Medical Student Oriented

Cranial Nerve Exits 2 2 4 4 

Hey guys, Jay here this is a very simple self explanatory image which I made. The mnemonic is 2 2 4 4. The number of Cranial Nerves leaving or exiting from each Brain segments namely and respectively Cerebrum, Mid brain, Pons and, Medulla are denominated in each of these numbers 2 2 4 4..  Hope … Continue reading →

Tetanus are Anaerobic! Can Oxygen infusion into the wound, heal tetanus?

Think about it for a moment! Then look for the answer. . . . . . . . The rationale here is, the anaerobic bacteria of the Clostridium tetanii should be destroyed in the presence of Oxygen because they are Obligate anaerobes. Cool, so we are clear on it. So what is the issue with infusing … Continue reading →

Megaloblastic anemia

Here are some causes of Megaloblastic anemia -Azurine

Respiratory viruses

Alpha, Beta, Gamma Hemolysis!

This is a way where we categorize the Strep bacteria. In alpha Hemolysis, the blood in the Blood agar plate where the bacteria are cultured, is hemolysed Incompletely(giving a green colour on the agar plate). In Beta Hemolysis, blood is completely hemolysed. And in Gamma hemolysism there is No hemolysis. Since there is no order…it’s … Continue reading →

මොනවද මේ කැන්සර් ස්ටේජෙස්? (In sight to Cancer Staging Methods)

“අනේ, අල්ලපු ගෙදර විජේ මහත්තයට පිලිකාවක්ලු. ස්ටේජ් 4 කියල කියල තියෙන්නේ. හොඳ කරන්න අමාරු වෙන පාටයිලු” “අර දරුවාගේ කැන්සර් එක නම් ස්ටේජ් 1 ලු. හොඳ කරන්න පුළුවන් වෙයි කියල තමයි දොස්තරලා කියල තියෙන්නේ.” මේ විදිහේ කතා බහ ඔබ සමාජයේ කොතෙකුත් අසා ඇති.  එත් ඔබ දන්නවද මේ ස්ටේජෙස් කියන එකේ තේරුම? බහුතරයකට පැහැදිලි අදහසක් නැති උනත් … Continue reading →

Staph aureus virulence factors

HSPLC is a mnemonic you can use to remeber the enzamatic virulent factors of Staph aureus! Hope this helps! 🙂 -Azurine

CoNS

This here is a visual aid I use to remember the Coagulase Negative Staph aureus list! See if this helps you to remember it too! 😀 -Azurine

AMPLE

The vital history that should be taken from a trauma patient #AMPLE -Azurine

Pharmacology

Hey! =) So here are some useful mnemonics on pharmacology, I came across. -Azurine