It’s Mnemonic Monday! | NEW WORLD leishmaniasis
On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember the geographical areas and associated species known for NEW WORLD leishmaniasis transmission with the following mnemonic:
Let's Go Get Brazilian Blowouts in Mexico
Let's = “lutz” aka Lutzomya sandfly species responsible for transmitting new world leishmaniasis
Brazilian = L. braziliensis complex, leishmaniasis species commonly …
On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember the geographical areas and associated species known for NEW WORLD leishmaniasis transmission with the following mnemonic:
Let's Go Get Brazilian Blowouts in Mexico
Let's = “lutz” aka Lutzomya sandfly species responsible for transmitting new world leishmaniasis
Brazilian = L. braziliensis complex, leishmaniasis species commonly … Continue reading "It’s Mnemonic Monday! | NEW WORLD leishmaniasis"
On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember metabolic syndromes associated with trichorrhexis nodosa (TN) of the hair with the following mnemonic:
BLT Noodles
B=Brooms, (e.g. frayed hair fibers with the appearance of two broomsticks pushed together in trichorrhexis nodosa)
L=Low= helps remind you that this is associated with metabolic syndromes, with varying low or high leve … 
On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember the side effects of hedgehog inhibitors, vismodegib and sonidegib, with the following mnemonic:
MAD Weight loss
M=muscle spasm (72% of cases)
A=alopecia (64% of cases)
D= dysgeusia (55% of cases)
Weight loss= weight loss (45% of cases)
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On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember the types of interpolation flaps. Interpolation flaps are tissue importation flaps, which are staged, with pedicle division occurring 2-3 weeks after the initial flap placement, with the following mnemonic:
Play Like My Retro Turntable
P=paramedian forehead flap
Supratrochlear artery axial fap
L= lip switch flap
Aka Abbe flap … 
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, … 