Mnemonics
Retrieve information from your brains faster with easy to remember medical mnemonics
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Mnemonic: Causes & Triggers of A-Fib
Use mnemonic "THIS ODD PACE" to recall A-Fib risk-factors & triggers
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How to show Empathy to patients ? Practical Tips
Empathy should be taught to clinicians as a skill and not just an advice.
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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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How to remember Side-effects of HBOT
'HBOT' makes a good mnemonic to recall side-effects of HBOT (Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy)
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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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Indications for surgery (craniotomy) in SDH: A Mnemonic
A quick way to recall indications for craniotomy in Acute Subdural Hematomas
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Causes of Bowel Obstruction : A visceral mnemonic
Have you seen Dr. Lecter's terrible evisceration scene from the Hannibal movie ?
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Mnemonic: Dangerous causes of acute chest pain
An omnious mnemonic to help you remember ...
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How to remember steroid dose-equivalence
A simple maths equation to remember steroid dose equivalence
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Mad as hell ! Medical causes of Anger
A mnemonic to help recall medical causes of anger and irritability
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Remembering causes of Acute dyspnea easily !
A rather unorthodox way I use to quickly recall causes of acute dyspnea & hypoxia
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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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A Red Limb… the differentials
Besides cellulitis , here are other Cs to give a thought for differentials…
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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 (triggers) of CHF Exacerbation: HEART FAILS
Finding the culprit triggering CHF exacerbation not only helps prevent recurrence but also may uncover other medical issues...
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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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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 to remember Anaphylaxis treatment
A Mnemonic to recall quickly lifesaving treatments for Anaphylaxis and help your patients BE SAFE.
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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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