Mneumonic for rotator cuffs

[MissMedicine]

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supraspinatus- abduct arm
infraspinatus- laterally rotate arm

SUBscapularis/Teres MINor- ADDUCT and MEDially rotate arm


so i dont have a mneumonic for the first two but notice that both subscapularis and teres minor dothe same thing
and they all have a mathematical function (subtraction, minus, addition, median)

 

[Idiopathic]

Sorry, teres minor is an external rotator of the arm. Teres MAJOR (not a rotator cuff muscle) is an internal (or medial) rotator of the arm.

 

[MissMedicine]

so did first aid make a mistake?

 

[MissMedicine]

i just looked it up .... it is a mistake. Teres Minor is a lateral rotator. i couldnt find anything on it adducting. Is that a mistake too?

 

[Idiopathic]

No it will adduct slightly. Its main movement is lateral/external rotation

 

[Idiopathic]

so did first aid make a mistake?

Its not funny, but it kinda is. FA has several little ticky-tack mistakes.

The teres minor one, the ovulation hormone cycle and saying that phenytoin causes B12 deficiency are three that are notable.

(Phenytoin causes folate deficiency)

 

[mountaindew2006]

idio you sure about the phenytoin thing? I just looked it up in pharm (lippincotts). It also indicated that you would get Megaloblastic anemia because pheny dec the metabolism of vit b12.

there was no mention of folate. 😕

 

[jakstat33]

you know what else is funny? step up making a plethora of mistakes, then putting out corrections on their website which has a mistake on it!!

Sorry, teres minor is an external rotator of the arm. Teres MAJOR (not a rotator cuff muscle) is an internal (or medial) rotator of the arm.

 

[mycin1600]

why don't you quit trying to make up mnemonics and just memorize it! you just need to know it for a day anyways. there's only like 5 things you need mnemonics for and this isn't one of them.

 

[MissMedicine]

sorry i need a mneumonic when they all freakin sound the same.... and if you only needed a couple of mneumonics for the whole darn thing, first aid wouldnt have hundreds. a lot of ppl, including sdners, have cited that theyve made up their own mneumonics...

everyone learns differently. you do what works for you 😉

 

[mountaindew2006]

i like that miss medicine is getting fiessssssssssty 😍 😍 😍 😍

 

[Idiopathic]

idio you sure about the phenytoin thing? I just looked it up in pharm (lippincotts). It also indicated that you would get Megaloblastic anemia because pheny dec the metabolism of vit b12.

there was no mention of folate. 😕

Phenytoin inhibits intestinal conjugase, which is what allows for folate absorption. This is 100% true. I do not know about any B12 interaction.

What you are saying is that phenytoin could induce (not decrease) the B12 metabolism, just like it induces metabolism of everything. I think the greatest effect is the decreased folate absorption.