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Transposition of the Great Arteries: D-TGA & L-TGA (congenitally corrected TGA) mnemonic

Here's a mnemonic I made:

D the arteries. 

And L flipped 45 degrees counter clock wise looks like a V for ventricles so ventricles are transpositioned. Ventricles also have C that reminds me it's congenitally corrected. 

That's all! 

Read more: Transpositioned of great arteries by Medha

-IkaN (Nakeya Dewaswala) 

Hysteresis

In single chamber devices, for ventricular pacing, hysteresis allows a longer cycle length after a sensed event than after a paced beat. 

It helps maintain intrinsic rhythm and preserves battery. 

In summary: Hysteresis is a programmable feature that allows the pacemaker to begin ventricular pacing only if the spontaneous rate falls below a set rate (eg, 50 bpm); then pacing continues at the programmed base rate (60 bpm) unless intrinsic ventricular activity is sensed.

Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Stimulators notes and mnemonic

catalase positive organisms

 

BRAIN IMAGING DIFFERENTIALS

 

Target rash

 

Dactylitis vs Sclerodactyly

 

Bacteria causing cytoskeletal changes

 

AIDS - Defining conditions

 

CD < 100  Century

                  Cerebral Toxoplasmosis

                  Cryptococcal meningitis

                  Cryptosporidiosis (watery diarrhea)

                  Candida (oesophagitis)

                  Cowdry A oesophagitis (HSV 1)

 

CD < 50   MAC and Cheese

                 Mycobacterium Avium Complex

                 CMV (Retinitis ,Colitis)

                   

                   

 By- Shanmukh

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)