What is the clinical significance of lower uterine segment?

It is the part of Uterus important for lower segment Cesarean section ( LSCS or LUSCS ). Clinical significant of this part is:
1,  Minimal blood loss during LSCS
2, Excellent healing process
3, Reduced risk of uterine rupture in a subsequent pregnancy

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What is the normal position of Uterus?

What is the normal position of Uterus?
A) Anteverted retroflexed
B) Retroverted antiflexed
C) Anteverted anteflexed
D) Retroverted retroflexed

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Diabetes in Pregnancy

Pregnancy is diabetogenic why?
Pregnancy is diabetogenic because during pregnancy increased insulin antagonist factor such as:-
1, Increased Oestrogen & Progesterone production
2, Placental insulinase production
3, Increase cortisol level
4, Human placental lactogen production

These subtances are insulin antagonist which leads to increase insulin resistance during pregnancy. This leads to increase insulin requirment during pregnancy.

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What is the most presentation common in anencephaly?

What is the most common presentation in anencephaly?
A, Breech 
B, Shoulder
C, Face 
D, Brow 

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Pin Point Pupils

Pinpoint pupils mnemonics
PONTINE


P= Pontine Hemorrhage / Phenothiazine / Pilocarpine
O= Organophosphorus poisoning / Opiod poisoning
N= Neostigmine Poisoning
T=  Transient
I = Iritis
N= Narcotics drugs e.g. Morphine
E=  Elevated temperature / Eye- Horner's syndrome

Other:
Clonidine overdose
Lomotil  (diphenoxylate)
Mushroom poisoning
Deep sleep

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Organophosphorus poisoning

Organophosphorus posoining mnemonics
DUMBELLS


D= Diarrhoea
U= Urination
M= Miosis
B= Bradycardia
E= Emesis
L= Lacrimation
L= 
S= Salivation/ Sweating / Secreation

Alternate mnemonics:

SLUDGE= (Salivation, Lacrimation, Urination, Diarrhoea/Defecation, Gastrointestinal upset, Emesis, Eye-Miosis )

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β- Adrenergic receptor mnemonics

This is all about β- Adrenergic mnemonics
1 Heart 2 Lungs

Heart- β1 receptor
Lungs- β2 receptor


Heart- BM (Bone Marrow)
Heart  nerve innervation
B is 1st position M is 2nd position
i.e. B= β1 receptor
      M= m2 receptor (Muscarinic Ach receptor)

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