Mnemonics
Retrieve information from your brains faster with easy to remember medical mnemonics
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Mnemonic: Causes of Acute Urinary Retention
A technique to remember benign triggers to solve & prevent inability to pee that develops in inpatients
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Stroke pathology & risk factors : ‘HEAD CT’
The first investigation that happens in any suspected stroke is a HEAD CT - makes for a good mnemonic.
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The 6-C framework for managing any patient
An easy thought structure for managing any clinical case
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Recalling causes of Bradycardia (Slow Heart Rate)
A slow & steady heart is good unless it makes you unsteady on your feet or pass out – that’s…
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Medical Mnemonic: Causes of Acute Hypotension
Here's a handy mnemonic for solving that acute hypotension mystery quickly
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10 early warning signs of Dementia
Mild Cognitive Impairement can precede Dementia and can manifest in subtle signs that are often ascribed to 'ageing'
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Fixing A-Fib (or A-Flutter) with RVR using ABCDEF
ABCDEF gives me the exact sequence I use to treat A-Fib / A-Flutter with RVR
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Mnemonic : What are the Causes, Triggers or Precipitators of DKA ?
Do you say ‘Sugar’ or ‘Glucose’ ? One of my attendings was a stickler regarding this. ” ‘Sugar’ is for…
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Causes of acute shivering or tremoring
For most of 2021, Ed Sheeran’s melodic “Shivers” was stuck in my head and I am hoping this post helps…
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Mnemonic: Precipitants of HEPATIC Encephalopathy
A mnemonic for triggers that raise ammonia production or reduce ammonia metabolism and excretion..
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‘I’ for Intestines, ‘I’ for causes of diarrhea !
Most of the common causes of diarrhea 💩💩 conveniently begin with an 'I'
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Mnemonic : Non-ACS or Non-MI Causes of Troponin Elevation
A easy mnemonic to help remember other causes of Troponin elevation besides Acute Coronary Syndrome or Acute MI
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How to remember steroid dose-equivalence
A simple maths equation to remember steroid dose equivalence
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Easy Mnemonic for ACE-Inhibitor Side-effects
The first oral ACE Inhibitor was Captopril, also makes a splendid mnemonic
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Mnemonic: Dangerous causes of acute chest pain
An omnious mnemonic to help you remember ...
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Mnemonic : Hyponatremia causes
Use 'SIADH" to recall common causes of hyponatremia quickly
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How to Remember causes of Anemia easily via semantics of mechanism
A logical structure to simplify recalling causes of anemia
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Mnemonic : Causes of persistent Cough
The word "HACKING" makes a good mnemonic for causes of persistent cough
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Treat kidney stone pain & help removal non-surgically
A mnemonic for healthcare professionals to recall steps to treat renal colic and improve changes for natural passage of kidney…
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