Friday, January 29, 2021
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Topiramate mnemonic
How I remember that the anti-epileptic drug (AED) topiramate is associated with kidney stones:
To-pee-ra-mate can cause you "to pee rocks, mate." Rocks = stones, pee = urine.
toPIRAmATE can make you a "pirate" and make you forget "Tom"! (This one is a stretch but can work lol)
Monday, January 25, 2021
Mnemonic for Thanatophoric dysplasia (thanatophoric dwarfism)
Welcome!
A lethal skeletal dysplasia. It is the most common lethal skeletal dysplasia followed by osteogenesis imperfecta type II.
Mutation of fibroblast growth receptor 3 (FGFR3) gene
Type 1 : telephone handle like femurs
Type 2 : presence of a cloverleaf skull. Limb shortening milder and bowing is not there.
Mnemonic : PCR
P = Platyspondyly (flattened vertebral bodies)
C = Cloverleaf skull
R = Rhizomelic dwarfism , Rib cage is small
Rhizomelic dwarfism Proximal (i.e. femoral, humeral) limb shortening.
Present as Nonviable fetus ....so do spontaneous vaginal delivery!
Thank you!
Sunday, January 24, 2021
Saturday, January 23, 2021
The moderator band of the right ventricle
Friday, January 22, 2021
Why von Willebrand disease has normal aPTT sometimes ?
VWF acts as a carrier protein for factor VIII. Factor VIII is more rapidly degraded when unbound, and VWF deficiency can therefore lead to impairment of the intrinsic coagulation pathway leading to a prolonged activated PTT.
Thursday, January 21, 2021
Mnemonic for pregnancy complications with short inter pregnancy interval
Definition : <6-18 months from delivery to next pregnancy
During pregnancy, maternal folate and iron are depleted for fetal development, and the resulting maternal anemia is exacerbated by normal blood loss during delivery (eg, up to 10%-20% of blood volume). In breastfeeding women, continued nutritional demands from the newborn prevent repletion of normal folate and iron stores, resulting in prolonged anemia!