OET Reading

Reading: (60mins)

Reading test has 3 parts where Part-A is for 15 mins and 45 mins is for Part-B,Part-C combined. All articles are related to healthcare scenarios.

OET Listening

Listening : (45 mins)

Listening test will be for around 45mins and has three parts,each part more difficult than the one before.The extracts are either monologues or conversations and are related to healthcare workplaces.

Algorithm 3 : Community acquired pneumonia management

Auto-brewery Syndrome

 I heard about auto-brewery syndrome today!

It is a condition in which ethanol is produced through endogenous fermentation by fungi or bacteria in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.

Algorithm 2 : CSF report | Step 2 CK

Algorithm 1: Acute Pharyngitis

Topiramate mnemonic

How I remember that the anti-epileptic drug (AED) topiramate is associated with kidney stones:
To-pee-ra-mate can cause you "to pee rocks, mate." Rocks = stones, pee = urine.

How I remember that the AED topiramate is associated with mild cognitive impairment:
toPIRAmATE can make you a "pirate" and make you forget "Tom"! (This one is a stretch but can work lol)

-IkaN

Mnemonic for Thanatophoric dysplasia (thanatophoric dwarfism)

Welcome! 

A lethal skeletal dysplasia. It is the most common lethal skeletal dysplasia followed by osteogenesis imperfecta type II. 

Mutation of fibroblast growth receptor 3 (FGFR3) gene 

Type 1 : telephone handle like femurs

Type 2 : presence of a cloverleaf skull. Limb shortening milder and bowing is not there. 

Mnemonic : PCR

P = Platyspondyly (flattened vertebral bodies) 

C = Cloverleaf skull

R = Rhizomelic dwarfism , Rib cage is small 

Rhizomelic dwarfism Proximal (i.e. femoral, humeral) limb shortening.

Present as Nonviable fetus ....so do spontaneous vaginal delivery!

Thank you!

Medications contraindicated in Myasthenia gravis | Mnemonic | Step 2 CK

The moderator band of the right ventricle

The moderator band is an intra-cavitary structure in the right ventricle (RV) spanning from the lower limit of the inflow tract of the RV anterior septum to the base of the anterior papillary muscle of the RV free wall.

It carries a fascicle of the right bundle that allows for rapid activation of the RV free wall.

That's all!

-IkaN

Why von Willebrand disease has normal aPTT sometimes ?

VWF acts as a carrier protein for factor VIII.  Factor VIII is more rapidly degraded when unbound, and VWF deficiency can therefore lead to impairment of the intrinsic coagulation pathway leading to a prolonged activated PTT.  

Etiology of Fetal hydrops Mnemonic

Mnemonic for pregnancy complications with short inter pregnancy interval

Definition : <6-18 months from delivery to next pregnancy

During pregnancy, maternal folate and iron are depleted for fetal development, and the resulting maternal anemia is exacerbated by normal blood loss during delivery (eg, up to 10%-20% of blood volume).  In breastfeeding women, continued nutritional demands from the newborn prevent repletion of normal folate and iron stores, resulting in prolonged anemia!

Anti-epileptics in pregnancy mnemonic

 The choice of antiepileptic drugs for women with epilepsy of childbearing age who are planning a pregnancy are

High Yield mnemonics | Pulmonary System | Uworld | Step 2 CK

Tricyclic antidepressants (TCA) mnemonic

Medications that can cause depression

Did you know that the medications we prescribe can be associated with depression?

Beta-blockers and reserpine should also be considered as the cause of depression in those newly started on the medication.

Other such medications include:

Tripod position mnemonic

Hi everyone!

Short mnemonic is here..

“Tripod TONE is forwarding air into the Lungs” 

Mnemonic | Major risk factors for Ventilator associated pneumonia | Step2 CK

 

Mnemonic for an opioid intoxication | Step 2 CK

Mnemonic for LAB evaluations for SSRI overdose

Hii! 

Short mnemonic!

Isolated SSRI overdose = Asx / mild CNS Depression 

If symptomatic SSRI overdose with altered mental status & abnormal physical findings. 

Then Check for “ECG” 

Mnemonic = ECG! 

E  = ECG ( As Citalopram & Escitalopram can cause QT prolongation ) 

MOST IMPORTANT 

C = Coingestants (Ethanol , Benzodiazepines, Acetaminophen )& biCarbonate Levels ( assess for Metabolic acidosis ) 

G = Glucose levels ( rule out hypoglycemia as a cause of altered mental status)