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It's ITED time once again at IFAHS.
Here are a few suggestions on test taking strategies that can help enhance your performance, not just for ITEDs, but for other
tests that you may be taking too.
1. Get a good nights sleep
2. Eat a good breakfast
3. Think positive, come prepared
4. Read the questions and all the answers carefully
5. If you're not sure of an answer, it's better to go with your first impression.
6. Don't look for patterns in the answers
7. Don't overthink
8. Re-check your answers (for ITEDs make sure to answer all the questions, even if you have to guess)
9. Don't cheat
10. For regular classroom tests, break the study time up over the course of several days rather than trying to cram all of your studying in one setting. Research shows that distributed practice is more efficient than massed practice. (do you only practice for a sport or performance the night before the game?)
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If you have not already had it, below is some good advice from a respected physician
(this is being shared with the health care professionals, so I thought I would share with you.)
Dr.
Vinay Goyal is an MBBS,DRM,DNB (Intensivist and Thyroid specialist) having clinical experience of over 20 years. He has worked
in institutions like Hinduja Hospital , Bombay Hospital , Saifee Hospital , Tata Memorial etc. Presently, he is heading our
Nuclear Medicine Department and Thyroid clinic at Riddhivinayak Cardiac and Critical Centre, Malad (W). So, I think
you get how inFLUential he is (no pun intended).
The only portals of entry are the nostrils and mouth/throat. In
a global epidemic of this nature, it's almost impossible to avoid coming into contact with H1N1 in spite of all precautions.
Contact with H1N1 is not so much of a problem as proliferation is.
While you are still healthy and not showing any symptoms of H1N1
infection, in order to prevent proliferation, aggravation of symptoms and development of secondary infections, some very simple
steps, not fully highlighted in most official communications, can be practiced (instead of focusing on how to stock N95 or
Tamiflu):
1. Frequent hand-washing (well highlighted in all official communications).
2. "Hands-off-the-face" approach. Resist all temptations to touch any part of face (unless you
want to eat or bathe) Another note, ladies should be washing their makeup brushes and applicators. Consider replacing
toothbrushes frequently if you don’t give them a weekly boil.
3. *Gargle twice
a day with warm salt water (use Listerine if you don't trust salt). *H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the
throat/ nasal cavity to proliferate and show characteristic symptoms. Simple gargling prevents proliferation. In a way, gargling
with salt water has the same effect on a healthy individual that Tamiflu has on an infected one. Don't underestimate this
simple, inexpensive and powerful preventative method.
4. Similar to 3 above, *clean your nostrils at least once every
day with warm salt water. *Not everybody may be good at Jala Neti or Sutra Neti (very good Yoga asanas to clean nasal cavities),
but *blowing the nose hard once a day and swabbing both nostrils with cotton buds dipped in warm salt water is very effective
in bringing down viral population.*
5. *Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin
C. *If you have to supplement with Vitamin C tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc to boost absorption.
6. *Drink as much of warm liquids (tea, coffee, etc) as you can.
*Drinking warm liquids has the same effect as gargling, but in the reverse direction. They wash off proliferating viruses
from the throat into the stomach where they cannot survive, proliferate or do any harm.
Other Useful Links on this page:
click on the Cadet macot to access the IFAHS web page
click on the "PowerSchool™" to access student information
click on "AEA267" to access services provided by the Area Education Agency
click on "Cadet Blog" to access the Cadet Information Blog for school news updates
