Tip for Addison's vs Cushing's

Here's how I remember it

Some(na). People (k) Get( glucose) colds(ca). Now. Addison ( notice there's is 2DD).

So I would start from DDecrease na, then Increase K, then decrease Glucose, and last increase caFor Cushing is the reverse you start from increase.

CUSHING(notice the C. ( increment or increase)

Hope this helps

:it sounds complicated but actually it

helps me not to forget it. ,and it works well with my old memory.

Here is a little trick I came up with for remembering all the hyper/hypo symptoms related to Addison's and Cushing's:

Put the symptoms in alphabetical order minus the hyper/hypo:

-calcemia

-glycemia

-kalemia

-natremia

Start with Addison's: alphabetically, hyper comes before hypo. the order is hyper, hypo, hyper, hypo (hypercalcemia, hypoglycemia, hyperkalemia, hyponatremia)

Cushing's is the opposite: hypo, hyper, hypo, hyper (hypocalcemia, hyperglycemia, hypokalemia, hypernatremia).

This has helped me on numerous practice questions so I thought I would share.

this is cool...:)tnx.for sharing it..:)

addisons= down, down down up down

cushings= up up up down up

addisons= hyponatremia, hypotension, decreased blood vol, hyperkalemia, hypoglycemia

cushings= hypernatremia, hypertension, incrased blood vol, hypokalemia, hyperglycemia

addisons= down, down down up down

cushings= up up up down up

addisons= hyponatremia, hypotension, decreased blood vol, hyperkalemia, hypoglycemia

cushings= hypernatremia, hypertension, incrased blood vol, hypokalemia, hyperglycemia

thanks

These are great....thank you!

Thanks

will definitely share with my students.

I like these. I have a million things going through my head, so I'm going to print these out and really look closely at them. I have a certification test coming up and I'm trying to remember what process goes with the labs. It's making my head spin.

This is so great!! Thanks for this!

That's an easy way to remember... Thank-you!

Here is a little trick I came up with for remembering all the hyper/hypo symptoms related to Addison's and Cushing's:

Put the symptoms in alphabetical order minus the hyper/hypo:

-calcemia

-glycemia

-kalemia

-natremia

Start with Addison's: alphabetically, hyper comes before hypo. the order is hyper, hypo, hyper, hypo (hypercalcemia, hypoglycemia, hyperkalemia, hyponatremia)

Cushing's is the opposite: hypo, hyper, hypo, hyper (hypocalcemia, hyperglycemia, hypokalemia, hypernatremia).

This has helped me on numerous practice questions so I thought I would share.

And if I may add:

ADDISONS CUSHINGS CONN'S

C-alcemia Hyper Hypo

G-lycemia Hypo Hyper

K-alemia Hyper Hypo Hypo

N-atremia Hypo Hyper Hyper

T-ension Hypo Hyper Hyper + Metab Alk