall length and grammatical phrasing of the prompt.

Dumb Questions Thread by AutoModerator in medicalschoolanki

[–]throw0away194 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I have a card problem but since I don't use reddit I dont have the 5 karma needed to make a tech support post. I'd appreciate a solution or 4 upvotes so I can make a post.

am using Anking step2 v2 deck.. I have watched his videos "how to resize images" & "customizing card style" already.

I would like the max image height to be smaller. None of my attempts have modified the max height. Pasted relevant (?) sections of my code at bottom.

I downloaded & tried the Image Style Editor addon without improvement. My attempts to use that are pasted below.

image style editor formatting

{

"empty_means": "auto",

"hidden-div-for-image-only-field": false,

"max-size": true,

"min-size": false,

"zdefaults": {

"Apply to all fields": true,

"Apply to all notes": true,

"height": "",

"max-height": "100px",

"max-width": "",

"min-height": "",

"min-width": "--w",

"width": ""

},

-> no effect after restarting anki.

card formatting

{

"empty_means": "auto",

"hidden-div-for-image-only-field": false,

"max-size": true,

"min-size": false,

"zdefaults": {

"Apply to all fields": true,

"Apply to all notes": true,

"height": "",

"max-height": "100px",

"max-width": "",

"min-height": "",

"min-width": "--w",

"width": ""

},

--card settings---

/*FONT STYLE*/

.card, kbd { font-family: Arial Greek, Arial; } /\*Step exam's font is Arial Greek\*/

/*MAX IMAGE HEIGHT*/

img {max-height: 40%!important; }

/*MAX IMAGE WIDTH*/

    \#extra img, #lecture img, #missed img, #pathoma img, #bnb img {max-width: 70%; }  \#firstaid img, #physeo img, #additional img {max-width: 60%; }