tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92974712024-03-06T12:02:31.812-08:00Medical MnemonicsDatabase by board-certified internist and allergist/immunologist. Click here for <a href="http://casesblog.blogspot.com/">CasesBlog</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger233125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9297471.post-1145691870939000092016-12-22T06:42:00.001-08:002020-09-28T12:21:41.756-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2608/483/1600/browser.png"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2608/483/200/browser.png" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px;" /></a><br />
<b>Cardiology</b><br />
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<a href="http://medmnemonics.blogspot.com/2014/07/auscultation-of-heart-valves-all.html">Auscultation of heart valves: All Patients Take Medications</a><br />
<a href="http://medmnemonics.blogspot.com/2004/11/cad-risk-factors-hopefuls.html" style="font-weight: normal;">CAD Risk Factors: HOPEFULS</a><br />
<a href="http://medmnemonics.blogspot.com/2004/11/ddx-of-chest-pain-9-p-sum.html">DDx of Chest Pain: A 9 P SUM</a><br />
<a href="http://note3.blogspot.com/2004/01/systematic-approach-to-reading-ekg.html">A Systematic Approach to Reading an EKG: A RARE PQRST/DR IIEE</a><br />
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<b>Pulmonology</b><br />
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<a href="http://medmnemonics.blogspot.com/2004/11/ddx-of-cough-bad-cat-tom.html">DDx of Cough: BAD CAT TOM</a><br />
<a href="http://medmnemonics.blogspot.com/2004/11/ddx-of-community-acquired-pneumonia.html">DDx of Community acquired pneumonia (CAP): SLIM CV</a><br />
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<b>Gastroenterology (GI)</b><br />
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<a href="http://medmnemonics.blogspot.com/2009/12/enterocolitis.html">Mnemonic for Enterocolitis: "Vomit Big GREY Smelly Chunks"</a><br />
<a href="http://medmnemonics.blogspot.com/2004/11/ddx-of-lower-gi-bleeding-h-drain.html" style="font-weight: normal;">DDx of Lower GI Bleeding: H-DRAIN</a><br />
<a href="http://medmnemonics.blogspot.com/2004/11/ddx-of-bowel-obstruction-hang-iv.html">DDx of Bowel Obstruction: HANG IV</a><br />
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<b>Nephrology</b><br />
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<a href="http://medmnemonics.blogspot.com/2004/11/ddx-of-chronic-renal-failure-dug-hippo.html">DDx of Chronic Renal Failure: DUG HIPPO</a><br />
<a href="http://medmnemonics.blogspot.com/2004/11/ddx-of-hyperkalemia-art-x-3.html">DDx of Hyperkalemia: ART x 3</a><br />
<a href="http://medmnemonics.blogspot.com/2004/11/ddx-of-hypokalemia-bad-load.html">DDx of Hypokalemia: BAD LOAD</a><br />
<a href="http://medmnemonics.blogspot.com/2004/11/armada-acid-base-balance-work-up-in-6.html">ARMADA - Acid-base balance work-up in 6 steps by answering 6 questions</a><br />
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<b>Endocrinology</b><br />
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<b>Hematology and Oncology (Hem/Onc)</b><br />
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<a href="http://medmnemonics.blogspot.com/2004/11/ddx-of-thrombocytopenia-hit-shock.html">DDx of Thrombocytopenia: HIT SHOCK</a><br />
<a href="http://medmnemonics.blogspot.com/2004/11/ddx-of-thrombocytosis-make-maps.html">DDx of Thrombocytosis: MAKE MAPS</a><br />
<a href="http://medmnemonics.blogspot.com/2004/11/predisposing-factors-for-dvt-sicc-pt.html">Predisposing Factors for DVT: SICC PT</a><br />
<a href="http://medmnemonics.blogspot.com/2004/11/ddx-of-bleeding-disorders-f-cap.html">DDx of Bleeding Disorders: F-CAP</a><br />
<a href="http://medmnemonics.blogspot.com/2004/11/ddx-of-leukocytosis-with-neutrophilia.html">DDx of Leukocytosis with neutrophilia: SEPTIC BILLS</a><br />
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<b>Rheumatology</b><br />
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<a href="http://medmnemonics.blogspot.com/2004/11/ddx-of-arthritis-hints.html">DDx of Arthritis: HINTS</a><br />
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<b>Infectious Diseases (ID)</b><br />
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<a href="http://medmnemonics.blogspot.com/2004/11/diagnosing-meningitis-dont-miss.html">Diagnosing Meningitis: Don’t MISS</a><br />
<a href="http://medmnemonics.blogspot.com/2004/11/ddx-of-community-acquired-pneumonia.html">DDx of Community acquired pneumonia (CAP): SLIM CV</a><br />
<a href="http://medmnemonics.blogspot.com/2004/11/ddx-of-leukocytosis-with-neutrophilia.html">DDx of Leukocytosis with neutrophilia: SEPTIC BILLS</a><br />
<a href="http://medmnemonics.blogspot.com/2004/11/ddx-of-arthritis-hints.html">DDx of Arthritis: HINTS</a><br />
<a href="http://medmnemonics.blogspot.com/2009/12/enterocolitis.html">Mnemonic for Enterocolitis: "Vomit Big GREY Smelly Chunks"</a> <br />
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<b>Neurology</b><br />
<a href="http://medmnemonics.blogspot.com/2004/11/nervous-system-physical-exam-cns-md.html">Nervous System Physical Exam: CNS MD</a><br />
<a href="http://medmnemonics.blogspot.com/2004/11/ddx-of-delirium-mad-hives.html">DDx of Delirium: MAD HIVES</a><br />
<a href="http://medmnemonics.blogspot.com/2004/11/ddx-of-coma-its-coma.html">DDx of Coma: IT'S COMA</a><br />
<a href="http://medmnemonics.blogspot.com/2004/11/diagnosing-meningitis-dont-miss.html">Diagnosing Meningitis: Don’t MISS</a><br />
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<b>Related reading</b><br />
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Hey medical students, apparently you can publish your mnemonics in med journals: <a href="http://goo.gl/R5CZf">http://goo.gl/R5CZf</a> and <a href="http://goo.gl/TvUYw">http://goo.gl/TvUYw</a><br />
App: Cardiology Mnemonics to remember medical knowledge <a href="http://buff.ly/1wzNyGp">http://buff.ly/1wzNyGp</a><br />
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Updated: 07/20/2014Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9297471.post-723117250018216772015-11-05T08:41:00.000-08:002015-11-05T08:41:00.089-08:00Atrial fibrillation (AF)Atrial fibrillation (AF)<br />
<br />
AF<br />
Anti-coagulate<br />
AlwaysUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9297471.post-86041729768368052722015-10-30T07:14:00.000-07:002015-10-30T07:14:00.178-07:00Mitral stenosis MSMitral stenosis MS<br />
<br />
fish mouthUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9297471.post-79908128239359044362015-10-28T08:36:00.000-07:002015-10-28T08:36:00.147-07:00Ia class anti-arrthythmicsIa class anti-arrthythmics<br />
Q PAD<br />
<br />
Quinidine<br />
Procainamide<br />
Amiodarone III<br />
Diso-pyramide<br />
<br />
<br />
Q<br />
Qunidine <br />
<br />
Toxicity = cinhona<br />
Terrible headache<br />
Tinnitus<br />
Thrombo-cyto-penia<br />
Torsade de pointes<br />
Turning the points<br />
<br />
<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9297471.post-80649985399465792392015-10-27T08:06:00.000-07:002015-10-27T08:06:00.667-07:00Luteinizing hormone (LH)Luteinizing hormone (LH)<br />
<br />
LH<br />
Looks like hCGUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9297471.post-5076539770422755772015-10-23T08:04:00.000-07:002015-10-23T08:04:00.172-07:00Diabetes insipidus (DI)Diabetes insipidus (DI)<br />
<br />
PEPINO<br />
<br />
Poly-uria<br />
Excessive thirst<br />
Poly-dypsia<br />
Increased Na+<br />
No H2O - dehydration<br />
Osmolality - plasma increased, urine decreased - DDx SIADHUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9297471.post-9181252223935392672015-10-23T06:49:00.000-07:002015-10-23T06:49:00.077-07:00VSDVSD<br />
<br />
Most commonly <br />
Membranous portion of septum<br />
<br />
VSD<br />
Vegetations<br />
Viridans strep in SABEDUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9297471.post-20606953884401063822015-10-22T06:44:00.000-07:002015-10-22T06:44:00.102-07:00PDAPDA<br />
Pre-term infant<br />
Pulmonary disease<br />
Pulmonary obstructive vascular disease - Eisenmenger's<br />
PA dilation<br />
Prophylaxis for SABED<br />
Pink arms - DDx blue legs<br />
Persistent continuous murmur, like a machine<br />
<br />
Ductus<br />
Differential cyanosis<br />
<br />
Up = pink<br />
Down = blueUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9297471.post-75964888900164670842015-10-21T07:08:00.000-07:002015-10-21T07:08:00.309-07:00Aortic regurgitation AR: ABCDAortic regurgitation<br />
ABCD<br />
<br />
Austin-Flint murmur<br />
Bobbing - head<br />
Corrigan pulse<br />
Duro-ziez murmur over femoral arteries<br />
<br />
AS<br />
AR<br />
Angina<br />
<br />
MS<br />
MR<br />
Movement of emboli --> strokeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9297471.post-88484075806156953372015-10-20T06:53:00.000-07:002015-10-20T06:53:00.049-07:00ASDASD<br />
<br />
Split S2 (fixed)<br />
Split R = RBBB in V1, rSR1<br />
<br />
ASD II<br />
Secundum 90%<br />
Sky high in<br />
Septum<br />
Split S2<br />
Second inter-space<br />
<br />
RVH + heave<br />
RBBB<br />
Rr1<br />
Relative PVS --> murmur<br />
RT Infections<br />
<br />
ASD I<br />
Down in septum<br />
Down syndrome<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9297471.post-51900089758945200322015-10-20T06:28:00.000-07:002015-10-20T06:28:00.385-07:00Coarctation of Aorta (CoA)Coarctation of Aorta (CoA)<br />
<br />
CoA<br />
Co-ntour CXR - 3 sign<br />
Co-llateral arteries around stenosis --> <br />
CXR - rib notching<br />
Co-ld legs - decreased pulse <br />
Co-mbination with bi-cuspid Ao valve in 75%<br />
C-laudication<br />
Chest pain - only sometimes<br />
<br />
aDult type CoA<br />
Distal to Ductus<br />
<br />
INfantile type CoA<br />
INclose to the heart<br />
<br />
Berries at Biffurcations Bulge and Blow out - subarachnoid hemorrhageUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9297471.post-77058425287746715802015-10-19T07:03:00.000-07:002015-10-19T07:03:00.104-07:00Tetralogy of FallotFALLOT-->PROVE it<br />
<br />
P ULMONARY V. STENOSis<br />
R VH<br />
O VER-RIDING AORTA<br />
V SD<br />
E RYTHRO-POETIN increased to 70%, normal is 40%, leads to hyperviscosityUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9297471.post-81885930899706136612015-10-16T08:27:00.000-07:002015-10-16T08:27:00.526-07:00Cocaine effects on the heartCocaine effects on the heart:<br />
<br />
Cocaine --> arrhythmia, MI<br />
Crush<br />
Crack<br />
Commit suicide<br />
Cardiac arrestUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9297471.post-66852374200824052732015-10-14T08:38:00.000-07:002015-10-14T08:38:00.151-07:00P wave on ECG/EKGP wave on ECG/EKG<br />
<br />
RA enlargement<br />
P<br />
Pulmonale<br />
Peaked<br />
<br />
LA enlargement<br />
P<br />
Mitrale<br />
M shaped - bifid Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9297471.post-42386330238527375772015-10-13T08:22:00.000-07:002015-10-13T08:22:00.169-07:00Non-Q wave MINon-Q wave MI<br />
Non-transmural MI<br />
Not the whole wholeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9297471.post-72571814617030164282015-10-13T06:16:00.000-07:002015-10-13T06:16:00.186-07:00Marfan syndromeMarfan syndrome symptoms: MARFAN<br />
<br />
MVP<br />
Ao aneurysm<br />
Reduced vision<br />
Fibrilin defect<br />
Arachno-dactyly<br />
N<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9297471.post-83944472271231847332015-10-12T07:18:00.000-07:002015-10-12T07:18:00.071-07:00CHFCHF<br />
<br />
Single most reliable<br />
Sign<br />
S3 heart sound<br />
<br />
Echo (TTE) is the single best test for CHF<br />
<br />
CHF treatment:<br />
<br />
LONG MD<br />
<br />
Loop diuretic<br />
O2<br />
Nitrates for vasodilataion<br />
<br />
Morphine<br />
Digoxin<br />
<br />
ACEI in CHF<br />
ACE<br />
After-load reduction<br />
Arterioral dilation<br />
Aldosterone reductionUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9297471.post-34053955552396328812014-07-19T11:07:00.002-07:002014-07-19T11:07:52.372-07:00Auscultation of heart valves: All Patients Take Medications (mnemonic)Auscultation of heart valves: All Patients Take Medications (mnemonic):<br />
<br />
All - Aortic valve<br />
Patients - Pulmonary valve<br />
Take - Tricuspid valve<br />
Medications - Mitral valveUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9297471.post-51804960642601024612012-02-04T08:58:00.001-08:002012-02-04T08:58:33.638-08:00I-PASS, a Mnemonic to Standardize Verbal Handoffs http://goo.gl/4Jy0Q - The abstract doesn't explain the mnemonic...I-PASS, a Mnemonic to Standardize Verbal Handoffs http://goo.gl/4Jy0Q - The abstract doesn't explain the mnemonic...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9297471.post-48832746801901488242010-01-03T21:39:00.005-08:002010-01-03T21:39:55.540-08:00PARKIN SONPARKIN SON:<br />
PARKING TREMOR=AT REST<br />
\D2 70% + /Ach<br />
<br />
DRUGS=BALSAM:<br />
B ROMO-CRIPTINE<br />
A MANTADINE<br />
L-DOPA<br />
S ELEGILINE<br />
A NTI-M USCARINIC<br />
<br />
1. L-DOPA+<br />
CARBI-DOPA--><br />
PERIPH. INHIBITOR<br />
SE:CHOREA, ON/OFF<br />
<br />
2. SELEGILINE<br />
DEPRENYL<br />
MAO-B INHIBITOR DD.MAOI<br />
<br />
3. BROMO-CRIPTINE<br />
D-AGONIST~DOPAMINE<br />
ERGOT-->LACTATN STOP<br />
<br />
4.ANTI-Ach=M-BLOCKER<br />
BENZ-ATROPINE<br />
<br />
5.AMANTADINE-->FLUUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9297471.post-5388055285090346192010-01-03T21:39:00.003-08:002010-01-03T21:39:30.773-08:00GIT HORMONESGIT HORMONES:<br />
FOOD--><br />
/G ASTRIN--><br />
/G ASTRIC Hcl--> <br />
Zollinger-Ellison<br />
<br />
CCK+SECRETIN->pancreas<br />
<br />
FAT--><br />
C CK-->ENZYMES<br />
C ONTRACTS GALLBLD<br />
<br />
Hcl--><br />
/ S ECRETIN--><br />
/ S ECRETION HCO3-Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9297471.post-77662142033379824442010-01-03T21:39:00.001-08:002010-01-03T21:39:12.841-08:00LipoproteinsAPO-LPP~RECEPTORS<br />
a<br />
a--> SPEPhoresis<br />
A CTIVATES LCAT<br />
MOVES CHOL BACK IN<br />
H DL<br />
H EALTHY=NO APO b<br />
<br />
b<br />
b--> SPEP<br />
B ED<br />
B INDS--> LDL-RECEPTOR<br />
<br />
C<br />
C oFACTOR--> LPL<br />
<br />
E<br />
E XTRA UPTAKE OF REMNANTS<br />
<br />
b--> ALL the REST<br />
VL, I, L, -DLUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9297471.post-5939176055488360062010-01-03T21:38:00.003-08:002010-01-03T21:38:47.837-08:00FRAGILE XFRAGILE X<br />
M ALE<br />
M ULTIPLE CGC REPEATS<br />
M ENTAL RETARDATION<br />
M ANDIBLE^<br />
M ACRO-ORCHIDISM^Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9297471.post-60682219198176106152010-01-03T21:38:00.001-08:002010-01-03T21:38:29.058-08:00DM - insulin and glucagonAFTER MEAL:<br />
4\ + 1/INSULIN--><br />
GLU AA FFA-->BUILD UP<br />
<br />
FASTING/EXERCISE:<br />
4/E GLUGON GH CS<br />
+1\--> OUTUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9297471.post-70603135303422144942010-01-03T21:37:00.003-08:002012-02-15T19:39:00.661-08:00Henoch - Schönlein Purpura (HSP) Mnemonic: "10 P's"HSP = 10 <b>P</b>'s<br />
<br />
<b>P</b>ALPABLE<br />
<b>P</b>URPURA<br />
<b>P</b>LATELETS OK -- DDx from ITP<br />
<b>P</b>RURITUS -- URTICARIA<br />
<b>P</b>AIN -- ABDOMEN and LEGS<br />
<b>P</b>OSITIVE +guaiac -- FECES<br />
<b>P</b>RESSURE -- increased blood pressure<br />
<b>P</b>ROTEINURIA<br />
<b>P</b>REDNISONE = Tx<br />
<br />
Related reading:<br />
<br />
<a href="http://clinicalcases.org/2004/07/young-man-with-henoch-schnlein-purpura.html">A Young Man with Henoch-Schönlein Purpura</a><br />
<br />
Henoch-Schönlein Purpura - JAMA Patient Page <a href="http://goo.gl/e05qx">http://goo.gl/e05qx</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0