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Bowel sacculation (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember causes of bowel sacculation is:
MISC
Mnemonic
M: metastasis
I: ischemia
S: scleroderma
C: Crohn disease
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Bone within a bone appearance (mnemonic)
A useful mnemonic to remember the possible etiologies of a bone within a bone appearance is:
GHOST DRAGON
Mnemonic
G: growth arrest lines
H: heavy metals, hypoparathyroidism, hypothyroidism
O: osteopetrosis
S: sickle cell anemia, scurvy, syphilis
T: thalassemia, tuberculosis
D: disease o...
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Axillary artery branches (mnemonic)
Useful mnemonics to remember the branches of the axillary artery are:
S AL SAP
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Mnemonics
S AL SAP
The gap between the 'S' and the 'AL' to emphasize that 'S' is 1st part and 'AL' are 2nd part
S: superior thoracic artery (from 1st part)
A: acromiothoracic (...
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Basilar invagination (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to help recall the causes of basilar invagination is:
PF ROACH
Mnemonic
P: Paget disease of bone
F: fibrous dysplasia
R: rheumatoid arthritis, rickets
O: osteogenesis imperfecta, osteomalacia
A: achondroplasia
C: Chiari I and Chiari II, cleidocranial dysostosis
H: hyperparath...
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Apical lung diseases (mnemonic)
Handy mnemonics to remember common apical lung diseases are:
SET CARP
CARPETS (anagram of SET CARP)
Mnemonics
S: sarcoidosis
E: eosinophilic pneumonia
T: tuberculosis
C: cystic fibrosis
A: ankylosing spondylitis
R: radiation pneumonitis
P: pneumoconiosis
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Auditory brainstem response tracing (mnemonic)
This mnemonic helps when remembering the ascending order of structures that correspond to each waveform in an auditory brainstem response (ABR) tracing:
E COLI
Mnemonic
E: eighth nerve action potential (wave I)
C: cochlear nucleus (wave II)
O: olivary complex (superior) (wave III)
L: later...
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Acute bacterial meningitis complications (mnemonic)
The complications of acute bacterial meningitis can be remembered using the mnemonic:
HACTIVE
Mnemonic
H: hydrocephalus
A: abscess
C: cerebritis / cranial nerve lesion
T: thrombosis
I: infarct
V: ventriculitis/vasculopathy
E: extra-axial collection: empyema and hygroma
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Acute stroke symptoms (mnemonic)
Useful mnemonics to remember the symptoms of acute stroke are:
FAST
BE-FAST
Mnemonics
FAST
F = face (look uneven?)
A = arm (drift down?)
S = speech (sound strange or difficulty speaking)
T = time (brain cells die every second)
BE-FAST
B = balance (sudden loss of balance)
E = eye (sudd...
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Aortic arch branches (mnemonic)
A useful mnemonic to remember the major branches of the aortic arch is:
ABC'S
Mnemonic
A: arch of aorta
B: brachiocephalic trunk
C: left common carotid artery
S: left subclavian artery
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Abdominal organ echogenicity (mnemonic)
This mnemonic helps to remember the relative echogenicity of abdominal organs on ultrasound:
Darling Parents So Love Kids
Mnemonic
From most to least echogenic:
D: diaphragm
P: pancreas
S: spleen
L: liver
K: kidneys (cortex)
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Right-to-left shunt (mnemonic)
A useful mnemonic to remember the differential diagnoses associated with right-to-left cardiovascular shunts is:
1-5
Mnemonic
1: a combination vessel; truncus arteriosus
2: number of arteries involved; transposition of the great arteries
3: "tri-" means 3, the number of leaflets involved; t...
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