Mnemonics and Memory Aids

[VickyRN]

The HYPERKALEMIA "Machine" - Causes of Increased Serum K+

 M  Medications - ACE inhibitors, NSAIDS

 A  Acidosis - Metabolic and respiratory

 C  Cellular destruction - Burns, traumatic injury

 H  Hypoaldosteronism, hemolysis

 I  Intake - Excessive

 N  Nephrons, renal failure

 E  Excretion - Impaired

[seanynjboy, BSN]

Never Let Monkies Eat Bananas

N - Neutrophils

L - Lymphocytes

M - Monocytes

E - Eosinophils

B - Basophils

All the WBCs Top = greatest to least starting from top...

^^^ I use that one, have been since I took Anatomy 6 years ago...

One of my other nursing instructors taught us:

BE My Lady Now

Same thing just least to greatest

[seanynjboy, BSN]

A way to remember that a PTT is for Heparin is that the two T's together in a way looks like an "H"

Oddly enough I have used that on an exam in school...

[melmacrn]

Fat soluble vitamins: All Dogs Eat Kangaroos

[BrooklynRN11201]

I've got NCLEX tomorrow morning and scanning through this thread really helped with my confidence - thanks! :)

[grace_lorraine87]

if you're referring to the "oh oh to touch and feel..." i think everyone learned with that. it's probably not just your professor!

[Moving Foward]

I'm a new nursing student. And I am having problems with Atomic, Protons, Neutrons!! Can someone help me to remember this?!?! Please

[Xpectsuccess]

i belive the last R is for Rhogam - which should be given within 72hrs after delivery. But respiratory is certainly important

[shaxto]

Thanks guys this thread has been great for me. Here is my contribution:

Major parts of the Aortic Branch

Mnemonic: “Know your ABC’S“:

Aortic arch gives rise to:

Brachiocephalic trunk

left Common Carotid

left Subclavian

_ Beware though trick question of ‘What is first branch of aorta?’ Technically, it’s the coronary arteries.

Atrioventricular Valves

Mnemonic: “LAB RAT“:

Left Atrium: Bicuspid

Right Atrium: Tricuspid

[icuRNmaggie, BSN, RN]

An oldie but a goodie for anticholinergic toxic psychosis:

dry as a desert, blind as a bat (dilated pupils), red as a beet, mad as a hatter

[icuRNmaggie, BSN, RN]

And this one for Wenkebach or Mobitz I: you wink with one eye

[icuRNmaggie, BSN, RN]

not really a nmemonic but helpful:

OS oculus sinistra the left or evil eye

OD oculus dextra the right eye

OU oculus uterque both eyes

[julia9]

VRN-RN said:

CRAINIAL NERVES. im pretty sure most of you heard of these.

Nerves Functions

I Olfactory -Oh -Sensory -Some

II Optic- Oh -Sensory -Say

III Occulomotor -Oh -Motor -Mary

IV Trochlear -To -Motor -Money

V Trigeminal -Touch -Both -But

VI Abducens -And -Motor -My

VII Facial -Feel -Both -Brother

VIII Acoustic (vestoblochlear) -A -Sensory -Says

IX Glosopharyngeal -Green -Both -Bad

X Vagus -Veggie -Both -Business

XI Spinal Accessory- Soon At -Motor -Mary

XII Hypoglosal -Harvest- Motor -Money

Oh oh oh to touch and feel a green veggie soon at harvest

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