FM1003 Foundations of Medicine – GI, Nutritional and metabolic biology. Some Tips/Q&A!
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FM1003 Foundations of Medicine – GI, Nutritional and
metabolic biology.
Some Tips/Q&A!
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Physiology
• Understanding is really key here.
• GOOD BOOKS: Costanzo’s Physiology (especially for secretions/absorption), Berne and Levy’s Principles of Physiology and Boron and Boulpaep’s Textbook of Medical Physiology (both of which are good for looking at things on a molecular level), Guyton (is ok).
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Physiology
• Look at old exam questions.• Secretions are a popular
question so ensure that you are able to reproduce the diagrams. (Along with absorption, thryoid hormone regulation and GIT motility).
• Be accurate in your answers as you will be docked more for inaccuracies here!
• Keep things simple! I know some of this stuff seems a bit vague and is hard to get a handle on at first but once you grasp the core concept, all the weird looking transporters/arrows will make much more sense!!!
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Biochemisty
• New lecturer! • Traditionally,
emphasis is usually on the clinical correlations in relation to the metabolic processes covered.
• Find out the types of questions that he plans on asking.
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Biochemistry
• GOOD BOOKS: Baynes Medical Biochemistry (is okay in terms that it’s quite specific to medical students), Lehninger (is what your lecturer seems to be using so is probably the best companion – although be careful not to go into things in too much detail), Devlin’s Textbook of Biochemistry with Clinical Correlations (an alternative).
• In general, know the processes/cycles and the related diseases.
• Focus on your lecture notes
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Anatomy
• Watch out for the pharynx/larynx area – it can get a little confusing!
• Know Fraher’s notes/DR notes really well!
• Use Gray’s Anatomy (She seems to be operating from it a little in terms of some of her questions)
• For histology, know the layers and linings! (Very clinically relevant)
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Anatomy
• Focus in DR – if you make mistakes in the flag tests, learn from them. This is a good opportunity to familiarize yourself with the prosections for the exam.
• Studying anatomy is an art – you learn to filter all the theory and pick out the things you are more likely to be asked
• e.g. retroperitoneal structures, porto-systemic anastomoses, arterial supply, biliary tree, femoral region etc.
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Retroperitoneal Structures
1. Duodenum (2nd, 3rd, 4th parts)2. Descending colon3. Ascending colon4. Kidney and ureters5. Pancreas (except tail)6. Aorta7. IVC8. Adrenal Glands9. Rectum
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Femoral Region
• Organisation: Lateral to Medial:Nerve-Artery-Vein-Empty space-
Lymphatics (NAVEL)• Femoral triange: contains femoral vein,
artery, nerve• Femoral sheath: Fascial tube 3-4cm
below inguinal ligament. Contains femoral vein, artery and canal (deep inguinal lymph nodes) but NOT femoral nerve.
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A Final Note….
• Your lecture notes are your first port of call (nearly) always.
• Ensure you leave yourself a day or 2 before the exam to get a look back over everything (especially for physiology)…even if it’s only for a few minutes.
• Keep things simple. It’s better to know a little about a lot than a lot about a little.
• Check out www.ucc.ie/medstud for resources and some cool new website links including www.medicalmneumonics.com!
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And remember….
• “A good set of bowels is worth more to a man than any quantity of brains” – Josh Billings.