Let me explain. Most candidates think the problem is knowledge. It usually isn't. The way you prepare every day, taken together, becomes your exam performance. A pattern of behaviour repeated every day becomes your study habit. Most candidates spend their time looking for: The perfect resource. The perfect timetable. The perfect question bank. And if resources were the real problem, everyone with eMRCS would pass. However... What happens when someone has all the resources but still fails? What's the issue? It's usually one of two things: They're studying the wrong things. That's a strategy problem. Or... They don't know how to behave like someone who is going to pass. That usually falls into three buckets: They can't manage their focus. They can't manage their emotions. They can't manage their time. The "focus" bucket looks like this: Jumping between resources every day. Watching endless videos instead of answering questions. Reading instead of actively recalling. The "emotion" bucket usually means: Panicking every time they get questions wrong. Comparing themselves with other candidates. Thinking one bad day means they'll fail. The "time" bucket usually means: Studying only when motivated. Skipping difficult topics. Leaving question banks until the final week. Here's the reality. The last month is not the time to learn everything. It's the time to become dangerous. For the final month: Do questions every single day. Review every mistake. Repeat weak topics until they become strengths. Practise under timed conditions. Revise what is high yield, not what is interesting. Don't chase new resources. Master the ones you already have. Most candidates fail because they keep searching for a better plan instead of following one. Consistency beats intensity. The candidate who studies 6 focused hours every day for 30 days will almost always outperform the one who studies 14 hours for three days and burns out. So what should you do? Think about the candidate who is going to score in the top 10%.

Lecture two

A thin menopausal 52-year-old woman is diagnosed with breast cancer. Her menarche was at the age of 14y. She had her first child at age40 years. During lactation, she developed breast abscess that necessitated surgical intervention. She has no family history of breast cancer. Which of the following is the most significant risk factor for this patient.?

A 26-year-oJd man presents to the Emergency Department after sustaining a glass cut to his arm. On examination there is a 10 cm longitudinal laceration on the anterior aspect of his upper arm. He has symptoms suggestive of ulnar nerve injury. On exploring the upper part of the arm we would expect the ulnar nerve to be:

A 25-year-old male athlete is in training. At rest, how many liters of blood per minute does his heart pump out?