2 much Scotch leads to cirrhosis
Liver function tests in cirrhosis:
AST/ALT ratio greater than 2:1 suggests alcohol-induced cirrhosis.
Phillip Parmet
A MUDPILE CAT
Causes of Anion gap metabolic acidosis:
Alcohol, Methanol, Uremia, Diabetic ketoacidosis, Paraldehyde Iron/Isoniazid, Lactic acidosis, Ethylene glycol, Carbamazepine, Aspirin, Toluene
Hasan Usmani
A PIE SAC
Extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease:
Aphthous ulcers, Pyoderma gangrenosum, Iritis, Erythema nodosum, Sclerosing cholangitis, Arthritis, Clubbing.
Fahad Aljaser
A Special Man Should Think Perceptive Clever INSIGHTs
Psychiatry – Mental State Examination:
Appearance and behavior, Speech, Mood, Suicidality and dangerousness, Thoughts, Perception, Cognition, INSIGHT (into condition).
Dilshad Marikar
ABCDE
Portal hypertension features:
Ascites, Bleeding (hematemesis, piles), Caput medusae, Diminished liver, Enlarged spleen
Rudaina Hassan
AMPLE
Key questions needed in an emergency history taking situation:
Allergies, Medication, Past medical history, Last meal, Events and environment related to injury
Helen Fenwick
APPENDICITIS
Differential for RLQ pain:
Appendicitis, PID/Period, Pancreatitis, Endometriosis/Ectopic pregnancy, Neoplasia, Diverticulitis, Intussusception, Cyst (ovarian), Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s), Torsion (ovary), Irritable bowel syndrome, Stones
Phillip Parmet
Babies Hate Pediatricians Because Pain is Inevitable
Causes of neonatal jaundice between 24 hours to 2 weeks:
Breast milk jaundice, Haemolysis, Physiological, Bruising, Polycythemia, Infection (e.g. UTI)
Dilshad Marikar
Can I Buy Rancid Orange Apricots Mummy?
Classes of drugs used for tocolysis with an example of each:
Cyclooxygenase inhibitors: Indometacin, Beta-sympathomimetics: Ritodrine or Salbutamol, Oxytocin antagonist: Atosiban, Magnesium sulphate
Dilshad Marikar
Can I Make Tea?
Types on miscarriage:
Complete, Incomplete, Missed, Threatened.
Dilshad Marikar
Compulsive CONTROLLING Widows Tolerate Neglected Pensioners
ICD-10 criteria for substance dependence syndrome:
Compulsion to take the substance, difficulties in Controlling substance-taking behavior, Withdrawal state physiological when substance reduced or ceased, Tolerance, Neglect of other interests/activities, Persistence in spite of awareness of harmful consequences.
Dilshad Marikar
DANISH
Cerebellar signs:
Dysdiachokinesis, Ataxia, Nystagmus, Intension tremor, Slurred speech and Hypotonia
Laura Troth
DDDD – Signs of niacin B3 deficiency Pellegra
Dermatitis, Dementia, Diarrhea, Death
Esben Vogelius
DEATH
Activities of daily living: Dressing, Eating, Ambulating, Toileting, Hygiene
Esben Vogelius
FAINT DAMN
Local causes of epistaxis:
Foreign body, Atmospheric changes, Infection, Neoplasm of nose and paranasal sinuses, Trauma, Deviated nasal septum, Adenoiditis, Malignant tumors, Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma
ritesh bhoot
Finding Courteous Cuddly Paediatricians Is Never Easy, Dr Cuddles
Causes of short stature in children:
Familial, Constitutional delay of growth and puberty, Chronic illness, Psychosocial, Intra-uterine growth restriction and prematurity, Nutrition, Endocrine, Disproportionate short stature, Chromosomal
Dilshad Marikar
GAMED
To Remember Immunoglobulins:
IgG, IgA, IgM, IgE, IgD
Muhammad Ilyas
I GET SMASHED
Causes of acute pancreatitis:
Idiopathic, Gallstones, Ethanol, Trauma, Steroids, Mumps, Autoimmune diseases, Scorpion stings, Hypertriglyceridemia, ERCP, Drugs (e.g. azathioprine, diuretics).
Fahad Aljaser
In Toronto People Can Really Sing
Rules for a neurological examination of the limb:
Inspection, Tone, Power, Coordination, Reflexes, Sensation
Laura Troth
LEAD
Signs of lead poisoning -
Lead lines in gingiva, Erythrocyte stippling, Abdominal pain, Drop foot, wrist
Esben Vogelius
Limbic System: Five functional F’s
Feeding, Feeling, Fleeing, Fighting, and ‘Sex’
Phillip Parmet
LMNOP
Treatment of Pulmonary Edema:
Lasix, Morphine, Nitroglycerin, Oxygen, Prop up the patient
AWAIS AHMAD
LOSE
ICD-10 criteria for anorexia:
Low body weight BMI 17.5, Overvalued idea – dread of fatness, Self-induced weight loss, Endocrine disturbance.
Dilshad Marikar
LP Thomas Knows Best
Malignancies that metastisize to bone:
Lung, Prostate, Thyroid, Kidney, Breast
Victoria Chedgey
MAD SCAB
Aneurysm types:
Mycotic, Atherosclerotic, Dissecting, Syphilitic, Capillary microaneurysm, Arteriovenous fistula, Berry
Rudaina Hassan
MAGED
Immunogloblin subtybes:
IgM, IgA, IgG, IgE, IgD.
Maged is an arabic name and therefore was a good method to remember the subtypes when I was in the first year of medical college.
abdul rahman
Make Every Child Cry
Causes of opacity on chest x-ray:
Mass, Effusion, Consolidation, Collapse
Dilshad Marikar
MALT
Walls of the inguinal canal:
Muscles (external oblique, internal oblique, transversus abdominis)
Aponeuroses (external oblique, internal oblique)
Ligaments (inguinal, lacunar)
Transversalis fascia
Sarah Gates
Must Lower Hypertension Now Matron
Drug treatment for preeclampsia:
Methyldopa, Labetalol, Hydralazine, Nifedipine, Magnesium sulphate
Dilshad Marikar
My Light Cramping Period Is Painful – CONTRACEPTION Can Often Soothe U People
Some of the specific essential questions that ought to be asked in a gynecological history:
Menstrual questions, Last menstrual period, Cycle, Postcoital bleeding, Intermenstrual bleeding, Postmenopausal bleeding, Contraception, Cervical smear, Obstetric history, Sexual questions (e.g. deep/superficial dyspareunia), Urinary questions, Prolapse questions.
Dilshad Marikar
Oh Oh Oh! To Touch And Feel Very Good Velvet, Absolute Happiness!
For remembering the order of the cranial nerves:
Olfactory, Optic, Oculomotor, Trochlear, Trigeminal, Abducens, Facial, Vestibulocochlear, Glossopharyngeal, Vagus, Accessory, Hypoglossal
Kara Towles
OPQRST
Part of the patient assessment of a symptom (e.g. chest pain or abdominal pain):
Onset of event, Provocation (or palliation), Quality of pain, Radiation (and region), Severity, Time (history)
Evelyn Kamgang
Orange Orangutans Often Try To Avoid Feeding Vicious Gorillas Very Smelly Haggis
The cranial nerves:
Olfactory, Optic, Oculomotor, Trochlear, Trigeminal, Abducens, Facial, Vestibulocochlear, Glossopharyngeal, Vagus, Spinal root of the accessory, Hypoglossal.
Rebecca Ward
PAINED VICTIMS
Differential Diagnosis checklist:
Psychiatric, Autoimmune, Infectious, Neoplastic, Endocrine, Drugs,
Vascular, Inflammatory, Congenital, Traumatic, Iatrogenic, Metabolic, Social
Neil Gray
PIAO HAS RED CAPS
Causes of Amenorrhoea:
Pregnancy, Intersexuality, Anorexia nervosa, Ovarian insufficiency, Hypogonadotrophic amenorrhoea, Anovulation, Secondary hypothalamic dysfunction, Resistant ovarian syndrome, Ectopic pregnancy, Delayed puberty, Chiari-frommel syndrome, Asherman’s syndrome, Pseudocyesis, Sheehan’s syndrome
Marziyah Outim
PLANS
Indications for nasogastric tube feeding:
Perioperative, Lavage, Aspiration, Nutrition, Swallowing problems
Dilshad Marikar
RICE
The principles of treatment in soft-tissue injuries, especially muscular injuries: Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation
Parmeseeven Mootoosamy
Signs of HUS – RAT
R – Renal abnormalities; A – Anemia Hemolytic; T – Thrombocytopenia
Esben Vogelius
Signs of TTP – FAT RN
F – Fever; A – Anemia Hemolytic; T – Thrombocytopenia; R – Renal abnormalities N – Neurolgical abnormalities
Esben Vogelius
Six “S” in Scarlet Fever
Streptococci causal organism, Sorethroat, Swollen tonsils, Strawberry tongue, Sandpaper rash, miliarySudamina vesicles over hands, feet, abdomen
Than Hein
SLUD – signs of anti-cholinergic crisis
Salivation, Lacrimation, Urination, Defecation
Esben Vogelius
SPACE TITS
Examination of a swelling:
Size (and shape), Position (and pulsation), Attachments, Consistency, Edges, Transillumination, Inflammation (and temperature, erythema, pain), Thrills (and bruits), Surface
Aaron MIlls
The 12 Cranial Nerves of Christmas
On the 12th day of Christmas the Doctor dissected for me…
One hypoglossal,
Another one called facial,
A decorated abducens,
A drunk trochlear,
A wrapped oculomotor,
A very merry vagus,
A festive vestibulocochlear,
TRRRRRRIIIIIIGGGGGEEEEEMMMINALLLL!
Glossopharyngeal,
Accessory,
An olfactory
AND AN OPTIC NERVE SO I CAN SEE!
Ashley Tilston
The three big “M”s
Causes of huge spleen are:
Myelofibrosis, Malaria, Myelogenous leukemia
Sharaf Karim
TRAP
Cardinal Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease:
Tremor, Rigidity Akinesia and bradykinesia, Postural Instability
Joanne Evans
TWO MAFIA
Causes of persistent fistula or sinus:
Tuberculosis, Worm (rare but occurs), Obstruction, Malignancy, Absence of rest, Foreign body, Inadequate drainage, Actinomycosis
Sharaf Karim
Two Zebras Bought My Car
Terminal branches of the facial nerve: VII Temporal, Zygomatic, Bucccal, Marginal mandibular, Cervical
Roshini Kulanthaivelu
VAL has an ectopic pregnancy
Triad: Vaginal Bleeding; Amenorrhea; Lower Abdominal Pain.
HA PHAM
Very Sick Patients Must Take Double Exercise
Days of appearance of rashes
Varicella (chickenpox)- 1st day
Scarlet fever – 2nd day
Pox (smallpox) – 3rd day
Mumps – 4th day
Typhus – 5th day
Dengue – 6th day
Enteric fever (typhoid) – 7th day
tapojyoti das
VICES
Causes of pulmonary arterial hypertension:
Vasculitis; Idiopathic primary pulmonary hypertension; COPD; Emboli; Shunt Eisemenger’s syndrome
Phillip Parmet
Vodka Is The Coolest Drink Said The Lady Sitting Plastered At Bar
For remembering upper extremity arterial branches off of the subclavian/axillary/brachial artery:
Vertebral, Internal thoracic, Thyrocervical, Costocervical, Dorsal scapular, Supreme thoracic, Thoracoacromial, Lateral thoracic, Subscapular, Posterior circumflex humeral, Anterior circumflex humeral, Brachial
Kara Tow
