Amaurosis fugax mnemonics

I was studying the causes of Amaurosis fugax today.. so i just made random mnemonics and thought of sharing with you guys :D

Amaurosis fugax is a transient uniocular loss of vision either due to lack of blood supply to the brain or to the retina itself.

Disease modifying therapies for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis - MS treatment mnemonic

Hey!

I was reading treatment for MS today.

Do you want to remember the disease modifying therapies for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis?

Here's a mnemonic! "Ms is Nat (not) glad. All terrified by mighty ox with fuming fungus."

Multiple sclerosis (Ms)
Natalizumab (Nat)
Glatiramer acetate (Glad)
Alemtuzumab (All terrified)
INF beta (By)
Mitoxanthrane (Mighty ox)
Dimethyl fumarate (Fuming)
Fingolimod (Fungus)

Remember, for acute attacks, use Glucocorticoids.

That's all!

-IkaN

Neurofibromatosis type 1 - Another mnemonic

Hey!

So I needed another mnemonic for neurofibromatosis because my first mnemonic wasn't good enough xD

This time, the mnemonic is NODES!

That's all! 

Merry Christmas everyone! 

-IkaN

Neurofibromatosis type 1 old mnemonic: http://www.medicowesome.com/2014/10/neurofibromatosis-1-mnemonic.html

Syndromic Management Of RTI/SRI

*Syndromic Management*📁📗🏳📘📕📒📓

Mnemonic :: *Great Girls Wont Buy Red Yellow Bags*

*Kit 1 - Grey*
*Kit 2 - Green*
*Kit 3 - White*
*Kit 4 - Blue*
*Kit 5 - Red*
*Kit 6 - Yellow*
*Kit 7 - Black*

*Kit 1 is GreaT*
Gonorrhea
C.Trachomatis

*Kit 2 is Green*
_*BV CA Green TV*_
Coz no self respectingan would buy a green TV...he'll buy it out of love for wife😜😜😜

Bacterial Vaginosis
Candida Albicans
Trichomonas Vaginalis

*Kit-3 is ABC*
Azithral
Benzathine penicillin

For Chancre and chancroid

Also notice C is 3rd letter and 3 letters ABC in the mnemonic for Kit 3

*Kit - 4 Remember that if you forget this then its BAD*

Blue
Azithral coz allergy to penicillin
Doxy

*Kit - 5 is Red as in Mnemonic*
Remember that Red is for love and love is *Her* eyes and smile
*Her*petic

*Kit - 6 is Yellow as in Mnemonic*

Yel *low* for *low*er abd pain
PID

*Kit - 7 is Black* coz last colour is the colour palate also BLAC

Bubo
LGV
Azithral
Chancroid

Vitamin D and multiple sclerosis

Hey awesomites!

Since I have written posts regarding the association of vitamin D deficiency with certain neurological disorders previously, I am here again with one more addition into the box (on sincere request of our main author IkaN.. :p ).

Anticholinesterase

Hey here is exclusive classification of anticholinesterase drugs !,hopefully it will be useful.

~Ojas

Hypoglycemia mnemonic

Hypoglycemia may present as a mere symptom of a disease or a life- threatening condition itself. I have made a mnemonic on the common signs and symptoms in a patient of hypoglycemia. Here it is..
METABOLISM

M- Mood swings
E- Excess sweating
T- Tachycardia
A- Adrenal fatigue
B- Blood pressure changes
O- Obesity
L- Lips tingling
I- Increased appetite/ hunger
S- Shakiness (tremors)
M- Muscle pain


That's all
- Jaskunwar Singh

Crispy C.R.I.S.P.R.!

10 years ago,only a few would have thought that a device in our pockets would be good enough to access all the information of the world, would do social networking, calls, would calculate, act as a torch and what not. 

We today are on a similar brink ofrevolution in genetic engineering, where the effects would be so magnificent that they would need to be measured on a Richter scale! 

Enter CRISPR, which is an acronym for 'clustered regularly interspaced shortpalindromic repeats', a  crispy new technology which promises to shrink the costs involved in genetic engineering by 90%, makes the procedure easier andshorter.

*What is it? 
We have managed to hack an antibacteriophage mechanism in bacteria to our advantage. 

Only a few bacteria survive bacteriophage invasion. To protect themselves from a further invasion, they store a part of the phage DNA into their archives. 

When another attack does occur, an RNA copy of the archived phage DNA is presented to what is known as a CAS 9 protein.

CAS 9 compares the two copies, one from the foreign DNA and the other from the archives, and is very precise at that. 

If it finds a 100% match, it cuts off thenew phage's DNA, thus rendering the attack a big embarrassment for the bacteriophage. :-p 

*What can we do with it? 
Oh, a lot of awesome things! 

-Pissing off viruses
In 2015, scientists armed with CRISPR achieved a significant reduction of HIV load from patiens. 
This year, in mice, they slashed off 51% HIV DNA from mice, just by a couple of shots in their tails! 

*Making cancer re evaluate its careerchoice- 
Malignant cell detection by the immune system can be enhanced. 

*Designer babies- 
A lot of desirable traits- super awesome eyesight, superman esque strength and so on, can be selected from a wide palette during embryogenesis.

*Bidding adieu to genetic diseases

*Making ourselves look hot at 120-

CRISPR holds the potential to slow and even reverse ageing! We can take a leaf off the books of certain aquatic species who already are doing that. 

.. and a lot more. 

*The last word
A few controversies sorround though.
- We don't know if any adverse 
  reactions may triggered, as our 
  knowledge is still just the tip of the
  iceberg.
- Some powers like say dictators
   might use it to gain precedence.
- The fear of genetic pollution.

Anyway, these are just hurdles which we need to plan and overcome for a glorious future for humanity! 

Source- Kurzgesagt. 


  

Symptoms of corneal disorders mnemonic

I was studying corneal disorders and dystrophies, infections, inflammations today and noticed many common symptoms in the patients.

Now since its the matter of the eye, I must tell you how much I love photography and also i used to do some painting stuff long ago. So i made a random mnemonic out of it for the symptoms of corneal disorders.. :p

DSLR Photography and Painting Workshops.

D- Decreased vision

S- Sensations (foreign body)

L- Lacrimation

R- Redness

P- Photophobia

P- Pain

W- white cornea

Thats all

- Jaskunwar Singh

Bullous skin disorders-1 pemphigus vulgaris and bullous pemphigoid

Pemphigus vulgaris

http://www.medpictures.org/pemphigus-vulgaris-pictures.html

Bullous pemphigoid

http://www.pcds.org.uk/clinical-guidance/bullous-pemphigoid1#!prettyPhoto



these two are the most commonly asked questions within bullous diseases.
the major difference you need to know is
pemphigus vulgaris- bullae are suprabasal. hence these are not tense and rupture easily..not very common in a clinical case for you to find a bulla
bullous pemphigoid- bullae are subepidermal..and hence tense.

a mnemonic..like a bull..bullae in Bullous pemphigoid are tough and stronger

-sakkan

Layers of retina

Retina consists of 10 layers of cells and their nuclei so I tried to make it easier to memorize all layers. A lame one but hope it helps.. :p

There are outer 5 layers. So the outer ones start with 'O' in the first letter. And the inner 5 layers initiate with 'I' in the first letter.

That's all

- Jaskunwar Singh

Symptoms of conjunctival disorders mnemonic

Symptoms of conjunctival disorders:-

RED AF

R- Redness

E- Edema of conjunctiva

D- Discharge

A- (a)ecchymosis

F- Foreign body sensation

That's all

- Jaskunwar Singh

Medipicsowesome: Adams Oliver syndrome

Hey everyone!

Hope you are enjoying Medipicsowesome!

Adams–Oliver syndrome (AOS) is a rare congenital disorder characterized by defects of the scalp and cranium (cutis aplasia congenita), transverse defects of the limbs, and mottling of the skin.

The baby has a defect in the frontal and parietal bone and terminal limb defects in the legs.

That's all!

-IkaN