Saturday, November 29, 2014
Paraumbilical hernia mnemonic
Clinical vignette clues for multiple choice questions: Infected food and food poisoning.
This is for all those who are studying bacteriology.
Certain foods can transmit very specific infections, and examiners like to go after it. Make sure you know this list!
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Food.. Infected food. |
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Tuberculosis spine mnemonic (Potts disease)
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Multiple sclerosis mnemonic
Things to know about multiple sclerosis -
When I made this, it was more like my check list on what to write in my exam. So I wouldn't exactly call it a mnemonic.
The words keep recurring in the mnemonic but I wrote them twice anyway (More revision, more recall, yaay!)
Multiple sclerosis
Upper motor neuron weakness
Uthoff's phenomenon
Lhermitte sign
Tingling numbness
Intention tremors
Posterior column features
Pulfrich phenomenon
Lhermitte sign
Exercise worsens symptoms
Scanning speech
Cerebellar signs
Continence problem
Lhermitte sign
Exercise worsens symptoms
Remitting features
Optic neuritis
Spasticity
Internuclear ophthalmoplegia
Scanning speech
That's all!
There is another simplified, "SINS" mnemonic as well.
-IkaN
Updated on 3rd December, 2014: Pulfrich phenomenon, suggested by Sujay Nigudkar
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Site of lesion of CNS disorders that cause involuntary movements mnemonic
Parkinson's disease is associated with resting tremor.
Friday, November 21, 2014
Nail disorders, diagnosis and abnormalities due to systemic diseases mnemonic
Let's get started :)
"BEAUTIFUL"
BEAU's line
Transverse (linear)
Indented (depressed)
Forward (moves distally with growth of nail)
Undernourished (seen in malnourished patients)
Lines xD
Treatment of thyrotoxic crisis mnemonic
Benzodiazepines (For agitation)
Cooling (External cooling, no salicylates)
Carbimazole
Digoxin (For cardiac failure)
What is the function of thyroid peroxidase?
Oxidation - Losing the negativity around you (For new relationships with good aminoacids like tyrosine) =D
Organification - Because Iodine is just a molecule and can’t be used by organs alone. It needs to be "organified" :P
Coupling - Why stay alone when love is in the air? <3
Insulin analogues and preparations mnemonic
"NO LAG"
Novalog
Lispro (Humalog)
Aspart (Novalog)
Glusiline
Regular insulin
Semilente
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Types of pulse mnemonic
In this post, I'll be mumbling about the character or quality of various types of pulse seen in medical physical examination. Since this is a super long post, let's get started -