How to flag your AMH

In preparation for my intern final exam, I was having a discussion with my folks on "how to flag your AMH effectively". I have seen several flagged AMH, mine was slight under-flagged.most people over-flagged, some were just right.

So let's talk about the book.

There are 3 sides of a book that you can flag.

Some people have 2 layers of flagging on each sides, which I personally discourage.

The idea of flagging is to flag important pages, not every few pages.








TIPS:
1. Flag your index
- from A to Z, I find it very useful. For myself, I use green flags for index. For other things I use different colour.

2. Flag important tables ( according to AMH 2011)
The following is my list of important tables. Just for reference, it is up to your own judgement which are the important ones.

- Opioid comparative information pg 48
-guide to drug choice for selected infection pg 96
-comparative information for sympathomimetics pg 235
- coexisting conditions and antihypertensive choice pg 246
- drugs that may prolong QT interval pg 276
-drugs affecting blood glucose concentration pg 399
- insulins : comparative information og 400
-antineoplastic pg 527
-comparison of tyrosine kinase inhibitor pg 570
-comparison of oral/parental corticosteroid pg 603
- comparison of NSAIDS pg 619
- antidepressant changeover guide pg 736
- drugs that contribute to serotonin toxicity, symptoms pg 738
-comparative characteristic of antipsychotic drug pg 755
- inhaled corticosteroid doses in adults pg 800

3. Know your flags
- What is the use of flag if you don't know which table you have flagged?

In short, just make sure your flagged AMH is user friendly

Share with me if you have other ideas on flagging the pharmacist bible.