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BIOCHEMISTRY WINNING ENTRY AUG 2015 Jeoffrey Jay Valentin, MD San Beda College Hopkins Electron transport chain enzymes “I Need 2 Study 3 Units 4 College” I --> NADPH dehydrogenase 2 --> Succinate dehydrogenase 3 --> Ubiquinol ferricytochrome oxidoreductase 4 --> Cytochrome oxidase

VON ECHALUSE AUF SECTION HOPKINS SEPTEMBER 2017 KREBS CYCLE Sa gitna ng SuSu, merong T*** Succinyl-CoA to Succinate: Thiokinase MARVIN REY ANDREW PEPINO, MD MHAM SECTION HARVARD MARCH 2019

BERNADETTE CID:

BERNADETTE CID:

WINNING ENTRY MARCH 2019 MARC ANGELO DOLAR VMUF SECTION HARVARD MARCH 2019 Cholesterol Synthesis Acetyl CoA  HMG CoA  Mevalonate  Isoprenyl pyrophosphate  Squalene  Lanosterol  Cholesterol (Ang Heart Mo Ingatan Sa Lapastangang Cholesterol) (A Heart Made Important So Live Clean)

ANATOMY Abdelnasief Juhan, MD Ateneo de Zamboanga Harvard MARGARITA DE RIVERA: Are U Game for protein synthesis? (AUG as Start codon)

Anatomy This is commonly used mnemonic for Vit K dependent clotting factors.. 1972 or Factors 9, 10, 7, 2 (Sa tingin ko po wala pa gumamit nito)

MICAH CABATU DAVAO MED SCHOOL OXFORD SEPT 2016 Natural product anticancer drugs 1. eTWOposide (etoposide) (inhibits topoisomerase II) 2. topoteONE (topotecan) (inhibits topoisomerase I)

My Mnemonic “1975“ or cranial nerves both Sensory and Motor CN IX, X, VII, and V “1973” or cranial nerves with parasympathetic components CN IX, X, VII, and III

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TOPNOTCH MEDICAL BOARD PREP MNEMONICS For inquiries visit www.topnotchboardprep.com.ph or email us at [email protected] AUGUST 2014 Winning Entries (TIED) DETTE CARAMAT: Say you win those two tickets at the Heat, Shangri-la and you bring bogart to teach her the PHARYNGEAL ARCHES as she eats in front of the chef. The steps: 1. You chew 2. You smile 3. You swallow 4. You say "it's yummy!"

TESSA ALCANTARA: Girls payabangan about their boyfriends..."DUDE! 10 inches?!!!" D uodenum 10in (25cm) U reter 10in (25cm) D escending colon 10in (25cm) E sophagus 10in (25cm) FATIMA ZARAH UMPA SEPT 2016

JOSEPH DOMINGO: DiGeorge Syndrome Tirso Cruz Di 3rd T-Cell Deficiency Calcium Deficiency DiGeorge syndrome defect in 3rd and 4th brachial pouches

CONRAD EARL CABAHUG DAVAO MED SCHOOL OXFORD SEPT 2016 Genu valGUM Gum = sticky, knees will stick together knock knees Genu vaRUM RUM (RHUM) pag naka inom, knees will spread NIKKO ROSE CHICO FEU HOPKINS SEPT 2016 Muscles of Facial expressions: Zygomaticus = smiling Risorius = grinning Buccinator = Sucking/blowing Mentalis = Chin muscle Orbicularis oris = kissing

"SMILEgomaticus" "GRINsorius" "SUCKinator" "CHINtalis" "Orbiculari oKISS

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SHERWIN SY UST ESSENTIALS PLUS SEPT 2016

DAIZHA DELOS REYES DAVAO MED SCHOOL COLUMBIA SEPT 2017 FACULTATIVE ANAEROBES

RHYMING POEM FOR THE BROADMAAN'S CLASSIFICATION:

FAC! BC SA LOVE MAKING

MOTOR area is B.A. FOUR, (motor area B.A. 4) ONE, TWO, THREE is SENSORY, (somesthetic area BA 312) SEVENTEEN will be SEEN, (visual cortex BA 17) I HEAR you, FORTY-TWO (auditory complex BA 41,42)

B bacillus Anthracis C corynebacterium S staphylococcus L listeria M mycoplasma

JHUFEL FERRARAN ATENEO DE ZAMBOANGA HARVARD MARCH 2017 Extrinsic muscles of the tongue "PGHS or Patay Gutom High School" Use arrow: clock wise

VAL CONSTANTINE CUA UP COLLEGE OF MEDICINE SECTION HOPKINS SEPTEMBER 2017 Bacteria with IgA protease Sex Got Me HIga S - Streptococcus pneumoniae G - neisseria Gonorrhoeae M - neisseria Meningitidis H - Haemophilus influenzae

LEANNE GALE RAMOS LA SALLE LA SALLE SEPTEMBER 2017 Terminal Branches Of Facial Nerve From Parotid Plexus:

MARIA FRANCESCA CARBONEL AUF SECTION CAMBRIDGE

FOUL- = FACIAL NERVE TEMPERED = TEMPORAL ZYRUS = ZYGOMATIC BREAKS = BUCCAL MANDY'S = MANDIBULAR CERVIX = CERVICAL

Nematodes with LUNG migration "SANA lungs" S- strongyloides stercoralis A- Ascaris N- Necator A- Ancylostoma

IA MARIE DONNA CRUZ ASMPH SECTION ATENEO SEPTEMBER 2017

MARC CHESTER CRISTOBAL PERPETUAL BINAN SECTION YALE MARCH 2018

External Carotid Artery Branches (as it ascends) 'Sana Ang Love FOrever, Parang Traffic Sa May EDSA' S uperior Thyroid artery A scending Pharyngeal artery L ingual artery F acial O ccipital P osterior Auricular T emporal (Superior) M axillary E xternal Carotid Artery Branches :)

Gram (-) lactose fermenter Fast Fermenter: (KEEeeee, KEEeeee, KEEeeee, with a sound of shifting gears) � Klebsiella, E. Coli, Enterobacter Slow Fermenter (S.C. - Senior Citizen - mabagal maglakad ����) (Sira sya) Serratia, Citrobacter

MICROBIOLOGY TOM LEO TOLOSA WVSU OXFORD SEPT 2016 Suspected Leptospirosis must have at least 2 of the following: My Hot Chilli Con Carne And Orange Juice Myalgia, Headache, Chills, Conjunctival suffusion, Calf tenderness, Abdominal pain, Oliguria, Jaundice

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AUGUST 2013 Winning Entry: Kyna Fortune Natinga Cebu Institute of Medicine Hopkins Oxygen Dissociation Curve: CABET "kabit" do the RIGHT thing. Let Go. Shift to the RIGHT(let go of oxygen): C: CO2 A: acidosis B: BPG E: exercise T: temperature BERNADETTE CID:

PHYSIOLOGY Jan Eric Rivera, MD La Salle Harvard Mnemonics on Immunoglobulins (Lifted from Pediatrics Handout page 97) 1. IgM (Malaki at Maaga) LARGEST; EARLIEST Ab in response to an Ag 2. IgG (Grabe sa dami at Gusto sa Placenta) MOST ABUNDANT; only Ig that CAN traverse placental barrier

SHAYNE FAJUTAGANA: Reward vs Punishment centers Reward = you give a MEDAL (MEDiAL forebrain bundle) Punishment = think of Christian GREY, a sadist (Central GREY area near aqueduct of Sylvius) LISA EVANGELISTA: Physio: "Ghrrrr! Im so hungry!" (Ghrelin: hunger hormone- acts on the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus) "We're ThIN because of leptin!" (Leptin: satiety hormone -acts on the same arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus where ghrelin acts. Secreted by adipose cells)

3. IgA (LAway, GAtas, Ayaw ng complement at Ayaw sa Placenta) Found in body secretions, Does NOT fix complement or CANNOT cross the placenta 4. IgD (Differentiation of B-cells) 5. IgE (AllergEE) Role in allergic reaction Ramar John Banggayan, MD Cagayan State Univ Cambridge IgM vs. IgG Yung PAST Boyfriend mo, Gago= IgG= PAST infection Yung PRESENT Boyfriend mo, Mahal mo= PRESENT infection

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TOPNOTCH MEDICAL BOARD PREP MNEMONICS For inquiries visit www.topnotchboardprep.com.ph or email us at [email protected] CATHERINE CO SAN BEDA HOPKINS SEPT 2016 Physio Respi BOYLE's Law: BOYLume/Pressure - an increase in lung volume, there is a decrease in pressure

WINNING ENTRY – SEPT 2016 ERNESTINE FAYE TAN UST HOPKINS SEPT 2016 How to memorize muscarinic receptors and their locations (M1, M2, M3) Parang pagmamahal lang yan.

Dalton's Law - 'Dalton's DOUBLE mix!' - Mixed gases

Remember M= Mahal

Henry's law - Henry's HALO-HALO of gases! (Haluin ng mabuti ng madissolve) - on dissolved gases

Ano ba ang dapat sundin pag nagmamahal?

Fick's law - D' Fick's Law - diFFusion of gases Poiseuille's law - read as 'PISwillis' that sounds like PISton - for airway resistance RACHELLE DIANNE MARAVILLA LA SALLE CORNELL SEPT 2016 On Nerve Fibers (Physio): *Type A - all start with A -Anlaki (largest) -Ambilis (fastest nerve conduction, fast pain) -Accurate -Abundant sa myelin (myelinated) *Type C - all start with C -Cutest (smallest) -Culelat (slowest nerve conduction, slow pain) -Culang sa myelin (non-myelinated) MA. NERISSA LANGURAYAN WVSU CAMBRIDGE SEPT 2016 Renal Clearance PAHK! CIUNGA [Pak! Shunga] PAH> K+> Creatinine> inulin > urea> Na+ > glucose, amino acid

1st- you listen to your brain (M1=CNS) (touch your head) 2nd- you listen to your heart (M2= heart) (touch your heart) And 3rd- you listen to your "other organs" (M3) (touch your "other organs") WINNING ENTRY – MARCH 2017 JHUFEL FERRAREN ATENEO DE ZAMBOANGA HARVARD MARCH 2017 Detection of Vertical vs Horizontal Acceleration "Very Satisfied Honda User" -Vertical: Saccule -Horizontal: Utricle JIAN CARLO NARAG UERM SECTION COLUMBIA SEPTEMBER 2017 Effects of Loop Diuretics and Thiazide Diuretics on Calcium Calcium DROOPS with LOOPS, and gets HI with THI...azides SEAN PATRICK DE GUZMAN UP COLLEGE OF MEDICINE SECTION BROWN SEPTEMBER 2017 TACTILE Receptors:

PRECIOUS NARIMAE TULAWIE ATENEO DE ZAMBOANGA CAMBRIDGE SEPT 2016 Ach - triggers sleep  Achleep (asleep) na kaya nagdREM (nagdream) na after 90 mins

Pacinian corpuscle - FASTcinian - Fast Vibration and deep pressure Merkel and Ruffini corpuscle - Italian sounding, (do the Italian hand gesture) - sustained pressure Meissner corpuscle - meiSSSSSSSner - SSSSSlow vibration and teksssssssssssture BENJAMIN CASIMIRO JR. MCU SECTION YALE MARCH 2018

Type 2 skeletal muscle fiber - 2 fast 2 furious 2 white - 2 fast [fasttwitch muscle], 2 furious [provides power], 2 white [white muscle - nonoxidative]

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PAUL VISTA PLM COLUMBIA SEPT 2016

3 sites with little or no parasympathetic innervation: 1. Cardiac Ventricles- NAGMAHAL 2. Pregnant Uterus- NABUNTIS 3. Blood Vessels- DINUGO

Right to Left Shunts: Tra-Te-Tri-To-Tru

LEGAL MED

Transposition of Great Arteries Tetralogy of Fallot Tricuspid Atresia Total Anomalous Pulmonary Vein Connection Truncus Arteriosus

PATHOLOGY

MAURICE BAYHON LA SALLE HOPKINS SEPT 2016

Edgardo Augusto Cruz, MD San Beda College Hopkins

Cytokines:

Schiller duval bodies (yes sir!) think of sundalo- yung schiller duval cells parang pangalan ng sundalo, ang mga sundalo kumakain ng itlog (YOLK sac tumor) at ang mataas sa yolk sac ay AFP!

IL-1 - the 1 that has fever/100C - fever

TNF-A - ThiN-FAyat! - muscle breakdown and cachexia

IL-2 - i like to proliferate! (I like to move it move it) - lymphocyte proliferation IL-6 - sex a cute face! - Six is for Acute Phase response

Blas Bandian, MD Silliman University Oxford

IL-8 - figure of 8 body is attractive - Chemoattractant IFN-GAMMA - GAMe!-MAcrophage! - activates macrophages

KAWASAKI, you're so HOT! kaya CRASH kita. Fever > 5 days + Conjunctivitis Rash Adenopathy Strawberry tongue Hand and foot changes MARGARITA DE RIVERA: Arsinangag: Acute arsenic poisoning manifests as GARLIC odor breath and RICE water stools

SHERYL DECLARO LA SALLE HOPKINS SEPT 2016 X-LINKED RECESSIVE DISEASES "your eX is poCESSIVE" (X-linked RECESSIVE) still, "Be With Him, He Farts GOLD" Bruton's Agammaglobulinemia Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome Hunter Syndrome Hemophilia Fabry's disease G6PD deficiency Ocular albinism Lesch-Nyhan syndrome Duchenne's muscular dystrophy

PATRICIA KAYE REGALADO LA SALLE STANFORD SEPT 2016 For Kawasaki Disease: FFFFFFFFF Fever For Five days up to 40C Plus 4 of the ff.: 1. Fiery eyes (bilateral conjunctivitis) 2. Fruity tongue (strawberry tongue) 3. Fat lymph node (unilateral lymphadenopathy) 4. Feet and hands edema 5. F(p)olymorphous exanthem esp groin area WINNING ENTRY – SEPTEMBER 2017 MARY CHRISIA PANES MSU SECTION COLUMBIA SEPTEMBER 2017 For lung carcinomas: Squamous is Famous (Squamous cell carcinoma) and is the CENTER (Central/hilar region) of attention leaving Addy (Adenocarcinoma) in the PERIPHERY (Peripheral lung)

MIKAEL ALEXIS MOJICA PERPETUAL LAS PINAS SECTION COLUMBIA SEPTEMBER 2018 FOUR (4) B's of Alport syndrome BULAG - Lens dislocation, posterior Cataracts, Corneal dystrophy BINGI - Nerve deafness BLOODY WIWI - Hematuria BASKET WEAVE APPEARANCE - Electron microscopy morphology

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PHARMACOLOGY VON JERICK TENORIO SILLIMAN UNIV OXFORD SEPT 2016

MAURICE BAYHON LA SALLE HOPKINS SEPT 2016

Causes of GYNECOMASTIA

PGE1 PGEwan: Additional for E1 bukas PDA: (alprostadil)

"S-ayang, A-K-ala C-o D-ede..." Spironolactone, Alcohol, Ketoconazole, Cimetidine, Digoxin

ASTHER ESPIRITU DAVAO MEDICAL SCHOOL SECTION CORNELL SEPTEMBER 2017 Cytochrome P450 Inducers "Exciting Caya Sa Piling ni Roni Bats? Gosh!" E-thanol C-arbamazepine S-t. John's wort/smoking P-henytoin R-ifampicin B-arbiturates G-riseofulvin

PGEone: Promotes Genital ErectiONE! (alprostadil) Prevents Gastric ErosiONE! (misoprostol, gemeprost ALDRIN BAMBA AUF HOPKINS SEPT 2016 DRUGS FOR STATUS EPILEPTICUS "DiLa PhePhe" DIazepam, LArazepam (Lorazepam) PHEnytoin PHEnobarbital

"Exciting=Inducers"

:) peace po! Dont judge me po! No pun intended haha for learning purposes only

JANINA MUSICO:

Happy aral!

ANGELIE ROSE BARJOSE ATENEO DE ZAMBOANGA SECTION YALE MARCH 2018

LINELLE LAO: For MOA of dopamine in terms of dosage, spell dopamine as DoBAmine low dose (1-5) - targets the D1 receptors medium dose (5-15) - targets the B1 receptors high dose (>15) - targets A1 receptors GRAZIELLA JEERAH YOU: Metastasis to the Brain: Pounds and Kilograms L iver B bones S kin K idney G ut/Colon ANIX AGONCILLO Bacteria not seen on Gram Stain “Lesbians Myca B and Myca P Silently Remain in the Closet”

SURGERY WINNING ENTRY SEPTEMBER 2018 CAROLINE ROSETE ST.LUKE’S SECTION COLUMBIA SEPTEMBER 2018 Spontaneous pneumothorax vs. Tension pneumothorax In spontaneous pneumothorax, trachea shift TOWARDS the affected lung. Kapag spontaneous love, you go TOWARDS that person. BUT In tension pneumothorax, trachea shifts AWAY from that person. Kapag may TENSION, may away kaya you go AWAY muna. PATRICIA JULIET LEABRES LA SALLE WASHINGTON MARCH 2018 Ang thyroid lesions parang matinding away lang ng mag boyfriend..

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TOPNOTCH MEDICAL BOARD PREP MNEMONICS For inquiries visit www.topnotchboardprep.com.ph or email us at [email protected] Pag LUMAMIG (cold nodule) na siya sayo, MAHIRAP ayusin (M Malignancy Risk Increased) Pag HOT and heavy pa din kayo (hot nodule), kaya pang makipag BATI (B - benign, most of the time)

You get ENGAGED You DESCEND down the aisle You FLEX to pray You INTERNALLY ROTATE to face the love of your life You EXTEND to throw the bouquet You EXTERNALLY ROTATE to face the crowd Then EXPULSION from the church

JOHN LORENZ ELESIS CPU SECTION OXFORD SEPTEMBER 2018 Epidural Vs Subdural Hematomas Epidural-"Fast Red Eyes" Fast-Rapidly evolving symptoms w/ lucid interval Red-Arterial in origin (Middle Meningeal Artery) Eyes-think of Lens (Biconvex in shape) Subdural-"Once in a Blue Moon" Once-Means you have to wait for it (slowly evolving symptoms) Blue-Venous in origin (Bridging Veins) Moon-Cresent-shaped

INTERNAL MEDICINE Jose Bayani Aliling, Jr, MD UP College of Medicine Hopkins Ssx of shock S - sensorium decreased H - hypotension O - oliguria C - cold, clammy extremities K - taKcardia, taKypnia

PEDIATRICS WINNING ENTRY FEB 2016 Edmar Aseberos, MD Davao Med School Yale NEW BORN SCREENING Galactosemia G6PD Congenital Hypothyroidism Phenylketonuria Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Maple Syrup Urine Disease Mnemonic : "GaGapang Ca Papunta Cay Mama”

WINNING ENTRY MARCH 2018 HONEYLET GELILIO PAREDES PERPETUAL BIÑAN SECTION WASHINGTON MARCH 2018 LIVE VACCINES(IN THE TUNE OF JINGLE BELL ROCK)

BCG, measles, MMR, varicella, Rotavirus, attenuated influenza, Oral typhoid, oral polio, dengue LIVE VACCINES sila!

LISA EVANGELISTA: IM- Endocrinology: Somogyi phenomenon: "SOMObra ng insulin sa gabi" kaya may hypoglycemia ng 3am and hyperglycemia ng 7am :)

SARAH JANE VILLAMOR RTRMF CAMBRIDGE SEPTEMBER 2017

Chorus: Intradermal, intranasal, SubQ, oral can be their route Temporary Contraindications: Pregnancy, immunosuppression (Repeat stanza 1) https://drive.google.com/open? id=1vQGVnzKgZojHEvk4EvFYv8e0DmLEx7iQ

Magic numbers of serum LIPASE are 4 and 8. Take note of the number 4 and 8. Lipase is more specific than amylase for acute pancreatitis. Lipase Rises 4 to 8 hours Peaks 24 to 48 hours Remain elevated 8 to 14 days longer than amylase.

OB-GYNE BERNADETTE CID: Puberty for Girls: Boobs before Pubes, Spurt before Squirt ( thelarche-adrenarche-growth spurt- menstruation)

KIRK PLATA ASMPH SECTION ATENEO SEPTEMBER 2018 Cardinal Movements of Labor is like getting married

PREV MED Lea Andrea Cabading, MD UST Hopkins Type 1 vs Type 2 error: Type 1 - mag-isa ka nalang kasi paranoid ka. Sinasabi mong may mali, wala naman. (Rejecting null when it is true) Type 2 - dalawa pa kayo kasi nagbubulagbulagan ka. May mali na nga, di mo pa inaacknowledge. (Failing to reject null when it is false) Miriam Claire Dy, MD SLU Hopkins 10 DOH Herbal Medicines LANTAY BUBS L- Lagundi A- Ampalaya

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MICHELLE KRISTINE MIRANDA UPCM ESSENTIALS PLUS SEPT 2016 MNEMONICS FOR THE EIGHT MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENTAL GOALS OF 2015 1 - kahirapONE and kagutumONE (ERADICATE EXTREME POVERTY AND HUNGER) 2 - e-TWO-cation (ACHIEVE EDUCATION) 3 - think of "3" as a pair of boobs (empower women) and two genders as one (equality) (GENDER EQUALITY AND EDUCATION) 4 - think of "4" as the leg of a kid skipping on one leg (same mnemonic for knowing the age when the kid can do that) (REDUCE CHILD MORTALITY) 5 - think of "5" as the baby bump of a mother who is pregnant (IMPROVE MATERNAL HEALTH) 6 - six = sex = HIV (COMBAT HIV) 7 - think of "7" as a tree. Or SEVEN-environment. (ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY) 8 - think of "8" as two circle or globes partnered together (GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP)

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