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Sinonasal polyposis (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember the causes of sinonasal polyposis is:
KIC AAAN
Mnemonic
K: Kartagener syndrome
I: infectious rhinosinusitis
C: cystic fibrosis
A: aspirin sensitivity
A: allergic fungal sinusitis
A: asthma
N: nickel exposure
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Lucent/lytic skull lesions (mnemonic)
Two mnemonics to remember the causes of lucent/lytic skull lesions are:
MEL TORME
TROMMEL
HELP ME TO HOLD
Mnemonic
MEL TORME
M: metastasis
E: eosinophilic granuloma
L: lymphoma/Langerhans cell histiocytosis
T: tuberculosis
O: osteomyelitis
R: radiation
M: multiple myeloma
E: epide...
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Branches of the anterior division of the internal iliac artery (mnemonic)
Mnemonics to remember the branches of the anterior division of the internal iliac artery are:
SOI VU MR PIG (it can be remembered as SO fourth (IV) U MR PIG)
Oranges Under Some Ice Might Peel Instantly
Some Old Uteruses May Get Prolapsed (the consistent branches, in order, in females)
Mnemon...
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von Hippel-Lindau disease (mnemonic)
Features of von Hippel-Lindau disease can be remembered by the mnemonic:
HIPPEL
Mnemonic:
H: hemangioblastoma of CNS
I: increased risk of renal cell cancer
P: pheochromocytoma
P: pancreatic lesions (cyst, cystadenoma, cystadenocarcinoma, neuro-endocrine tumors)
E: eye and ear dysfunction ...
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Protrusio acetabuli (mnemonic)
Mnemonics for remembering the causes of protrusio acetabuli include:
PROTrusio acetabuli
My PROTRUSIO
Mnemonics
PROTrusio acetabuli
Includes the most common causes
P: Paget disease
R: rheumatoid arthritis (and other arthritides such as osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, juvenile idio...
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Neurocysticercosis (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember the stages of neurocysticercosis is:
Vegans Can't Get Neurocysticercosis
Mnemonic
V: vesicular
C: colloidal vesicular
G: granular nodular
N: nodular calcified
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Cervical incompetence morphological changes on ultrasound (mnemonic)
Sequential morphological ultrasound changes of the endocervical canal with cervical incompetence can be remembered using the mnemonic:
Trust Your Vaginal Ultrasound
Mnemonic
T-shaped (normal internal cervical os)
Y-shaped
V-shaped
U-shaped
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cervical incompetence
funnelin...
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Diffuse bony sclerosis (mnemonic)
A mnemonic for remembering the causes of diffuse bony sclerosis is:
3 M's PROOF
Mnemonic
3 M's PROOF
M: malignancy
metastases (osteoblastic metastases)
lymphoma
leukemia
M: myelofibrosis
M: mastocytosis
S: sickle cell disease
P: Paget disease of the bone/pyknodysostosis
R: renal oste...
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Toxic leukoencephalopathy (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember the more common causes of toxic leukoencephalopathy is:
CHOICES 1
Mnemonic
C: chemotherapy (e.g. methotrexate)
H: heroin
O: other opioids
I: immunosuppressant drugs or imidazole
C: cocaine
E: ethanol or environmental (e.g. carbon monoxide)
S: splenial lesions (re...
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Lucent transverse metaphyseal lines (mnemonic)
The differential diagnosis for lucent transverse metaphyseal lines or bands may be recalled using various mnemonics:
CAMEL
LINING
Mnemonics
CAMEL
C: congenital infection (e.g. STORCH)
A: anatomical variation
M: metastatic neuroblastoma
E: earlier systemic illness (rickets, scurvy)
L: le...
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Thyroid mass (mnemonic)
A mnemonic for thyroidal mass differential diagnosis is:
CATCH
Mnemonic
C: carcinoma
A: adenoma
T: thyroiditis
C: colloid cyst
H: hyperplasia (parathyroid gland)
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New onset atrial fibrillation causes (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember the commonest causes of new onset atrial fibrillation is:
PIRATES
Mnemonic
P: pulmonary
I: ischemic
R: rheumatic
A: atrial myxoma
T: thyroid
E: embolism
S: sepsis
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Abdominal distension (mnemonic)
A mnemonic for causes of abdominal distension (6 Fs) is:
F: fat
F: fluid
F: flatus
F: feces
F: fetus
F: fulminant mass
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Anion gap metabolic acidosis causes (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember the commonest causes of anion gap metabolic acidosis is:
GOLDMARK
Mnemonic
G: glycols (ethylene glycol and propylene glycol)
O: oxoproline
L: L-lactate
D: D-lactate
M: methanol
A: aspirin
R: renal failure
K: ketoacidosis
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Drop metastases (mnemonic)
The primary intracerebral malignancies that may cause drop metastases to the subarachnoid space are:
glioblastoma (GBM) and anaplastic astrocytoma
medulloblastoma
sPNET
ependymoma
germinoma
choroid plexus carcinoma
pineoblastoma/pineocytoma
These can be remembered using this mnemonic:
G...
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Thrombocytopenia causes (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember the commonest causes of thrombocytopenia is:
PLATELETS
Mnemonic
P: platelet disorders (DIC, TTP, ITP)
L: leukemia
A: anemia
T: trauma
E: enlarged spleen
L: liver disease
E: ethanol
T: toxicity (heparin, aspirin, chemotherapy, benzene)
S: sepsis
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Dense transverse metaphyseal lines (mnemonic)
Common causes of dense transverse metaphyseal lines can be remembered using the mnemonics:
DENSE LINES
PRINCES
Mnemonics
DENSE LINES
D: D-vitamin intoxication
E: elemental arsenic and heavy metals (lead, bismuth, phosphorus)
N: normal variation
S: systemic illness
E: estrogen to mother ...
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Felty syndrome components (mnemonic)
Felty syndrome is a rare condition that involves rheumatoid arthritis, decreased white blood cell count and spleen enlargement.
A mnemonic to remember the basic components of Felty syndrome is:
SANTA
Mnemonic
S: splenomegaly
A: anemia
N: neutropenia
T: thrombocytopenia
A: arthritis (rhe...
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Acute abdominal pain differential diagnosis (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember the basic differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain is:
ABDOMINAL
Mnemonic
A: appendicitis
B: biliary tract disease
D: diverticulitis
O: ovarian disease
M: malignancy
I: intestinal obstruction
N: nephritic disorders
A: acute pancreatitis
L: liquor (ethano...
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Endocarditis signs (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember the most important signs of endocarditis is:
FROM JANE
Mnemonic
F: fever
R: Roth's spots
O: Osler's nodes
M: murmur of heart
J: Janeway lesions
A: anemia
N: nail hemorrhage
E: embolism
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