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{Manu`s Mnemonics-1-150}.....Final Collection.... - drmanu
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Continuation of previous Mnemonic.....T



his is latest Friends! No more Triple Screen.........You go with 'Quad Screen' these days
It measures

1)bHCG,
2)Inhibin A
3)AFP
4)Estriol

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{Mnemonic-165}.........Quad Screen(Down Syndrome)....................

"Did you know ,BETTY and her Brother InAbin are growing UP with DOWN syndrome"

~BetaHCG leve (BETTY) is UP in DOWN syndrome...
~Inhibin A ("InAbin") is also UP[ it is a hormone produced by the placenta ]....

~AFP and Estriol levels are NORMAL......



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{Mnemonic-195}......Quad Screening during Pregnancy.......




" 'E'dwards Syndrome is


'E'ighteen and


'E'verything is decreased!"





~ Quad screen done during Pregnancy for 'E'dwards syndrome indicates....



~Chromosome 18 defect [Trisomy 18]



~'E'verything is decreased!"=level of all four markers are reduced








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{Mnemonic-196}...... Poly Cystic Ovarian Disease [PCOD]




~P..'P'regnancy problems/ œP'earl-necklace œ sign on Ultrasound..



~C'C'lomiphene Citrate needed for Ovulation Induction



~O..'O'besity associated / 'O'vulation failure / 'O'ral Glucose tolerance test a must


'O'CP(Oral Contraceptives are the cheaper way of regulating the cycles)



~D.'D'iabetes possible complication / 'D'anazole(expensive way of regulating

the cycles ,also Facial Hair growth is the bad side effect)



~Treat with Metformin (which helps


~control Diabetes,


~regulate cycles and


~induce ovulation too!!)








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{Manu`s Mnemonics-197}........Cutis marmorata........





~C....Cobblestone skin appearence in newborns


~C.....Chromosome 21 association....


~C.....Cold exposure precipitates it....


~C.....Can also be associated with other Vascular abnormalities


~C....Cures by itself after 2 years of age...




Just for reference ....

http://dermnetnz.org/vascular/cutis-marmorata.html




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{Mnemonic-198}.........Serous Cystadenocarcinoma of Ovary.......





"The Most SERIOUS [ovarian] cancer in women ..'Serous Cystadenocarcinoma of Ovary'




~ a) it is difficult to diagnose....


~ b)by the time patient develops symptoms, it is already in Stage 3 or Stage 4 !!...




~ Rx..Tumor debulking surgery and Chemotherapy.....


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..[Shorter Version] of {Manu`s Mnemonic-87}...... .... CML clue!....





~™C™ [Philadelphia] Chromosome(t 9;22)


~™M™ ..'M'ore 'M'yeloid


~™L™'L'ess 'L'AP SCORE(leukocyte alkaline phosphatase)

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#75
U r brilliant
thx
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{Manu`s Mnemonic-199}.........................HUTS.....................





It`s nothing but 'Hemolytic Ureamic Syndrome (with Thrombocytopenia)'





So it helps if we could think it as 'HUTS'...'Hemolytic Uremic Thrombocytopenic Syndrome'



[associated with Viral infetions and E. coli O157:H7 infections....]




~Hemolysis(Increased Bilirubin)


~Ureamia(acute renal failure )


~Thrombocytopenia


~Rx dialysis,Plasmapheresis


~Prognosis ....90% get better with treatment and 9% of people may have End Stage

Renal Failure



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{Manu`s Mnemonic-200}.........................Rigid Broncoscopy.........





~ "Rigid (Broncoscopy)


~Requires(GA-General Anesthesia)


~Reaches,


~Retrieves,


~Removes(foreign body/tissue for sampling)



~Repairs Ruptured vessels(with the Laser)



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Thanks and GoodLuck Everybody!
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#77
Didn`t notice your comments Dr.samuuha...Thanks a lot! GOODLUCK to you too....!
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"Americanized Version my old mnemonic (;-) "

{Manu`s mnemonic-84}.....Vitamins low in Cow`s milk....



~ Think as 'C'ow`s 'D'airy!



{ Now easy to remember that Vitamins deficient in Cow`s milk are Vit.'C' and Vit.'D'}

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...bump.....
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