Radiology

Mnemonic for Causes of Eggshell Calcification in Thorax and Mediastinum

By / Mnemonics, Radiology, Signs, USMLE

Eggshell calcification causes are numerous and quite difficult to memorize. This is frequently asked in medical school exams. A super helpful mnemonic to remember the major causes of eggshell calcification of the nodes in the thorax and mediastinum are:  A Silly Cool Sergeant Likes His Tubercular Blast Sally Smith Likes Her Smart ABC Mnemonic Mnemonic A Silly Cool Sergeant Likes His …

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Mnemonic to remember the Segmental Bronchi of the Right Lower Lobe

By / Anatomy, Mnemonics, Radiology, USMLE

The anatomy of the segmental bronchi of the right lower lobe can be remembered by using one of these two mnemonics. The segments are as follows: SMALL P  Sometimes My Animals Love Petting Mnemonics S: superior (B6)  M: medial basal (B7) A: anterior basal (B8) L: lateral basal (B9) P: posterior basal (B10) Hope those two mnemonics helped. Also, check out more …

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Mnemonic to remember the causes of Multiple Benign Lucent Bone Lesions

By / Mnemonics, Orthopaedics, Radiology, USMLE

Some of the causes of multiple benign lucent bone lesions can be recalled with the following two super-helpful mnemonics: Never Pee On Huge Heavy Elephants From Jersey City CHEF JOHN P Mnemonics Never Pee On Huge Heavy Elephants From Jersey City N: neurofibromatosis (type 1) P: Paget disease O: Ollier disease H: hereditary multiple exostoses H: hyperparathyroidism (and hemophilia)  E: eosinophilic granuloma F: fibrous dysplasia J: Jaffe-Campanacci syndrome …

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Mnemonic for Tumors that Metastasize to Bone

By / Mnemonics, Orthopaedics, Radiology, USMLE

Tumors that metastasize to bone may be remembered using the mnemonic “lead kettle” spelled PBKTL (“Pb” from the Latin plumbum which is the periodic table name for Lead). PB-KTL Mnemonic P: prostate B: breast K: kidney T: thyroid L: lung For females, breast and lung are the most common primary sites; nearly 80% of cancers that spread to the skeleton are from these locations. …

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Mnemonic to remember Galeazzi and Monteggia fracture-dislocations

By / Mnemonics, Orthopaedics, Radiology, USMLE

There are several mnemonics to remember the difference between  Galeazzi and a Monteggia fracture-dislocation. These two are often confused by medical students and therefore, frequently asked in competitive exams like USMLE PLAB and NEET. Here, in this article, I have enlisted some of these mnemonics that can be used to remember Galeazzi and Monteggia fractures. GRIMUS MUGR (pronounced as mugger) FROG …

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Mnemonic for Differential Diagnosis of Lucent and Lytic bone lesions

By / Mnemonics, Orthopaedics, Radiology, Signs, USMLE

We have two super useful mnemonics for the differential diagnosis of lucent/lytic bone lesions : FEGNOMASHIC FOG MACHINES They are anagrams of each other and therefore include the same components. They are by no means exhaustive, but are good enough to help you remember a differential for a lucent/lytic bone lesion and will suffice for >95% of the time 1. Mnemonics FEGNOMASHIC …

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Mnemonic for Hyperintense Lesions on T1-weighted images

By / Mnemonics, NEET-PG, Radiology, USMLE

Remember the causes of Hyperintensity on T1 weighted MRI using the mnemonic My Best Friend is Pretty Cool Another useful way to remember the T1 Hyperintense Lesions is the mnemonic 3 Fs and 4 Ms Mnemonic My Best Friend is Pretty Cool: M: melanin B: blood (i.e. methemoglobin in subacute hemorrhage) F: fat and slow flow P: protein; paramagnetic substances …

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Mnemonic for HLA B27 associated diseases

By / Medicine, Mnemonics, Orthopaedics, Radiology, USMLE

HLA B27 associated diseases can be remembered using the mnemonic PAIR. Psoriasis/Psoriatic arthritis Ankylosing Spondylitis Inflammatory bowel disease Reiter’s syndrome Another useful mnemonic to remember the subgroups of seronegative spondyloarthritides is: PEARU Mnemonic P: psoriatic arthritis E: enteropathic arthritis (i.e. extraintestinal manifestation of IBD) A: ankylosing spondylitis R: reactive arthritis (Reiter syndrome) U: undifferentiated spondyloarthritis Hope that mnemonic helped. Got a better mnemonic for the same? Let us …

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“The Most Radiosensitive” One-Liners

By / Medicine, Mnemonics, Radiology, USMLE

Radiosensitivity is an important topic. Do learn these important one-liners related to Radiosensitivity. BOILS Bone MarrowMost Radiosensitive Tissue OvariesMost Radiosensitive Gonads Intestinal MucosaMost Radiosensitive Mucosa LymphocyteMost Radiosensitive Cell SkinMost Radiosensitive Organ 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 …

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