MORE MIXED MNEMONICS

Bacteria and fungi in petri dishes

Klari Reis uses plastics, paints and other mediums to create the idea of bacteria and biological matter within petri dishes

Indwelling catheter associated UTI

Catheter induced UTI

Typical :e.coli,Klebsella pneumonia,staph.saprophticus,proteus.mirabilis(lactose fermenters)(eat protein to be the cool member of the sapron staff club)

Atypical opportunistic:Pseudomonas aeroginasa.(non lactose fermenter)

Summery of UTIs

E.coli and klebsella are leading cause of uti..

staph saprophticus  uti in sexually active women.

Enterococi(strptococcus family ) oppurtunistic uti

U.urealyticu known cause of urithritis but needs special media rich in urea and cholestrol

Leukocyes (WBCs) & Defence

A summary

Neutrophils -  non-specific defence against bacteria and fungi

Eosinophils -Defence against parasites; dampen allergic response

Basophils  - Anaphylactic & inflammation response

Monocytes - Mature into macrophages, engulf foreign substances;  remove aged RBCs and other debris

Lymphocyes - Recognise antigens, various roles

How to remember Lysteria monocytogenes tumbling motility?

MICROBIOLOGY MNEMONIC

So, Lysteria rhymes with Hysteria, and when I think of hysteria I think of someone dancing Hysterically…..(actually, me dancing hysterically..)

I also googled Hysteria, and found this:

HYSTERIA RADIO!

So here it goes: “Lysteria dances to  Hysteria Radio”

If I don’t come up with all these silly associations my brain melts and confuses all the freakin bacterias, so bear with me…

how am i always so behind in my work ??

(i do know the answer to this, it’s called procrastination lmao)

Hi optom! I'm very new to the studyblr community and it's my first term of university. I was a straight A student in high school and i am not performing well in my classes. In fact... I'm doing terribly. About a B to B- average. I know I'm probably not the first to go through so I've been trying to find posts that help students cope with this. Resources. Helpful tips. Is there a tag you can recommend? Any posts that you've encountered/wrote that I could peruse? Thank you very much for any help!

Hey there, thanks for asking. This is actually a very common problem experienced by people as they progress from high school to university. 

The problem is that mediocre study techniques and a combination of natural ability may have gotten you straight As whilst in high school, but it’s just not going to cut it in university. Cracking down on yourself and sitting down for more hours isn’t going to make your grades much better; it’s just doing more of the same mediocre studying. 

So you basically need to read up on good studying techniques and actually apply them to your studies. 

Everything You Need to Cover To Succeed As A Student

I actually have a web directory of all my study tips which already lists all these links.

So because the problem you have at its base is most likely that you’re using high school level techniques to tackle university-level problems, you’ll need to find resources on all areas related to good studying. For some of these areas, I have a related post, but for the more generalised topics like procrastination, I haven’t yet put one out because if I do, I want to be certain that the post will be unique, useful and practical. 

Without further ado, here’s a list of all the tags/areas you should work through and evaluate whether you need to change your current study habits if you want to be a 4.0/HD student at university. 

Firstly, have a read of my recent answer about 20 Things You Can Do To Prepare for University, and click through to any of the parts of my 15-Part University 101 Series. 

Time management

Organisation (see Part 3 Studying and Part 8 Four Secrets from University and Part 11 Adapting to Uni Studying which covers how you can manage university workloads on the whole and specific changes to your studies you should make)

Motivation

Discipline / Staying Focused

Procrastination (see post by @samsstudygram​)

Study Methods (I’ve got one on the Blank Paper Method and the Cornell Method)

Exams (I’ve got a multi-part series in the works)

Study Materials (see Part 2 of my University Series for some tips)

Studying from Textbooks (see Part 12 How To Study From Textbooks in Uni which deals with this specifically)

Self Care (you can see my tag here of my own + useful curated posts)

Spaced Repetition (use Anki!)

Study Space (I have a masterpost with tips here)

Hope that helps! If you have a specific question about any areas then let me know! 

Micobacterium leprae

Acid Fast, OBLIGATE INTRACELLULAR ROD, optimal growth in less than body T°

Dx: punch bx, nasal scrapings, acid fast stain, NO CULTURE, lepromin skin test

Mucosa, nerves, skin (significant reservoirs)

Armadillos (Texas, Louisiana)

TUBERCULOID LEPROSY

Strong CMI (Th1)

Positive Lepromin Test

Low number of bacili

Fewer lesions: macular, nerve enlargement, paresthesia

Damage from immune response (granuloma formation, nerve enlargement, damage => loss of sensation)

Tx: Dapsone + Rifampin

BORDERLINE LEPROSY

LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY

Weak CMI (Th2)

Negative Lepromin Test

High number of bacili

Numerous lesions: nodular, leonine facies, loss of eyebrows, destruction of nasal septum, paresthesias)

Damage from large number of bacili (nerve damage from overgrowth, loss of sensation)

Tx: Dapsone + Rifampin + Clofazimine

Dapsone for contacts (prevention)

05-11-18 bio notes! i tried out a new background and i think it looks really pretty!! i hope you guys like it :). i had my first test for my dissection lab and my group ended up getting 100%! the next few tests are harder, but i think we’ll all do gr8. i hope you all had a great week!

Microbiology Genetics

Transformation

Conjugation:  F+ –> F-  &  Hfr –> F-

Transposition 

Transduction: Generalized   &  Specialized

Parasitology