Skip to content
Epomedicine
Epomedicine

Mnemonics, Simplified Concepts & Thoughts

  • Medical Students
  • Bedside Clinics
  • Case Reports
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Blog
  • Surgical Skills
  • Medical Mnemonics
Epomedicine

Mnemonics, Simplified Concepts & Thoughts

Dengue : Mnemonics

Epomedicine, Oct 23, 2024Oct 23, 2024

Last updated on October 23, 2024

Pathophysiology

Mnemonic: ABC

  1. Antibody-Dependent Enhancement: Non-neutralizing antibodies (Pre-M-specific antibodies and NS1-specific antibodies) forms virus-antibody complex, which enters the host cells and replicates generating high virus titers in blood
  2. Bleeding manifestations:
    • Endothelial dysfunction and plasma leakage (Anti-NS1 antibody acts as autoantibodies and cross-react with non-infected endothelial cells)
    • Coagulopathy
    • Thrombocytopenia (Bone marrow suppression + Platelet destruction)
  3. Cytokine storm: CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, specific to the dengue virus, cause lysis of virus-infected cells and produce cytokines such as IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha, and lymphotoxin

Classification

Dengue Classification : Mnemonic

Lab Diagnosis

  1. NS1 antigen and RNA PCR – Detectable from day 1
  2. IgM antibody:
    • Rises after 2 days of symptom onset
    • Peaks at 2 weeks
    • Normalizes by 2 months
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
PGMEE, MRCS, USMLE, MBBS, MD/MS Infectious diseaseInternal medicinePediatrics

Post navigation

Previous post
Next post

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Epomedicine. Dengue : Mnemonics [Internet]. Epomedicine; 2024 Oct 23 [cited 2025 May 9]. Available from: https://epomedicine.com/medical-students/dengue-mnemonics/.

Pre-clinical (Basic Sciences)

Anatomy

Biochemistry

Community medicine (PSM)

Embryology

Microbiology

Pathology

Pharmacology

Physiology

Clinical Sciences

Anesthesia

Dermatology

Emergency medicine

Forensic

Internal medicine

Gynecology & Obstetrics

Oncology

Ophthalmology

Orthopedics

Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)

Pediatrics

Psychiatry

Radiology

Surgery

RSS Ask Epomedicine

  • What to study for Clinical examination in Orthopedics?
  • What is the mechanism of AVNRT?

Epomedicine weekly

  • About Epomedicine
  • Contact Us
  • Author Guidelines
  • Submit Article
  • Editorial Board
  • USMLE
  • MRCS
  • Thesis
©2025 Epomedicine . All rights reserved.