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Managment of carpal tunnel syndrome:

WRIST:

๐Ÿ“ W: Wear splints at night
๐Ÿ“ R: Rest
๐Ÿ“ I: Inject steriod
๐Ÿ“ S: Surgical decompression
๐Ÿ“ T: Take diuretics
Fat soluble vitamins โ€”> KADE!
- Vitamin K
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin E
Malignancies with a high likelihood of bone metastasis:

โ€œParticular Tumors Love Killing Boneโ€

- P: Prostate
- T: Thyroid
- L: Lung
- K: Kidney
- B: Breast
Depression: 5 drugs causing it

PROMS:

๐Ÿ”ฒPropranolol
๐Ÿ”ฒReserpine
๐Ÿ”ฒOral contraceptives
๐Ÿ”ฒMethyldopa
๐Ÿ”ฒSteroids
Morphine: effects
MORPHINES:

๐Ÿ”ธMiosis
๐Ÿ”นOrthostatic hypotension
๐Ÿ”ธRespiratory depression
๐Ÿ”นPain supression
๐Ÿ”ธHistamine release/ Hormonal ๐Ÿ”นalterations
๐Ÿ”ธIncreased ICT
๐Ÿ”นNausea
๐Ÿ”ธEuphoria
๐Ÿ”นSedation
SIADH-inducing drugs
ABCD:

Analgesics: opioids, NSAIDs/

Antidepressants (TCAs, MAOIs, SSRIs)/Antipsychotics/ACE inhibtors

Barbiturates

Cyclophosphamide/ Chlorpromazine/ Carbamazepine/Cigarettes
(Nicotine)/Clofibrate/vinCristine

Diuretic (thiazide)/Delivery aided by Oxytocin
Drug induced SLE (HIP):

๐Ÿ”ดHydralazine
๐Ÿ”ดIsoniazid
๐Ÿ”ดProcainamide
Respiratory depression inducing-drugs "STOP breathing":

โšช๏ธSedatives and hypnotics
โšช๏ธTrimethoprim
โšช๏ธOpiates
โšช๏ธPolymyxins
โœจMultiple pregnancy complicationsโœจ

Polyhydramnios
IUG retardation
Preterm labour
Antepartum haemorrhage
Pre-eclampsia
Abortion
List of bacteria hard to visualize and categorize with gram stain:
โ€œThese Rascals May Microscopically Lack Colorโ€

- T: Treponema
- R: Rickettsia
- M: Mycobacteria
- M: Mycoplasma
- L: Legionella Pneumophilia
- C: Chlamydia
Test for diagnosis of Hereditary
Spherocytosis:

๐Ÿ”ดOsmotic fragility test๐Ÿ”ด
Drugs that act on microtubules (Microtubules Get Constructed Very Pooerly)

๐Ÿ”ธMebendazole (antihelminthic)
๐Ÿ”ธGriseofulvin (antifungal)
๐Ÿ”ธColchicine (antigout)
๐Ÿ”ธVincristine/Vinblastine (anticancer)
๐Ÿ”ธPaclitaxel (anticancer)
Chรฉdiak-Higashi Syndrome:

๐Ÿ”นAutosomal recessive
๐Ÿ”นMicrotubules polymerization defect (impaired fusion of lysosomes and phagosomes)

Symptoms:
๐Ÿ”ธNeutropenia
๐Ÿ”ธRecurrent pyogenic infections
๐Ÿ”ธPartial albinism
๐Ÿ”ธPeripheral neuropathy
Factors that make SLE active:

โœ”๏ธUV (sunshine)
โœ”๏ธPregnancy
โœ”๏ธInfection
โœ”๏ธStress
Schizophrenia negative features
"4 A's":

๐Ÿ”ถAmbivalence
๐Ÿ”ถAffective incongruence
๐Ÿ”ถAssociative loosening
๐Ÿ”ถAutism
Tuberous sclerosis presenting features:

โœจZits, Fits, Deficitsโœจ

๐Ÿ”ดZits: adenoma sebaceum
๐Ÿ”ดFits: seizures
๐Ÿ”ดDeficits: neurological deficits