If we look back at the NEET -PG entrance exam in the past years, it has used quite a lot of clinical case-based questions. If we compare that with one-liner questions, the clinically based questions are made to test one’s ability as to how much they can recollect, and also diagnose the case given.
The NEET-PG examination has taken effective measures in improving the kind of clinical questions that have been asked over the years. Many medical PG entrance exams such as AIIMS and others are now shifting their focus by moving ahead to test aspirants on their clinical practice rather than just theoretical medicine.
Exams such as USMLE, COMLEX, PLAB, and many more serve as a platform to evaluate the candidate’s practical application of the subject.
Given below are a few ways that will help you to solve clinical questions in your NEET-PG exam:
Build a case story -
Build a story around each disease that you may come across. It would be to try to remember the story of any particular patient that you encounter during your internship period.
Keep checks on their complaints including their signs and symptoms. Also, all that you examined such as signs, what medicines they took. All these stories can either be personal( during your internship) or imaginary.
Study ahead-
Rather than cramming all the diseases from the textbook itself; it would be better to study ahead that particular topic or subject from the symptoms mentioned in the question to learn the diagnosis.
Differentials -
During your NEET-PG preparation, make a list or highlight the symptoms of a particular disease in your notebook. It is essential to build handwritten notes of all the symptoms that could be missing in the differentials for that disease in your textbook or videos.
Mnemonics -
Mnemonics are a wonderful way of learning your subject. These enable you to combine all the important points. Also, remember multiple topic details in one place. But, make sure not to rely on them completely.
Many students tend to remember the mnemonic but forget what the letters stand for. So, use them only where building stories is not possible.
Create random links –
This is a very effective method but is one of the least explored ways of remembering things.
For example, to remember that pneumocyte- 2 secrete surfactant. For that, you can begin by associating it with blowing two bubbles and how doing that reduces your stress after strenuous study. Remembering this will make you feel energized.
Visualize the case study –
During the exam, once you’ve read and visualized the case into a patient. Make sure to keep in mind to check which story of the patient suits best.
Once that is done, visualize your patient to the story that you had created in your preparation time. Once this is done, you’re all set to answer it correctly.
Get the essential information -
The majority of the clinically based questions asked in the NEET-PG exam are only 2 to 3 sentences in length.
So, only important information is mentioned in the questions. Thus, the answer will be in the question itself. Do note the keywords that are mentioned in the question to distill your answer options.
Refer and move on -
When you come across a case that you are not able to diagnose, you might question as to what to do in that scenario? In that case, the normal response would be to consult a specialist. If you’re still not able to find an answer then just move on to the next question. Do not waste your time lingering on to just one question
You refer to a specialist. Similarly, if you have no idea about the question, refer to the topic in your mind but move on to answer the next question.
Creativity during your NEET-PG preparation coupled with some diligent practice and a bit of enthusiasm to solve clinical questions will make it possible for an aspirant to solve all the NEET-PG clinical questions successfully.
Make the most of your time and get your exam game going. Master the clinical questions with the help of the tips mentioned above to ace the NEET-PG exam with flying colors.
Happy studying!
The NEET-PG examination has taken effective measures in improving the kind of clinical questions that have been asked over the years. Many medical PG entrance exams such as AIIMS and others are now shifting their focus by moving ahead to test aspirants on their clinical practice rather than just theoretical medicine.
Exams such as USMLE, COMLEX, PLAB, and many more serve as a platform to evaluate the candidate’s practical application of the subject.
Given below are a few ways that will help you to solve clinical questions in your NEET-PG exam:
Build a case story -
Build a story around each disease that you may come across. It would be to try to remember the story of any particular patient that you encounter during your internship period.
Keep checks on their complaints including their signs and symptoms. Also, all that you examined such as signs, what medicines they took. All these stories can either be personal( during your internship) or imaginary.
Study ahead-
Rather than cramming all the diseases from the textbook itself; it would be better to study ahead that particular topic or subject from the symptoms mentioned in the question to learn the diagnosis.
Differentials -
During your NEET-PG preparation, make a list or highlight the symptoms of a particular disease in your notebook. It is essential to build handwritten notes of all the symptoms that could be missing in the differentials for that disease in your textbook or videos.
Mnemonics -
Mnemonics are a wonderful way of learning your subject. These enable you to combine all the important points. Also, remember multiple topic details in one place. But, make sure not to rely on them completely.
Many students tend to remember the mnemonic but forget what the letters stand for. So, use them only where building stories is not possible.
Create random links –
This is a very effective method but is one of the least explored ways of remembering things.
For example, to remember that pneumocyte- 2 secrete surfactant. For that, you can begin by associating it with blowing two bubbles and how doing that reduces your stress after strenuous study. Remembering this will make you feel energized.
Visualize the case study –
During the exam, once you’ve read and visualized the case into a patient. Make sure to keep in mind to check which story of the patient suits best.
Once that is done, visualize your patient to the story that you had created in your preparation time. Once this is done, you’re all set to answer it correctly.
Get the essential information -
The majority of the clinically based questions asked in the NEET-PG exam are only 2 to 3 sentences in length.
So, only important information is mentioned in the questions. Thus, the answer will be in the question itself. Do note the keywords that are mentioned in the question to distill your answer options.
Refer and move on -
When you come across a case that you are not able to diagnose, you might question as to what to do in that scenario? In that case, the normal response would be to consult a specialist. If you’re still not able to find an answer then just move on to the next question. Do not waste your time lingering on to just one question
You refer to a specialist. Similarly, if you have no idea about the question, refer to the topic in your mind but move on to answer the next question.
Creativity during your NEET-PG preparation coupled with some diligent practice and a bit of enthusiasm to solve clinical questions will make it possible for an aspirant to solve all the NEET-PG clinical questions successfully.
Make the most of your time and get your exam game going. Master the clinical questions with the help of the tips mentioned above to ace the NEET-PG exam with flying colors.
Happy studying!
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