Hindu worshippers of Shiva who also walk around the symbol of Shiva seven times. Is it not amazing that both the worshippers of Shiva and the worshippers of Allah observe a rite in which they walk around their object of reverence seven times?
2) In both these rituals, Hindus
Jan 27, 2023 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
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
Jan 27, 2023 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
No one Will argue that Grand Tests are a Crucial Component of Preparing for the NEET /INICET .These tests allow Students to Simulate test-taking Conditions using the Same interface that they will encounter on test day with the Same Style of Questions.
Tests Offer a great benchmark for how Students are Progressing by Providing them a Current NEET Score Prediction.
Most Students expect to have a Linear Progression in their Practice test Scores throughout their Study Period ,with the final Practice test being their highest
Jan 27, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Open-mindedness is the other side of humility Coin
Despite medicine being an ever-changing field, it is easy to fall into dogma, guidelines, and institutional patterns . No matter what field of medicine You Practice, there are multiple ways to approach Clinical decisions and
Procedural technique. A huge tenet of training is to experiment with multiple ideas from multiple providers, and Combine them with the evidence to Create a technique or thought Process to Call your Own. An Open mind Will allow you to become greater than the Sum of your teachers
Jan 26, 2023 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Confidence goes a long way in Medicine. In Our Phases of Training ,Whether as Medical Students or Residents ,We find Ourselves in an Interesting Place. We are eager to learn as much as Possible from every Clinical experience, yet because of Our titles ( or Perhaps insecurities ),
We feel absolutely Compelled to let Patient's and Colleagues know how Capable We already are. In many Ways this is a good thing. Being assured in Our abilities, both Cognitive and Procedural , Can lead to greater Successes as We Visualize Positive Outcomes; Mental Success begets
Jan 25, 2023 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
" No, that's megaloBLASTIC anemia. "
" They're the Same thing! "
" I think that the Problem with the blood cells is - "
" No ,you're wrong. It's on Page 362."
" That's macrocytic anemia !"
I can Still remember this conversation 5years later. And to call it a
Conversation is an Overstatement. it was much more of Competition in who could Yell Louder and be more Arrogant. When we were impressionable and eager to do great things early on in our medical school careers, it can take some fine tuning to discover the best way to accomplish
Jan 25, 2023 • 16 tweets • 4 min read
From the days leading up to your exam ,through to the end of your test day ,it's natural to have a host of feelings .Making Sure these feelings don't get the best of you is crucial. In the weeks leading up to the exam ,some tips to handle the stress include making sure to carve
