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Meningitis: most common organisms

NHS:
Neisseria meningitidis
Hemophilus Influenzae
Streptococcus pneumonia
·The cause of the most Severe meningitis is Streptococcus.
· Note: NHS is an acronym for National Health Service in several countries.
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---Fahed Al-Daour Med student

Thalamic boundaries

"I HIT PPL (people)":
· Directions are in alphabetical order:
Anterior: Interventricular Foramen
Inferior: Hypothalamic nuclei (plane connecting them)
Lateral: Internal capsule (posterior limb)
Medial: Third ventricle
Posterior: free Pole of Pulvinar
Superior: Lateral ventricle
· Posterior has 2 P's.
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---David Colbert University of Western Australia

Conversion disorder: etiology

Conversion disorder: convert a conflict to a symptom.
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---Anonymous Contributor

Hallucinations: hypnogogic vs. hypnopompic definition

"Hypnogogic = go to sleep":
Hypnogogic hallucinations arise when go to sleep, hypnopompic arise when awaken.
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---Anonymous Contributor

Seizure: quick history taking

FACT:
Focus: generalized vs. local activity
Activity: tonic-clonic vs. absence
Color: red, blue, ashen--possible indicator of hypoxia
Time: length of seizure
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---James Lovell, BS, RN, EMT-P LifeAid

Wernickes encephalopathy: components

WACO:
· Wernickes is:
Ataxia
Confusion (or clouded consciousness)
Ocular problems
· Note: Waco is the town in Texas, USA made famous for a standoff with a David Koresh and the Branch Davidians.
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---Anonymous Contributor Sheffield Medical School

Alzheimer's disease: progressive phases

ABCD:
Amnesic phase (forgetting keys, leaving cooker on)
Behavioural problems (antisocial, wandering)
Cortical phase (incontinence, falls)
Decerebrate phase (return of primitive reflexes)
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---Paul Aron University of Birmingham Medical School

Dysphasia: Broca's vs. Wernicke's causing expressive vs. receptive

BEWARE:
Broca's area: Expressive dysphasia.
Wernicke's Area: REceptive dysphasia.
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---Tosan Okoro LWMS

Hydrocephalus: Normal pressure hydrocephalus DDx

3 W's:
Wet: urinary incontinence
Wobbly: gait abnormality
Wacky: dementia, memory problems
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---Class of 2005 University of Florida College of Medicine

Meningitis: site of TB meningitis attack

TB meningitis attacks The Base of the brain
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---Marc Serret Medical College of Wisconsin