Common Mnemonics and Formula in Emergency Medicine. Updated 29 Aug 2012Note: This post is going to be updated from time to time as I re-collect back as many mnemonics and study tips as possible.
I ask if you can help to contribute any mnemonics you may want to share with me, as well as to give your comments to this post. Thanks. 1. A great site with many sets of medical mnemonics for medical students.......and postgrad students too. Click here to access. 2. I have included below here a database of mnemonics commonly used in emergency medicine, at least in the place where I work/lecture in. Note: This post will be updated regularly as more and more mnemonics be added in: Pre-hospital Care/First Responder 1. E = Exact Location - The precise location of the incident. Other Skills. Revise4finals > medicine. Online Information Resource. Medical Revision. Final MBBS Notes.
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Otherwise, click on an icon below to open the appropriate module. You can either download it as a PowerPoint file, or open it as a pdf file, which is more convenient for printing, or as a 'rich text format' document which can be opened in word processing applications such as Microsoft Word. Key: = PowerPoint presentations (open in a new window, some large file sizes, requires PowerPoint to view) = Printable .pdf versions (open in a new window, get the free reader here) = Rich Text Format (open in a new window, can be opened in eg. . = Web page version (opens in a new window) Information Contents About this resource This week we will mainly be doing prescribing .. This website gives you access to five presentations about prescribing skills, and one about building a CV. The modules contained on this website are designed to guide your learning through basic prescribing skills. . ^ top of page How to use the website. Feather Does Finals, Barts & the London School of Medicine & Dentistry.
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This is a sign of bowel perforation. At medical finals, pneumoperitoneum seen on an erect chest x-ray is a favourite of the OSCE exam. Key points Do not miss a pneumoperitoneum An obscured hemidiaphragm may be due to adjacent lung disease An abnormal diaphragm position may indicate a serious pathology Hover over image to show findings Pneumoperitoneum on an erect chest x-ray The lungs are normal The diaphragm is crisply defined on both sides (arrowheads) Air under the diaphragm (*) is seen as crescents of relatively low density (black) Black air can be seen on both sides of the bowel wall (blue line) - this is known as the double-wall sign or Rigler's sign (usually only seen on abdominal x-rays) Clinical information Diagnosis Pneumoperitoneum - at laparotomy a perforated duodenal ulcer was found Click image to align with the top of the page Note.
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What is the diagnosis? Q2. Why is he hyperventilating? Kussmaul respiration (secondary to acidosis.) Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a life-threatening emergency and unfortunately is a common presentation of type 1 diabetes. The blood test clues to the diagnosis are a low pH (acidosis). A deep "sighing" respiration can be seen in DKA (and other conditions that cause a metabolic acidosis). MBBS Psychiatry. The term mood disorder refers to a range of conditions in which a disturbance of mood is the central feature.
Most of us experience low moods as the natural consequences of loss or disappointment and a common response to success or achievement is an elevated mood. In a mood disorder the mood may be abnormally lowered as in depression or abnormally elevated as in mania. In psychiatry we need to distinguish between these natural “lows” and “highs” and pathological mood states. This can create confusion in both terminology and diagnosis. Resources HandoutMood disorders handout (.pdf) Andrew Solomon interview (audio only) Blog Link to Blog posts featuring depression Internal video resources “I’m raising money for the babies…” -- mania “Everything is black…” -- severe depression with psychotic features “I’m a reasonable man but…” -- a fairly long video of a challenging interview of a man with depression and irritability Nihilistic delusions. Hallucinations - causes, withdrawal, examples, person, people, brain, skills, mood.
Description A hallucination is a false perception occurring without any identifiable external stimulus and indicates an abnormality in perception.
The false perceptions can occur in any of the five sensory modalities. Therefore, a hallucination essentially is seeing, hearing, tasting, feeling, or smelling something that is not there. The false perceptions are not accounted for by the person's religious or cultural background, and the person experiencing hallucinations may or may not have insight into them. Medical Revision Courses, Books and Online Revision - MRCP, PACES, MRCS, MRCPCH - PasTest. Free medical revision notes! Memorable Medicine - free online medical training and revision. Medical Revision. OnExamination Sign In. Almostadoctor.com - free medical student revision notes.