How much drug knowledge do we need to have? Do we need to know trade names? I mean, when taking medication history, what kind of scenarios will one encounter?
pt says the name of drug (generic or trade)
pt says he is taking some drug the name of which he doesn't remember
can it be that the pt is taking some medication but is lying because he got them on the internet or they are some herbal medicines and he is lying because his insurance will not cover it. (i am getting creative here
and that we have to recognize his chief complaints as the side effects and predict the drug (ok, i am in fantasy world now)
i haven't given step 1 or 2 but am giving CS first. so i am weak in remembering drug names - so bottom line question - do i need to remember all drug names?
aqua Forum Senior
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04/03/08 - 07:09 PM
#2
you should know trade names of a few COMMON over the counter medications in US ....like tylenol is acetaminophin and advil is ibuprofen..SP use names like metformin and HCT in the encounters ( that i asked my brother who passed CS recently ) so you need not to learn all the trade names. As a doctor you know general classification of drugs so you would be fine.you wont be having a problem in drug section that is for sure
bioguy Forum Guru
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04/03/08 - 07:36 PM
#3
thanks for the reply aqua.
njcjzy Forum Guru
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04/03/08 - 08:03 PM
#4
SP say common medicines. If you are not sure what they are talking about, ask them to spell out the name for you. They will do that very cooperatively.
tompat Forum Elite
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04/04/08 - 01:44 AM
#5
again we do not give exam, we take it. NBME gives it to us
bioguy Forum Guru
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04/04/08 - 06:19 AM
#6
tompat wrote: again we do not give exam, we take it. NBME gives it to us
i am always confused in this regard. but nobody seems to bother about the "give and take" of the exam
