Medicine

Mnemonic for Cullen’s Sign & Grey-Turner’s Sign in Pancreatitis

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Superficial edema and bruising in the subcutaneous fatty tissue around the umbilicus & flanks and they are the sign of retroperitoneal hemorrhage. Hope that mnemonic helped. Got a better mnemonic for the same? Let us know in the comments below.Also check out these medical mnemonics Nicotinic Effects Mnemonic VINDICATE – Medical Mnemonic for Differential Diagnoses …

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Mnemonic for Peptic Ulcer Disease association with food intake

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Use the simple mnemonic to remember the association of pain in Peptic ulcer disease with food intake. Gastric ulcer pain = Greater with food Duodenal ulcer pain = Decreases with food Hope that mnemonic helped. Got a better mnemonic for the same? Let us know in the comments below.Also check out these medical mnemonics Muscarine …

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Mnemonic for diseases identified using GUTHRIE card

By / Biochemistry, Medicine, Mnemonics, USMLE

Remember the mnemonic GUTHRIE for the diseases identified using the Guthrie test card. Galactosemic Urine [maple syrup urine disease] Thyroid [hypothyroidism] Inborn Errors of metabolism [eg: PKU] Hope that mnemonic helped. Got a better mnemonic for the same? Let us know in the comments below.Also check out these medical mnemonics Mnemonic for Causes of Acute …

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Mnemonic to remember function of PGI2 and TxA2 in Coagulation

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Remember this visual mnemonic to remember the function of PGI2 and Thromboxane A2 in coagulation. TxA2 → Aggregates platelets. PGI2 → Inhibits aggregation. Note: full name of PGI2 is prostaglandin I2 or prostacyclin, full name of TxA2 is thromboxane A2. Hope that mnemonic helped. Got a better mnemonic for the same? Let us know in …

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Mnemonics for Clinical Features of Reiter Syndrome

By / Dermatology, Medicine, Mnemonics, Ophthalmology, Surgery, USMLE

Remember the clinical features of Reiter syndrome using the mnemonic PICK GUN. Planter Fascitis Inflamed Joints Conjunctivitis, Circinate Balanitis Keratoderma Blenorrhagia Gum ulceration Urethritis Nail Dystrophy Hope that mnemonic helped. Got a better mnemonic for the same? Let us know in the comments below.Also check out these medical mnemonics Mnemonics- Immediate Treatment of Acute Myocardial …

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Mnemonic for Metabolic Changes in Alkalosis

By / Biochemistry, Medicine, Mnemonics, Surgery, USMLE

Remember the metabolic changes in Alkalosis using the following mnemonic. “Al-K-loss, Al-Ca-loss” There is loss of K+ (hypokalemia) and Ca++ (hypocalcemia) in state of alkalosis Hope that mnemonic helped. Got a better mnemonic for the same? Let us know in the comments below.Also check out these medical mnemonics Mnemonics for Differential Diagnosis of Generalized Anxiety …

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Mnemonic for Clinical Features of Potter’s Syndrome

By / Eponyms, Medicine, Mnemonics, Paediatrics, Pathology, USMLE

Remember the clinical features of Potter syndrome using the mnemonic POTTER. Pulmonary Hypoplasia Oligohydramnios Twisted Skin (Wrinkled skin) Twisted face (Facial deformities) Extremities (Limb defects) Renal agenesis Hope that mnemonic helped. Got a better mnemonic for the same? Let us know in the comments below.Also check out these medical mnemonics Mnemonics for Causes of Renal …

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Mnemonic for Stenson’s and Wharton’s Salivary Ducts

By / Anatomy, Eponyms, Medicine, Mnemonics, Surgery, USMLE

How to remember Stenson’s and Wharton’s Salivary Ducts ? Use the mnemonic below to remember the salivary ducts. Stenson’s – think “S” for Second molar and Smokeless tobacco (between check and gum). Logically drains the parotid gland. Wharton’s – think “W” for Wet Willie (requires finger against tongue to initiate). Logically drains the submandibular and …

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Mnemonics for Causes of Tinnitus

By / ENT, Medicine, Mnemonics

Remember the causes of Tinnitus using the mnemonic HAMER. HAMER Hypertension, Hyperpyrexia Anemia, Aortic regurgitation, Acosite neuroma Migraine, Medication(quinine, streptomycin, salitylate) Ear pathology: Wax, foreign body, polyp, otitis media, menier’s disease, labyrinthitis, etc. Rare: fever Hope that mnemonic helped. Got a better mnemonic for the same? Let us know in the comments below.Also check out …

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