Thread by @DrHarithaReddy1

So how do you take Something that seems endless and use a learning tool like Qbank to make sense of it all?

For example, the topic of Sickle Cell Anemia can be cloaked in hundreds of different ways leading to many iterations of questions.

Consider the vignette that starts

With a 9 year old male with sickle cell anemia who presents with chest pain ,a new lung infiltrate on chest X-ray ,and pulse oximetry of 91%, concerning for Acute Chest Syndrome.

What is the main take away concept here?

Is it the acute chest syndrome or the sickle cell

Anemia ; well it is actually both but really the Umbrella Topic to know here is Sickle Cell Anemia and HOW it is tested

Imagine how Multi-step questions can be constructed just from this simple case scenario ( not so simple though for the real life patient )

Questions like :

What is the most likely diagnosis?

What is the best next step?

Which focus more on the acute chest syndrome component?

Or more basic science questions focusing more on the pathophysiology of sickle cell anemia ,the inheritance patterns ,etc

The point is that each time you do a question in Qbank ,you should be identifying the REAL topic that is being tested and anticipating how that specific question you are sweating through cannot be altered to cover the different aspects of that topic.

So if you are working on a

Sickle cell anemia question that sounds like the most likely diagnosis of Acute Chest Syndrome and your best next step is admission with empiric antibiotics ,do not forget to review as Many other Sickle cell anemia topics as you can WHILE you are doing the question

What is the benefit of this?

The main benefit is that now YOU are the Test Writer; you start thinking like a Test Writer , and therefore you will be Less Surprised come test day when you encounter a whole new batch of test questions.

This allows you to integrate across

Multiple questions and disciplines which will ultimately prep you very well for test day. So spend more time on each question; don't just read the explanation and move on to the next ,pause and think a bit more about the question you just completed

Think about several questions back in your module and how that prior question was similar and /or different to the current question.

This make take longer ,so start early !

The time you invest now in each question will serve you well on your test day

#NEETPG2023