For medical students in France, Fiches ECN (now increasingly referred to as Fiches EDN following recent reforms) are essential, ultra-concise revision tools designed for the national ranking exams (Épreuves Dématérialisées Nationales). They condense massive medical textbooks—often over 400 pages—into high-yield, "flash" summaries that focus on diagnostics, clinical introductions, and key anatomy. Why They Are Vital for Revision

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    4. Technical Architecture

    4.1 Data Model (Database Schema)

    Table: Fiches | Column | Type | Description | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | id | UUID | Unique Identifier | | title | String | Title of the sheet | | slug | String | URL-friendly identifier | | module_id | FK | Link to the parent module | | content | JSON/Markdown | The body of the fiche (supports LaTeX) | | tags | Array[String] | Keywords for search | | version | Integer | For cache invalidation/updates |

    , now evolved into the EDN), you must structure your content to match the strict hierarchical requirements of the medical curriculum. These fiches typically distill extensive medical textbooks (the ) into actionable, high-yield summaries. 1. Essential Structure of a Fiche ECN