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[25 Mar 2011 | No Comment | ]

Mnemonic for Deep branches of Femoral artery is : “Put My Leg Down Please”
It stands for:
Put – Profundus femoris (deep femoral artery)
My – Medial circumflex femoral artery
Leg – Lateral circumflex femoral artery
Down – Descending genicular arteries
Please – Perforating arteries

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[25 Mar 2011 | No Comment | ]

Mnemonic for the names and order of arrangement of carpal bones is : ‘She Looks Too Pretty, Try To Catch Her ‘
The arrangement of carpal bones from lateral to medial is: (Proximal row followed by distal row)
She - Scaphoid
Looks - Lunate
Too – Triquetral
Pretty – Pisiform
Try – Trapezium
To – Trapezoid
Catch – Capitate
Her – Hamate

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[25 Mar 2011 | No Comment | ]

Mnemonic for tributaries of External jugular vein is : PAST
PAST stands for :
P – Posterior external jugular vein
A – Anterior jugular vein
S – Suprascapular vein
T – Transverse cervical vein

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[23 Mar 2011 | No Comment | ]

Mnemonic for layers of scrotum is “Some Dangerous Englishmen Call It Testis” or ”Some Dirty Englishmen Called It Testis”
The layers of scrotum from superficial to deep are:
S – Skin
D – Dartos
E – External spermatic fascia
C- Cremasteric fascia
I – Internal spermatic fascia
Testis

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[11 Mar 2011 | No Comment | ]

Mnemonic for contents of broad ligament is : BROAD
B – Bundle (ovarian neurovascular bundle)
R – Round ligament
O – Ovarian ligament
A – Artefacts (vestigial structures)
D – Duct (oviduct)

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[10 Mar 2011 | No Comment | ]

Mnemonic for contraindications for use of lignocaine with adrenaline is : Digital PEN
Digital PEN stands for:
D – Digits (Fingers and toes)
P – Penis
E – Ear
N – Nose tip

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[10 Mar 2011 | No Comment | ]

Mnemonic for Components of optimal preparation for securing the airway in anesthesia is : SOAP
SOAP stands for:
S - Suction
O – Oxygen
A – Airway
P – Pharmacology
 

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[10 Mar 2011 | No Comment | ]

Mnemonic for individuals at high risk for respiratory complications of anesthesia is : COUPLES
COUPLES stands for:
C – COPD
O – Obese
U – Upper abdominal surgery
P – Prolonged bed rest
L – Long surgery
E – Elderly
S – Smokers

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[10 Mar 2011 | No Comment | ]

Mnemonic for characteristic features of halothane is : HALOTHANE
H- malignant Hyperthermia
A- Anaesthesia without analgesia
L- decomposed by Light
O- vasOdilatOr, brOnchOdilatOr, uterine relaxtant
TH- Thymol as preservtive
A- Amber bottle to store it
N- hepatic Necrosis
E- eraser, Erodes rubber
 

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[10 Mar 2011 | No Comment | ]

Mnemonic for causes of failed intubation is : INTUBATION

Infections of larynx
Neck mobility abnormalites
Teeth abnormalties(loose tooth,protuberant tooth)
Upper airway abnormalties (strictures or swellings)
Bull neck deformities
Ankylosing spondylitis
Trauma/tumour
Inexperience
Oedema of upper airway
Narrowing of lower airway