Remember the reaction that generates 2,3-Bisphosphoglyceric acid (2,3-BPG)?
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Why does hypophosphatemia cause an increased affinity for oxygen in the blood?
Remember the reaction that generates 2,3-Bisphosphoglyceric acid (2,3-BPG)?
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Submissions: Fever with rash in childhood mnemonic
Dealing with stress and studying before exams for medical students
Exercise. Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people kill exams!
(Do 20 jumps right now and then read further :D )
Smile. Look at this smiley (:
Monday, December 29, 2014
Tissue plasminogen activator mnemonic
Greetings people!
Tissue plasminogen activator is an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of plasminogen to plasmin, the enzyme responsible for clot breakdown.
It is used in the treatment of embolic or thrombotic stroke.
Contraindicated in hemorrhagic stroke and head trauma. The antidote for tPA in case of toxicity is epsilon aminocaproic acid.
Mnemonic is, "TPA"
T - Thrombotic and embolic stroke (Use)
P - Plasmin (Mechanism of action)
A - Aminocaproic acid (Antidote)
The dose mnemonic is, "TPA" again!
T for ten:
10% of dose given as bolus.
P mirrored looks like a 9:
0.9 mg/kg dose, maximum 90 mg.
A for an hour:
Rest of the dose is given as an infusion lasting for 60 minutes.
That's all!
-IkaN
Dominant hemisphere and handedness
Hello!
This is practical exam related concept.
In a patient with neurological symptoms, you'd like to know whether the person is left handed or right handed. Why?
Dominant hand is important in medicine because it helps us figure out the dominant hemisphere - especially, in patients with stroke.
People who are right handed have their left cerebral hemisphere dominant. 70% left handed people are left hemisphere dominant.
To figure out handedness, you can ask the person with which hand he writes. If illiterate - You can ask with which hand he prefers to eat, combs hair, etc.
Threading a needle is an excellent way to determine handedness because very frequently people tend to hold the thread in the dominant hand and hold the needle with the non dominant hand.
That's all!
I'm left cerebral hemisphere dominant. You?
-IkaN
Submissions: Cardiovascular system notes
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Breath sounds mnemonic
Inspiration is longer than expiration. No pause in between.
They are normal.
Mnemonic:
VE is short. (Expiration is short)
VesI is long. (Inspiration is long)
Inspiration and expiration occupy the same duration of time and are separated by a pause.
Mnemonic:
B for Bronchial, B for Both are equal.
Both are equal with a pause.
Heard in: Bronchial asthma, Emphysema.
The B for Both are equal. The hyphen reminds me of the pause.
Everything is awesome :D
-IkaN
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Submissions: USMLE notes
Monday, December 22, 2014
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Trichomonas vaginalis mnemonic
I make lists of words so that I remember about them (especially for theory exams!)
Tubal ectopic pregnancy mnemonic
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Pathology brain tumors mnemonic
We'll be talking about some brain tumors today.
All of the mnemonics might not work for you, so take only what you need :)
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Fothergills repair or Manchester operation mnemonic
We'll be learning about one of the operations used in the treatment of vaginal prolapse.