4 - capsulated bacteria mcqs

the mnemonic : numerous vibrant bacilli klubbing closely at borders necessarily and erroneously hemolyse .

creator : who else can create such stupid mnemonics , me and only me.

explanation : this mnemonic helps u remember the generic names of capsulated bacteria . it goes like this

NUMEROUS - pneumococci

VIBRANT - vibrio parahemolyticus

BACILLI - bacillus anthrax

KLUBBING - klebsiella

CLOSELY - clostridium perfringens and C . butyricum

BORDERS - bordetella

NECESSARILY - neisseria meninigococci

ERRONEOUSLY - yersinia pestis

HEMOLYSE - hemophilus influenza

3 - external carotid artery branches mnemonic

mnemonic : sister lucy's powdered face often attracts medical students

creator : god knows who

explanation : this mnemonic helps to remember all the main branches of the external carotid artery . it goes like this :

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sister = superior thyroid artery

lucy's = lingual artery

powdered = posterior auricular artery

face = facial artery

often = occipital artery

attracts = ascending pharyngeal artery

medical = maxillary artery

students = superficial temporal artery

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this is a very famous mnemonic and if u still didnot know this u gotta be living under a rock . just kidding . if u are new to the med school then it will be definitely new for u .

a few questions which are frequently asked from this area are

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1q: which are the terminal branches of the external carotid artery ?

answer: maxillary artery and the superficial temporal artery

2q: which is the first branch of the external carotid artery ?

answer: superior thyroid artery .

3q: which is the only medial branch of the external carotid artery ?

answer: ascending pharyngeal artery .

2 - Hepatitis viruses and their families mnemonic

Mnemonic : PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED FELLOW DIED CYCLING .

CREATOR : MYSELF .

Explanation : this mnemonic helps you to remember the families to which the hepatitis viruses A , B , C, D , E belong . this is important because it is asked in many medical post graduation entrance examinations .

Lets see the actual subject

HEPATITIS A : picorna virus -------- physically

HEPATITIS B : hepadna virus -------- handicapped

HEPATITIS C : flavi virus -------- fellow

HEPATITIS D : defective virus ------- died

HEPATITIS E : calci virus --------- cycling

one point worth remembering is that the only DNA virus among all hepatitis viruses is the hepatitis B virus.

Do I need to explain anything more . the sentence is just for the sake of the mnemonic and I mean no offence to physically handicapped people out there. Sorry if anybody is hurt.

1 - fallot's tetralogy surgeries mnemonic

The mnemonic : BRITISH SOLDIERS PLAY DEAD WHEN ATTACKED (or) TURKISH SOLDIERS PLAY DEAD WHEN ATTACKED .

creator : MYSELF

explanation : this mnemonic will be useful to remember which artery is anastomosed to which artery in the blalock - tausig shunt , pott's shunt and waterston's shunt which are used in the treatment of tetralogy of fallot ( TOF ) .
the important point to be noted is that the pulmonary artery is common for all the shunts and hence is not included in the mnemonic .

1. the blalock - tausig shunt anastomoses the subclavian artery to the pulmonary artery
2. the pott's shunt anastomoses the descending aorta to the pulmonary artery
3. the waterston's shunt anastomoses the ascending aorta to the right pulmonary artery .

1. BRITISH SOLDIERS = BLALOCK TAUSIG SHUNT- SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY
2. PLAY DEAD = POTT'S SHUNT - DESCENDING AORTA
3. WHEN ATTACKED = WATERSTON'S SHUNT - ASCENDING AORTA