Every EdgeMed question is checked by a doctor before students see it, and any student can report a problem from the question itself. This page explains how questions are made, who reviews them and how errors are fixed.
1. How a question is made
- Blueprint. Each subject is mapped to topics weighted by how often they matter in practice and in assessment, so coverage is balanced rather than random.
- Drafting. Questions are drafted with the help of AI writing tools, working from standard medical textbooks and current clinical guidelines. Every draft must include an explanation for each option and a teaching point.
- Clinical review. A doctor reads every draft before it goes live. Drafts are approved, edited or rejected; rejections include wrong or outdated answers, ambiguous wording and near-duplicates.
- Currency checks. When major guidelines change (for example resuscitation guidance), affected questions are re-checked and updated. Each question shows when it was last reviewed or updated.
- Student reports. The ⚑ Report a problem button on every question goes straight to the editorial queue. Reports are reviewed, usually within 7 days, and the question is corrected, clarified or withdrawn.
Recent currency reviews
Beyond reviewing every new question, we re-read high-risk areas against current guidance. Each review is recorded, and questions are corrected or withdrawn where needed.
| Date | Review |
|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | High-risk spot-check of 899 questions (drug doses, cut-offs, clinical scores, classifications): 3 answer keys corrected, 88 questions edited, 78 withdrawn as ambiguous or duplicated. |
| Oct 2026 | Trauma questions aligned with current trauma life support teaching (2025): catastrophic bleeding first (xABCDE), early blood with minimal crystalloid, adult burns fluid from 2 mL/kg/%TBSA, adult needle-decompression site, selective spinal motion restriction. |
| Oct 2026 | Labour progress aligned with the WHO Labour Care Guide (active first stage from 5 cm, time-at-each-centimetre alerts). |
| Oct 2026 | Malaria aligned with current WHO guidance (artemether-lumefantrine in all trimesters, hyperparasitaemia >10%, weight-based artesunate). |
| Oct 2026 | Paediatric drug doses, obstetric emergencies and ECG / arrhythmia / resuscitation re-checked: 1 answer key corrected, 25 questions edited, 16 withdrawn. |
| Oct 2026 | Atrial fibrillation stroke-risk wording updated to CHA₂DS₂-VA (2024 European guidance). |
2. Who reviews
Clinical content is led by Dr Godfred Takyi, Emergency Medicine Physician and founder of EdgeMed. Review is shared with practising doctors in the relevant specialty. We publish reviewer names only with their permission.
3. What the statistics show
After you answer, EdgeMed shows the percentage of users who chose each option. This is based on each user's first answer to that question and appears once at least five users have answered. Questions where most strong candidates choose a wrong option are flagged for re-review.
4. Our limits
EdgeMed is a study aid. It is independent and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any examining body, college or university, and it does not reproduce any exam's questions. Clinical practice should follow local protocols and senior advice.
5. Contact
Spotted something? Use ⚑ Report a problem on the question, or email support@edgemedem.com.