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Ear drops: direction to pull ear when instilling

·For an grown UP it is UP.
· For a chilD it is Down.
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---Amanda White

Extraocular muscles cranial nerve innervation

"LR6SO4 rest 3":
Lateral Rectus is 6th
Superior Oblique is 4th
rest are all 3rd cranial nerve
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---Atul Singh Detroit Medical Center

Sturge-Weber syndrome: hallmark features

Sturge-Weber:
1. Seizures
2. PortWine stain
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---Ramon Salazar

Opioids: effects

BAD AMERICANS:
Bradycardia & hypotension
Anorexia
Diminished pupilary size
Analgesics
Miosis
Euphoria
Respiratory depression
Increased smooth muscle activity (biliary tract constriction)
Constipation
Ameliorate cough reflex
Nausea and vomiting
Sedations
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---Sung H. Kim

Thirst/water balance control centre: location in hypothalamus

"You look up (supra...optic) at the clouds, to check if it's going to rain (water)":
Therefore, water balance is in supraoptic nucleus.
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---Zeiad Fakhouri

Delerium-causing drugs

ACUTE CHANGE IN MS:
Antibiotics (biaxin, penicillin, ciprofloxacin)
Cardiac drugs (digoxin, lidocaine)
Urinary incontinence drugs (anticholinergics)
Theophylline
Ethanol
Corticosteroids
H2 blockers
Antiparkinsonian drugs
Narcotics (esp. mepridine)
Geriatric psychiatric drugs
ENT drugs
Insomnia drugs
NSAIDs (eg indomethacin, naproxin)
Muscle relaxants
Seizure medicines
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---Muhammad Asif Iqbal Resident, SLU, MO

Geniculate bodies: medial vs. lateral system

"Lateral=Light. Medial=Music.":
Lateral geniculate body is for visual system.
Medial geniculate is for auditory system.
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---Matt Morgan University of Utah School of Medicine

Cluster personality disorders

Cluster A Disorder = Atypical. Unusual and eccentric.
Cluster B Disorder = Beast. Uncontrolled wildness.
Cluster C Disorder = Coward [avoidant type], Compulsive [obsessive-compulsive type], or Clingy [dependent type].
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---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Cranial nerves

"Old Opticians Operate To Try Adding Fortune And Getting Vegas Another Hotel!":
· In order from 1 to 12:
Olfactory
Optic
Occulomotor
Trochlear
Trigeminal
Abducens
Facial
Auditory
Glossopharyngeal
Vagus
Accessory
Hypoglossal
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---Melissa Student in California

Lacrimal nerve course

"Lacrimal's story of 8 L's":
Lacrimal nerve runs on Lateral wall of orbit above Lateral rectus, then Lets communicating branch join in, then supplies Lacrimal gland, then Leaves it and supplies Lateral upper eye Lid!
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---Usman Ahmad KMC