Tag: Mnemonic
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Crohn’s Versus Ulcerative Colitis
The best way to appreciate and remember the differences between Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, both inflammatory bowel diseases, is to juxtapose them and compare them in a pairwise fashion: Transmural vs. Mucosal Only Transmural: This is the most important distinguishing feature of Crohn’s disease. The transmural nature of the disease is what leads to…
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Mnemonic for Side Effects of Antimycobacterial Agents
Here is a mnemonic that will help you remember the side effects of antimycobacterial agents: Rifampin cause Red discoloration of urine and tears, which can lead to patient anxiety and ruined contact lenses. Patients should be counseled about this ahead of time and should be advised not to wear contact lenses while being treated with…
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Hypocomplementemia: Key Points and Mnemonics
You don’t need to memorize which glomerulonephritides are associate with low complement and which are not. Rather, ask yourself one question: does this patient have persistent, aggressive, endovascular, systemic infectious or inflammatory processes? If the answer is “yes,” then the disease is associate with low complement levels. If the answer is “no,” then complement level…