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* '''L'''ymphatics
* '''L'''ymphatics
- Parenthesis includes things contained in the femoral sheath.
- Parenthesis includes things contained in the femoral sheath.
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<font color="navy">'''2. CELL BIOLOGY'''</font>


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<font color="Navy">'''2. Histology'''</font>
<font color="Navy">'''2. Cell Biology'''</font>


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<font color="Navy">'''4. BIOCHEMISTRY'''</font>
<font color="Navy">'''4. BIOCHEMISTRY'''</font>
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==Enzymes Classification==
==Enzymes Classification==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''Over The HILL'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''Over The HILL'''}}</font>
* '''O''' - '''O'''xidoreductases
* '''O''' - '''O'''xidoreductases
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* '''L''' - '''L'''igases
* '''L''' - '''L'''igases
* '''L''' - '''L'''yases
* '''L''' - '''L'''yases
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==Glycolysis Enzymes==
==Glycolysis Enzymes==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''Hungry Peter Pan And The Growling Pink Panther Eat Pies'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''Hungry Peter Pan And The Growling Pink Panther Eat Pies'''}}</font>
* Hexokinase
* Hexokinase
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* Enolase
* Enolase
* Pyruvate kinase
* Pyruvate kinase
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==Glycolysis Steps==
==Glycolysis Steps==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''Goodness Gracious, Father Franklin Did Go By Picking Pumpkins (to) Prepare Pies'''}}</font>  
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''Goodness Gracious, Father Franklin Did Go By Picking Pumpkins (to) Prepare Pies'''}}</font>  
* Glucose
* Glucose
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* Phosphoenolpyruvate [PEP] Pyruvate • 'Did', 'By' and 'Pies' tell you the first part of those three: di-, bi-, and py-.  
* Phosphoenolpyruvate [PEP] Pyruvate • 'Did', 'By' and 'Pies' tell you the first part of those three: di-, bi-, and py-.  
• 'PrEPare' tells location of PEP in the process.  
• 'PrEPare' tells location of PEP in the process.  
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<font color="Navy">'''5. METABOLISM'''</font>
<font color="Navy">'''5. METABOLISM'''</font>
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==Metabolism Sites==
==Metabolism Sites==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''Use both arms to HUG'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''Use both arms to HUG'''}}</font>
# Heme synthesis
# Heme synthesis
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# Gluconeogenesis
# Gluconeogenesis
These reactions occur in both cytoplasm and mitochondria
These reactions occur in both cytoplasm and mitochondria
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==AcetylCoA and AcetacetylCoA==
==AcetylCoA and AcetacetylCoA==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''A Lighter Lease (A LyTr LeIs)'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''A Lighter Lease (A LyTr LeIs)'''}}</font>
Amino acids forming them:
Amino acids forming them:
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* Le=Leucine
* Le=Leucine
* Is=Isoleucine  
* Is=Isoleucine  
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==Citric Acid Cycle Compounds==
==Citric Acid Cycle Compounds==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''Our City Is Kept Safe And Sound From Malice'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''Our City Is Kept Safe And Sound From Malice'''}}</font>
* Oxaloacetate
* Oxaloacetate
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* Fumarate
* Fumarate
* Malate  
* Malate  
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==Citric Acid Cycle Enzymes==
==Citric Acid Cycle Enzymes==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''Corrupt Anti Intelligence Agent Spoke Slander For Money'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''Corrupt Anti Intelligence Agent Spoke Slander For Money'''}}</font>
* Citrate synthatase
* Citrate synthatase
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* Fumarase
* Fumarase
* Malate Dehydrogenase
* Malate Dehydrogenase
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==Essential Amino Acids==
==Essential Amino Acids==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''P''' ri '''V''' a '''T''' e  '''TIM  HALL'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''P''' ri '''V''' a '''T''' e  '''TIM  HALL'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''PVT. TIM HALL'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''PVT. TIM HALL'''}}</font>
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* Arg and His are considered semi-essential
* Arg and His are considered semi-essential
* Alternatively: '''MATT VIL PHLy'''
* Alternatively: '''MATT VIL PHLy'''
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==Creatine Phosphate: Amino Acid Precursors==
==Creatine Phosphate: Amino Acid Precursors==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''Nice GAMs!'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''Nice GAMs!'''}}</font>
* '''G''' - '''G'''lycine
* '''G''' - '''G'''lycine
* '''A''' - '''A'''rginine
* '''A''' - '''A'''rginine
* '''M''' - '''M'''ethionine
* '''M''' - '''M'''ethionine
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==Branched Chain Amino Acids Catabolism Steps==
==Branched Chain Amino Acids Catabolism Steps==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''Truck hit the Ox to Death'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''Truck hit the Ox to Death'''}}</font>
* '''T''' - '''T'''ransamination
* '''T''' - '''T'''ransamination
* '''O''' - '''O'''xidative decarboxylation
* '''O''' - '''O'''xidative decarboxylation
* '''D''' - '''D'''ehydrogenation
* '''D''' - '''D'''ehydrogenation
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==Branched-chain Amino Acids Used by Skeletal Muscle (Fasting State)==
==Branched-chain Amino Acids Used by Skeletal Muscle (Fasting State)==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''Muscles LIVe fast'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''Muscles LIVe fast'''}}</font>
* Leucine
* Leucine
* Isoleucine
* Isoleucine
* Valine
* Valine
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==Urea Cycle==
==Urea Cycle==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''O'''rdinarily '''C'''areless '''C'''rappers '''A'''re '''A'''lso '''F'''rivolous '''A'''bout '''U'''rination!}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''O'''rdinarily '''C'''areless '''C'''rappers '''A'''re '''A'''lso '''F'''rivolous '''A'''bout '''U'''rination!}}</font>
* '''O''' - '''O'''rnithine
* '''O''' - '''O'''rnithine
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* '''A''' - '''A'''rginine
* '''A''' - '''A'''rginine
* '''U''' - '''U'''rea
* '''U''' - '''U'''rea
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==Pyrimidines Nucleotides==
==Pyrimidines Nucleotides==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''CUT the PY (pie)'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''CUT the PY (pie)'''}}</font>
* '''C'''ytosine
* '''C'''ytosine
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* '''T'''he
* '''T'''he
* '''PY'''rimidines  
* '''PY'''rimidines  
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<font color="Navy">'''6. ENZYME DEFICIENCIES'''</font>
<font color="Navy">'''6. ENZYME DEFICIENCIES'''</font>
==G6PD: Oxidant Drugs Inducing Hemolytic Anemia ==  
 
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==G6PD: Oxidant Drugs Inducing Hemolytic Anemia==
 
 
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''AAA'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''AAA'''}}</font>
* Antibiotic (eg: sufamethoxazole)
* Antibiotic (eg: sufamethoxazole)
* Antimalarial (eg: primaquine)
* Antimalarial (eg: primaquine)
* Antipyretics (eg: acetanilid, but not aspirin or acetaminophen)
* Antipyretics (eg: acetanilid, but not aspirin or acetaminophen)
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==Pompe's Disease==
==Pompe's Disease==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''Type "Police: Po + lys"'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''Type "Police: Po + lys"'''}}</font>
* '''PO'''mpe's disease is a '''LYS'''osomal storage disease (alpha 1,4 glucosidase)
* '''PO'''mpe's disease is a '''LYS'''osomal storage disease (alpha 1,4 glucosidase)
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==Galactosemia==
==Galactosemia==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''GALIPUT'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''GALIPUT'''}}</font>
* Galactose 1 Phosphate Uridyl Transferase
* Galactose 1 Phosphate Uridyl Transferase
* There is an assay called the Galiput test for this
* There is an assay called the Galiput test for this
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==Fabry's Disease==
==Fabry's Disease==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''FABRY ' S'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''FABRY ' S'''}}</font>
* '''F''' - '''F'''oam cells found in glomeruli and tubules / '''F'''ebrile episodes
* '''F''' - '''F'''oam cells found in glomeruli and tubules / '''F'''ebrile episodes
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* '''S''' - '''S'''phingolipidoses
* '''S''' - '''S'''phingolipidoses


==Hurler Syndrome Features==  
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==Hurler Syndrome Features==
 
 
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''HURLER'S'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''HURLER'S'''}}</font>
*'''H'''eptosplenomegaly  
*'''H'''eptosplenomegaly  
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*'''R'''etarded  
*'''R'''etarded  
*'''S'''tubby fingers/'''S'''hort  
*'''S'''tubby fingers/'''S'''hort  
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==Acute Intermittent Porphyria==  
==Acute Intermittent Porphyria==  
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''5  P's '''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''5  P's '''}}</font>
* '''P'''ain in abdomen
* '''P'''ain in abdomen
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* '''P'''ink urine
* '''P'''ink urine
* '''P'''recipitated by drugs (eg barbiturates, oral contraceptives, sulpha drugs)
* '''P'''recipitated by drugs (eg barbiturates, oral contraceptives, sulpha drugs)
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<font color="Navy">'''7. VITAMINS'''</font>
<font color="Navy">'''7. VITAMINS'''</font>
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==B Vitamins==
==B Vitamins==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''The Rhythm Nearly Proved Contagious'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''The Rhythm Nearly Proved Contagious'''}}</font>
In increasing order:  
In increasing order:  
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* '''P''' - '''P'''yridoxine (B6)
* '''P''' - '''P'''yridoxine (B6)
* '''C''' - '''C'''obalamin (B12)
* '''C''' - '''C'''obalamin (B12)
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==Niacin Deficiency==
==Niacin Deficiency==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''The famous 4 D's'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''The famous 4 D's'''}}</font>
# Diarrhea
# Diarrhea
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# Diarrhea
# Diarrhea
# Dementia
# Dementia
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==Folate Deficiency Causes==
==Folate Deficiency Causes==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''A FOLIC DROP'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''A FOLIC DROP'''}}</font>
* Alcoholism
* Alcoholism
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* Old
* Old
* Pregnant  
* Pregnant  
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==Fat Soluble Vitamins==
==Fat Soluble Vitamins==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''The FAT cat is in the ADEK (attic)'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''The FAT cat is in the ADEK (attic)'''}}</font>
Fat soluble vitamins are ''A,D,E,K.'''
Fat soluble vitamins are ''A,D,E,K.'''
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==Hypervitaminosis A==
==Hypervitaminosis A==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|Increased Vitamin A makes you '''HARD'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|Increased Vitamin A makes you '''HARD'''}}</font>
* '''H''' - '''H'''eadache / '''H'''epatomegaly
* '''H''' - '''H'''eadache / '''H'''epatomegaly
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* '''R''' - '''R'''eally painful bones
* '''R''' - '''R'''eally painful bones
* '''D''' - '''D'''ry skin / '''D'''rowsiness
* '''D''' - '''D'''ry skin / '''D'''rowsiness
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<font color="Navy">'''8. HISTORY TAKING'''</font>
<font color="Navy">'''8. HISTORY TAKING'''</font>
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==Alcoholism Screening==
==Alcoholism Screening==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''CAGE'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''CAGE'''}}</font>
* Have you ever felt it necessary to '''C'''UT DOWN on your drinking?
* Have you ever felt it necessary to '''C'''UT DOWN on your drinking?
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* Have you ever felt '''G'''UILTY about your drinking?
* Have you ever felt '''G'''UILTY about your drinking?
* Have you ever felt the need to have a drink in the morning for an '''E'''YE OPENER?
* Have you ever felt the need to have a drink in the morning for an '''E'''YE OPENER?
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==Chief Complaint==
==Chief Complaint==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''OPQRST'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''OPQRST'''}}</font>
* '''O''' - '''O'''nset of pain:  what was the patient doing when the pain started?
* '''O''' - '''O'''nset of pain:  what was the patient doing when the pain started?
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NOTE: ASCLAST means let the patient talk first, then ask him/her specific questions.
NOTE: ASCLAST means let the patient talk first, then ask him/her specific questions.
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==Hospital Admission Orders==
==Hospital Admission Orders==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''DAVE WILMINGTON'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''DAVE WILMINGTON'''}}</font>
* '''D'''iet
* '''D'''iet
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Note that IV fluids follows Diet. If one writes NPO, then '''all''' such patients get maintenance fluids (use the 4-2-1 rule).
Note that IV fluids follows Diet. If one writes NPO, then '''all''' such patients get maintenance fluids (use the 4-2-1 rule).
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==Post-Op Fever Causes==
==Post-Op Fever Causes==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''Five W's'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''Five W's'''}}</font>
* '''W'''ind: pneumonia, atelectasis
* '''W'''ind: pneumonia, atelectasis
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* '''W'''alking: DVT/PE (walking can help reduce DVT/PE)
* '''W'''alking: DVT/PE (walking can help reduce DVT/PE)
* '''W'''onderdrugs: especially anesthesia
* '''W'''onderdrugs: especially anesthesia
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==Predisposing Conditions for Pulmonary Embolism==
==Predisposing Conditions for Pulmonary Embolism==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''TOM SCH PREFER'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''TOM SCH PREFER'''}}</font>
* '''T''' - '''T'''rauma
* '''T''' - '''T'''rauma
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* '''E''' - '''E'''lderly
* '''E''' - '''E'''lderly
* '''R''' - '''R'''oad trip
* '''R''' - '''R'''oad trip
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==Compartment Syndrome Signs (Arterial Occlusion)==
==Compartment Syndrome Signs (Arterial Occlusion)==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''6 P's'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''6 P's'''}}</font>
# Pain
# Pain
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<font color="Navy">'''9. PATHOLOGY'''</font>
<font color="Navy">'''9. PATHOLOGY'''</font>
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==Causes of Diseases==
==Causes of Diseases==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''VITAMIN C'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''VITAMIN C'''}}</font>
*'''V'''ascular
*'''V'''ascular
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*'''N'''eoplastic
*'''N'''eoplastic
*'''C'''ongenital
*'''C'''ongenital
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==5 Signs of Inflammation==
==5 Signs of Inflammation==
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# '''Rubor''': redness/erythema
# '''Rubor''': redness/erythema
# '''Calor''': raised temperature
# '''Calor''': raised temperature
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# '''Functio Laesa''': loss of function
# '''Functio Laesa''': loss of function
- Described by Celsus
- Described by Celsus
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==Hypersentivity Reactions (Gell & Goombs Classification)==
==Hypersentivity Reactions (Gell & Goombs Classification)==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''ACID'''}}</font> <font color="red">{{cquote|'''A'''nna '''C'''ycled '''I'''mmediately '''D'''ownhill}}</font>  
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''ACID'''}}</font> <font color="red">{{cquote|'''A'''nna '''C'''ycled '''I'''mmediately '''D'''ownhill}}</font>  
# Type I  '''A'''naphylaxis
# Type I  '''A'''naphylaxis
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# Type III '''I'''mmune-complex
# Type III '''I'''mmune-complex
# Type IV  '''D'''elayed hypersensitivity
# Type IV  '''D'''elayed hypersensitivity
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==Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN)==
==Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN)==
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Each of the MENs is a disease of '''three or two letters plus a feature'''; all are autosomal dominant.
Each of the MENs is a disease of '''three or two letters plus a feature'''; all are autosomal dominant.
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''MEN I:  3 P's'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''MEN I:  3 P's'''}}</font>
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- MEN IIA: parathyroid
- MEN IIA: parathyroid
- MEN IIB (MEN III): mucocutaneous neuromas for
- MEN IIB (MEN III): mucocutaneous neuromas for
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==Acute Pneumonia Infiltrates==
==Acute Pneumonia Infiltrates==
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* '''P'''yogenic bacteria: '''P'''MN infiltrate
* '''P'''yogenic bacteria: '''P'''MN infiltrate
* '''M'''iscellaneous microbes: '''M'''ononuclear infiltrate
* '''M'''iscellaneous microbes: '''M'''ononuclear infiltrate
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==Takayasu's Disease/Pulseless Disease==  
==Takayasu's Disease/Pulseless Disease==  
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''When you have Takayasu's, I can't Tak'a yu pulse'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''When you have Takayasu's, I can't Tak'a yu pulse'''}}</font>
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==CBC Normal Differential==
==CBC Normal Differential==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''N'''ever '''L'''et '''M'''onkeys '''E'''at '''B'''ananas}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''N'''ever '''L'''et '''M'''onkeys '''E'''at '''B'''ananas}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''N'''ice '''L'''adies '''M'''ake '''E'''aster '''B'''read"}}</font>   
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''N'''ice '''L'''adies '''M'''ake '''E'''aster '''B'''read"}}</font>   
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# '''E'''osinophils: '''3'''%
# '''E'''osinophils: '''3'''%
# '''B'''asophils: '''1'''%
# '''B'''asophils: '''1'''%
<br><br>
 
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<font color="Navy">'''10. CAUSES'''</font>
<font color="Navy">'''10. CAUSES'''</font>
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==Metabolic Acidosis Causes==
==Metabolic Acidosis Causes==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''MUDPILES'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''MUDPILES'''}}</font>
* '''M'''ethanol poisoning
* '''M'''ethanol poisoning
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* '''E'''thanol poisoning
* '''E'''thanol poisoning
* '''S'''alicylate ingestion
* '''S'''alicylate ingestion
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==Metabolic Acidosis (Normal Anion-Gap) Causes==
==Metabolic Acidosis (Normal Anion-Gap) Causes==
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===With Hyperkalemia===
===With Hyperkalemia===
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''RAISE K+'''}}</font>  
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''RAISE K+'''}}</font>  
* RTA type 4
* RTA type 4
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* "Stenosis": obstructive uropathy
* "Stenosis": obstructive uropathy
* Early uremia  
* Early uremia  
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===With hypokalemia===
===With hypokalemia===
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''ReDUCE K+'''}}</font>  
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''ReDUCE K+'''}}</font>  
* Renal TA type 1 and 2
* Renal TA type 1 and 2
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* Carbonate anhydrase inhibitor
* Carbonate anhydrase inhibitor
* Ex-hyperventilation
* Ex-hyperventilation
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==BUN & Creatinine Elevation Causes==
==BUN & Creatinine Elevation Causes==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''ABCD'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''ABCD'''}}</font>
* '''A''' - '''A'''zotremia (pre-renal)
* '''A''' - '''A'''zotremia (pre-renal)
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* '''C''' - '''C'''atabolic status
* '''C''' - '''C'''atabolic status
* '''D''' - '''D'''iet (high protein parenteral nutrition)
* '''D''' - '''D'''iet (high protein parenteral nutrition)
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==Hypercalcemia Causes==
==Hypercalcemia Causes==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''PAM SCHMIDT'''}}</font>                       
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''PAM SCHMIDT'''}}</font>                       
* '''P'''aget's Disease
* '''P'''aget's Disease
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* '''P'''aget's Disease (bone)
* '''P'''aget's Disease (bone)
Also consider Addison's disease, thiazide diuretics and simple lab error
Also consider Addison's disease, thiazide diuretics and simple lab error
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==Acute Pancreatitis Causes==
==Acute Pancreatitis Causes==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''GET SMASHED'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''GET SMASHED'''}}</font>
# '''G'''all stones
# '''G'''all stones
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# '''D'''rugs (Azathioprine, Asparginase, Mercaptopurines, Pentamidine)
# '''D'''rugs (Azathioprine, Asparginase, Mercaptopurines, Pentamidine)
Alcohol and Gallstones are the most common causes.
Alcohol and Gallstones are the most common causes.
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==Back Pain Causes==
==Back Pain Causes==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''DISK MASS'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''DISK MASS'''}}</font>
* '''D'''-'''D'''egeneration: DJD, Osteoporosis, spondylosis
* '''D'''-'''D'''egeneration: DJD, Osteoporosis, spondylosis
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* '''S'''-'''S'''lipped disk, '''S'''pondylolisthesis
* '''S'''-'''S'''lipped disk, '''S'''pondylolisthesis
* '''S'''-'''S'''train, '''S'''coliosis/lordosis, '''S'''kin: herpes zoster
* '''S'''-'''S'''train, '''S'''coliosis/lordosis, '''S'''kin: herpes zoster
<br><br>
 
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<font color="Navy">'''11. TREATMENT'''</font>
<font color="Navy">'''11. TREATMENT'''</font>
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==Syncope Management==
==Syncope Management==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''If the face is red, raise the head!'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''If the face is red, raise the head!'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''If the face is pale, raise the tail!'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''If the face is pale, raise the tail!'''}}</font>
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==Malignant Hyperthermia Treatment==
==Malignant Hyperthermia Treatment==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''Sunday Hot Day, Better Give Iced Fluids Today!'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''Sunday Hot Day, Better Give Iced Fluids Today!'''}}</font>
* '''S'''- Stop all triggering agents, give 100% O2
* '''S'''- Stop all triggering agents, give 100% O2
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* '''F'''- Fluid Output; Furosemide
* '''F'''- Fluid Output; Furosemide
* '''T'''- Tachycardia, be prepared to treat V Tach
* '''T'''- Tachycardia, be prepared to treat V Tach
<br><br>
 
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<font color="Navy">'''12. GENETICS'''</font>
<font color="Navy">'''12. GENETICS'''</font>
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==Down Syndrome Features==
==Down Syndrome Features==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''CHILD HAS PROBLEM!'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''CHILD HAS PROBLEM!'''}}</font>
* '''C'''ongenital heart disease/ '''C'''ataracts
* '''C'''ongenital heart disease/ '''C'''ataracts
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''Drink at 21'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''Drink at 21'''}}</font>
Chromosome 21
Chromosome 21
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==Patau's Syndrome - Chromosome 13==
==Patau's Syndrome - Chromosome 13==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''P'''uberty at 13}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''P'''uberty at 13}}</font>
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==Edward's Syndrome - Chromosome 18==
==Edward's Syndrome - Chromosome 18==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|Election voter at 18}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|Election voter at 18}}</font>
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==DiGeorge (Velocardiofacial) Syndrome==
==DiGeorge (Velocardiofacial) Syndrome==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''CATCH 22'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''CATCH 22'''}}</font>
* '''C'''ardiac abnormalities
* '''C'''ardiac abnormalities
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* '''H'''ypocalcemia
* '''H'''ypocalcemia
* '''22'''q11 deletion  
* '''22'''q11 deletion  
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==Marfan Syndrome Features==
==Marfan Syndrome Features==
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# '''M'''itral valve prolapse - MVP
# '''M'''itral valve prolapse - MVP
# '''A'''ortic Aneurysm
# '''A'''ortic Aneurysm
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# '''A'''rachnodactyly
# '''A'''rachnodactyly
# '''N'''egative '''N'''itroprusside test (differentiates from homocystinuria)  
# '''N'''egative '''N'''itroprusside test (differentiates from homocystinuria)  
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==Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease==
==Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'"Polycystic kidney"' has '''16 letters'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'"Polycystic kidney"' has '''16 letters'''}}</font>
Also,  and is due to a defect on chromosome 16.
Also,  and is due to a defect on chromosome 16.
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''APKD'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''APKD'''}}</font>
ADult Polycystic Kidney Disease is  Autosomal Dominant
ADult Polycystic Kidney Disease is  Autosomal Dominant
<br><br>
 
<font color="Navy">'''13. PEDIATRICS'''</font>
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<font color="Navy">'''13. PEDIATRICS'''
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==APGAR Score==
==APGAR Score==
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<font color="red">{{cquote|'''APGAR'''}}</font>
<font color="red">{{cquote|'''APGAR'''}}</font>
* '''A'''ppearance (color): blue/pale, trunk pink, all pink
* '''A'''ppearance (color): blue/pale, trunk pink, all pink
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* '''R'''espiration (respiratory effort): 0, irregular, regular
* '''R'''espiration (respiratory effort): 0, irregular, regular
- Score 0-2 at 1 and 5 minutes in each of 5 categories, being 10 the perfect score.
- Score 0-2 at 1 and 5 minutes in each of 5 categories, being 10 the perfect score.
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1. ANATOMY

GI Anatomy

“ Dow Jones Industrial Average Closing Stock Report ”

From proximal to distal:

  1. Duodenum
  2. Jejunum
  3. Ileum
  4. Appendix
  5. Colon
  6. Sigmoid
  7. Rectum

Brachial Plexus Organization

“ Radical Teachers Drink Cold Beers ”

“ Randy Travis Drinks Cold Beers ”

“ Robert Taylor Drinks Cold Beer ”

“ Red Trucks Drive Cats Nuts ”
  1. Roots
  2. Trunks
  3. Divisions
  4. Cords
  5. Branches

Cranial Nerves

“ On Old Olympus Towering Tops, A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops ”

“ Our Only Object To Touch And Feel Virgin Girls Vagina And Hymen ”
  1. I - olfactory
  2. II - optic
  3. III - oculomotor
  4. IV - trochlear
  5. V - trigeminal
  6. VI - abducens
  7. VII - facial
  8. VIII - acoustic (vestibulocochlear)
  9. IX - glossophrayngeal
  10. X - vagus
  11. XI - accessory
  12. XII - hypoglossal

Extraocular Muscles Innervation

“ LR6 SO4 3 ”
  • LR 6 - Lateral Rectus by the VI cranial nerve (Abducens)
  • SO 4 - Superior Oblique by the IV cranial nerve (Trochlear)
  • 3 - The remaining by the III cranial nerve (Occulomotor)

“ LAST ”
  • L - Lateral Rectus
  • A - Abducens Nerve
  • S - Superior Oblique
  • T - Trochlear Nerve

Facial Nerve Branches

“ Two Zebras Bought My Car ”

“ Two Zebras Bit My Cookie ”

“ To Zanzibar By Motor Car ”

“ Ten Zulus Buggered My Cat ”
  1. Temporal
  2. Zygomatic
  3. Buccal
  4. Mandibular
  5. Cervical

Penis Innervation

“ Point and Shoot ”
  • Parasympathetic causes erection
  • Sympathetic causes ejaculation

“ S2, 3, 4 keep the penis off the floor ”
  • Innervation of the penis by branches of the pudendal nerve, derived from spinal cord levels S 2-4

Aorta Branches

“ ABC'S ”
  • Aortic arch gives off the:
  1. B - Bracheiocephalic trunk
  2. C - Left Common Carotid
  3. S - Left Subclavian artery

Femoral Triangle Structures in Order

“ N (AVEL) ”
  • Nerve
  • Artery
  • Vein
  • Empty space
  • Lymphatics

- Parenthesis includes things contained in the femoral sheath.

2. Cell Biology

Cell Division Phases

“ People Meet And Talk ”
  • P - Prophase
  • M - Metaphase
  • A - Anaphase
  • T - Telophase

Cell Cycle Stages

“ Go Sally Go! Make Children! ”
  • G1 phase - Growth phase 1
  • S phase - DNA synthesis
  • G2 phase - Growth phase 2
  • M phase - Mitosis
  • C phase - Cytokinesis

Golgi Complex Functions

“ Golgi Distributes A SPAM ”
  • Distributes proteins and lipids from ER
  • Add mannose onto specific lysosome proteins
  • Sulfation of sugars and slected tyrosine
  • Proteoglycan assembly
  • Add O-oligosugars to serine and threnonine
  • Modify N-ologosugars on asparagine

Collagen

“ COLLAGEN ”
  • C - C-terminal propeptide (procollagen) / Covalent Cross links/ C vitamin/ Connective tissue/ Cartilage/Chondroblasts/Copper Cofactor (Covalent Cross linking)
  • O - Outside the cell is where collagen normally functions/ Osteoblasts/ Osteogenesis imperfecta
  • L - Lysyl hydroxylase / Lysyl oxidase (oxidatively deaminates lysyl and hydroxylysyl residues to form collagen cross links, last biosynthesis step)
  • L - Long triple helical fibers / Ligaments
  • A - Alpha chains / Attached by H bonds form triple helix / Ascorbate for hydroxylation of lysyl and prolyl residues of pro-Alpha chains

(postranslational modification)

  • G - Gly in every third position / Glycosylation of hydroxyl group of hydroxylysine with Glucose and Galactose;GOlgi allows procollagen to GO outside of cell
  • E - Extracellular matrix / Eye (cornea, sclera) / Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
  • N - N-terminal propeptide (procollagen) / Nonhelical terminal extensions

3. Molecular Biology

Carbon Monoxide: Electron Transport Chain Target

“ CO blocks CO ”

Carbon monoxide (CO) blocks Cytochrome Oxidase (CO)

Hemoglobin Binding Curve: Right Shift Causes

“ CADET, face right! ”
  • C = Increase in carbon dioxide
  • A = Acidosis (low ph)
  • D = Increase in 2,3 DPG aka 2,3 BPG
  • E = Exercise
  • T = increase in temperature

G-proteins Receptors

“ QISS & QIQ" (Kiss and Kick) ”

In alphabetical order

  • Q: alpha 1
  • I: alpha 2
  • S: beta 1
  • S: beta 2
  • &
  • Q: M1
  • I: M2
  • Q: M3

Adrenaline Mechanism

“ ABC of Adrenaline ”
  • Adrenaline--> activates
  • Beta receptors--> increases
  • Cyclic AMP

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4. BIOCHEMISTRY

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Enzymes Classification

“ Over The HILL ”
  • O - Oxidoreductases
  • T - Transferases
  • H - Hydrolases
  • I - Isomerases
  • L - Ligases
  • L - Lyases

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Glycolysis Enzymes

“ Hungry Peter Pan And The Growling Pink Panther Eat Pies ”
  • Hexokinase
  • Phosphohexo isomerase
  • Phosphofructokinase-1 (6-phosphofructo-1 kinase)
  • Aldolase, Triose phosphate isomerase
  • Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase
  • Phosphoglycerate kinase
  • Phosphoglycerate mutase
  • Enolase
  • Pyruvate kinase

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Glycolysis Steps

“ Goodness Gracious, Father Franklin Did Go By Picking Pumpkins (to) Prepare Pies ”
  • Glucose
  • Glucose-6-P
  • Fructose-6-P
  • Fructose-1,6-diP
  • Dihydroxyacetone-P
  • Glyceraldehyde-P
  • 1,3-Biphosphoglycerate
  • 3-Phosphoglycerate
  • 2-Phosphoglycerate (to)
  • Phosphoenolpyruvate [PEP] Pyruvate • 'Did', 'By' and 'Pies' tell you the first part of those three: di-, bi-, and py-.

• 'PrEPare' tells location of PEP in the process.

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5. METABOLISM

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Metabolism Sites

“ Use both arms to HUG ”
  1. Heme synthesis
  2. Urea cycle
  3. Gluconeogenesis

These reactions occur in both cytoplasm and mitochondria

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AcetylCoA and AcetacetylCoA

“ A Lighter Lease (A LyTr LeIs) ”

Amino acids forming them:

  • A=AcetylCoA or Acetoacetyl CoA
  • Ly=Lysine
  • Tr=Tryptophan
  • Le=Leucine
  • Is=Isoleucine

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Citric Acid Cycle Compounds

“ Our City Is Kept Safe And Sound From Malice ”
  • Oxaloacetate
  • Citrate
  • Isocitrate
  • alpha-Ketoglutarate
  • Succinyl-CoA
  • Succinate
  • Fumarate
  • Malate

“ Can I Keep Selling Sex For Money, Officer? ”
  • Citrate
  • Isocitrate
  • alpha-Ketogluterate
  • Succinyl CoA
  • Succinate
  • Fumerate
  • Malate
  • Oxaloacetate

“ Oh! Can I Keep Some Succinate For Myself? ”

“ Oh Citric Acid Is Of (course) A SiLly STupid Funny Molecule ”
  • Oxaloacetate
  • Citrate
  • Isocitrate, alpha-Ketoglutarate
  • Succinyl CoA
  • Succinate
  • Fumarate
  • Malate

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Citric Acid Cycle Enzymes

“ Corrupt Anti Intelligence Agent Spoke Slander For Money ”
  • Citrate synthatase
  • Aconitase
  • Isocitrate dehydrogenase
  • Alpha ketogluturate dehydrogenase
  • Succinyl CoA synthetase
  • Succinate dehydrogenase
  • Fumarase
  • Malate Dehydrogenase

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Essential Amino Acids

“ P ri V a T e TIM HALL ”

“ PVT. TIM HALL ”

“ "PVT. TIM HALL always argues, never tires" ”
  • P - Phe
  • V - Val
  • T - Thr
  • T - Trp
  • I - Ile
  • M - Met
  • H - His
  • A - Arg
  • L - Leu
  • L - Lys
  • Pvt. is short for Private in the military
  • Arg and His are considered semi-essential
  • Alternatively: MATT VIL PHLy

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Creatine Phosphate: Amino Acid Precursors

“ Nice GAMs! ”
  • G - Glycine
  • A - Arginine
  • M - Methionine

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Branched Chain Amino Acids Catabolism Steps

“ Truck hit the Ox to Death ”
  • T - Transamination
  • O - Oxidative decarboxylation
  • D - Dehydrogenation

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Branched-chain Amino Acids Used by Skeletal Muscle (Fasting State)

“ Muscles LIVe fast ”
  • Leucine
  • Isoleucine
  • Valine

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Urea Cycle

“ Ordinarily Careless Crappers Are Also Frivolous About Urination! ”
  • O - Ornithine
  • C - Carbamoyl
  • C - Citrulline
  • A - Aspartate
  • A - Arginosuccinate
  • F - Fumarate
  • A - Arginine
  • U - Urea

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Pyrimidines Nucleotides

“ CUT the PY (pie) ”
  • Cytosine
  • Uracil
  • Thiamine
  • The
  • PYrimidines

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6. ENZYME DEFICIENCIES

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G6PD: Oxidant Drugs Inducing Hemolytic Anemia

“ AAA ”
  • Antibiotic (eg: sufamethoxazole)
  • Antimalarial (eg: primaquine)
  • Antipyretics (eg: acetanilid, but not aspirin or acetaminophen)

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Pompe's Disease

“ Type "Police: Po + lys" ”
  • POmpe's disease is a LYSosomal storage disease (alpha 1,4 glucosidase)

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Galactosemia

“ GALIPUT ”
  • Galactose 1 Phosphate Uridyl Transferase
  • There is an assay called the Galiput test for this

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Fabry's Disease

“ FABRY ' S ”
  • F - Foam cells found in glomeruli and tubules / Febrile episodes
  • A - Alpha galactosidase A deficiency / Angiokeratomas
  • B - Burning pain in extremities / BUN increased in serum / Boys
  • R - Renal failure
  • Y - YX genotype (male, X linked recessive)
  • S - Sphingolipidoses

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Hurler Syndrome Features

“ HURLER'S ”
  • Heptosplenomegaly
  • Ugly facies
  • Recessive (AR inheritance)
  • L-iduronidase deficiency (alpha)
  • Eyes clouded
  • Retarded
  • Stubby fingers/Short

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Acute Intermittent Porphyria

“ 5 P's ”
  • Pain in abdomen
  • Polyneuropathy
  • Psychologial abnormalities
  • Pink urine
  • Precipitated by drugs (eg barbiturates, oral contraceptives, sulpha drugs)


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7. VITAMINS

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B Vitamins

“ The Rhythm Nearly Proved Contagious ”

In increasing order:

  • T - Thiamine (B1)
  • R - Riboflavin (B2)
  • N - Niacin (B3)
  • P - Pyridoxine (B6)
  • C - Cobalamin (B12)

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Niacin Deficiency

“ The famous 4 D's ”
  1. Diarrhea
  2. Dermatitis
  3. Dementia
  4. Death (if untreated)

“ The 3D's of pellagra ”

Vitamin B3 (niacin, nicotinic acid) deficiency

  1. Dermatitis
  2. Diarrhea
  3. Dementia

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Folate Deficiency Causes

“ A FOLIC DROP ”
  • Alcoholism
  • Folic acid antagonists
  • Oral contraceptives
  • Low dietary intake
  • Infection with Giardia
  • Celiac sprue
  • Dilatin
  • Relative folate deficiency
  • Old
  • Pregnant

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Fat Soluble Vitamins

“ The FAT cat is in the ADEK (attic) ”

Fat soluble vitamins are A,D,E,K.'

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Hypervitaminosis A

“ Increased Vitamin A makes you HARD ”
  • H - Headache / Hepatomegaly
  • A - Anorexia / Alopecia
  • R - Really painful bones
  • D - Dry skin / Drowsiness

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8. HISTORY TAKING

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Alcoholism Screening

“ CAGE ”
  • Have you ever felt it necessary to CUT DOWN on your drinking?
  • Have you ever been ANNOYED when people suggest you cut down on your drinking?
  • Have you ever felt GUILTY about your drinking?
  • Have you ever felt the need to have a drink in the morning for an EYE OPENER?

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Chief Complaint

“ OPQRST ”
  • O - Onset of pain: what was the patient doing when the pain started?
  • P - Palliative or Provocative factors for the pain
  • Q - Quality of pain (burning, stabbing, aching, etc.)
  • R - Radiation (up to jaw, down left arm, etc.)
  • S - Severity of pain (usually 1 - 10 scale)
  • T - Timing of pain (eg: after meals, in the morning, how long it lasts, etc.)

“ SOCRATES ”
  • S - Site of pain
  • O - Onset of pain
  • C - Character of pain: dull, sharp, aching, stabbing, tearing
  • R - Radiation of pain: central abdominal pain radiating to Right Iliac Fossa
  • A - Associated factors: eg. nausea/vomiting
  • T - Timing of pain/duration
  • E - Exacerbating/alleviating factors
  • S - Severity of pain (1 - 10 scale)

“ ASCLAST ”
  • A - Aggravatiing and Alleviating factors
  • S - Severity
  • C - Character, quality
  • L - Location
  • A - Associated symptoms
  • S - Setting
  • T - Timing

NOTE: ASCLAST means let the patient talk first, then ask him/her specific questions.

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Hospital Admission Orders

“ DAVE WILMINGTON ”
  • Diet
  • Activity
  • Vital signs: how often to monitor
  • Excrement: test urine/stool
  • Weight: how often to monitor
  • I / O: monitor input/output
  • Labs: which/how often
  • Meds: which/route/interval
  • I V fluids: what/at what rate
  • Nursing care: e.g. position, wound care, up in chair, ostomy care
  • General care: e.g. physical/respiratory therapy
  • Tests: e.g. X-ray/EKG/EEG
  • Observe for: reaction/seizure/neuro exams
  • Notify parameters: e.g. Temperature > 100 F / respiration changes

After noting date and time of admission as well as diagnosis and condition (ADC), use the mnemonic to ensure all areas are addressed, but not all apply to every patient.

“ ADC VAAN DIML, pronounced ADC van dim(e)L ”
  • Admit: 23 hours, full admit, service of attending
  • Diagnosis
  • Condition: "Stable"/"Guarded"
  • Vitals: post-op, routine, q 1 hour
  • Allergies
  • Activities: strict bed rest/fall precautions/ad lib/bathroom privileges
  • Nursing: strict I&O's/daily weights/call P.R.N.
  • Diet: NPO/regular/clears/advance diet as tolerated/2000 cal ADA/renal
  • IV fluids: D5, 1/2 NS, 20 KCL at 110 ml/hr, LR @ 100 ml/hr
  • Meds: scheduled and PRN's
  • Labs and X-ray: CBC in AM, PCXR in PACU

Note that IV fluids follows Diet. If one writes NPO, then all such patients get maintenance fluids (use the 4-2-1 rule).

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Post-Op Fever Causes

“ Five W's ”
  • Wind: pneumonia, atelectasis
  • Wound: wound infections
  • Water: urinary tract infection
  • Walking: DVT/PE (walking can help reduce DVT/PE)
  • Wonderdrugs: especially anesthesia

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Predisposing Conditions for Pulmonary Embolism

“ TOM SCH PREFER ”
  • T - Trauma
  • O - Obesity
  • M - Malignancy
  • S - Surgery
  • C - Cardiac disease
  • H - Hospitalization
  • P - Past history
  • R - Rest (bed-bound)
  • E - Estrogen, pregnancy, post-partum
  • F - Fracture
  • E - Elderly
  • R - Road trip

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Compartment Syndrome Signs (Arterial Occlusion)

“ 6 P's ”
  1. Pain
  2. Pale (Pallor)
  3. Perishing with Cold (Poikilothermia)
  4. Pulseless
  5. Paresthesias
  6. Paralysis



9. PATHOLOGY

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Causes of Diseases

“ VITAMIN C ”
  • Vascular
  • Infectious
  • Trauma
  • Auto-immune
  • Metabolic
  • Idiopathic/Iatrogenic
  • Neoplastic
  • Congenital

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5 Signs of Inflammation

  1. Rubor: redness/erythema
  2. Calor: raised temperature
  3. Tumor: swelling
  4. Dolor: pain
  5. Functio Laesa: loss of function

- Described by Celsus

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Hypersentivity Reactions (Gell & Goombs Classification)

“ ACID ”
“ Anna Cycled Immediately Downhill ”
  1. Type I Anaphylaxis
  2. Type II Cytotoxic-mediated
  3. Type III Immune-complex
  4. Type IV Delayed hypersensitivity

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Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN)

Each of the MENs is a disease of three or two letters plus a feature; all are autosomal dominant.

“ MEN I: 3 P's ”
  1. Pituitary
  2. Parathyroid
  3. Pancreas
  4. Plus Adrenal cortex

“ MEN II: 2 C's ”
  1. Carcinoma of thyroid
  2. Catacholamines (pheochromocytoma)

- MEN IIA: parathyroid - MEN IIB (MEN III): mucocutaneous neuromas for

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Acute Pneumonia Infiltrates

  • Pyogenic bacteria: PMN infiltrate
  • Miscellaneous microbes: Mononuclear infiltrate

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Takayasu's Disease/Pulseless Disease

“ When you have Takayasu's, I can't Tak'a yu pulse ”

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CBC Normal Differential

“ Never Let Monkeys Eat Bananas ”

“ Nice Ladies Make Easter Bread" ”

“ 60, 30, 6, 3, 1 ”
  1. Neutrophils: 60%
  2. Lymphocytes: 30%
  3. Monocytes: 6%
  4. Eosinophils: 3%
  5. Basophils: 1%

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10. CAUSES

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Metabolic Acidosis Causes

“ MUDPILES ”
  • Methanol poisoning
  • Uremia
  • Diabetic Keto-acidosis
  • Para-aldehyde ingestion
  • Ischemia
  • Lactic Acidosis
  • Ethanol poisoning
  • Salicylate ingestion

Metabolic Acidosis (Normal Anion-Gap) Causes

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With Hyperkalemia

“ RAISE K+ ”
  • RTA type 4
  • Aldosterone or mineralocorticord deficiency
  • Iatrogenic: NH4Cl, HCl
  • "Stenosis": obstructive uropathy
  • Early uremia

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With hypokalemia

“ ReDUCE K+ ”
  • Renal TA type 1 and 2
  • Diarrhoea
  • Urine diversion into gut
  • Carbonate anhydrase inhibitor
  • Ex-hyperventilation

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BUN & Creatinine Elevation Causes

“ ABCD ”
  • A - Azotremia (pre-renal)
  • B - Bleeding (GI)
  • C - Catabolic status
  • D - Diet (high protein parenteral nutrition)

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Hypercalcemia Causes

“ PAM SCHMIDT ”
  • Paget's Disease
  • Amyloid
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Sarcoid
  • Cancer
  • Hormomal (para-thyroid)
  • Milk-alkali Syndrome
  • Immobilization
  • D-vitamin overdose
  • Thyrotoxicosis

OR

“ MISHAP ”
  • Malignancy
  • Intoxication (hypervitaminosis)
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Hyperparathyroidism
  • Alkali (Milk) syndrome
  • Paget's Disease (bone)

Also consider Addison's disease, thiazide diuretics and simple lab error

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Acute Pancreatitis Causes

“ GET SMASHED ”
  1. Gall stones
  2. Ethanol
  3. Trauma
  4. Steroids
  5. Mumps
  6. Autoimmune disease
  7. Scorpion venom
  8. Hyperlipidemia
  9. ERCP (dye)
  10. Drugs (Azathioprine, Asparginase, Mercaptopurines, Pentamidine)

Alcohol and Gallstones are the most common causes.

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Back Pain Causes

“ DISK MASS ”
  • D-Degeneration: DJD, Osteoporosis, spondylosis
  • I-Infection: UTI, PID, Potts, osteomyelitis, prostatitis, Injury/fracture, compression fracture
  • S-Spondylitis, ankylosing Spondyloarthropathies (rheumatoid arthritis, Reiters, SLE)
  • K-Kidney stones/infarction/infection (pyelo/abscess)
  • M-Multiple myeloma, Metastasis from breast, prostate, lung, thyroid, kidney CA
  • A-Aneurysm, Abdominal pain referred to the back (see acute abdominal pain)
  • S-Slipped disk, Spondylolisthesis
  • S-Strain, Scoliosis/lordosis, Skin: herpes zoster

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11. TREATMENT

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Syncope Management

“ If the face is red, raise the head! ”

“ If the face is pale, raise the tail! ”

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Malignant Hyperthermia Treatment

“ Sunday Hot Day, Better Give Iced Fluids Today! ”
  • S- Stop all triggering agents, give 100% O2
  • H- Hyperventillate
  • D- Dantrolene 2.5 mg/kg
  • B- Bicarbonate
  • G- Glucose and Insulin
  • I- IV Fluids, Cooling Blanket
  • F- Fluid Output; Furosemide
  • T- Tachycardia, be prepared to treat V Tach

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12. GENETICS

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Down Syndrome Features

“ CHILD HAS PROBLEM! ”
  • Congenital heart disease/ Cataracts
  • Hypotonia/ Hypothyroidism
  • Incure 5th finger/ Increased gap between 1st and 2nd toe
  • Leukemia risk x2/ Lung problem
  • Duodenal atresia/ Delayed development
  • Hirshsprung's disease/ Hearing loss
  • Alzheimer's disease/ Alantoaxial instability
  • Squint/ Short neck
  • Protruding tongue/ Palm crease
  • Round face/ Rolling eye (nystagmus)
  • Occiput flat/ Oblique eye fissure
  • Brushfield spot/ Brachycephaly
  • Low nasal bridge/ Language problem
  • Epicanthic fold/ Ear folded
  • Mental retardation/ Myoclonus

“ DOWN ”
  • Decreased alpha-fetoprotein and unconjugated estriol (maternal)
  • One extra chromosome twenty-one
  • Women of advanced age
  • Non-disjunction during maternal meiosis

“ Drink at 21 ”

Chromosome 21

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Patau's Syndrome - Chromosome 13

“ Puberty at 13 ”

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Edward's Syndrome - Chromosome 18

“ Election voter at 18 ”

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DiGeorge (Velocardiofacial) Syndrome

“ CATCH 22 ”
  • Cardiac abnormalities
  • Abnormal facies
  • Thymic aplasia
  • Cleft palate
  • Hypocalcemia
  • 22q11 deletion

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Marfan Syndrome Features

  1. Mitral valve prolapse - MVP
  2. Aortic Aneurysm
  3. Retinal detachment
  4. Fibrillin
  5. Arachnodactyly
  6. Negative Nitroprusside test (differentiates from homocystinuria)

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Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease

“ '"Polycystic kidney"' has 16 letters ”

Also, and is due to a defect on chromosome 16.

“ APKD ”

ADult Polycystic Kidney Disease is Autosomal Dominant


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13. PEDIATRICS

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APGAR Score

“ APGAR ”
  • Appearance (color): blue/pale, trunk pink, all pink
  • Pulse (heart rate): 0, <100, 100+
  • Grimace (reflex irritability): 0, grimace, grimace+cough
  • Activity (muscle tone): limp, some, active
  • Respiration (respiratory effort): 0, irregular, regular

- Score 0-2 at 1 and 5 minutes in each of 5 categories, being 10 the perfect score.

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