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FCPS Part 1 Mnemonics Library

Doctor-tested memory aids for the highest-yield FCPS Part 1 facts. Cranial nerves, brachial plexus, drug classes, biochem pathways — the stuff that saves you in the exam hall.

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Anatomy ·Posterior Mediastinum Contents
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Embryology ·Pharyngeal Arch Derivatives (Skeletal)
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Embryology ·Cardiac Embryology Defects
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Embryology ·Tetralogy of Fallot Components Free

PROVe

Pulmonary stenosis, Right ventricular hypertrophy, Overriding aorta, VSD
Embryology ·Aortic Arch Derivatives
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Physiology ·Oxygen Dissociation Curve — Right Shift Free

CADET, face Right!

CO2↑, Acid↑ (low pH), 2,3-DPG↑, Exercise, Temperature↑ → curve shifts right (decreased O2 affinity, more O2 to tissues)
Physiology ·Cardiac Output Determinants
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Physiology ·Renal Clearance — Free Water
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Physiology ·PTH Effects
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Physiology ·Loop of Henle
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Biochemistry ·Glycolysis Rate-Limiting Enzyme Free

PFK-1 is the gatekeeper

Phosphofructokinase-1: rate-limiting step of glycolysis. Inhibited by ATP, citrate. Activated by AMP, fructose-2,6-bisphosphate
Biochemistry ·Vitamin Deficiencies (Water-Soluble)
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Biochemistry ·Pellagra (B3 deficiency)
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Biochemistry ·Glycogen Storage Diseases
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Biochemistry ·Urea Cycle
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Biochemistry ·Ketogenic Amino Acids
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Pharmacology ·Phase I Reactions
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Pharmacology ·Cytochrome P450 Inducers
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Pharmacology ·Cytochrome P450 Inhibitors Free

SICKFACES.COM

Sodium valproate, Isoniazid, Cimetidine, Ketoconazole, Fluconazole, Alcohol (acute), Chloramphenicol, Erythromycin, Sulfonamides, Ciprofloxacin, Omeprazole, Metronidazole — CYP450 INHIBITORS (increase drug levels)
Pharmacology ·Aminoglycoside Toxicity
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Pharmacology ·Beta-Blocker Cardio-Selective
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Pharmacology ·Anti-TB Drug Side Effects Free

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Rifampicin (orange secretions, hepatitis), Isoniazid (peripheral neuropathy → give B6, hepatitis, drug-induced lupus), Pyrazinamide (hyperuricaemia, hepatitis), Ethambutol (optic neuritis)
Pharmacology ·Loop Diuretic Side Effects
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Pharmacology ·Drugs Causing SIADH
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Pharmacology ·Drugs Causing Lupus-Like Syndrome
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Pathology ·Acute Inflammation Cardinal Signs
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Pathology ·Hallmarks of Cancer (Hanahan & Weinberg)
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Pathology ·Tumour Markers (Common)
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Pathology ·Hodgkin Lymphoma Subtypes
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Pathology ·Goodpasture Syndrome Free

Anti-GBM in Goodpasture

Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies → linear IF on biopsy. Affects lungs (haemoptysis) + kidneys (RPGN). Type II hypersensitivity

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