- Just took my cs . Good, doable cases but my nerves got the best of me . I'm wondering if anyone made similar mistakes and was still able to put this exam behind for good . I'm starting to panic over all the major blunders i made.
My EPIC blunder of all time .. forgot to stick the sthetoscope inside my ears on ausculatation of the lungs .. my sthet was just sorta hanging on my neck while i was "pretending" to listen to his lung sounds .. i mean who does this ? i cant seem to forgive myself for this one .. i feel like all my efforts went down the drain with just this one mistake it was too late by the time i realized it.. it was a simple case and i practiced it so many times . i really hope my sp didnt see this( wishful thinking ) . i was so nervous with that case ..
- i think my overall impression to sp was that i came off "amateurish".. i just could not get myself to calmdown.
- so i forgot to use one of those ear covers on one side of the ear but used it as soon as i realized it on the other side . now im starting to think if i used them AT ALL for my previous cases :$
-ran out of time on one case .. i was doing ok, asking all the right qs , dealing with some awkward moments and reaction , even figured out the dx , jus took longer on PE and didnt get to close . this was my second to last case , so my body was giving out .. i couldnt sustain my energy level and was exhausted .
- i was as empathetic as i could be .. but some patients didnt seem impressed or atleast thats the impression i got .. forgot to empathize on one peds case that needed obvious empathy .. i was so focused on history taking.
- physical exam for most were kinda shaky . mostly bcoz i was trying to rush through it and also i was trying not to be to harsh with the sp. i did focused exams rather than everything for most of my cases. my hands were trembling at some point .
-on the patient note i could not come up with more than 2 differntials because fir the most part i was able to come to the right diagnosis .. atleast thats what id like to think 🙎 i didnt use proper caps lock formatting .. as in some sentences started without a capital letter. Forgot to type some important points on couple cases as I was still trying to overcome the trauma from the encounters I messed up .
- I felt like an idiot ALOT of times throughout the encounters. i was fumbling, had mental blocks so many times .. my brain just froze if thats even possible ! it was so agonizing . I felt like i was participating in some type of weird battle only to be defeated mastering super calm demeanor and laser focus will probably be a tremendous help in order to succeed . I'm hoping i'll pass as it took a lot of sacrifice and money to prepare for this exam. i was lucky enough to find a good partner and was staying her house ..for weeks .. away from family and completely out of my comfort zone . not to mention the anxiety, mental/ physical toll it takes on you. I'm really wishing for a happy ending for me and my partner both and everyone whose going through this best of all luck to everyone and please share your experiences as well




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I hope you did enough to pass I will pray for you