Sunday, November 16, 2014
Colles fracture mnemonic
Somatostatinoma mnemonic
S for somatostatin, S for 3 S's!
Sugar: Diabetes mellitus
Stones: Cholecystolithiasis
Steatorrhoea
That's all!
Sugar, spice and everything nice :)
-IkaN
Whipple's triad mnemonic
The mnemonic is, "wHIpple'S"
H for hypoglycaemia in fasting state.
I to remind you that it is seen in insulinomas.
S for sugar less than 45 mg % and for Symptoms relieved by Glucose.
Alternatively, you can remember "HIS Whip" if you know what I mean ;)
-IkaN
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Charcot's triad mnemonic
Pain
Fever
-IkaN
Exception to Courvoisier's law mnemonic
Hello!
Courvoisier's law states that in a patient with jaundice, if there is a palpable gallbladder, it is not due to stones.
Obviously, exception to the rule will be conditions with a stone and palpable gallbladder!
The mnemonic is, "DHE exception".
D: Double impacted stone - one in CBD and one in cystic duct, with mucocele of gallbladder.
H: Large stone in Hartmann's pouch.
E: Empyema gallbladder.
The rule ain't useful if the patient doesn't have a gallbladder (absence, previous cholecystectomy) or if the gallbladder is intrahepatic.
That's all!
'DHEm' rebellious conditions breaking rules xD
-IkaN
Tuberculosis spine mnemonic
Friday, November 14, 2014
Medical management of variceal bleeding mnemonic
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome mnemonic
I got this mnemonic online and I made a little illustration on it :)
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Monday, November 10, 2014
Lymphatic drainage of the breast
Errata:
02:01 Axillary artery, not vein
I talk and draw like I usually do. Not sped up due to lack of time for editing. Hope it helps!
Magnesium sulphate regimens for eclampsia and preeclampsia mnemonic
Watch it here: http://youtu.be/uKkxNi1VS5g
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Ghon's complex in primary tuberculosis mnemonic
-IkaN
Filariasis mnemonic
Hi everybody!
These are random mnemonics I use to remember certain points about filariasis. Not sure if it'll help everybody. But uploading anyway!
"Filariasis fills the blood at night."
To remember that Microfilaria can be demonstrated in peripheral smear only at night.
"Microfilaria fills microvessels (capillaries) of the lung"
And cause tropical pulmonary eosinophilia!
Manifestations of filariasis
Remember 3 L's:
Lymphatic filariasis (caused by Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi)
Loiasis (caused by Loa loa)
Light (light, sight, blindness - river blindness caused by Onchocerca volvulus)
So complicated names!
Diethylcarbamazine dose mnemonic:
DEC, D-E-six, 6 mg/kg for 21 days.
That's all!
-IkaN
Scabies treatment mnemonic
Hello.
The mnemonic for this itchy disease is the word, "SCABIES" itself. I divided it into two parts, the scabicides and the extra drugs used for pruritus, keratolysis, etc. The mnemonic is the same for both.
Scabicides: "SCaBIes"
S for Sulphur ointment
C for Crotamiton
B for Benzyl benzoate
b flipped upside down looks like a p, for permethrin
I for Ivermectin
I also looks like a L, for Lindane
Extras: "SCAbies"
S for Salicylic acid
S for Salicylates
C for Calamine lotion
C for Corticosteroids
A for Antihistamines
Notes:
Use 5% permethrin.
L looks like 1, so 1% Lindane.
Ivermectin (200 micro g/kg) single oral dose. Patients with crusted Scabies may require two or more doses of ivermectin.
Salicylic acid is a keratolytic; allows good penetration of scabicides.
Antihistamines, salicylates, and calamine lotion relieve itching during treatment, and topical glucocorticoids are useful for the pruritus that lingers after effective treatment.
That's all!
-IkaN