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PGMEE, MRCS, USMLE, MBBS, MD/MS glycolysis and gluconeogenesis

Glycolysis and Gluconeogenesis: Mnemonics

Dr. Sulabh Kumar Shrestha, MS Orthopedics, Jan 27, 2016Oct 28, 2024

It is not necessary to memorize each and every step of the process. We will only look into the major events. A. Meaning: Glyco (Sugar) + Lysis (Breaking or splitting) B. Synonyms: Embden-Meyerhof Pathway (EM Pathway) C. Site: Cytoplasm D. Enzyme basics: Kinase: Adds or removes phosphate from substrate (uses…

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PGMEE, MRCS, USMLE, MBBS, MD/MS krebs cycle

Kreb’s cycle (Citric Acid Cycle) : Mnemonic

Dr. Sulabh Kumar Shrestha, MS Orthopedics, Jan 25, 2016Oct 31, 2024

Mnemonic: Our City Is Kept Safe And Sound From Malice Remember the enzymes of the cycle: All the enzymes are in the matrix of mitochondria except succinate dehydrogenase which is in inner mitochondrial membrane. Pyruvate from aerobic glycolysis enters mitochondria, where it may be converted into acetyl-CoA (irreversible reaction) under…

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PGMEE, MRCS, USMLE, MBBS, MD/MS tympanogram interpretation

Understanding and Interpreting a Tympanogram

Epomedicine, Aug 3, 2015

Relevant terms and definitions: 1. Tympanogram: plots compliance changes of the Tympanic Membrane (TM) versus air pressure in the EAC Y-axis shows pressure gradient and X-axis shows compliance change 2. Peak: point on the tympanogram that represents the point of maximum compliance, in which pressure of the external ear canal equals the pressure of the…

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Emergency Medicine Sepsis

The Continuum: SIRS, Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock

Epomedicine, Jun 17, 2015Jun 14, 2016

SIRS criteria are mostly used as a screening tool to identify patients that may need further workup for sepsis and severe sepsis. In the emergency department it is a triage tool that helps determine patient acuity and identify patients that are potentially septic and in need of further screening. Septic…

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Mendelian Inheritance : Basis of Genetics

Epomedicine, Feb 22, 2015Jun 30, 2016

Some important terminologies Gene:  a functional part of the DNA molecule of a chromosome which directs the synthesis of a specific polypeptide chain. Allele (allelomorph): alternative form of a gene found at the same locus on a pair of homologous chromosomes. Homozygous: the presence of two identical alleles at a…

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PGMEE, MRCS, USMLE, MBBS, MD/MS cephalosporins

Cephalosporin Pharmacology – Mnemonics

Dr. Sulabh Kumar Shrestha, MS Orthopedics, May 16, 2014Jan 3, 2023

Cephalosporins are one of the most widely prescribed antimicrobial drugs. They can be classified into 5 to generations and the medical students often have hard time remembering the names of drugs falling into different generations as the names appear and sound similar. This is a collection of mnemonics from different…

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