MedSurvival Mnemonics by Raza

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07/28/2026

Blood Pressure Targets in Stroke

💎Pre-thrombolysis:

07/28/2026

Causes of Stroke in Young Adults

🔷🔷"HEADS VP"🔷🔷

▪️Hypercoagulable states (Factor V Leiden, antiphospholipid syndrome)
▪️Endocarditis / Embolic (PFO, atrial myxoma)
▪️Arterial dissection (carotid/vertebral)
▪️Drugs (co***ne, amphetamines, OCPs)
▪️Sickle cell disease
▪️Vasculitis (CNS vasculitis, Takayasu, PAN)
▪️Pregnancy / Postpartum (eclampsia, CVST)

07/25/2026

🚨 Did you know? Kratom withdrawal can be just as serious as opioid withdrawal.

Kratom — an herbal supplement sold legally in many states — acts on opioid receptors in the brain. Heavy use can lead to dependence, and withdrawal can cause:

⚠️ Severe agitation & confusion

⚠️ Rapid heart rate & sweating

⚠️ Muscle pain & tremors

⚠️ Dangerous heart rhythm changes

Kratom is NOT a safe alternative to opioids. If you or someone you know is struggling with kratom or opioid use, evidence-based treatments like buprenorphine (Suboxone/Subutex) can help.

07/19/2026

Drugs-induced color change syndromes:

🔴 Red Man Syndrome — Vancomycin → flushing from histamine release (slow the drip!)

🟠 Orange Body Fluids — Rifampin → tears, urine, sweat all turn orange

🟠 Carotenodermia — Beta-carotene → orange palms & soles, normal sclerae

🟡 Pseudojaundice — Sunitinib / Rifabutin → yellow skin, normal bilirubin

🟤 Bronze Diabetes — Iron overload → bronze skin + cirrhosis + diabetes

🌚 Gray Baby Syndrome — Chloramphenicol → neonatal cardiovascular collapse

🔵 Blue Man Syndrome — Amiodarone → blue-gray skin in sun-exposed areas

🔵 Blue-Black Shins — Minocycline → iron-melanin deposits in skin

🔵 Slate-Gray Skin — Chlorpromazine → blue-gray hue with chronic high doses

🔵 Blue-Gray Face — Hydroxychloroquine → pigmentation in ~26% of long-term users

🟣 Purple Glove Syndrome — IV Phenytoin → swelling + purple discoloration distal to IV site

🖤 Flagellate Hyperpigmentation — Bleomycin → whip-like dark streaks on trunk

🟤 Brown Nails & Skin — Hydroxyurea → diffuse brown pigmentation + dark nails

07/17/2026

When to repeat positive blood cultures
1. Staph aureus
2. Staph Lugdunensis
3. Candida species

06/15/2026

💎Vanc= Very Aggressive against MRSA
Vanco → MRSA
💎PIP = Pseudomonas In Place
Pip-tazo →Pseudo

06/14/2026

Respiratory fluoroquinolones Cover Atypicals
1. Mycoplasma
2. Chlamydophila
3. Legionella

06/03/2026

Why are Pakistani doctors leaving the country?

Doctors spend 10–15 years studying and training, sacrificing family time, sleep, and personal life to care for patients. But many now feel that one misleading video or social media post can destroy a career built over decades. In a recent case, a doctor performing a routine examination on an unconscious patient faced serious allegations, which were later found to be unsupported in the initial inquiry.

Doctors should be held accountable when they make mistakes, but they also deserve fair treatment and protection from online mob justice. If healthcare professionals no longer feel respected or safe, more of them will continue to leave Pakistan—and the whole healthcare system will suffer.

Mechanism of Alcoholic KetoacidosisVia The New England Journal of Medicine
06/01/2026

Mechanism of Alcoholic Ketoacidosis

Via The New England Journal of Medicine

05/31/2026

Condition-specific acute BP targets

💎💎Aortic dissection
➡️SBP ≤120 & HR

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