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    Hi guys, my name is capable of and some of you guys know me from my previous videos.

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    I'm a clinical tutor and I'm also a registrar here in Australia.

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    So I thought why not talk about five tips to pass the clinical exam as to

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    what you should do and what you shouldn't do while you're preparing for your exams.

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    So today, um now again, I'd like to just disclose that.

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    These are just based on my personal experience and how

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    I passed the exam and I am quite proud to say

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    that I did pass the exam in my first try and I did put a lot of effort into that.

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    Now before I do continue, I'd like to encourage all of you guys out there.

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    Please do like my videos and subscribe to my youtube

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    channel as this really does motivate me to more,

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    put more videos out there and get more content out there for you guys

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    and for all of you guys who have been subscribing and following me.

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    Thank you so much and let's stop. Alright, so

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    five tips deposit clinical exam by some or All right, so let's talk a little bit about

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    clinical exam. So, as you guys know the clinical exam is a very subjective exam

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    unfortunately.

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    So what that means is that it depends how you school,

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    it depends on the examiner of the day and of that station.

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    However,

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    there are parameters that do protect you that if you do

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    say or and you follow they have to give you the

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    mocks and if and if they do fail you and you

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    feel very confident you can definitely appeal for the case.

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    So that's very important.

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    So let's start with the first tip on what I did when I was preparing for the exams.

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    So first tip would be

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    practice practice practice. All right.

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    And now it's just not enough to just practice all the recalls in the stems that

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    you have seen in the last six months to one year or even two years.

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    What really matters is when you practice, what are you practicing?

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    So for example, the differential diagnosis, as many of you guys have noticed

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    in my instagram and my facebook, um, I do pose a recall of the day and I asked,

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    what is your differential diagnosis? And this is very important because

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    the differential diagnosis that you're coming up,

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    it's just based on the stem that is given to you,

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    which is a very little bit of information unless it's a psych case

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    and you have to come up with appropriate differential diagnosis in the,

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    within the two minutes to ask the role player about it.

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    And that is a huge task to ask because

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    In those two minutes you're panicking, you're anxious, you're frustrated,

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    you are just tired from all the practice in the study and you know what,

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    it's not that easy for it to come to you that fast.

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    So that's why when you do know the recalls practice doing the differentials.

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    If I always practiced about 8-10 differential diagnosis per

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    stem and then when I went for the exam.

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    Oh I have really bad panic attacks.

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    Um I actually was able to come up with 3-4 or even up to five for some stations.

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    Um even in the nervous wreck of a person I was

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    alright and state I was in. So um so that's one thing then. History,

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    history is very important to practice. Why is that important practice?

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    Because organization of the history is very important,

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    not just blurting out anything and everywhere you get confused during,

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    you have no idea if you have asked you waste time and you ask questions you

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    already asked in the past and you don't really get much out of the case.

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    So that is one way.

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    Another thing if you stay organized, you also calm your nerves because

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    become confident and that goes a long way

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    and last but not least. PF. P.

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    So p is very important because again, you have to stay organized

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    alright.

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    You must know the correct techniques for face to face exams, for online exams,

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    practicing them in layman terms for the parent or for the students.

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    Um Not for the students, sorry for any layman

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    for students, for medical students and interns and for other medical doctors,

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    it's okay to use the medical jargon.

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    And that comes a bit more easier to us because

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    that's what we have been practicing for all this time.

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    So I would also, so I so what I did was I practiced it with my husband

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    who was in the health care but not but not in medicine.

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    So he stopped me every time I used the medical

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    jargon and that went a long way during my exams.

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    No

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    what is the second tip of the day? It's a text. Second tip of the day.

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    It's kind of touching base with my first step is the state organized.

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    So one way to stay organized is look at the tasks

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    stick to the order of the toss that is asked in the stem.

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    Alright. It's a good way to guide you.

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    And then history always have a format of how you would approach.

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    Now I know that a lot of there are a lot

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    of tutors out there and there's a lot of notes out there

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    but follow one and pick that one. Be very familiar with that one.

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    Practice with that one and

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    know it very well.

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    Alright. And organization is very important because that's how you stay calm.

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    All right. And that goes for staying for P. And last but not least.

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    The management and management is a bit more easier because you have

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    a sequential order and I usually follow the Robins.

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    I don't know if you guys know the textbook Robbins. I loved it.

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    So um and also all the medical textbooks.

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    I like to go with the first, the problem, differential diagnosis,

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    explained the risk factors and the complications go to the

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    investigations and then go to the management and then last

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    but not least ended with the five hours and that's

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    my approach and that's see I have a format,

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    I have a way of organized it and that's something that's comfortable with me.

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    And I practice for years and teach my students as well. So that is very important.

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    All right. So let's move, let's move on.

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    And we have the third tip of the day which is recalls.

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    No matter what

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    it is,

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    you must familiar familiarize yourself with the recalls and I would

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    generally say it's about six months recall is really good.

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    Um

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    And if you have more time you can go up to one year.

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    I did about six months rico and knowing these recalls are very important

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    because

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    you get similar cases.

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    But again, do not memorize the recalls because they do change the recalls.

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    And the diagnosis and the proper diagnosis varies just

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    by changing a symptom or a sign or two.

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    Alright, so that is very important.

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    Um The other thing about recalls is that

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    we all come from different countries and we all come from.

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    We have our own experiences and we haven't treated

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    and practice and seen different kinds of diseases and

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    the disease that you see in your home country

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    are different from what you see in Australia.

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    So it is very important that you familiarize yourself with the diseases here

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    and that's the first thing that comes to your head and that can only

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    be kind that can only be done if you familiarize yourself with the recalls.

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    Alright

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    The 4th tip of the day

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    14 by the day's communication.

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    This is very important. Why is this important?

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    Well what happens after you finish the AMC clinical exam

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    you're going to practice as a resident medical officer or an

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    intern or whatever position you get even as a GP.

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    It's very important.

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    You must be able to build rapport with the patient,

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    you must be able to engage with them.

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    And this is important not only because

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    for the example because it's because that's what you are

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    when you're a doctor you get the best out of

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    the patient and the most out of the patient so

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    you can treat the patient the most optimal way.

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    And that is very important. Empathize with the patient.

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    They are going through a tough time.

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    They're at their most vulnerable state when they come to you.

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    And this is very important. If you are unable to communicate with your patients

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    you're not going to be able to communicate with them in real life.

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    And that's why they put so much stress into this

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    last but not least reassurance

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    reassure the patient when you're vulnerable.

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    You like someone coming to you and saying it's

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    okay don't worry we've got this and that's very important

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    And communication is very important for a couple of reasons. one

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    to be a good doctor, everyone knows that too in business point of view.

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    If you're going to be a G. P. You need your patients to come back for a viable business

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    three

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    you need to be empathy.

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    You need empathized with your patients so that they feel

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    a connection and also your able to treat them well.

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    So communication goes a long way.

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    All right.

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    And also communication is important if you're planning to specialize

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    And last but not least my 5th tip would be routine routine

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    routine and this kind of goes in hand in hand with organization.

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    So I love routine because it helps me calm my nose and what I mean routine,

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    I don't mean about how to organize history, physical examination.

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    No no no no no what I mean is before my exam I

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    have a routine actually before I said to study I had a routine

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    I get up, I had my breakfast,

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    I took a shower and I watched tv for half an hour just to clear my brain.

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    And then I would start at a particular time and I would end at

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    a particular time after I end I have a bit of a break where

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    I watch tv a particular show for a bit of time and I have

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    my lunch and make sure I enjoy my lunch is because I'm a big foodie

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    and last but not least I go and then again I planned for the next session

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    so that's kind of routine that I had

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    developed as I was preparing for the clinical exam

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    and I know a lot of you guys out there have other responsibilities so it's

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    really good to have a routine in place so that it becomes second nature.

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    So you get your studying done especially moms out there with kids.

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    It's it does go a long way and that's how I get most of myself done now.

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    I have a one year old um you guys have seen in

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    the previous video so that's how I get my studying done.

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    Me getting to work. I have presentations do for my work so things like that

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    last but not least please please avoid burnout.

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    It's so important to avoid burnouts because

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    If you burn out just before the exam you just can't give you 100%.

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    That is very very important. Okay

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    um I hope these tips help you and I hope you're able to

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    understand and see where I'm coming from and hope

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    this helps you for your exam prep as well.

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    Um If you want to talk to me and get

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    some comments and feedback and even just get some advice,

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    you're more than happy to contact me through

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    my instagram or through my facebook group.

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    It's the best way to contact me. I usually reply within a day.

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    Um And if you want to watch more

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    videos please subscribe to my youtube channel leave some

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    comments in the comment section below about regarding

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    other videos that you'd like me to make.

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    I will definitely get on it. Um I am prepping one for the G. P.

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    Example

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    one,

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    and also, if you have any further questions, don't hesitate to ask,

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    it does help everyone around you, and I will definitely try my best to help you.

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    Alright, so take it and I hope these tips help you.

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    Bye.