Mnemonics of community medicine

Protein content of milk

For ease it can be remembered as multiples of 1.1 '

• Human: 1.1
• Cow: 3.3
• Goat : 3.3 
• Buffalo: 4.4

Polio virus strains

There are 3 strains of polio virus .type 1 2 and 3.just remember vaccine opv type 1 = O = outbreaks of paralytic polio type 2= P = potent antigenic strain type 3= V = vaccine associated polio

Notifiable disease

Yellow CuP is notifiable.
Yellow-Yellow fever
C-Cholera
P-Plague

SOYABEAN...

To remember max. content of iron in soyabean among pulses....just imagine sombody hitting a person xyz with IRON rod while xyz is SLEEPING

principles of primary health care

All Indians Can Enjoy A- appropriate technology I- intersectoral co- ordination C- community participation E- equitable distribution

louse transmitted d/s

louse transmited d/s
(LET)
epidemic typhus and trench fever

dropsy, lathyrism

S-sanguirine A-argemone mexicana, D-dropsy

B-boaa S-sativum NL-Neurolathyrism

COPRA includes

COPRA includes- Mn- CHESS I C- right to Choose H- right to Heard E- right to Education S- right to Safety S- right to Seek redressal I- right to Information Remember: it doesnt include right to Speak...

Cohort study

I C(see) a PEARL

INCIDENCE

Cohort study

PROSPECTIVE STUDY
EXPENSIVE
ATTR risk
RELATIVE risk can b calculated
LARGE nunmber of subjects and LONG follow up

BOY IS MMR

mnemonic for live vaccines B-BCG O-OPV Y-yellow fever I-influenza S-salmonella M-mumps M-measles R-Rubella

Antegenic variation seen in

A BorING TRY
 
AIDS VIRUS
Bor Borrelia
 Influenza
NEISSERIA GONORRHOEA
TRY TRYPANOSOMA

Prevalance of disease

Prevalance = Incidence x Duration
Remember PID

Polio vaccines

SalK = Killed Polio vaccine
OraL (Sabin) = Live Polio vaccine

Indicators of fecal water pollution

Which of these is a bio indicator of past pollution with fecal matter?
a) Faecal Streptococci  b) Clostridium perfringens c) both  d) none

The answer is b.

How to remember:
Cl. perfringes is an indicator of past water pollution
Also remember that the indicator of recent water pollution is Faecal Streptococci ( Recent = Short term - Streptococci )

Passively immunized diseases with antisera

DetecTive BRG !'

1. Diptheria
2. Tetanus
3. Botulism
4. Rabies
5. Gas gangrene

Cereals and pulses-and their lacking Amino acid

CMPL' 
Just remember cereals and pulses form complete food.
ie Cerelas have Methinone and Pulses have Lysine.
And so when it comes to the deficient amino acid,just reverse it.

Diseases caused by aedes aegypti

'Rosy Cheeks.....Yellow Dimple!'

• Rift valley fever
• Chikungunya
• Yellow fever
• Dengue

Live attenuated vaccines

• Rubella
• Oral polio vaccine
• Measles
• Epidemic typhus

• Influenza

• Mumps
• BCG
• Plague
• Typhoid oral vaccine
• Yellow fever

Normal human immunoglobulin: Uses

' HAM '
Normal human immunoglobulin is used in Hepatitis A and prophylaxis of  Measles.

Antioxidant vitamins

'ACE'

• Vitamin A
• Vitamin C and
• Vitamin E

'ACES' to include the mineral Selenium.

Sensitivity & specificity of tests

NNN '

• Highly seNsitive tests have No false Negatives
• And highly sPecific tests have no false Positives

Types of Vaccines

"STARK"

• Subunit
• Toxoid
• Attenuated (live)
• Recombinant
• Killed (inactivated)

Diseases for global eradication

 "SPM Draw"

• Smallpox
• Polio
• Measles
• Dracunculiasis

Cigarette smoke: major carcinogens

PANT:
Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons
Aromatic amines
Nitrosamines
Tar
· Nicotine and Carbon monoxide are Non-Carcinogenic

Informed consent: requirements, exceptions

"Sign this DOC before we can start":
Discussion
Obtain agreement
Coercion-free
· Exceptions to informed consent are WIPE:
Waiver
Incompetent
Privilege (therapeutic privilege)
Emergency

Suicide risk factors

SAD PERSONS:
Sex: male
Age: young, elderly
Depression
Previous suicide attempts
Ethanol and other drugs
Reality testing/ Rational thought (loss of)
Social support lacking
Organized suicide plan
No spouse
Sickness/ Stated future intent

Uses of Epidemiology

PRCS C NR (remember it as ''Practicals Cumin Near'')
P-Planning & Evaluation
R-to study history of Rise n fall of a disease
C-Community diagnosis
...S-Syndrome identification
C- search for Causes & risk factors
N-completing Natural history of disease
R-evaluation if individual's Risk & chances

Elements of primary health care
ELEMENTS

E- Education of prevailing health problems
L- Locally endemic disease prevention & control
E- Essential drugs provision
M- Maternal & Child health + family planning
E- E(I)mmunisation
N- Nutrition & food supply
T- Treatment of common diseases & injuries
S- Safe water & Sanitation.

Functions of Health Communication
PREMI DOC

P- Persuasion
R- Raising morals
E- Education
M- Motivation
I- Information
D- health Development
O- Organization
C- Counselling

ADVANTAGES OF BREAST FEEDING--- N PEACE

1. NO risk of contamination
2. better mother-child bonding and better PHYSIOLOGICAL development
3. EASILY digested
4. ANTI - INFECTIVE prop. esp due to IgA
5. CLEAN
6. ECONOMIC

Differentiating points between Case control and Cohort study

SHIRT Pant Rin Se Chamka Dena

S-Subjects
H-Hypothesis
I-Information
R-Results
T-Tests what ?
P-Procees from ? to ?
R-Ratio
S-Starts with ?
C-Cost
D-Diseses