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31
May
2014
Improving Your Memory , Again and again
Posted On May 31, 2014  By [email protected]  And has No Comment

Retaining information is closely linked to academic success since exams are designed to determine what you’ve retained from classroom lectures and personal study. Remembering what you’ve studied is also important when you enter the workforce after college. Utilizing these strategies will help you improve memory retention: […]

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29
May
2014
Be an active e-learner – Motivate yourself
Posted On May 29, 2014  By [email protected]  And has No Comment

  Set goals and targets No matter how big or small, setting goals and targets is very beneficial for you using online learning. When small targets are set, you are able to work towards a large goal (your certification upon completing the course), through small mini […]

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16
Apr
2014
Dementia
Posted On April 16, 2014  By [email protected]  And has No Comment

  Dementia: main causes VITAMIN D VEST: Vitamin deficiency (B12, folate, thiamine) Intracranial tumour Trauma (head injury) Anoxia Metabolic (diabetes) Infection (postencephalitis, HIV) Normal pressure hydrocephalus Degenerative (Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s, CJD, etc) Vascular (multi infarct dementia) Endocrine (hypothyroid) Space occupying lesion (chronic subdural haematoma) Toxic (alcohol)  

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16
Apr
2014
Psychiatric mnemonics: Personality
Posted On April 16, 2014  By [email protected]  And has No Comment

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].       Middle adolescence (14-17 years): characteristics HERO: Heterosexual crushes/ Homosexual Experience Education regarding short term benefits Risk taking Omnipotence · And there is interest in […]

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16
Apr
2014
Mnemonics : Child Psychiatry
Posted On April 16, 2014  By [email protected]  And has No Comment

Autistic disorder: features AUTISTICS: Again and again (repetitive behavior) Unusual Abilities Talking (language) delay IQ subnormal Social development poor Three years onset Inherited component [35% concordance] Cognitive impairment Self injury

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16
Apr
2014
Psychiatric mnemonics: sexual issues
Posted On April 16, 2014  By [email protected]  And has No Comment

  Impotence causes PLANE: Psychogenic: performance anxiety Libido: decreased with androgen deficiency, drugs Autonomic neuropathy: impede blood flow redirection Nitric oxide deficiency: impaired synthesis, decreased blood pressure Erectile reserve: can’t maintain an erection     Male erectile dysfunction (MED): biological causes MED: Medicines(propranalol, methyldopa, SSRI, etc.) Ethanol Diabetes […]

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16
Apr
2014
Psychiatric mnemonics in sleep disorders
Posted On April 16, 2014  By [email protected]  And has No Comment

    REM: features REM: Rapid pulse/ Respiratory rate Erection Mental activity increase/ Muscle paralysis     Parasomnias:   time of onset SLeep terrors and SLeepwalking occur during SLow-wave sleep (stages 3 & 4). NightmaRE occurs during REM sleep (and is REMembered).       Sleep stages:   features DElta waves during DEepest sleep (stages 3 & 4, […]

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16
Apr
2014
Psychiatric Mnemonics in Depression
Posted On April 16, 2014  By [email protected]  And has No Comment

Psychiatry Mnemonics Psychiatry Mnemonics                       Reinforcement schedules: variable ratio SLOT machines show SLOwesTextinction.     Depression: major episode DSM-IV criteria · First, of course depressed mood is one. Then: SIG E CAPS: Sleep disturbance Interest loss Guilt (or intense worthlessness) […]

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14
Apr
2014
THINK LIKE EINSTEIN
Posted On April 14, 2014  By [email protected]  And has No Comment

How do geniuses come up with ideas? What links the thinking style that produced Mona Lisa with the one that spawned the theory of relativity? What can we learn from the thinking strategies of the Galileos, Edisons, and Mozarts of history? By studying the notebooks, correspondence, […]

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13
Apr
2014
Self Improvement: Presentation mistakes
Posted On April 13, 2014  By [email protected]  And has No Comment

  Avoid  Presentation Mistakes Most of us have experienced dull, irrelevant, or confusing presentations. But think back to the last really great presentation you saw – one that was informative, motivating, and inspiring. Wouldn’t you love to be able to present like that? This article looks […]

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