Remember the reaction that generates 2,3-Bisphosphoglyceric acid (2,3-BPG)?
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Why does hypophosphatemia cause an increased affinity for oxygen in the blood?
Remember the reaction that generates 2,3-Bisphosphoglyceric acid (2,3-BPG)?
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Submissions: Fever with rash in childhood mnemonic
Dealing with stress and studying before exams for medical students
Exercise. Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people kill exams!
(Do 20 jumps right now and then read further :D )
Smile. Look at this smiley (:
Monday, December 29, 2014
Tissue plasminogen activator mnemonic
Greetings people!
Tissue plasminogen activator is an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of plasminogen to plasmin, the enzyme responsible for clot breakdown.
It is used in the treatment of embolic or thrombotic stroke.
Contraindicated in hemorrhagic stroke and head trauma. The antidote for tPA in case of toxicity is epsilon aminocaproic acid.
Mnemonic is, "TPA"
T - Thrombotic and embolic stroke (Use)
P - Plasmin (Mechanism of action)
A - Aminocaproic acid (Antidote)
The dose mnemonic is, "TPA" again!
T for ten:
10% of dose given as bolus.
P mirrored looks like a 9:
0.9 mg/kg dose, maximum 90 mg.
A for an hour:
Rest of the dose is given as an infusion lasting for 60 minutes.
That's all!
-IkaN
Dominant hemisphere and handedness
Hello!
This is practical exam related concept.
In a patient with neurological symptoms, you'd like to know whether the person is left handed or right handed. Why?
Dominant hand is important in medicine because it helps us figure out the dominant hemisphere - especially, in patients with stroke.
People who are right handed have their left cerebral hemisphere dominant. 70% left handed people are left hemisphere dominant.
To figure out handedness, you can ask the person with which hand he writes. If illiterate - You can ask with which hand he prefers to eat, combs hair, etc.
Threading a needle is an excellent way to determine handedness because very frequently people tend to hold the thread in the dominant hand and hold the needle with the non dominant hand.
That's all!
I'm left cerebral hemisphere dominant. You?
-IkaN
Submissions: Cardiovascular system notes
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Breath sounds mnemonic
Inspiration is longer than expiration. No pause in between.
They are normal.
Mnemonic:
VE is short. (Expiration is short)
VesI is long. (Inspiration is long)
Inspiration and expiration occupy the same duration of time and are separated by a pause.
Mnemonic:
B for Bronchial, B for Both are equal.
Both are equal with a pause.
Heard in: Bronchial asthma, Emphysema.
The B for Both are equal. The hyphen reminds me of the pause.
Everything is awesome :D
-IkaN
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Submissions: USMLE notes
Monday, December 22, 2014
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Trichomonas vaginalis mnemonic
I make lists of words so that I remember about them (especially for theory exams!)
Tubal ectopic pregnancy mnemonic
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Pathology brain tumors mnemonic
We'll be talking about some brain tumors today.
All of the mnemonics might not work for you, so take only what you need :)
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Fothergills repair or Manchester operation mnemonic
We'll be learning about one of the operations used in the treatment of vaginal prolapse.
Thursday, December 11, 2014
What is the significance of pain during child birth?
What is the need of pain during delivery of a baby? I'm not asking the physiological mechanism. I believe that nature doesn't make a process painful unnecessarily and I wish to understand the importance.
Rahu Ketu
To help make the essential arrangements for the birth of the child.
To make it simpler for you, I'll tell you what happens when the pregnant woman does not experience labor pains. It's called precipitate labor. You'll read about it in forensic and medical toxicology in second year.
Dermoid cyst mnemonic
Pica mnemonic
Psychological problems
Pregnancy
Poverty
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Med school inspiration - My first story
Heberden’s and Bouchard’s Nodes Mnemonic
Bones that undergo avascular necrosis mnemonic
Body of Talus
Scaphoid (Preiser's disease)
Sunday, December 7, 2014
Thumb sucking sequelae mnemonic
Thumb sucking sequelae mnemonic - Damp thumb
Digital deformity
Dental problems
Decreased alveolar bone growth
Anterior open bite
Altered growth of facial bones
Mucosal injury
Paronychia
Psychological sequelae
Hydrops fetalis mnemonic
Fibroelastosis (Endocardial fibroelastosis)
Ebsteins anomaly
Trisomy 13, 18, 21
TORCH infections
Anemia
Asphyxia
Alpha thalassemia (Barts)
Lysosomal storage disease
Leukemia
Idiopathic
Skeletal abnormalities
Vitamin C and Scurvy mnemonic
Citrus fruits and cabbage are sources
Cooking destroys vitamin C
Collagen synthesis
Capillary intercellular matrix formation
Chew (Bones and teeth development)
So many C's!
Saturday, December 6, 2014
Thalassemia blood picture mnemonic
Dengue fever, DHF, DSS and WHO criteria mnemonic
WHO criteria for diagnosis of dengue fever
All three of these should be present:
1. Fever
2. Two or more of the following clinical symptoms (See below, HARM mnemonic)
3. Positive serology or occurrence with same time and place as other confirmed cases of dengue.
Headache
Hemolytic tendencies (Ecchymoses, purpura)
Arthralgia
Retro orbital pain
Rash
Myalgia
Serology for dengue +ve
Short of WBC's (Leucopenia)
Minor clinical problems observed in normal infants during first week of life illustration
My drawing is not that cute, but children are.
They have some findings which are normal and require no treatment. I have illustrated these findings in the pictures below.
Friday, December 5, 2014
Developmental milestones mnemonic: Copies, draws, scribbles!
Developmental milestones mnemonic: Pincer grasp
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Total iron dose infusion formula (Haldane and Ganzoni) mnemonic
We'll be learning about an iron and anemia related topic today.
Let's start with the formulas!
H has 3 strokes | - |, so 0.3 is the multiplication factor.
Haldane has a L, for weight in Lbs.
Haldane has a H, H for Hundred. So hundred minus Hb %.
Add half of hundred, 50%, for stores.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Monday, December 1, 2014
Treatment of bleeding peptic ulcer mnemonic
Stomach wash - Adrenaline in Saline given through Ryle's tube
Sclerotherapy
Surgery - Under running of the bleeder using vicryl; ligation of splenic vessels and splenectomy; partial gastrectomy and gastroduodenostomy
Tube (Stomach wash using Ryle's tube)