It’s Mnemonic Monday! | Stages of Wound Healing
On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember the stages of wound healing: vascular phase (immediate), inflammatory phase (6h-10 days), proliferative phase (24hrs-14 days), wound contraction and remodeling (10days-1 year), with the following mnemonic:
VIP Room
V= vascular
Formation of a fibrin plug
I= inflammatory
First 72hours= neutrophils, 3+ days= macrophages, 6+ days=lymphocytes, …
On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember the stages of wound healing: vascular phase (immediate), inflammatory phase (6h-10 days), proliferative phase (24hrs-14 days), wound contraction and remodeling (10days-1 year), with the following mnemonic:
VIP Room
V= vascular
Formation of a fibrin plug
I= inflammatory
First 72hours= neutrophils, 3+ days= macrophages, 6+ days=lymphocytes, … Continue reading "It’s Mnemonic Monday! | Stages of Wound Healing"
On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember 3 types of minocycline induced hyperpigmentation with the following mnemonic:
I HAVE SCARS ON MY SHIN FROM THE SUN
SCAR: Type I minocycline induced hyperpigmentation (discoloration in sites of prior inflammation or scars)
SHIN: Type II minocycline induced hyperpigmentation (discoloration on the shins)
SUN: Type III minocycline induced hyp … 
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