@braviboron I believe this suggestion violates the minimum information principle. This could be broken up into several notes or remain intact with a mnemonic. Also, imo, cards should be written in a way that they can be gotten correct on the first go if you already know the content
@Stapedius thoughts?
Crazy I happen to be reviewing these cards just as you posted (I swear Iâm not on AnkiHub all day)⌠but yes I agree I think this would benefit from a mnemonic. It could be split into multiple cards, the only thing if you write it as âwhat are the GI or renal etc. symptoms or x/y/zâ you are sort of giving away a lot of the answer to the question and I think it gets too split up. I also donât know how useful a card would be if it gets so specific to one particular presenting complaint. So my preference would be keeping these sorts of cards to the key, characteristic symptoms and within a mnemonic if itâs over 3/4 symptoms. Happy to hear other thoughts though. @braviboron @alexlewis
@alexlewis @Stapedius I do agree, but think it can be a hard line to ride. My thinking was to have one card that had the full gamut of symptoms in conjunction with the HHS mnemonic card (Sign In) that is probably too simple. In my mind, a studier can pick the easier or harder card or both. I certainly appreciate having a harder card that makes me think of the big picture in one go.
I do also feel that having a card asking to recall the typical clinical presentation of high yield topics like HHS and DKA is useful, even if the cards are quite hard. I find this a limitation of the Anking deck at times, because when although the cards are easier to learn, I donât have a good picture of a condition in my mind.
I have rewritten the card to make it a little broader. Interested to hear your thoughts?
Sorry, I forgot about the mnemonic suggestion. We can either leave as is now, which is a bit shorter, or change it back with a bigger mnemonic, noting that we do have a similar card in the deck already?
I tend to agree with your approach @braviboron , and am guilty of making cards with more rather than less information for this very reason. I do think in general our Q&A style affords a bit more flexibility in this regard a move away from pattern recognition. As much as it is a harder card to study, I do prefer having the symptoms on one/a smaller # of cards so when I try and associate in my mind the âclinical features of ankylosing spondylitisâ for example, I ideally rattle of all the key features based on a card which asks for that; rather than try and connect all distinct cards on the topic (ie. âwhat are the opthalmic complications of ASâ or âdescribes the joint pain symptoms in ASâ). But it does slow down study and is a fine line. I think conversely I find it impossible to learn cards like âname the adverse effects of x drugâ as itâs just too vague, and more specific cards are needed. Perhaps a discussion point for next week.