Medical Mnemonics

CARDIOLOGY Auscultation of heart valves: All Patients Take Medications CAD Risk Factors: HOPEFULS DDx of Chest Pain: A 9 P SUM A Systematic Approach to Reading an EKG: A RARE PQRST/DR IIEE ...

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Atrial fibrillation (AF) AF Anti-coagulate Always

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Mitral stenosis MS fish mouth

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Ia class anti-arrthythmics Q PAD Quinidine Procainamide Amiodarone III Diso-pyramide Q Qunidine Toxicity = cinhona Terrible headache Tinnitus Thrombo-cyto-penia Torsade de pointes...

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Luteinizing hormone (LH) LH Looks like hCG

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Diabetes insipidus (DI) PEPINO Poly-uria Excessive thirst Poly-dypsia Increased Na+ No H2O - dehydration Osmolality - plasma increased, urine decreased - DDx SIADH

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VSD Most commonly Membranous portion of septum VSD Vegetations Viridans strep in SABED

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PDA Pre-term infant Pulmonary disease Pulmonary obstructive vascular disease - Eisenmenger's PA dilation Prophylaxis for SABED Pink arms - DDx blue legs Persistent continuous murmur, like ...

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Aortic regurgitation ABCD Austin-Flint murmur Bobbing - head Corrigan pulse Duro-ziez murmur over femoral arteries AS AR Angina MS MR Movement of emboli --> stroke

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ASD Split S2 (fixed) Split R = RBBB in V1, rSR1 ASD II Secundum 90% Sky high in Septum Split S2 Second inter-space RVH + heave RBBB Rr1 Relative PVS --> murmur RT Infections ASD...

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Coarctation of Aorta (CoA) CoA Co-ntour CXR - 3 sign Co-llateral arteries around stenosis --> CXR - rib notching Co-ld legs - decreased pulse Co-mbination with bi-cuspid Ao valve in 75% ...

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FALLOT-->PROVE it P ULMONARY V. STENOSis R VH O VER-RIDING AORTA V SD E RYTHRO-POETIN increased to 70%, normal is 40%, leads to hyperviscosity

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Cocaine effects on the heart: Cocaine --> arrhythmia, MI Crush Crack Commit suicide Cardiac arrest

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P wave on ECG/EKG RA enlargement P Pulmonale Peaked LA enlargement P Mitrale M shaped - bifid

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Non-Q wave MI Non-transmural MI Not the whole whole

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Marfan syndrome symptoms: MARFAN MVP Ao aneurysm Reduced vision Fibrilin defect Arachno-dactyly N

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CHF Single most reliable Sign S3 heart sound Echo (TTE) is the single best test for CHF CHF treatment: LONG MD Loop diuretic O2 Nitrates for vasodilataion Morphine Digoxin ACEI...

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Auscultation of heart valves: All Patients Take Medications (mnemonic): All - Aortic valve Patients - Pulmonary valve Take - Tricuspid valve Medications - Mitral valve

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I-PASS, a Mnemonic to Standardize Verbal Handoffs http://goo.gl/4Jy0Q - The abstract doesn't explain the mnemonic...

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APO-LPP~RECEPTORS a a--> SPEPhoresis A CTIVATES LCAT MOVES CHOL BACK IN H DL H EALTHY=NO APO b b b--> SPEP B ED B INDS--> LDL-RECEPTOR C C oFACTOR--> LPL E E XTRA UPTAKE OF REMNA...

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GIT HORMONES: FOOD--> /G ASTRIN--> /G ASTRIC Hcl--> Zollinger-Ellison CCK+SECRETIN->pancreas FAT--> C CK-->ENZYMES C ONTRACTS GALLBLD Hcl--> / S ECRETIN--> / S ECRETION HCO3-

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PARKIN SON: PARKING TREMOR=AT REST D2 70% + /Ach DRUGS=BALSAM: B ROMO-CRIPTINE A MANTADINE L-DOPA S ELEGILINE A NTI-M USCARINIC 1. L-DOPA+ CARBI-DOPA--> PERIPH. INHIBITOR SE:CHOREA,...

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AFTER MEAL: 4 + 1/INSULIN--> GLU AA FFA-->BUILD UP FASTING/EXERCISE: 4/E GLUGON GH CS +1--> OUT

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FRAGILE X M ALE M ULTIPLE CGC REPEATS M ENTAL RETARDATION M ANDIBLE^ M ACRO-ORCHIDISM^

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HSP = 10 P's PALPABLE PURPURA PLATELETS OK -- DDx from ITP PRURITUS -- URTICARIA PAIN -- ABDOMEN and LEGS POSITIVE +guaiac -- FECES PRESSURE -- increased blood pressure PROTEINURIA PREDNISONE = ...

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