Alpachemist Learning tools

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Alpaca & llama
Research notes

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In three adult llamas, anatomists found relatively large temporalis jaw muscles, though these muscles were less prominent than in camels.

Ercoli et al. · 2023Llama chewing muscles

Voices of discovery 01 / 25

“Like what you do and then you will do your best.”

Katherine JohnsonNASA research mathematician
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01 · Course materials

PDF, PowerPoint & Lazy

Convert batches locally. Lazy makes searchable PDFs; keep files separate, combine PDFs, or download all as a ZIP.

The parchment-themed Format Foundry with PowerPoint, PDF and Lazy conversion choices. Alpaca scribes with a faded document preview and the automatic Lazy batch queue. Combined PDF and Download all ZIP options above the Lazy file drop area.
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01 · Exam 2: auscultation · cardio · pharm

ThumpMasters 5000

Put a stethoscope on a 3D dog, cat, horse or cow: find the valves, count the rate, hear the murmur.

A horse's chest in X-ray view: the beating heart inside the ribs, with the stethoscope on the mitral point under the triceps. A dog's ECG and action-potential curves settling into a regular rhythm after IV lidocaine. A 3D cow with the loudest-murmur point marked on its right side.

From the AHD 5 Exam 2 lectures of Mark Papich, Kursten Pierce, Sandra Tou, Breanna Sheahan, Jennifer Halleran and Megan Grobman. Independent study game; unaffiliated with NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Heart sounds are synthesized, plus real dog recordings from the TiHo Hannover Heartsound Library. Password required.

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01 · Reading aid

Read

Bolds the start of every word in any PDF or text. Runs entirely on your device; nothing is uploaded or stored.

Pasted notes on heart sounds, and below them the same text with the start of every word in bold. The speed reader showing one word at a time at 300 words per minute, with page and document progress bars. The bolded word starts recoloured deep red.
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02 · Exam 2: cardio · airway · pharm

Ionodilation Asphyxiation

Fast rounds on cardiology across species, small-animal airway disease and the drugs that treat them: name the rhythm, point to where the drug acts, build the regimen.

From the AHD 5 Exam 2 lectures of Mark Papich, Kursten Pierce, Sandra Tou, Breanna Sheahan, Jennifer Halleran, Joseph Evans, Megan Grobman, Glen Almond, R. Li and V. Scharf. Independent study game; unaffiliated with NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Drafted with AI from the lecture slides — the slides are the authority. Password required.

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03 · Lesion locating mastery game

Nastyrybmús

Examine a 3D patient, collect the neurological findings, and find where the lesion is.

Testing paw placing on Pip, a 3D German shepherd in the exam room, with the bedside guide beside him. The nervous system revealed inside the 3D dog, with the L4–S3 cord region chosen as the lesion. 10 second neuro mode: 8.5 seconds left, three findings collected, localization choices below.

Based on presentations and labs by Christopher L. Mariani and Melissa J. Lewis. Independent study game; unaffiliated with NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

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04 · Clinical practice

OSCIRT

Interactive veterinary equipment, guided cases, and hands-on skills simulations.

A 3D anesthesia machine mid pressure-hold test, with both breathing bags attached and the guided checklist half done. Heart listening: the stethoscope on a dog's mitral area while the timer counts down to count the beats. Suture workshop: a simple interrupted pattern on a 3D skin pad, third stitch under way.
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05 · Downloads

Anki Addons

A pet alpaca that lives on your reviews, and two ways to run Anki from your phone.

Alpaca Ranch: after a Good answer, a pixel-art alpaca has a cria, and a card announces the birth. AlpaClick on a phone: sliding towards Good on the four-way rating cross. Alpachemy on a phone: Anki mirrored on the screen with the Display settings open.
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07 · Awns

Awns Panis

Launch Awns Panis in your browser.

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OSCIRT is public and opens on phones, tablets, and computers. Move saved progress.