I’m failing this test…
Two weeks of studying all day, every day. I’ve read the entire review book, gone back and filled in missing information. Rememorized the Kreb cycle, found out that patients with sickle cell disease are more prone to infections with Salmonella in their bones, tried to learn the side effects of a whole bunch of drugs. Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
And it’s not doing any good.
I’ve been taking practice tests for the past two days. And getting around 60%–which was about what I was doing before I started the studying schedule. Today’s: 50%. Fifty percent! I’m doing worse than before!
Example question:
An obese patient is brought into the emergency room in shock and in need of intravenous fluids. No superficial veins can be seen or palpated. The emergency room physician decides to make an incision to locate the great saphenous vein for the insertion of a cannula (“saphenous cutdown”). In which of the following locations should the incision be made?
A. Anterior to the lateral malleolus
B. Anterior to the medial malleolus
C. On the dorsum of the foot, lateral to the extensor hallucis longus tendon
D. Posterior to the lateral malleolus
E. Posterior to the medial malleolus
Answer is B. Missing it is not the bad part (I thought it was D). The bad part is I didn’t even know where the medial malleolus was! I thought it was the knee. No, It’s the bony part of the ankle. And though I know it’s foreign to anyone who hasn’t taken anatomy–it really is a basic concept in anatomy, one that I should have known.
Yeah, this is good.
10 days… I am so screwed.
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That sounds awful. I didn’t even know what two words in that question meant.
I’m sure you’ll do fine, though. Everyone has test anxiety! Good luck. {{{{hug}}}}
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Ok I didnt understand any of that but I’m just a Media major, it’s not like I should understand long words.
Good luck, you’ll do great.
Now for my real reason of commenting. FOLLOWS all the way. I was always a bigger Avonlea girl than I was Green Gables, but I got Follows love in me for sure. Plus she guested on an eppy of XF. That’s a true Canadian for ya.
I grew up wanting to be Anne. Related big time to the redhead and I so wanted a Gilbert. Still do, I think. 🙂 I was almost heartbroken when I discovered that Megan Follows wasn’t a real red-head (now watching it, I can see her roots).
But I had forgotten that Megan had been on XF! I remember the episode now, but it took some searching through my memories. Love the woman!
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*hugs*
I’m here and I’m thinking of you. It’s gonna be okay – you’ll see.
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Good luck with it – I’m sure it’ll go well!