What to do for Anatomy?

[iA-MD2013]

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Undoubtedly, the anatomy questions have been getting harder. I've seen some previous test takers say that Kaplan anatomy isn't enough, so does anyone have any suggestions on what to do for anatomy?

Here is my comprehensive anatomy plan:
-Kaplan Anatomy + videos
-High Yield Anatomy
-Acland videos (I love Acland 😍)

Is that too much? Is there any other way to focus on the more testable concepts?

 

[RySerr21]

interesting about the kaplan anatomy, ive heard it was more than enough. And by its lenght, I would hope so.

 

[iA-MD2013]

interesting about the kaplan anatomy, ive heard it was more than enough. And by its lenght, I would hope so.

I know...I thought it would be more than enough! If I could show you the posts of the previous test-takers, I would...but it was too long ago to find. I have seen a few people this year say that Kaplan anatomy wasn't enough. And there's a greater focus on pelvic anatomy (?) which Kaplan doesn't really focus on much.

 

[Day man]

I saw from the people who took the exam last spring-->summer that the consensus was increased anatomy, alot've which was pelvic and alot've which people said don't bother trying to study it because the questions were so ridiculous.

I'd like to hear from anyone who took it this year though, and see what the anatomy has been like. Even if they told me it was more/tougher, I honestly don't know how to cram anatomy, it just feels so inefficient.

 

[jfgavina]

hi. planning to study anatomy just from FA. If I have the time I will look up pelvic anatomy from HY. Will it be enough? According to taus is.

 

[turkeyjerky]

I saw from the people who took the exam last spring-->summer that the consensus was increased anatomy, alot've which was pelvic and alot've which people said don't bother trying to study it because the questions were so ridiculous.

I'd like to hear from anyone who took it this year though, and see what the anatomy has been like. Even if they told me it was more/tougher, I honestly don't know how to cram anatomy, it just feels so inefficient.

The exam really doesn't change as much year to year, imho, as the authors of first aid would like you to think. There were several questions on pelvic anatomy on my exam (last year), you could definitely prepare for them though. Towards the end of my studying, I spent 5 min looking at a copy of HY anatomy--this actually looked pretty good and I would've preferred to use it instead of the stuff I actually used (FA, UW and the clinical boxes in BRS--this wasn't too bad though).

One tip about anatomy is that landmarks for common procedures are huge (chest tubes, thoracentesis, central lines, etc).

 

[RadOncRocks]

I think on a different thread someone mentioned that NBME 11 (or12) had more anatomy or "material not in FA." I'd love to get an idea of what that was!

 

[ej37]

The exam really doesn't change as much year to year, imho, as the authors of first aid would like you to think. There were several questions on pelvic anatomy on my exam (last year), you could definitely prepare for them though. Towards the end of my studying, I spent 5 min looking at a copy of HY anatomy--this actually looked pretty good and I would've preferred to use it instead of the stuff I actually used (FA, UW and the clinical boxes in BRS--this wasn't too bad though).

One tip about anatomy is that landmarks for common procedures are huge (chest tubes, thoracentesis, central lines, etc).

Any advice on where to find these? Is there some table somewhere or do I need to just go through BRS and look out for these? Thanks

 

[dozitgetchahi]

Any advice on where to find these? Is there some table somewhere or do I need to just go through BRS and look out for these? Thanks

I've seen some of this show up in Qbank/FA...i.e., thoracentesis, pudendal nerve block landmarks, some chest tube qs, etc.

 

[iA-MD2013]

I've seen some of this show up in Qbank/FA...i.e., thoracentesis, pudendal nerve block landmarks, some chest tube qs, etc.

I'm worried about reading though high yield anatomy because it really has a bunch of details...Should I focus more on pelvic anatomy in that book? I really like kaplan anatomy very much (and it mentions the important landmarks)...but I don't think it's sufficient.

Thanks for the advice! 🙂

 

[Day man]

Road map gross anatomy has clinical correlations, which are basically like the little blue boxes in moore. I think I'm going to make sure I know all of those + questions.

 

[sgod34]

For those interested, we can try to start a list of significant landmarks in this thread.

• pudendal nerve block - ishcial spine through sacrospinous ligament (transvaginal approach) or ischial tuberosity (perineal approach)
• thoracentesis (used in tension pnueomothorax) - 2nd and 3rd intercostal space at midclavicular line; remember to do it in the superior edge of the IC space to avoid nerve injury
• chest tube (used in hemothorax, etc) - 4th intercostal space at the midaxillary line (in line with nipple)
• central line - lateral to the carotid artery and medial to sternocleidomastoid, inserted into internal jugular
• lumbar puncture - between L3/4 or L4/5

 

[jfgavina]

would be great to do that!

 

[hyrule]

For those interested, we can try to start a list of significant landmarks in this thread.

or even just important dermatomes/reflexes .. that kinda thing

 

[sgod34]

or even just important dermatomes/reflexes .. that kinda thing

I attached a myotome and dermatome chart if you're interested.