Lets start a mnemonic thread

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Specializes in Clinical exp in OB, psy, med-surg, peds.

MNEMONIC

Anorexia Nervosa

A bsence of menses (amenorrhea)

N o appetite (but with preoccupation with food)

O bvious weight loss (15% loss of IBW)

R educing ideation (If only I could lose more weight I'd be happy)

E maciated

X erostomia (dryness of the mouth)

I mage (Body Image Disturbance - claims to feel fat even when extremely thin)

A bnormal hair growth (lanugo or fine downy hair

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Alcohol withdrawal: clinical symptoms (HITS)

H- Hallucinations (visual, tactile)

I- Increased vital signs and insomnia

T- Tremens (delirium tremens) lethal

S- Shaking, Sweating, Seizures, Stomach pain (nausea/vomiting)

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here's also something to make things easier to remember:

hypercalcemia

stones, bones, abdominal moans and psychic groans

  1. renal ("stones")

    1. nephrolithiasis (calcium oxalate)
    2. nephrocalcinosis
      1. metastatic calcification renal tubules
      2. polyuria from loss of urine concentrating function

        3. [*]musculoskeletal ("bones")

        1. osteitis fibrosa cystica (late finding)

            [*]pseudogout

            1. calcium pyrophosphate - positively birefringent

            [*]osteoporosis

            [*]gastrointestinal ("abdominal moans")

            1. peptic ulcer disease

                [*]acute pancreatitis

                1. calcium activates phospholipases

                [*]constipation

                1. most common gastrointestinal symptom

                [*]neuropsychiatric ("psychic groans")

                1. altered level of consciousness
                2. decreased concentration and memory
                3. personality change
                4. psychosis
                5. depression


            2. calcium stimulates gastrin release

        2. bone cysts from subperiosteal bone resorption
        3. "brown tumor" in jaw

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Here is another one:

Episiotomy assessment: REEDA

Redness

Edema

Ecchymosis

Discharge

Approximation of skin

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Specializes in Clinical exp in OB, psy, med-surg, peds.

hypernatremia

"you are fried"

f - fever (low), flushed skin

r - restless (irritable)

i - increased fluid retention & increased bp

e - edema (peripheral and pitting)

d - decreased urinary output, dry mouth

can also use this one:

salt

s = skin flushed

a = agitation

l = low-grade fever

t = thirst

hyperkalemia

signs & symptoms increased serum k+

murder

m - muscle weakness

u - urine, oliguria, anuria

r- respiratory distress

d - decreased cardiac contractility

e- ecg changes

r - reflexes, hyperreflexia, or areflexia (flaccid)

hyperkalemia causes of increased serum k+

“machine"

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

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Specializes in Clinical exp in OB, psy, med-surg, peds.

HYPOCALCEMIA

“CATS”

C - Convulsions

A- Arrhythmias

T - Tetany

S - Spasms and stridor

Sx’s minor bleeding:

BEEP

B: Bleeding gums

E: Ecchymoses (bruises)

E: Epistaxis (nosebleed)

P: Petechiae (tiny purplish spots)

"HOOK" for serum sickness: each letter stands for a key sign or symptom of serum sickness.

F: Fever

A: Arthralgias

R: Rash

M: Malaise

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Specializes in Clinical exp in OB, psy, med-surg, peds.

Cancer Assessment

CAUTION

C: Change in bowel/ bladder habits

A: A sore that doesn’t heal

U: Unusual bleeding or discharge

T: Thickening or lump

I: Indigestion or difficulty swallowing

O: Obvious changes in a wart or mole

N: Nagging cough or hoorificeness

ABG's:

ROME

Respiratory Opposite

Metabolic Equal

Respiratory depression inducing drugs

"STOP breathing":

Sedatives and hypnotics

Trimethoprim

Opiates

Polymyxins

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RICE for sprains

Rest

Ice

Compression

Elevation

RACE for fires

Remove patient

Activate alarms

Contain fire

Extenguish fire

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Here's a website with a whole plethora of them.... some are "interesting"...

http://www.medicalmnemonics.com/cgi-bin/browse.cfm

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Specializes in Clinical exp in OB, psy, med-surg, peds.
Here's a website with a whole plethora of them.... some are "interesting"...

http://www.medicalmnemonics.com/cgi-bin/browse.cfm

That's beautiful

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Actually, I was going to post that same site. A friend of mine has some good contributions to that site and has her name listed in the contributors.

I've spent the last half hour looking for her contribution and can't find it. It was along the ophthamology line. That's sort of funny because she's an OB type person. :)

The site has some great pointers. Be sure to read the guidelines for ratings: G rated mnenomics to... well, more colorful variations. But once you learned it on a "colorful" theme, I'm sure you'd have a hard time forgetting it. ;)

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how about this one? hot and dry sugar high

cold and clammy need some candy ;)

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