Monday 31 December 2012

Paeds - standing from lying down supine

PPP
Observe standing from lying down supine. Children up to 3 years of age will turn (P)rone in order to stand because of (P)oor (P)elvic muscle fixation.

Monday 3 December 2012

Essential hypertension has a multifactorial aetiology: MS O. SWAG


Essential hypertension has a multifactorial aetiology:

The Metabolic Syndrome

Obesity

High Salt intake
Low birth weight
Excess alcohol intake
Genetic component

MS. O SWAG

GO WAS MS




Tuesday 20 November 2012

Smear test

Apply pressure on the cervix with the brush as if using a pen

Cyst definition

Cyst "sist"

Sist = sister

sister's are Emotional
E = Epithelium lining

M K RAHMAN

Pre-eclampsia common

Pre-eclampsia is more common in nulliparous women than in multiparous women.

Arrange alphabetically:

M<N
Pre-eclampsia is less common in Multiparous women than in nulliparous women (6%).

Pre-eclampsia

H<P
Hypertension precedes Proteinuria

Monday 19 November 2012

Ovarian cyst 'accidents'

Ovarian cyst 'accidents' = HRT

H = Haemorrhage ... into a cyst
R = Rupture ... of the contents of an ovarian cyst into the peritoneal cavity
T = Torsion ... of the pedicle

M K RAHMAN