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

i'll try to post some mnemonics i learned from my review class. :bowingpur

good thread...

Yes...but why in the NCLEX discussion thread?

TRAMP

Time

Route

Amount

Medication

Patient

CLEFT LIP POST OP CARE

Choking

Lie on back

Evaluate airway

Feed slowly

Teaching

Larger nipple opening

Incidence ↑ males

Prevent crust formation

Prevent aspiration

CANES

Cane

Opposite

Affected

Leg

WALKERS

Walker

With

Affected

Leg

Wondering wilma's always late

COMMON CAUSES OF TRANSIENT INCONTINENCE

Delirium

Infection

Atrophic urethritis

Pharmaceuticals

Psychologic

Excess urine output

Restricted mobility

Stool impaction

i hope these helps... :typing:pumpiron::an!::kiss

thanks everyone....for the good tips.:bowingpur

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

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

So many!...thanks!

Hypothyroidism

I (intolerance to cold)

Would (weight gain)

Like (lethargy)

some (slow speech)

Ed (Edema)

Hardy (Hoorificeness)

Bro as in brother (Bradycardia)

^thumbs up. (increased TSH, decreased T3 T4)

Hyperthyroidism

David & (Diarrhea)

Dillion (Diaphoresis)

Exposed (expothalmos)

Themselves (tachycardia)

With (weight loss)

Increased temp And (increased temperature increased Appetite)

Gas (Goiter)

(thumbs down) (decreased TSH, increased T3 & T4)

*WEIRD way to remember it, i know, lol. but it works for me!! (Ed Hardy is a type of perfume, hahaha)

ohhh and here's one more i created that helped with my studying:

Hyperglycemia:

Saturday (slow pulse)

Night (nausea)

Henry (Hot flushed red dry skin)

Rented (Rapid & deep respirs)

FNL-Friday Night Lights (Fruity Odor Breath)