The Anamnese is 20 minutes of the Fachsprachprüfung and the most unpredictable section. You sit with a simulated patient and take a full medical history in German. This sub-deck covers the 357 entries you need: opening questions, chief complaint assessment, medical and social history, and review of systems.
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Exam time
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What the sub-deck covers
Opening and Introduction28 entries
Exam: Greeting the patient, explaining the interview, building rapport
Deck: Standard opening phrases, self-introduction as a doctor, explaining the purpose of the Anamnese
Chief Complaint (Hauptbeschwerde)56 entries
Exam: Identifying the primary reason for the visit, open-ended questioning
Deck: OPQRST questioning framework in German, pain descriptors, onset/duration/quality vocabulary
Start with Opening, Chief Complaint, and Medical History. These three sections give you the phrases to start any patient interview. 20 new cards per day. Practice the opening sequence out loud until it feels natural.
6 weeks before exam
Expand to the full history.
Add Medications, Allergies, Social/Family History, and Review of Systems. The Genussmittelanamnese (lifestyle) questions are particularly important for the FSP. Reduce to 15 new cards per day and increase review time.
Final 2 weeks
Timed Anamnese simulations.
Practice a full 20-minute Anamnese with a study partner or by recording yourself. Use a case vignette, then check which questions you missed. The Physical Examination and Concluding sections should flow automatically.
Is this the right focus for you?
Focus on Anamnese if:
You are starting your FSP preparation and need the most interactive vocabulary first.
You freeze when patients use colloquial German to describe symptoms.
You need to build confidence for the face-to-face portion of the exam.
The Anamnese is the most interactive and unpredictable section. You sit across from a simulated patient who responds freely, not from a script. You need to understand their answers, ask follow-up questions, and redirect when they go off-topic. Unlike the Arztbrief (which follows a template), the Anamnese requires real-time vocabulary recall under pressure.
OPQRST stands for Onset, Provocation/Palliation, Quality, Region/Radiation, Severity, Timing. It is the standard framework for questioning a patient about their chief complaint. The deck covers each component with the specific German phrases examiners expect, such as "Wann hat es angefangen?" (Onset) and "Wie stark sind die Schmerzen auf einer Skala von 1 bis 10?" (Severity).
The 357 Anamnese entries are part of the full Medical German (FSP) deck, which includes all four sub-decks (Anamnese, Arztbrief, Arzt-Arzt, Fach/Laien). Within Anki, the Anamnese is its own sub-deck, so you can study it independently while having access to the rest.
The Anamnese sub-deck focuses on the patient-facing register: how you ask questions in clear, understandable German. Where a medical term has a Laiensprache equivalent (for example, Hypertonie vs. Bluthochdruck), the card teaches both. The Fach/Laien sub-deck drills register switching more systematically.
Yes. Every card in the FSP deck has an optional Arabic toggle. For the Anamnese sub-deck, this means each German phrase and its English translation also has an Arabic equivalent. You can show or hide the Arabic layer in the card template settings within Anki.
The Social and Family History section includes a dedicated set of entries for the Genussmittelanamnese (lifestyle history). This covers smoking ("Rauchen Sie?"), alcohol ("Wie viel Alkohol trinken Sie pro Woche?"), drugs, exercise, and diet. FSP examiners specifically listen for these questions.
Medical German (FSP) Deck
$29.99
One-time purchase. Includes all 4 sub-decks (Anamnese, Arztbrief, Arzt-Arzt, Fach/Laien).