What does a "mousy odor" smell like?

[samnite]

Is it really the odor of a mouse? Am I supposed to know what a mouse smells like?

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[45408]

doesn't matter, it's PKU!

apparently mousy = musty, because I had one with a mousy odor and didn't know that mousy = musty, so I ruled out PKU. WRONG.


Also, maple syrup and burnt sugar smell the same too apparently.

 

[Keg]

Also, maple syrup and burnt sugar smell the same too apparently.

And I got burnt caramel on a MSUD question... re-burnt sugar?

 

[ROBINHO]

I guess mold smell in carpets, clothings etc

 

[Mediculous]

Luckily for us, I think the NBME is years from incorporating the smell section into Step 1. I think they're appeased enough right now with new opportunities to mess with us through the A/V section. Which is much better than the first administration of Step 1, which had the taste test for diabetes. It's a trade-off, though, since the pharm section consisted solely of penicillin back then...

 

[tfom08]

And I got burnt caramel on a MSUD question... re-burnt sugar?

Who in the hell knows what burnt caramel smells like? Maybe the carnival worker in charge of the caramel apples.

 

[virilep]

yes... you should know. (I worked in a lab and often went to the "mouse room") There were over 1000 mice. yikes!

 

[Mehrdad1]

Is it really the odor of a mouse? Am I supposed to know what a mouse smells like?

Just walk into a pet store, especially on a hot day. It's the absolute definition of a musty/mousy odor.

 

[LJDHC05]

Just be happy that we don't have to taste urine like in the pre-dipstick ages.

 

[samnite]

doesn't matter, it's PKU!

apparently mousy = musty, because I had one with a mousy odor and didn't know that mousy = musty, so I ruled out PKU. WRONG.


Also, maple syrup and burnt sugar smell the same too apparently.

Hopefully all of this stuff we're memorizing is actually helpful in real practice.

 

[bluemagic]

doesn't matter, it's PKU!

apparently mousy = musty, because I had one with a mousy odor and didn't know that mousy = musty, so I ruled out PKU. WRONG.


Also, maple syrup and burnt sugar smell the same too apparently.

Same question 7 years later...thanks for the answer!