In light of the current avocado recall, here’s the high yield information medical students should know! Listeria monocytogenes is a gram positive, beta-hemolytic, rod-shaped bacteria that […]
Dobutamine Dobutamine is a beta adrenergic agonist with a greater effect on beta 1 receptors than than beta 2. Beta 1 receptors are mainly found in the […]
Meglitinides Examples include Nateglinide & Repaglinide “Meglitinides Depolarize” Meglitinides close K+ channels and cause the membrane to depolarize, in turn enhancing insulin release. Meglitinides work by […]
Whipple Disease – Tropheryma whippelii Whipple Disease is an infectious enterocolitis that causes malabsorption in the small intestine. Tropheryma whippelii is a gram positive, rod-shaped actinomycete […]
Benzodiazepines Benzodiazepines stimulate GABA A receptors at an allosteric site. This facilitates GABA activity by increasing the frequency of Cl- channel opening. Clinical uses of benzodiazepines […]
This video comes in clutch when studying Virology. We use this video to understand not only which viruses are RNA or DNA with helpful mnemonics, but […]
HIV attaches to host CD4+ cell receptors and CCR5/CXCR4 via GP120. GP41 then fuses membranes allowing HIV to uncoat and empty it’s contents into the host […]
Mnemonics *Aminoglycosides: Mean GNATS caNNOT kill anaerobes because they need O2; Buy AT $30, CCEL at $50. * Aminoglycosides: Gentamicin, Neomycin, Amikacin, Tobramycin, Streptomycin Aminoglycoside antibiotics […]
In light of the current avocado recall, here’s the high yield information medical students should know! Listeria monocytogenes is a gram positive, beta-hemolytic, rod-shaped bacteria that […]
Normal placental implantation occurs when the placental villi attach to the decidua. However, in Placenta Accreta Spectrum (also known as morbidly adherent placenta) the decidual layer […]
Zinc Deficiency Zinc is an essential element that is involved in the metabolic properties of many proteins. Deficiency can be seen across many clinical manifestations and […]
Dobutamine Dobutamine is a beta adrenergic agonist with a greater effect on beta 1 receptors than than beta 2. Beta 1 receptors are mainly found in the […]