Fact of the day - BUC in UGI bleed

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Blood urea levels are positively associated with upper GI bleed. But here's the fact:

Causes of elevated serum amylase mnemonic

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Causes of elevated serum amylase mnemonic:

RAISED-AM

Causes of Acute Pancreatitis mnemonic

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Causes of Acute Pancreatitis mnemonic :

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Differential Diagnosis of Acute Pancreatitis mnemonic

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Differential Diagnosis of Acute pancreatitis mnemonic:

HI-PANC

Extra - articular manifestations of RA ( Notes and mnemonic )

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Extra- articular manifestations of Rheumatoid arthritis :

( mnemonic - NOVELA is FrickiN' Hot! )

How to read CSF analysis report?

Video by Jay!

Multiple Myeloma notes and mnemonics

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Multiple myeloma - everything P

- malignant Proliferation of Plasma cells derived from a single clone.

- Immunoglobulin produced is a "ParaProtein" (M- protein)

- POEMS syndrome

BONE MARROW INVOLVEMENT

- Pancytopenia

PERIPHERAL BLOOD

- plasma cell leukemia ( greater than 2,000 per mm3 )

BONE INVOLVEMENT

- punched-out lesions in radiographs of flat bones

- bone pain

- pathological fractures

RENAL INVOLVEMENT

- Bence -Jones proteinuria

- production of excess Amyloid protein

- hyPer- calci -emia and -uria

These three result in renal damage and renal failure.

IMMUNE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT

- prone to infections, particularly in respiratory and urinary tract.

HYPERVISCOSITY SYNDROME

( mnemonic - HPRVSCST )

- Headache

- Postural hypotension

- Retinal venous congestion

- Vertigo

- Strain (blurred vision)

- Congestive cardiac failure

- subtype IgA

- nysTagmus

CLOTTING PROBLEMS

- purpura

- profuse bleeding ( epistaxis, gastrointestinal )

NEUROLOGICAL MANIFESTATIONS

- peripheral neuropathy

- compressive myopathy

- carpal tunnel syndrome ( nerve entrapment)

- Amyloidosis.

SERUM STUDIES

- total serum protein raised

- low albumin

- high globulin ( decreased A:G ratio )

- high beta-2 microglobulin ( greater than 5.5 mg/dL means poor prognosis; stage III)

Plasmacytomas in Paraskeletal soft tissues - poor prognosis; treated by palliative radiotherapy.


That's all
Anything more to add, you're most welcome :)
- Jaskunwar Singh

How to calculate SVR and PVR using Ohm's law

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Ohms law: Current (I) equals the voltage difference (ΔV) divided by resistance (R)
Simplified, V=IR

In hemodynamics, what is voltage difference? The pressure difference or pressure gradient! (ΔP)

Drugs causing Thrombocytopenia mnemonic

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Drugs inhibiting platelet function/ causing Thrombocytopenia :-

ABCDE - HI

Obstructive Sleep Apnea features mnemonics

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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)

Urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL)

Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is an iron-transporting protein.

Mnemonic: Cerebellar Signs

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Here's a short and sharp mnemonic post.

Hope it helps.

Pulmonary hypertension notes

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Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is defined as a resting mean pulmonary artery pressure of 25 mm Hg or greater measured during right heart catheterization.


(How I remember the number 25 - PH: 2 letters, Hyper: 5 letters).

Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension mnemonic

"A heart lung chronic thrombotic unclarity"
1: pulmonary Arterial hypertension
2: PH due to left-sided heart disease
3: PH due to lung diseases and/or hypoxia
4: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension and other pulmonary artery obstructions
5: PH with unclear or multifactorial causes

The transpulmonary pressure gradient (TPG): The difference between mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) and left atrial pressure (LAP, commonly estimated by pulmonary capillary wedge pressure PCWP).

A TPG of >12 mmHg would result in a diagnosis of “out of proportion” pulmonary hypertension - suggesting intrinsic pulmonary vascular disease in patients with left-heart conditions associated with increased pulmonary venous pressure.

Will update post as I learn more... 

-IkaN