Mnemonic for radial nerve muscles: BEST B rachioradialis E xtensors S upinator T riceps

Found in the arterioles in MALIGNANT HYPERTENSION

Mnemonic used to remember some encapsulated pathogens is: 'Even Some Super Killers Have Pretty Nice Big Capsules' Escherichia coli, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Salmonella, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Neisseria meningitidis, Bacteroides fragilis, and the yeast Cryptococcus neoformans.

Popcorn cells are small cells with hyper-lobulated nucleus and small nucleoli. They are the lymphohistiocytic (L-H) variant of Reed Sternberg cells and are associated with nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma.

A variety of different procedures carry the risk of iatrogenic nerve injury. These are important not only from the patients perspective but also from a medicolegal standpoint. The following operations and their associated nerve lesions are listed here: Posterior triangle lymph node biopsy and accessory nerve lesion. Lloyd Davies stirrups and common peroneal nerve. Thyroidectomy and laryngeal nerve. Anterior resection of rectum and hypogastric autonomic nerves.Axillary node clearance; long thoracic nerve, thoracodorsal nerve and intercostobrachial nerve. Inguinal hernia surgery and ilioinguinal nerve. Varicose vein surgery- sural and saphenous nerves. Posterior approach to the hip and sciatic nerve. Carotid endarterectomy and hypoglossal nerve. There are many more, with sound anatomical understanding of the commonly performed procedures the incidence of nerve lesions can be minimised. They commonly occur when surgeons operate in an unfamiliar tissue plane or by blind placement of haemostats (not recommended