Leptin thin. Ghrelin gobble. Mnemonic.

Leptin makes you wanna be thin.
It decreases food intake by inhibiting hunger and stimulating satiety centre.

How I remember that Norwalk virus is a Calcivirus that causes gastroenteritis

"Calci took a walk in the gastrointestinal tract"

Embryological origin of brain mnemonics

Hello brainy people! Let's memorize the embryological origins of the encephalon! The what? The brain? Yeah, that's what we call it!
Disclaimer: I've made super lame associations =P

Difference between primary biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis mnemonic

Greetings people!
Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC).. Because both have the word primary and are associated with the hepatobiliary system, it's easy to mix em up.

Here's how I keep them straight -

Gluteus maximus is innervated by the inferior gluteal nerve

Did you guys know that inferior gluteal nerve is called the selfish nerve because it supplies only one muscle?

Alkaptonuria and Albinism enzymes mnemonic

So I confuse things easily. Especially syndromes involving two opposite looking diseases.. I feel so silly at times. Often, when I realize my lil mistakes, I am left with two options.. Cry or make a mnemonic to make sure it won't happen again!

You know who I share the second option with ;)

How to remember the sign and direction of Gibbs free energy change

Hey everyone!
A thermodynamics mnemonic for today =D

dUMP to dTMP reaction

Wasn't planning on uploading this but YOLO, right? :D

Clearance of inulin and para-aminohippuric acid mnemonic

Inulin stays INside the tubules (neither secreted nor reabsorbed).
That is why, the clearance of Inulin is equal to the glomerular filtration rate (GFR).

PAH is PAssed to tubules (completely secreted).
That is why, the clearance of para-aminohippuric acid is equal to the renal plasma flow.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

ALS notes here!

H. influenzae type b capsule mnemonic

"Hib has a rib"
H. influenzae type b has a capsular polysaccharide containing ribose.

How to remember digoxin is renally excreted

"diGOxin needs to GO."
This helps me remember that you need to go and pee digoxin and hence it is renally excreted! =D
Remember one and the other one is the other one.. Digitoxin uses the hepatic route of metabolism.

Somatoform disorders mnemonic

Hey everyone!

We'll be learning some psychiatry and some random memory aids I made today =P