Threshold for surgical repair of thoracic aortic aneurysm in patients with Marfan syndrome mnemonic

What is the threshold for surgical repair of thoracic aortic aneurysm in patients with Marfan syndrome? 

5 cm

Marfan, MarFIVE

The threshold for surgical repair in patients with Marfan syndrome is an external diameter of 5 cm. Factors that will prompt repair at a diameter <5 cm include rapid growth of >0.5 cm in 1 year, family history of aortic dissection at a diameter <5 cm, or the presence of significant aortic regurgitation.

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

BRAIN IMAGING DIFFERENTIALS

 

Dactylitis vs Sclerodactyly

 

AIDS - Defining conditions

 

CD < 100  Century

                  Cerebral Toxoplasmosis

                  Cryptococcal meningitis

                  Cryptosporidiosis (watery diarrhea)

                  Candida (oesophagitis)

                  Cowdry A oesophagitis (HSV 1)

 

CD < 50   MAC and Cheese

                 Mycobacterium Avium Complex

                 CMV (Retinitis ,Colitis)

                   

                   

 By- Shanmukh

Owl’s eye appearance

 

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)

Twin pregnancy

: increased age and parity

Family history of twins

Treatment for infertility 

2 varieties:dizygotic and monozygotic

MZ twins are of the following variety depending on the time of twinning

1-within 72hrs of fertilization =dichorionic, diamniotic

2-between 4th and 8th day= monochorionic, diamniotic

3-between 8th and 12th day=monochorionic, monoamniotic

4-after 12days=siamese or conjoint twins

Signs for chorionicity on USG:

Dichorionicity:twin peak/lambda sign

Monochorionicity: T sign/inverted T sign

Maternal complications:

Anemia

Hyperemesis

Pre-eclampsia 

Preterm labor

PPH

Twin complications:

Conjoined twinning

Twin to twin transfusion syndrome

Acardiac twin

Discordant growth

-Rudrani. 

Different routes of administration of pencillin

-Shreya HA 

Triad of hypocalcemia mnemonic and illustration

Shreya HA

MEN syndrome: trick to remember chromosomes

Shreya HA

Hepatitic LFT enzymes and Cholestatic LFT enzymes illustration

ALT_ Alanine aminotransferase

AST_ Aspartate aminotransferase 

ALP_ Alkaline phosphatase 

GGT_ Gamma glutamyl transferase

 

Shreya HA

Atropine dose for bradycardia (ACLS) mnemonic

It's 1 mg. 

-IkaN (Nakeya Dewaswala) 

Therapuetic modalities of prolactinoma and acromegaly difference

Reference : Davidson textbook of medicine

Shreya HA

GLUT-4 mnemonic and illustration

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

Shreya HA

USMLE STEP1 just changed! You need to too!

 

On 26 Jan 2022, the USMLE Step 1 changed its score reporting format to Pass/Fail only. This means, that those who give their exam after this date cannot see their 3 digit score, and neither can anybody else (yes, not even PDs)

Density of blood mnemonic

-IkaN (Nakeya Dewaswala Bhopalwala) 

Nadolol mnemonic

-IkaN (Nakeya Dewaswala Bhopalwala) 

Atenolol in pregnancy and breastfeeding

Atenolol is contraindicated in pregnancy.

Where does this data come from?