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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

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

Monday, May 30, 2022

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

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

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)

WEST Syndrome:

When does a medical student considers herself lucky?

When she gets to see a patient with a disease so rare, that it's a once in a lifetime case.

I was the lucky one.

Patient History-

We have a boy around 2 years of age, coming from lower socio economic class. He was a full term baby with normal birth weight. However, there is a history of HIE i.e Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy during the time of birth.

Since then, patient has complaints of seizures; sometimes so severe that hospitalization was necessary. He has been hospitalised on and off every 1 month.

Patient turned 2 years and still isn't able to crawl/sit/stand/walk and only speaks monosyllable words. This is called developmental delay.

EEG was found to be hypsarrythmic.

Thus, Diagnosis of West syndrome was made.

What is West Syndrome?

It is a seizure syndrome and it has characteristic triad of:-

1. Infantile spasms- salaam spells

2. Developmental delay

3. Hypsarrythmia- high amplitude spikes in a chaotic background.

Patient presentation?

Patients presents with history of salaam spells that is sudden dropping of head and flexion of arms occurring mostly during time of waking. Mother complaints of baby unable to sit or crawl.

Causes;

1. Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy

2. Neurocutaneous syndrome like tuberous sclerosis

3. Perinatal infections

4. Hemorrhage

5. Idiopathic

EEG findings- high amplitude spikes in a chaotic background.