Thursday, November 13, 2014

Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome mnemonic

Hi!
I got this mnemonic online and I made a little illustration on it :)

Confusion
Opthalmoplegia
Ataxia
Thiamine deficiency
Retrograde amnesia
Anterograde amnesia
Confabulation
Korsakoff syndrome
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  1. kritiNovember 13, 2014 at 11:17 PM

    I love ur mnemonics. But make some association between wk syndrome with coat rack. It will be more easy to recall. Like wear coat on the rack.

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    1. IkaN (Nakeya Dewaswala, M.D.)November 14, 2014 at 12:55 AM

      Well, when you go for parties, you hang your coat on the rack. Parties have alcohol, so you can make that association.

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    2. kritiNovember 14, 2014 at 2:45 AM

      Great. Here is an another mnemonic for u which I m reading rite now. Relative susceptibility of nerve fibres to conduction block by various agents. It is LOCA OBC PAC. For Local anaesthetics most susceptible fibres - C , least-A. Oxygen- B (most) C (least) , Pressure - A (most) C(least)

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    3. IkaN (Nakeya Dewaswala, M.D.)November 14, 2014 at 5:44 AM

      This is awesome. Can I put it up on the blog as submitted by kriti?

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    4. kritiNovember 14, 2014 at 7:49 AM

      Ofcourse u can. But don't write submitted by kriti. Bcz it is not created by me. :-)

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    5. Medicowesome videosNovember 14, 2014 at 8:41 AM

      Oh. Then it's best not to. Copyright and stuff.

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    6. kritiNovember 14, 2014 at 9:00 AM

      Ya u r rite. Here is another mn for directly acting cholinergic drugs. Mn is car becho aur directly pilo beta methanol. Carbachol, ach, pilocarpine,bethnachol, methacholine.

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    7. IkaN (Nakeya Dewaswala, M.D.)November 14, 2014 at 1:00 PM

      Ooh. So many mnemonics. I donno how I passed my second year without em!

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