Mnemonic: ME DIG FAST
Required symptoms:
Other symptoms: Several symptoms (ICD-11) or Atleast 3 (DSM-5) of –
| Mania | Hypomania | |
| Required duration | 7 days | 4 days |
| Functional impairment | Yes | No |
| Flight of ideas & Psychotic symptoms | Can have | No |
Crowe Classification Crowe classification (1979) is based on 3 easily identifiable anatomic landmarks: Reference line: drawn joining the inferior margins of each tear drop Degree of dysplasia: distance from reference line to medial head–neck junction The normal ratio of vertical diameter of the femoral head to the height of the…
Mnemonic: AB-BC-CES Bacteria Vomiting Diarrhea Fever Food source Duration 1-6 hrs (Preformed toxins) Aureus (S. aureus) +++ +/- +/- Meats, dairy, bakery 24-48 hrs B. Cereus +++ +/- – Reheated fried rice 24 hrs 8-16 hrs B. Cereus (diarrheal toxin) +/- +++ – Meats, stews, gravy 24-48 hrs C. Perfringes…
Vmax is the maximum velocity, or how fast the enzyme can go at full ‘‘speed.’’ Vmax is reached when all of the enzyme is in the enzyme–substrate complex. Km is the substrate concentration at which v = 1/2 Vmax. Km approximately describes the affinity of the substrate for the enzyme….