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I know it's hardly ever used anymore, but it's a great ventilation tracer! Here's how to remember why:
Krypton-81m half-life is 13 seconds. (13.10 to be exact)
Superman's "unlucky" element is kryptonite.... (more)
Half life for cyclotron-produced PET radionuclides other than F-18:
ONC-ology (many are used in cancer imaging)
O - N - C: Oxygen, Nitrogen, Carbon
2 x 10 = 20
2 minutes, 10 minutes, 20 minutes
Comparison Studies
Mnemonics are tools for remembering concepts. They are useful in quickly learning and retaining concepts medical school. University of Hawaii medical student Adam Sprouse-Blum suggests that for visual learners, photographs containing cues to remember the...
Picture Mnemonic: Absence Seizures
Picture Mnemonic: Achilles Reflex
Picture Mnemonic: Acoustic Neuroma
Video demonstrating technique for the needle EMG study of the Abductor Digiti Quinti Pedis muscle
An example of a video
A recorded lecture describing differences between the peripheral nervous system from the central nervous system, and describing physical exam finidngs which can help localize a disease process into one or the other.
Another video of a normal Galant reflex in a newborn.
Picture Mnemonic: Adult Brain Tumor Incidence
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