MICROBIOLOGY MNEMONICS
Capsulated pathogenic organisms are
Some Killers Have Pretty Nice Capsules
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| S Streptococcus pneumoniae K Klebsiella pneumoniae H Haemophilus influenzae P Pseudomonas aeruginosa N Neisseria meningitidis C Cryptococcus neoformans |
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| L - Listeria D - Diphtheria A - Actinomycetes T - Tetani Clostridium T - TB Mycobatcterium A - Anthrax bacillus |
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| Endothelial cells/ Edema Negative (gram- bacteria) DIC/ Death Outer membrane TNF O-antigen X-tremely heat stable IL-1 Nitric oxide/ Neutrophil chemotaxis |
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| "Sore throat, Face bloat, Pi$$ coke": Sore throat: 1 week ago Face bloat: facial edema Pi$$ coke: coke-coloured urine · Alternatively, short version: "Throat, bloat and coke". |
SOFT PAINS:
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| Skin infections Osteomyelitis Food poisoning Toxic shock syndrome Pneumonia Acute endocarditis Infective arthritis Necrotizing fasciitis Sepsis |
"Eating Contaminated Stuff Causes Very Big Smelly Vomit":
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| E. coli O157-H7 [undercooked meat, esp. hamburgers] Clostridium botulinum [canned foods] Salmonella [poultry, meat, eggs] Vibrio parahaemolyticus [seafood] Bacillus cereus [reheated rice] Staphylococcus aureus [meats, mayo, custard] Clostridium perfringens [reheated meat] Vibrio vulnificus [seafood] |
SMASHED:
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| Streptolysins M protein Anti-C5a peptidase Streptokinase Hyaluronidase Exotoxin DNAses |
NIPPLES:
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| Necrotising fasciitis and myositis Impetigo Pharyngitis Pneumonia Lymphangitis Erysipelas and cellulitis Scarlet fever/ Streptococcal TSS |
"High Tech Lab Results Point At Endocarditis":
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| Hematuria Thrombocytopenia Leukocytosis, -penia Red blood cell casta Proteinuria Anemia Elevated ESR |
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| "Difficult to be in a Closet with someone having explosive foul smelling diarrhea, because it would smell and there would be no air in there. Clostridium Difficile causes explosive foul smelling diarrhea and is an anaeorbe (no air). |
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| · 5 F's: Flagella Frothy discharge Fishy odor (sometimes) Fornication (STD) Flagyl (metronidazole) Rx |
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| "ATE eggs": Ascaris Lumbricoides Trichuris trichuira Enterobius vermicularis spread by ingestion of eggs (vs skin invasion or insect bite) |
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| "Eating Contaminated Stuff Causes Very Bad Smelly Vomit": E. coli O157-H7 [undercooked meat, esp. hamburgers] Clostridium botulinum [canned foods] Salmonella [poultry, meat, eggs] Vibrio parahaemolyticus [seafood] Bacillus cereus [reheated rice] Staphylococcus aureus [meats, mayo, custard] Clostridium perfringens [reheated meat] Vibrio vulnificus [seafood] |
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| "Can Induce Severe Attacks Of Head PAINS": Cancer Immunocompromised state Sinusitis Age extremes Otitis Head trauma Parameningeal infection Alcoholism Infections (systemic, esp. respiratory) Neurosurgical procedures Splenectomy |
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| "Having Flu Symptoms Can Make Moaning Children A Nightmare": Headache Fever Sore throat Chills Myalgias Malaise Cough Anorexia Nasal congestion |
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| "My Cat Eats Mice": Mononucleosis-like illness Chorioretinits/ Congenital infection Encephalitis Myocarditis |
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| PUNCH: Proteus (leads to alkaline urine) Ureaplasma (renal calculi) Nocardia Cryptoccocus (the fungus) Helicobacter pylori |
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| "The Major Pathogens Concerning Complete T-Cell Collapse": Toxoplasma gondii M. avium intracellulare Pneumocystis carinii Candida albicans Cryptococcus neoformans Tuberculosis CMV Cryptosporidium parvum |
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| South in Gujarati is DAXIN...simple...Southern blot is for DNA West in Gujarati is PASCHIM...so...Western Blot is for Protein and Northern is simply for M RNA(just to remember N with M) its how they eat north -roti - rna south -dosa - dna west -pizza - protein |
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| Bombs Make PAGes Bombs-for Bacillus............Bamboo stick appearance Make-Macdyean reaction P-PLET medium A-Agar medium[medusa head] Ge-Gelatin stab S-Solid medium....String in pearls reaction.......!!!! |
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| Loafers Eat BMTC ticket Of Mahatma Gandhi in Chennai L-Lenticular colonies E-Exacting growth requirements B-blood agar[weak hemolysis] M-Muellar hinton agar T-Thayer martin agar C-Chocolate agar O-Oxidase positive MG-utilize Glucose and Maltose C-Catalase positive |
Remember "PSEUDOMONAS" for memorise pathogenesity of pseudomonas infection
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| P= pulmonary infection S= septicemia E= eye infection; endocarditis U= UTI D= (dermatological)Ecthyma gangrenosum O= otitis media M= meningitis o= -------- N= nail bed infection A= B= burns & bed sore S= sepsis |
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| P- Pregnancy,Prostatitis A-acute febrile illness,atypical mycobacteriae T-TB,Trauma,Transplant rejection,Treated UTI C-Corticosteroid use ,cyclophosphamide H-H.influenza infection |
HE'S LATIN AMERICAN:
Herpesviridae
Enteroviridae (esp. Polio)
Slow viruses (esp. JC, prions)
Syphilis
Legionella/ Lyme disease/ Lymphocytic meningoencephalitis
Aspergillus
Toxoplasmosis
Intracranial pressure
Neisseria meningitidis
Arboviridae
Measles/ Mumps/ Mycobacterium tuberculosis/ Mucor
E. coli
Rabies/ Rubella
Idiopathic
Cryptococcus/ Candida
Abscess
Neoplasm/ Neurocysticercosis
· Neurocysticercosis should be assumed with recent Latin American immigrant patient unless proven otherwise.
Eggs that float in Saturated Saline
Remember, "I HATE fertilised eggs"
Hymenolepis nana and Hookworm
Ascaris lumbricoides
Trichuris trichura
Enterobius vermicularis
So the fertilised eggs of all the above float in saturated saline. Everything else sinks.
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