“SUCCESS IS NOT FINAL,FAILURE IS NOT FATAL;
IT IS THE COURAGE TO CONTINUE THAT COUNTS”-Winston Churchill
I felt frustrated when I failed NPTE. I had given my 100% every time and come up short and felt unworthy because of that.Whatever anyone around me said to cheer me up/console me, was falling on deaf ears.Only when I picked myself up from it and realized it is not the end of the world(trust me it is not!!!!!),I was able to focus and do it.So do not judge self-worth by your results.NO ONE IN THIS WORLD IS SUCCESSFUL 100% OF THE TIME.IF THEY SAY SO ,DON”T BELIEVE THEM :D.EVERYONE STARES AT DEFEAT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER.WHAT MATTERS IS HOW THEY HANDLE IT,WHAT THEY DO ABOUT IT.
Holding that thought in mind,Let’s move on to “Other Systems”.I used the following books:
1.RG & Blue book as primary source 1.This is an extensive chapter.So give yourself enough time to review.Discuss with your friends/study group and frame your own questions from each topic in the chapter.Combine two or more topics in this chapter with other chapters.This will make it easier to read.Pay attention to the tables.If you have enough time,then make a CHART of Endocrine & Metabolic Disorders.For example, you can create a table to study the signs and symptoms of thyroid disorders,parathyroid disorders etc.
2.”DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS IN PHYSICAL THERAPY” by GOODMAN & SNYDER is a very useful book.It has pictures,examples and tables to help understand the different conditions easily.I studied:
a)Pain types & Viscerogenic Pain Patterns
b)Screening for Gastrointestinal Disease,
c)Screening for Hepatic & Biliary Diseases,
d)Screening for Urogenital Disease,
e)Screening for Endocrine & Metabolic Disease,
f)Screening the Lower Quadrant & Upper Extremity
I recommend trying to understand all the above chapters.Trust me it’s impossible to memorize it all!!! So go through each chapter 2-3 times.If you wish, make notes whenever you feel a topic has too much info and you only need an outline.
[I wish I had read all the chapters in this wonderful book, but I didn’t have the time.I would strongly suggest you read as much as you can in this book.It would be useful even in your clinical practice later]
It may seem daunting at first to remember all the info at one go.But if you go through the tables every now and then in between your review of other chapters,you’ll remember better.Also try to relate each topic in the chapter with other chapters.For example when you study Urinary Incontinence,each type is associated with a condition.Stress Incontinence is associated with pregnancy,menopause.Urge Incontinence is related to Stroke and so on.This will make remembering them easier.
Hope I’ve given you a fair idea of where to start and what to review in this chapter.We’ll discuss THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE & PHYSICAL AGENTS in the next post.
Let me know your concerns/feedback.I’ll try to do what I can to address them.
Take care.Wishing you all success……