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Posts for medical students, residents, and junior doctors: pediatric approaches, clinical tools, exam frameworks, and useful resources.

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High Yield Microbiology for exams

Simplified version of important Microbiology points that you need in Medical School. Facultative Intracellular Salmonella, Nesseria, Brucella, Mycobacterium, Listeria, Francisella, Legionella, Yersinia. [Some Nasty Bugs May Live FacultativeLY.] Obligate Intracellular Rickettsia, Chlamydia. Can’t make own ATP [Stay inside (cells) when it is Really Cold.] Bacterial Growth Lag Phase                 Initial Phase (only 1 lag phase)…

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Must know adverse effects in Pharmacology

List of all the important adverse effects of different common drugs that are usually asked in exams and also essential in our clinical practise. Agranulocytosis Clozapine, Chloramphenical Aplastic Anemia Chloramphenicol NSAIDs  Benzene       Atropine-like Side Effects Tricyclics Cardiotoxicity Doxorubicin    Daunorubicin Cartilage Damage in Children Fluoroquinolones (Ciprofloxacin & Norfloxacin) Cinchonism Quinidine Cough ACE…

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High Yield General Pathology

All the high yield facts from general pathology that are usually asked in examsUSMLE STEP 1, Medical Council exams. Reversible Cell Injury • swelling of cell organelles and entire cell • dissociation of ribosomes from endoplasmic reticulum • decreased energy production by mitochondria • increased glycolysis → decreased pH → nuclear chromatin clumping Irreversible Cell…

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Important Muscles origin, insertion, innervation & action for exams

 Origin, Insertion, Innervation and Action of commonly asked muscles of our body. Abductor magnus [Hamstring part] Origin: Ischial tuberosity Insertion: adductor tubercle of femur Innervation: tibial part of sciataic nerve (L4) Action: extends thigh Abductor magnus[Adductor part] Origin: Adductor part: Inferior ramus of pubis and ramus of ischium Insertion: Gluteal tuberosity, linea alba, medial supracondylar…

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