An easy lab value mnemonic that I made up (NCLEX)

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Hi all, my name is Iisha, I am new to allnurses.com. Though I love and have viewed the site and member posts previous times, strangely Ive never thought of becoming a member until now... Anyhow, I have created a nursing LAB mnemonic that really helped me to remember my lab values. Ranges may vary depending on resource...HOPE IT HELPS!

MY LAB VALUE MNEMONIC:

I arrived in Cali at 8.6 oclock. Stepped out like I had won the 3.5 million jackpot, with my 105 bleached streaks, 2.5 phos. eyelashes, and size 7-22 buns. Let's just say that my daily diet of 6-8 protein shakes, 70-110 carbs, and 200 total cholesterol helped contribute to my loosing 1,030 of specific gravity. It was now time to give em a 21 sec. - 2 min sneak PK of my new bumin body. As I exited the plane, I was swarmed by .6 creatures who thought that I had walked right out of the 1.2-2.5 Ebony magazine edition. They tried hitting on me 40-50 times and were all salty as I ignored all 145 of their comments. Then there was Bili, the only 1 who caught my eye, stepping out of his 100-190 powered LDH corvet. I starred, lost for words as he asked me 3.5-7.5 times if we could have lunch. I couldn't pass up this oppurtunity, I was almost 80 -100% sure that this was love at first sight.

Cali = Calcium, pot = potassium, bleached =chloride, phos= phosphorus, buns = BUN, carbs = glucose, Creatures = serum creatinine, PK (sneak peak) = CPK, bumin = Albumin, magazine = magnesium, tried = triglyceride, salty = sodium, Bili = bilirubin, asked = uric acid, Pass = PaO2

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Hi all, my name is Iisha, I am new to allnurses.com. Though I love and have viewed the site and member posts previous times, strangely Ive never thought of becoming a member until now... Anyhow, I have created a nursing LAB mnemonic that really helped me to remember my lab values. Ranges may vary depending on resource...HOPE IT HELPS!

MY LAB VALUE MNEMONIC:

I arrived in Cali at 8.6 oclock. Stepped out like I had won the 3.5 million jackpot, with my 105 bleached streaks, 2.5 phos. eyelashes, and size 7-22 buns. Let's just say that my daily diet of 6-8 protein shakes, 70-110 carbs, and 200 total cholesterol helped contribute to my loosing 1,030 of specific gravity. It was now time to give em a 21 sec. - 2 min sneak PK of my new bumin body. As I exited the plane, I was swarmed by .6 creatures who thought that I had walked right out of the 1.2-2.5 Ebony magazine edition. They tried hitting on me 40-50 times and were all salty as I ignored all 145 of their comments. Then there was Bili, the only 1 who caught my eye, stepping out of his 100-190 powered LDH corvet. I starred, lost for words as he asked me 3.5-7.5 times if we could have lunch. I couldn't pass up this oppurtunity, I was almost 80 -100% sure that this was love at first sight.

Cali = Calcium, pot = potassium, bleached =chloride, phos= phosphorus, buns = BUN, carbs = glucose, Creatures = serum creatinine, PK (sneak peak) = CPK, bumin = Albumin, magazine = magnesium, tried = triglyceride, salty = sodium, Bili = bilirubin, asked = uric acid, Pass = PaO2

I hope this works for you, but for me that is just too much information. I would just gladly remember the low-high for each. There are not that many to memorize and from what I have heard NCLEX is just going to throw you an obviously high/low number. Oh and welcome to allnurses.com!

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Everyone has different styles of learning. Ive tried several times and many ways to memorize lab values and they never seem to stick with me. Im more of a visual person so I have to relate the values to something. Hopefully those who share my same learning style will find it useful. Thanks for the feedback, and welcoming me!

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Interesting ..:D

Thanks for this post and welcome to AN:)

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I love mnemonics! I had dozens of them that helped me through nursing school. If you use that on the NCLEX, I suggest doing a 'brain dump' as soon as you sit down for the test; shorthand that onto the board they'll give you to use as scratch paper. It'll save going through it over and over if you're given several labs on your exam.

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Welcome to AN! The largest online nursing community!

Everyone has different ways to learn. What works for one won't work for another. That is very creative. I still spell arithmetic (I learned this like in fourth grade) while saying in my head.....

A Rat In Tom's House Might Eat Toms's Ice Cream....:lol2:

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Thank 4 dis post.

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thats wonderful but why would you need a mnemonic for that. its pretty easy....its pretty self explanatory... great job

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Genius!!!! Thanks for sharing, sista:)

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This is neat if it works for you! I like the creativity behind it, but I would still not be able to connect the right numbers to the lab component. Though, I do like making stories out of certain topics.

I came up with a story/picture in my head to remember the s/s of Addison's Disease.

I envisioned a girl name Addison going to the beach. She wants to look good in her bikini so she loses weight (weight loss) for the occasion. While there she gets a tan (bronzed skin), and craves french fries (due to her hyponatremia) and an icecream cone (due to her hypoglycemia.) These snacks are so yummy but they make her soo thirsty! (Dehydration). Addison is lethargic and fatigued, so she lays out on the beach to try and relax. Addison is so relaxed, that her BP seems to be lowered (hypotension.)

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Cute!

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Thanks everyone for the feedback... As mentioned earlier I learn best through visual methods. It may not work for everyone but I'm still grateful and interested in feedback. Thanks!!!

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