How to Make AnKing Cards Show Basics Before Advanced Cards?

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Hi everyone! I’m using the AnKing deck, and I’ve been doing it system by system (e.g., Repro, Resp, etc.). One thing I’ve been struggling with is the order of cards.

Let me explain with an example:

When I start a new system like Respiratory, the first few cards I get are things like:

“Treatment of asthma = β-agonists”

But at that point, I haven’t even seen a card that tells me what asthma is. I sometimes don’t get those basic, introductory cards until I’m down to the last 100 out of 1000. That makes it really hard to learn the topic in a logical flow — I end up learning treatment or path findings before I’ve even learned the definition or pathophys.

:red_question_mark: My question:

Is there a way to reorder the cards so that all the basic/introductory cards for a topic come first, and only then the more in-depth details (like treatment, histology, side effects, etc.)?

Any advice on tags, filtered decks, or AnkiHub/AnKing-specific settings would really help.

Thanks in advance!

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Reordering AnKing Cards for Logical Learning Flow

Hi there! This is a common challenge when using the AnKing deck. Let me help you find a solution to see more basic cards before advanced ones.

Let’s search for some relevant information in the community:

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How to Make AnKing Cards Show Basics Before Advanced Cards

Hi there! This is a common issue when studying medical topics in the AnKing deck. Here are some approaches to reorder your cards so you learn the basic concepts before diving into treatments and specifics:

Option 1: Create a Filtered Deck with Custom Sorting

Filtered decks are perfect for this situation:

  1. In Anki, click Create Filtered Deck
  2. Use a search query for your system (e.g., tag:Respiratory)
  3. Under Sort order, choose “Browse order”
  4. Click Build
  5. In the Browser, select all cards from that system
  6. Sort them as desired (perhaps by card type or tag)
  7. Use Cards → Reposition to set a new order
  8. Study from this filtered deck

Option 2: Use Tags to Identify Basic Cards

The AnKing deck has a tagging system you can leverage:

  1. Look for tags that indicate basic/introductory cards (often tagged with #B&B::Basic or similar)
  2. Create a filtered deck with: tag:Respiratory tag:B&B::Basic
  3. Study these basics first before returning to the main deck

Option 3: Custom Deck Order

You could create separate decks for basic and advanced concepts:

  1. Create a new deck called “-Respiratory Basics” (the dash makes it appear first alphabetically)
  2. Create another called “Respiratory Advanced”
  3. Move cards accordingly using the browser
  4. Study the basics deck first

Option 4: Use Custom Study Sessions

For a quick solution without reorganizing:

  1. Browse all Respiratory cards
  2. Filter for terms like “definition,” “pathophys,” or “introduction”
  3. Use Custom Study to focus on just these cards first

Additional Tips

  • The AnKing Step Deck follows the organization of resources like First Aid and Pathoma, so considering studying alongside these resources
  • Use the “Browse” function to familiarize yourself with card types before studying
  • Consider using the “Preview” feature in the browser to quickly see what cards cover basic concepts

Would you like more specific instructions for any of these approaches? I can provide step-by-step guidance for your preferred method.

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Hello,

I would be happy to help. :slight_smile:

Yes, it is unfortunately the case that the deck is not ordered entirely front-to-back in this way, as it is a compendium of many different resources taken from different points in time and, being a live document, is constantly being updated and improved on a daily basis.

It may also be worth pointing out that Anki is typically not a learning resource, so much as a recall-and-review resource, and so specific topical ordering has never been part and parcel of how decks are typically written or maintained

It’s also worth pointing out that not everyone approaches the material in the same order, nor does every resources, and so the prospect of ordering a live-and-growing deck in one linear fashion is unlikely at least in the foreseeable future

There is not a single neat way to fully ensure that every card is automatically in topical order, though you can approach the deck via tags which can often all you to sub-select a given topic and go one at a time, which can closely approximate this.

This would be the workflow that most users find themselves in, eventually, in one way or another

This tutorial can walk you through the basics: How to Get Started Studying

Give that a shot, let me know how you fare, and we’ll go from there and hopefully we can get you squared away. :slight_smile:

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