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Argyll-Robertson Pupil features
Argyll Robertson Pupil (ARP) Read it from front to back: it is ARP, standing for Accomodation Reflex Present. Read it from back to front: it is PRA, standing for Pupillary Reflex Absent. Show Details / Rate It ---Anonymous Contributor	Rating    9.33 36 votes
Short stature: differential
ABCDEFG: Alone (neglected infant) Bone dysplasias (rickets, scoliosis, mucopolysaccharidoses) Chromosomal (Turner's, Down's) Delayed growth Endocrine (low growth hormone, Cushing's, hypothyroid) Familial GI malabsorption (celiac, Crohn's) Show Details / Rate It ---Anonymous Contributor	Rating    9.25 4 votes
Cerebellar damage symptoms
VANISHED: Vertigo Ataxia Nystagmus Intention tremor Slurred (or Staccato) speech Exagerrated broad based gait Hypotonic reflexes Dysdiadochokinesia. Show Details / Rate It ---Nawal Bahal King's College, London	Rating    9.23 109 votes
RLQ pain: differential
APPENDICITIS: Appendicitis/ Abscess PID/ Period Pancreatitis Ectopic/ Endometriosis Neoplasia Diverticulitis Intussusception Crohns Disease/ Cyst (ovarian) IBD Torsion (ovary) Irritable Bowel Syndrome Stones Show Details / Rate It ---Anonymous Contributor	Rating    9.23 31 votes
Williams syndrome: features
WILLIAMS: Weight (low at birth, slow to gain) Iris (stellate iris) Long philtrum Large mouth Increased Ca++ Aortic stenosis (and other stenoses) Mental retardation Swelling around eyes (periorbital puffiness) Show Details / Rate It ---Anthony Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong	Rating    9.20 5 votes
Dicarboxylic acids (alpha, omega) C2 through C10: common names
"Oh My, Such Good Apple Pie, Sweet As Sugar!": Oxalic Malonic Succinic Glutaric Adipic Pimelic Suberic Azelaic Sebacic Show Details / Rate It ---Anonymous Contributor	Rating    9.20 5 votes
Potassium: causes of potassium leaving cells
A$$E$ Acidosis: H+ ions move in. Starvation: catabolism of cells. Stress: catabolism of cells (postoperative). Exercise: catabolism of cells. Sodium chloride lost: K+ replaces it and is then excreted. Show Details / Rate It ---Anonymous Contributor	Rating    9.20 5 votes
Endometrial carcinoma: risk factors
ENDOMET: Elderly Nulliparity Diabetes Obesity Menstrual irregularity Estrogen therapy hyperTension Show Details / Rate It ---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin	Rating    9.20 10 votes
DNA bond strength (nucleotides)
"Crazy Glue": Strongest bonds are between Cytosine and Guanine, strong like Crazy Glue (3 H-bonds), whereas the A=T only have 2 H-bonds. · This is relevant to DNA replication, as the weaker A=T will be the site where RNA primer makes the initial break. Show Details / Rate It ---Lior Greenberg Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel	Rating    9.18 22 votes
Einthoven's Triangle: organization
Corners are at RA (right arm), LA (left arm), LL (left leg). Number of L's at a corner tell how many + signs are at that corner [eg LL is ++]. Sum of number of L's of any 2 corners tells the name of the lead [eg LL-LA is lead III]. For reference axes, the negative angle hemisphere is on the half of the triangle drawing that has all the negative signs; positive angle hemisphere contains only positive signs. · See diagram. Show Details / Rate It ---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin	Rating    9.18 57 votes
Citric acid cycle compounds
"Can I Keep Selling Sex For Money, Officer?": Citrate Isocitrate alpha Ketogluterate Succinyl CoA Succinate Fumerate Malate Oxaloacetate Show Details / Rate It ---Ramon Ter-Oganesyan and Rebecca University of California Irvine	Rating    9.16 160 votes
JVP: raised JVP differential
PQRST (EKG waves): Pericardial effusion Quantity of fluid raised (fluid over load) Right heart failure Superior vena caval obstruction Tricuspid stenosis/ Tricuspid regurgitation/ Tamponade (cardiac) Show Details / Rate It ---Dr. Mohsin Maqbool Bahawal-Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur	Rating    9.13 45 votes
Edwards' syndrome: characteristics
EDWARDS: Eighteen (trisomy) Digit overlapping flexion Wide head Absent intellect (mentally retarded) Rocker-bottom feet Diseased heart Small lower jaw Show Details / Rate It ---Monika Kiripolsky Vanderbilt University School of Medicine	Rating    9.12 17 votes
Acute Coronary Syndrome: initial treatment
ABCD: Aspirin Beta blocker Coagulation (anticoagulation with heparin/LMW Heparin) Double product control (decrease heart rate and blood pressure) Show Details / Rate It ---Elden Rand Brooke Army Medical Center - Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX	Rating    9.10 10 votes
Imprinting diseases: Prader-Willi and Angelman
"Pray to an Angel": Prader-Willi and Angelman are the 2 classic imprinting diseases. · Which disease results, depends on whether 15q deletion is maternal or paternal. Keep them straight by: Paternal is Prader-Willi. · See diagram for cardinal symptom of each disease. Show Details / Rate It ---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin	Rating    9.10 10 votes
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