Owl’s eye appearance

 

Lambda sign and T sign

 

Low voltage criteria on ECG mnemonic

Entire amplitude of the QRS (R + S wave) must be < 5mm in all limb leads or < 10mm in all precordial leads. How do I remember this? Mnemonic!​

- IkaN (Nakeya Dewaswala)

Twin pregnancy

: increased age and parity

Family history of twins

Treatment for infertility 

2 varieties:dizygotic and monozygotic

MZ twins are of the following variety depending on the time of twinning

1-within 72hrs of fertilization =dichorionic, diamniotic

2-between 4th and 8th day= monochorionic, diamniotic

3-between 8th and 12th day=monochorionic, monoamniotic

4-after 12days=siamese or conjoint twins

Signs for chorionicity on USG:

Dichorionicity:twin peak/lambda sign

Monochorionicity: T sign/inverted T sign

Maternal complications:

Anemia

Hyperemesis

Pre-eclampsia 

Preterm labor

PPH

Twin complications:

Conjoined twinning

Twin to twin transfusion syndrome

Acardiac twin

Discordant growth

-Rudrani. 

Different routes of administration of pencillin

-Shreya HA 

Triad of hypocalcemia mnemonic and illustration

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MEN syndrome: trick to remember chromosomes

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Hepatitic LFT enzymes and Cholestatic LFT enzymes illustration

ALT_ Alanine aminotransferase

AST_ Aspartate aminotransferase 

ALP_ Alkaline phosphatase 

GGT_ Gamma glutamyl transferase

 

Shreya HA

Atropine dose for bradycardia (ACLS) mnemonic

It's 1 mg. 

-IkaN (Nakeya Dewaswala) 

Therapuetic modalities of prolactinoma and acromegaly difference

Reference : Davidson textbook of medicine

Shreya HA

GLUT-4 mnemonic and illustration

GLUT-4 functions for the insulin-dependent translocation of glucose.

Shreya HA

Puedomonas mnemonic and illustration

Here's an illustration on pseudomonas for the desi students studying microbiology! 

STORY OF PSUEDOMONAS :

Here is you're friend , Psuedomonas

I am pink in colour __ gram negative

I have a long red hair __ flagella

I don't have an additional jacket __ non capsulated

I live on oxygen mask __ obligate aerobe

I play Holi everyday with red , green brown and blue _ pyorubicin , pyoverdin , pyomelanin, pyocyanin.Pigments produced by psuedomonas

My Diet chart __ biochemical reactions and culture media

Biochemical diet _

• Oxidase ka Bartha __ oxidase test positive

• Hugh leifson soup __ hugh leifson media __ glucose oxidation

• Cata cola __ catalase reaction positive

Culture diet _

• Nutrient shake _ In nutrient broth forms surface pellicle ( obligate aerobe)

• Nutrient cake __ nutrient agar _with green / blue colonies , sweet odor

• Red currant cake __ blood agar __ beta hemolysis

• Yellow McConkey sauce __ McConkey agar __ yellow colonies ( doesn't belong to enterobactericea )

• Cetrimide karela fry __ selective medium for psuedomonas __ cetrimide agar 

-Shreya HA

USMLE STEP1 just changed! You need to too!

 

On 26 Jan 2022, the USMLE Step 1 changed its score reporting format to Pass/Fail only. This means, that those who give their exam after this date cannot see their 3 digit score, and neither can anybody else (yes, not even PDs)