INTERNAL MEDICINE

Primary Learning Materials (What I prioritize in learning)

a. Harrison’s: THE bible of Internal Medicine

b. Lectures: help summarize information from HPIM
c. CPGs: more likely followed in practice
 Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs)
 DOH Manual of Procedures

Supplemental

a. Youtube (Armando, Medicosis, Osmosis)

b. Lecturio
c. Amboss
d. Questionnaires (Qbanks, Anki)

Learning Strategies

 Familiarize Important Features of the different diseases you are

learning
 Auspitz sign: Psoriasis
 Asthma: airway hyperresponsiveness
 Ascending cholangitis: Charcoat’s triad

 Algorithms are important!

 Concept maps
 SGDs - there are many ways on management of the patient but
learn the specific algorithms in which they should be used; where
and when you can apply them.
 know how to make rule in/out tables for faster narrowing down of
differential diagnosis - to know which is less and more likely is the
primary impression.
Patient Features Dx1 Dx2 Dx3

Ruling in table - enumerate the different salient features of the patient or

when you’re reading the history and PE, across the columns are the
different diagnoses you came up with and then you list if that feature is
found in certain disease or not by just using plus and minus signs. If a
disease has a lot of plus signs in total then that is most likely what the
patient has.
General Study Tips

1. DO NOT CRAM A SUBJECT 1 NIGHT BEFORE THE EXAM

Have the discipline in studying little by little the different topics before the
exam.
2. SUMMARIZE TOPICS ACCORDING TO YOUR OWN
UNDERSTANDING
Like making a concept map; you have a flow on how things work in a
disease. Also a summary of important features and then you just need to
familiarize the content.
3. PRACTICE ACTIVE LEARNING
 QUESTIONNAIRES
 FLASHCARDS
4. TIME MANAGEMENT
 POMODORO TECHNIQUE
 STUDYING LONG HOURS 2-3 hrs study then 30min break
 TIME BLOCKING
5. STUDY IN GROUPS
6. ADAPT A STYLE THAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU
 HIGHLIGHTING
 NOTE TAKING
 RE-READING
 DIGITALI/PRINTED STUDY MATERIAL
 MNEMONICS
7. BE WELL RESTED BEFORE QUIZZED AND EXAMS
8. HAVE A STRONG SUPPORT SYSTEM
9. REWARD YOUR SELF
10. PRAY

Q&A PORTION

MicroLab Practicals
 Lectures + Youtube videos
 ID-ing organisms: