Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Brachial plexus mnemonic
Analgesic nephropathy notes
Analgesic nephropathy
Characterized by:
Renal insufficiency
Papillary necrosis
Due to:
Toxic drug levels in inner medulla
Causes chronic tubulointerstitial damage
Results from papillary ischemia due to vasoconstriction of medullary blood vessels (vasa recta)
Caused by:
Phenacetin containing preparations
Aspirin
Caffeine
Symptoms:
Polyuria (Due to impaired concentrating ability)
NAGMA (Due to tubular damage)
Hematuria (Due to sloughed necrotic papilla)
Sterile pyuria and WBC casts may also be seen
Ureteric colic, obstruction (Due to sloughed necrotic papilla)
At increased risk of:
Premature aging
Atherosclerotic vascular disease
Urinary tract cancer
That's all!
-IkaN
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Radial nerve mnemonic
I am gonna put radial nerve in the simplest form mostly including mnemonics how to learn it's huge muscles supply!
Remember when you were in 1st year and how these nerves used to test your patience?! Let's make it easy.
-Nerve root: C5-T1
-Sensory nerve supply:
Skin of dorsal surface of forearm
Lateral side of the dorsal part of palm
Lateral 3 & 1/2 digits
-Motor nerve supply:
(It supplies extensor compartment)
Here is mnemonic
S: Supinator.
I: Extensor indices.
D: Extensor Digitorum.
B: Brachioradialis.
A: Anconeus.
T: Triceps.
C: Extensor carpi radialis longus.
C: Extensor carpi radialis brevis .
A: Anconeus.
P: Extensor pollicis brevis.
P: Extensor pollicis Longus.
CU: Extensor carpi ulnaries.
ED: Extensor digiti minimi.
So mnemonic is
SID (C)CAP(P) (Read it as cap!) BAT Cu-ed.
Remember:
Cu = Extensor carpi ulnaris (Supplied by radial nerve not ulnar nerve as it is extensor muscle)
~ Ojas
Monday, November 28, 2016
Treatment of TTP mnemonic
Safia made a mnemonic of TTP and sent it to Medicowesome, hoping it would help someone. So sweet!
Treatment of TTP: CART
C: corticosteroids
A: asprin
R: rituximab
T: transfusion
In emergency situations, transfuse blood first!
Thanks Safia.
-IkaN
Cranial nerves type mnemonics
Here is one of the mnemonics which I made to remember types of cranial nerves
1)Olfactory -Sensory
2)Optic. -Sensory
3)Occulomotor-Motor
4)Pathetic(Trochlear)-Motor
5) Trigeminal-Mixed
6)Abducens-Motor
7)Facial-Mixed
8) Auditory-Sensory
9) Glossopharyngeal-Mixed
10)Vagus-Mixed
11)Spinal accessory-Motor
12) Hypoglossal-motor
"Some say marry money but my brother says beautiful bride matters more!"
S-Sensory ;M-Motor ;B-Both (Mixed)
~Ojas
Sunday, November 27, 2016
Contraindications of thrombolytic therapy
BISHOPS
B = Bleeding disorder .
I = Intracranial Hemorrhage.
S = Stroke past 3 months .
H = Head injury past 3 months .
O =Oesophageal varices.
P = Pregnancy.
S =Surgery.
Made by: Khushboo shaikh
Written by: Ojas gite
Saturday, November 26, 2016
Step 2 CK: Mortality benefit in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
Things that have a mortality benefit in CHF mnemonic: "ABCDES"
A: ACEI and ARBS
B: Beta blockers
CD: implantable Cardiac Defibirillator
E: Epelerenone
S: Spironolactone
Reading material from UpToDate! =)
T wave Inversion Mnemonic
Friday, November 25, 2016
Cleft lip and palate
Hi friends,
Here's a quick way to remember the cause of Cleft lip and Cleft palate.
LMN
Cleft Lip - failure of fusion of Maxillary and median Nasal prominences!
PPP
Cleft Palate - failure of fusion of two Palatine Processes!
That's all!
-Rippie
If we were parts of the ECG, you'd be the QT segment, cutie!
Hypercalcemia and hypocalcemia - ECG
Prinzmetal's angina notes
2. Diagnosed by transient ST elevation.
3. Nitrates and calcium channel blockers are used for treatment.