Are you trying to figure out what is going on with your patient?
Generating a differential diagnosis for a patient is critical for performing a directed history and physical as well as organizing your patient presentation (if you will be presenting to an attending or resident) and ultimately for generating a treatment plan. Until you are familiar with the particular area [...]
What are the cause behind each skin color a patient/person manifests if he or she becomes unconscious? Here is your clue!
RED - STROKE or INCREASE BLOOD PRESSURE
WHITE - SHOCK or...
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In what other film will you see a pioneer of punk, the original gangsta, an avant-garde Japanese director, a Finnish scholar, and a teen heartthrob all act side by side with a dolphin? None other than Johnny Mnemonic. Directed by New York artist Robert Longo, the film would mark his first and last foray into feature length cinema to date.
Johnny Mnemonic es un corredor mejorado biológicamente que por dinero, transporta información valiosa en su cerebro. Cuando dos científicos desertores de la Industrias PHARMAKON le contratan, Johnny se da cuenta que no tiene suficiente memoria. Se inyecta una ampliación de memoria tan grande como para matarle. Perseguido por los "Yakuza" y debilitado por el exceso de datos, Johnny emprende una carrera contra-reloj para encontrar la clave que le haga deshacerse de una información demasiado peligrosa. El artista plástico Robert Longo, que debuta en la dirección con la primera adaptación cinematográfica de un relato de William Gibson, no duda de los peligros de la informática: La película es un análisis crítico de hoy visto desde un futuro muy próximo. Todos tenemos que cuidarnos mucho de no perder nuestra humanidad en esta época de información y velocidad, asegura. Las novelas de Gibson, un visionario experto en relatos sobre el mundo cibernético
Ever not sure how to keep a conversation going when networking?Here's an easy-to-remember acronym attributed to Dexter Yager by Bob Burg in his book, Winning Without Intimidation (subtitled: How to Master the Art of Positive Persuasion in Today's Real World in Order to Get What You Want, When You Want It, and from Whom You Want It - Including the Difficult People You Come Across Everyday!) - The F.O.R.M. method of asking questions:F stands for a question about their Family.O stands for a question about their Occupation.R stands for a question about their favorite types of Recreation.M stands for a question about their Message, or what they want you to know about them.* Should you find yourself in one of those Awkward Silence moments with someone you don't really know, ask a F-O-R-M question. In other words, ask a question about their Family. Or ask a question about their Occupation. Or ask a question about their favorite types of Recreation. Or ask a question about their Message. An
A peg system is a mnemonic technique for memorizing lists. It works by pre-memorizing a list of words that are easy to associate with the numbers they represent(1 to 10, 1-100, 1-1000, etc). Those objects form the “pegs” of the system. Then in the future, to rapidly memorize a list of arbitrary objects, each one [...]
A peg system is a mnemonic technique for memorizing lists. It works by pre-memorizing a list of words that are easy to associate with the numbers they represent(1 to 10, 1-100, 1-1000, etc). Those objects form the “pegs” of the system. Then in the future, to rapidly memorize a list of arbitrary objects, each one [...]
A Potent Mnemonic for Impotence
LIMP P3ENIS
When things dont stand ... it's time to use this outstanding mnemonic for data-collection in a case of Erectile Dysfunction ;-)
L-ibido changes
I-njury
M-edications (B-blockers)
P-ast medical history (HTN, DM, Vascular)
P-revious prostate Sx
P-erformance Anxiety
P-eyronie's Disease
E-rection at all? (Are you able to have an erection at all?)
Menstrual / Vaginal Bleeding : A Mnemonic
On the first day of my Gyn-Obs clerkship rotations during the second year med-school days, as I stood behind a resident observing, she told me that the first patient was a follow-up case of a PV Bleed. I felt dumb then when I asked - "What's PV?" - he he, but yeah, I was only in my second year ...so maybe we can discount that a bit ! (PV = Per Vaginal
A fourth grader from Montana has coined a mnemonic for the 11 planets of the solar system. If you thought there were 9 - or 8, or 12, or whatever it was last week - this memory trick may help you remember all of the planet's names.
The student, Maryn Smith, ...
