July 29, 2010 # 8:13 am # Mnemonics # No Comment
Mnemonics are indispensable part of Medical education. We know as the area of study is so vast that it isn’t possible to remember things easily. So Mnemonics are popular in this field.
Some of the helpful well created Mnemonics Submitted in our Facebook page .
ST elevation causes in ECG:- remember “ELEVATION”: -
E:Electrolytes,
L:-LBBB,
E:-Early repolarization,
V:-Ventricular hypertrophy,
A:- Aneurysm,
T:- Treatment (eg pericardiocentesis)
I:- Injury (AMI, contusion),
O:-Osborne waves (hypothermia),
N:-Non-occlusive vasospasm
Morphine: side-effects …
May 28, 2010 # 6:23 pm # MBBS Exams, Microbiology # 2 Comments
STAPHYLOCOCCUS:
Classification:
Family: Micrococcacea
Genus: Micrococcus and Staphylococcus
Species: S.aureus, S.epidermidis, S.saprophyticus, M.luteus, etc.
Streptoccaceae and Micrococcacea both are family of gram positive cocci.
1. Streptococcacea : Catalase negative
2. Micrococcacea : Catalase positive
Based on coagulase production, micrococcacea are:
a. Coagulase positive: S.aureus
b. Coagulase negative: S.epidermidis, S.saprophyticus
Micrococcus is strictly anaerobic, form irregular clusters or tetrads and do not ferment glucose whereas staphylococcus is normally facultative anaerobe and ferments …
May 21, 2010 # 8:01 pm # Biochemistry, Mnemonics, Student Life # One Comment
Amino acids are molecules containing an amine group, a carboxylic acid group and a side chain that varies between different amino acids. These molecules contain the key elements of Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Nitrogen.
Assign the names of these amino acids to 20 different alphabets.
A : Alanine
B:
C: Cysteine
D: Aspartate
E: Glutamate
F: Phenylalanine
G: Glycine
H: Histidine
I: Isoleucine
J:
K: Lysine
L: Leucine
M: Methionine
N: Aspargine
O:
P: Proline
Q: Glutamine
R: Arginine
S: Serine
T: Threonine
U:
V: Valine
W: Tryptophan
X:
Y: Tyrosine
Z:
How to remember:
1. …
May 16, 2010 # 7:09 pm # MBBS Exams # No Comment
These tips for tackling Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) was provided in OrbitMBBS to help students preparing for MBBS entrance exam preparation (Institute of Medicine, Ministry of Education, BPKIHS). However, the tips provided may be equally helpful for others facing MCQs.
Introduction:
Multiple choice questions consists of 3 parts: the stem(the question), distracters( the wrong choices) and the correct choices.
Multiple choice …