Transposition of the Great Arteries: D-TGA & L-TGA (congenitally corrected TGA) mnemonic

Here's a mnemonic I made:

D the arteries. 

And L flipped 45 degrees counter clock wise looks like a V for ventricles so ventricles are transpositioned. Ventricles also have C that reminds me it's congenitally corrected. 

That's all! 

Read more: Transpositioned of great arteries by Medha

-IkaN (Nakeya Dewaswala) 

Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Stimulators notes and mnemonic

Low voltage criteria on ECG mnemonic

Entire amplitude of the QRS (R + S wave) must be < 5mm in all limb leads or < 10mm in all precordial leads. How do I remember this? Mnemonic!​

- IkaN (Nakeya Dewaswala)

Triad of hypocalcemia mnemonic and illustration

Shreya HA

MEN syndrome: trick to remember chromosomes

Shreya HA

Atropine dose for bradycardia (ACLS) mnemonic

It's 1 mg. 

-IkaN (Nakeya Dewaswala) 

GLUT-4 mnemonic and illustration

GLUT-4 functions for the insulin-dependent translocation of glucose.

Shreya HA

Puedomonas mnemonic and illustration

Here's an illustration on pseudomonas for the desi students studying microbiology! 

STORY OF PSUEDOMONAS :

Here is you're friend , Psuedomonas

I am pink in colour __ gram negative

I have a long red hair __ flagella

I don't have an additional jacket __ non capsulated

I live on oxygen mask __ obligate aerobe

I play Holi everyday with red , green brown and blue _ pyorubicin , pyoverdin , pyomelanin, pyocyanin.Pigments produced by psuedomonas

My Diet chart __ biochemical reactions and culture media

Biochemical diet _

• Oxidase ka Bartha __ oxidase test positive

• Hugh leifson soup __ hugh leifson media __ glucose oxidation

• Cata cola __ catalase reaction positive

Culture diet _

• Nutrient shake _ In nutrient broth forms surface pellicle ( obligate aerobe)

• Nutrient cake __ nutrient agar _with green / blue colonies , sweet odor

• Red currant cake __ blood agar __ beta hemolysis

• Yellow McConkey sauce __ McConkey agar __ yellow colonies ( doesn't belong to enterobactericea )

• Cetrimide karela fry __ selective medium for psuedomonas __ cetrimide agar 

-Shreya HA

Quantification of severe mitral regurgitation (MR) mnemonic

Quantification of severe chronic mitral regurgitation mnemonic. 

Courtesy Dr. Mikel Smith

-IkaN (Nakeya Dewaswala Bhopalwala) 

Parkinson's disease medication taper sequence mnemonic

 In Parkinson's disease, how do you taper off medications to reduce psychotic symptoms? This is a step 3 question.

Nadolol mnemonic

-IkaN (Nakeya Dewaswala Bhopalwala) 

-tropy words in cardiology mnemonic (chronotropy, inotropy, dromotropy, lusitropy, and bathmotropy)

Cardiac valves anatomy and mnemonics

Check out the YouTube video here!

-IkaN 

ECG axis mnemonic (short version)

Video here:

 

Notes below:

Cardiovascular drugs that can cause digoxin toxicity

A number of cardiovascular drugs predispose patients to digoxin toxicity, including verapamil, quinidine, and amiodarone. The dosage of digoxin must be reduced if given concomitantly with these drugs. The presumed mechanism underlying this interaction involves the ability of these drugs to inhibit the P-glycoprotein transporter.

Mnemonic: These drugs cause you to go whack! VAQ - Verapamil, Amiodarone, Quinidine

Other drugs to keep in mind are Diltiazem, Spironolactone, Flecainide.

Mnemonic by Huzefa Bhopalwala

References:

Waldorff S, Hansen PB, Egeblad H, Berning J, Buch J, Kjaergård H, Steiness E. Interactions between digoxin and potassium-sparing diuretics. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1983 Apr;33(4):418-23. doi: 10.1038/clpt.1983.56. PMID: 6831820.

Andrejak M, Hary L, Andrejak MT, Lesbre JP. Diltiazem increases steady state digoxin serum levels in patients with cardiac disease. J Clin Pharmacol. 1987 Dec;27(12):967-70. doi: 10.1002/j.1552-4604.1987.tb05598.x. PMID: 3437068.

Lewis GP, Holtzman JL. Interaction of flecainide with digoxin and propranolol. Am J Cardiol. 1984 Feb 27;53(5):52B-57B. doi: 10.1016/0002-9149(84)90502-2. PMID: 6695818.

Koren, G., MacLeod, S. CHARACTERISTICS OF DIGOXIN INTERACTION WITH QUINIDINE, VERAPAMIL AND AMIODARONE: IN VIVO AND IN VITRO STUDIES. Pediatr Res 18, 154 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198404001-00367

SYNTAX score mnemonic

In the SYNTAX (Synergy between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Taxus and Cardiac Surgery) trial, patients with 3-vessel and left main coronary artery disease (LMCAD) treated with coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) compared with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with first-generation drug-eluting stents (DES) had lower 5-year rates of death, myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, or unplanned revascularization.

Colonoscopy screening intervals and management of polyps for ABIM boards

Here is the video

-IkaN

Babeosis mnemonic

This is how I remember babeosis is associated with Maltese cross appearance.

You know you love me, xoxo, gossip girl!

-IkaN 

Cluster Headache

 Is the cluster headache giving you a headache?

Here's an easy way to remember it.

C-Conjunctival congestion

L-Lacrimation

U-Unilateral

S-same time, periodicity

T-Tearing of conjunctiva

E-Excess autonomic activity

R-Rhinorrhoea

These clinical features help us to differentiate cluster headache from other types of unilateral headaches.

Treatment includes

1. 100% Oxygen at 10-12L/min for 15-20 mins

2.Sumitriptan 6mg S/c

3. Sumitriptan 20mg and Zolmitriptan 5mg nasal spray

Remember ORAL SUMITRIPTAN DOES NOT WORK!!

That's it folks!

Happy studying!

Dr. ShilPill

Immunofluorescence patterns in glomerular diseases notes and mnemonics

Immunopathologic patterns of immunoglobulins (Igs) and/or complement components deposited in glomerular diseases notes and mnemonics

Linear deposition:

Anti-GBM disease (mainly IgG)

unspecifically IgG in diabetes mellitus

Granular deposition: 

membranoproliferative GN

post-infectious GN

membranous GN

IgA, IgM, C1q, C3

Pauci immune deposition:

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener) PR3-ANCA/c-ANCA

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss)

Microscopic polyangiitis MPO-ANCA/p-ANCA

Love,

IkaN