Chondrocalcinosis (mnemonic)

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Mnemonics for chondrocalcinosis include:

  • 3 Cs
  • WHIP A DOG
  • HOGWASH

Mnemonics

3 Cs 
WHIP A DOG
HOGWASH
  • -<strong>C - </strong>crystals <a href="/articles/calcium-pyrophosphate-dihydrate-deposition-disease">CPPD</a>, sodium urate (<a href="/articles/gout">gout</a>)</li>
  • +<strong>C: </strong>crystals <a href="/articles/calcium-pyrophosphate-dihydrate-deposition-disease">CPPD</a>, sodium urate (<a href="/articles/gout">gout</a>)</li>
  • -<strong>C - </strong>cations calcium (any cause of <a href="/articles/hypercalcemia">hypercalcemia</a>), copper, iron</li>
  • +<strong>C: </strong>cations calcium (any cause of <a href="/articles/hypercalcemia">hypercalcemia</a>), copper, iron</li>
  • -<strong>C - </strong>cartilage degeneration <a href="/articles/osteoarthritis">osteoarthritis</a>, <a href="/articles/acromegaly">acromegaly</a>, <a href="/articles/ochronosis">ochronosis</a>
  • +<strong>C: </strong>cartilage degeneration <a href="/articles/osteoarthritis">osteoarthritis</a>, <a href="/articles/acromegaly">acromegaly</a>, <a href="/articles/ochronosis">ochronosis</a>
  • -<strong>W -</strong> <a title="Wilson disease : general" href="/articles/wilson-disease-2">Wilson disease</a>
  • +<strong>W:</strong> <a href="/articles/wilson-disease-2">Wilson disease</a>
  • -<strong>H - </strong><a href="/articles/hyperparathyroidism">hyperparathyroidism</a> (15%), <a href="/articles/haemochromatosis">haemochromatosis</a>, <a href="/articles/haemophilia">haemophilia</a>, <a href="/articles/hypothyroidism">hypothyroidism</a>
  • +<strong>H: </strong><a href="/articles/hyperparathyroidism">hyperparathyroidism</a> (15%), <a href="/articles/haemochromatosis">haemochromatosis</a>, <a href="/articles/haemophilia">haemophilia</a>, <a href="/articles/hypothyroidism">hypothyroidism</a>
  • -<strong>I -</strong> idiopathic (ageing)</li>
  • +<strong>I:</strong> idiopathic (ageing)</li>
  • -<strong>P - </strong><a href="/articles/pseudogout">pseudogout</a>
  • +<strong>P: </strong><a href="/articles/pseudogout">pseudogout</a>
  • -<strong>A -</strong> <a href="/articles/acromegaly">acromegaly</a>
  • +<strong>A:</strong> <a href="/articles/acromegaly">acromegaly</a>
  • -<strong>D -</strong> <a href="/articles/diabetes-mellitus">diabetes mellitus</a>
  • +<strong>D:</strong> <a href="/articles/diabetes-mellitus">diabetes mellitus</a>
  • -<strong>O -</strong> <a href="/articles/ochronosis">ochronosis</a>
  • +<strong>O:</strong> <a href="/articles/ochronosis">ochronosis</a>
  • -<strong>G</strong><strong> - </strong><a href="/articles/gout">gout</a>
  • +<strong>G: </strong><a href="/articles/gout">gout</a>
  • -<strong>H - </strong><a href="/articles/hyperparathyroidism">hyperparathyroidism</a>, <a href="/articles/hypothyroidism">hypothyroidism</a>, <a href="/articles/haemophilia">haemophilia</a>
  • +<strong>H: </strong><a href="/articles/hyperparathyroidism">hyperparathyroidism</a>, <a href="/articles/hypothyroidism">hypothyroidism</a>, <a href="/articles/haemophilia">haemophilia</a>
  • -<strong>O</strong><strong> -</strong> <a href="/articles/ochronosis">ochronosis</a>
  • +<strong>O:</strong> <a href="/articles/ochronosis">ochronosis</a>
  • -<strong>G</strong><strong> - </strong><a href="/articles/gout">gout</a>
  • +<strong>G: </strong><a href="/articles/gout">gout</a>
  • -<strong>W</strong><strong> -</strong> <a title="Wilson disease : general" href="/articles/wilson-disease-2">Wilson disease</a>
  • +<strong>W:</strong> <a href="/articles/wilson-disease-2">Wilson disease</a>
  • -<strong>A</strong><strong> -</strong><a href="/articles/inflammatory-arthritis"> </a>arthritis (<a href="/articles/missing">rheumatoid</a>, postinfectious, traumatic, degenerative), <a href="/articles/amyloidosis">amyloidosis</a>, <a href="/articles/acromegaly">acromegaly</a>
  • +<strong>A: </strong>arthritis (<a href="/articles/missing">rheumatoid</a>, postinfectious, traumatic, degenerative), <a href="/articles/amyloidosis">amyloidosis</a>, <a href="/articles/acromegaly">acromegaly</a>
  • -<strong>S</strong><strong> -</strong> <a href="/articles/pseudogout">pseudogout</a>
  • +<strong>S:</strong> <a href="/articles/pseudogout">pseudogout</a>
  • -<strong>H</strong><strong> -</strong> <a href="/articles/haemochromatosis">haemochromatosis</a>
  • +<strong>H:</strong> <a href="/articles/haemochromatosis">haemochromatosis</a>
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