Erlenmeyer flask deformity (mnemonic)
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Some of the causes of an Erlenmeyer flask deformity can be recalled with the following mnemonics:
LORA CHONG
AP OF DR GHLN
CHONG
Lead GNOME
APC(de)FGH
Mnemonics
LORA CHONG
L: leukaemia, lead poisoning
H: hypophosphatasia, haemoglobinopathies (thalassaemia, sickle cell disease)
O: Other dysplasias; Pyle disease (metaphseal dysplasia) andfibrous dysplasia
AP OF DR GHLN
P: Pyle disease (metaphseal dysplasia) andcraniometaphyseal dysplasias
H: hypophosphatasia, haemoglobinopathies ( thalassaemia, sickle cell disease)
L:
leukemialeukaemia, lead poisoning
CHONG
Lead GNOME
Lead: lead poisoning
M: metaphyseal dysplasia (Pyle disease) and craniometaphyseal dysplasia
E: 'ematological, e.g. thalassaemia
APC(de)FGH
A: achondroplasia
P: osteoPetrosis
C: craniometaphyseal dysplasia
G: Gaucher disease
H: haemoglobinopathy (thalassaemia and sickle cell disease), hereditary multiple exostosis
See also
-<li><strong>AP OF DR GHLN</strong></li>-<li><strong>CHONG</strong></li>-<li><strong>Lead GNOME</strong></li>-<li><strong>APC(de)FGH</strong></li>-</ul><h4>Mnemonics</h4><h5>AP OF DR GHLN</h5><ul>-<li>-<strong>A: </strong><a href="/articles/achondroplasia">achondroplasia</a>-</li>-<li>-<strong>P: </strong><a href="/articles/pyle-disease">Pyle disease</a> (metaphseal dysplasia) and<strong> </strong><a href="/articles/craniometaphyseal-dysplasias">craniometaphyseal dysplasias</a>-</li>-<li>-<strong>O: </strong><a href="/articles/osteopetrosis">osteopetrosis</a>, <a href="/articles/hereditary-multiple-exostoses">osteochondromatosis</a>-</li>-<li>-<strong>F:<a href="/articles/cementoblastoma"> </a></strong><a href="/articles/cementoblastoma">fibrous dysplasia</a>-</li>-<li>-<strong>D: </strong><a href="/articles/down-syndrome">down syndrome</a>-</li>-<li>-<strong>R:</strong><a href="/articles/juvenile-idiopathic-arthritis"> rheumatoid arthritis</a>, <a href="/articles/rickets">rickets</a>-</li>-<li>-<strong>G: </strong><a href="/articles/gaucher-disease">gaucher</a><a href="/articles/gaucher-disease"> disease</a>-</li>-<li>-<strong>H: </strong><a href="/articles/hypophosphatasia">hypophosphatasia</a><strong>, </strong><a href="/articles/haemoglobinopathies">haemoglobinopathies</a><strong> ( </strong><a href="/articles/thalassemia">thalassaemia</a><strong>, </strong><a href="/articles/sickle-cell-disease">sickle cell disease</a><strong>)</strong>-</li>-<li>-<strong>L:</strong> leukemia<strong>, </strong><a href="/articles/lead-poisoning-1">lead poisoning</a>-</li>-<li>-<strong>N</strong><strong>: </strong><a href="/articles/niemann-pick-disease">Niemann-Pick disease</a><strong> </strong>-</li>- +<li><p><strong>LORA CHONG</strong></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>AP OF DR GHLN</strong></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>CHONG</strong></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>Lead GNOME</strong></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>APC(de)FGH</strong></p></li>
- +</ul><h4>Mnemonics</h4><h5>LORA CHONG</h5><ul>
- +<li><p><strong>L: </strong>leukaemia<strong>, </strong><a href="/articles/lead-poisoning-1">lead poisoning</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>O: </strong><a href="/articles/osteopetrosis">osteopetrosis</a>, <a href="/articles/hereditary-multiple-exostoses">osteochondromatosis</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>R:</strong> <a href="/articles/juvenile-idiopathic-arthritis">rheumatoid arthritis</a>, <a href="/articles/rickets">rickets</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>A: </strong><a href="/articles/achondroplasia">achondroplasia</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>C: </strong><a href="/articles/craniometaphyseal-dysplasias">craniometaphyseal dysplasias</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>H: </strong><a href="/articles/hypophosphatasia">hypophosphatasia</a><strong>, </strong><a href="/articles/haemoglobinopathies">haemoglobinopathies</a><strong> (</strong><a href="/articles/thalassemia">thalassaemia</a><strong>, </strong><a href="/articles/sickle-cell-disease">sickle cell disease</a><strong>)</strong></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>O: </strong>Other dysplasias; <a href="/articles/pyle-disease">Pyle disease</a> (metaphseal dysplasia) and<strong> </strong><a href="/articles/cementoblastoma">fibrous dysplasia</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>N: </strong><a href="/articles/niemann-pick-disease">Niemann-Pick disease</a></p></li>
- +<li>
- +<p><strong>G:</strong><a href="/articles/juvenile-idiopathic-arthritis"> </a><a href="/articles/gaucher-disease">Gaucher disease</a></p>
- +<p></p>
- +</li>
- +</ul><h5>AP OF DR GHLN</h5><ul>
- +<li><p><strong>A: </strong><a href="/articles/achondroplasia">achondroplasia</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>P: </strong><a href="/articles/pyle-disease">Pyle disease</a> (metaphseal dysplasia) and<strong> </strong><a href="/articles/craniometaphyseal-dysplasias">craniometaphyseal dysplasias</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>O: </strong><a href="/articles/osteopetrosis">osteopetrosis</a>, <a href="/articles/hereditary-multiple-exostoses">osteochondromatosis</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>F:</strong><a href="/articles/cementoblastoma"><strong> </strong>fibrous dysplasia</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>D: </strong><a href="/articles/down-syndrome">down syndrome</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>R:</strong><a href="/articles/juvenile-idiopathic-arthritis"> rheumatoid arthritis</a>, <a href="/articles/rickets">rickets</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>G: </strong><a href="/articles/gaucher-disease">gaucher disease</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>H: </strong><a href="/articles/hypophosphatasia">hypophosphatasia</a><strong>, </strong><a href="/articles/haemoglobinopathies">haemoglobinopathies</a><strong> ( </strong><a href="/articles/thalassemia">thalassaemia</a><strong>, </strong><a href="/articles/sickle-cell-disease">sickle cell disease</a><strong>)</strong></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>L:</strong> leukaemia<strong>, </strong><a href="/articles/lead-poisoning-1">lead poisoning</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>N: </strong><a href="/articles/niemann-pick-disease">Niemann-Pick disease</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>C: </strong><a href="/articles/craniometaphyseal-dysplasias">craniometaphyseal dysplasias</a></p></li>
-<strong>C: </strong><a href="/articles/craniometaphyseal-dysplasias">craniometaphyseal dysplasias</a>-</li>-<li>-<strong>H: </strong><a href="/articles/haemoglobinopathies">haemoglobinopathies</a><ul>-<li><a href="/articles/thalassemia">thalassaemia</a></li>-<li><a href="/articles/sickle-cell-disease">sickle cell disease</a></li>- +<p><strong>H: </strong><a href="/articles/haemoglobinopathies">haemoglobinopathies</a></p>
- +<ul>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/thalassemia">thalassaemia</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/sickle-cell-disease">sickle cell disease</a></p></li>
-<li>-<strong>O: </strong><a href="/articles/osteopetrosis">osteopetrosis</a>, <a href="/articles/hereditary-multiple-exostoses">osteochondromatosis</a>-</li>-<li>-<strong>N: </strong><a href="/articles/niemann-pick-disease">Niemann-Pick disease</a>-</li>-<li>-<strong>G: </strong><a href="/articles/gaucher-disease">Gaucher disease</a>-</li>- +<li><p><strong>O: </strong><a href="/articles/osteopetrosis">osteopetrosis</a>, <a href="/articles/hereditary-multiple-exostoses">osteochondromatosis</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>N: </strong><a href="/articles/niemann-pick-disease">Niemann-Pick disease</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>G: </strong><a href="/articles/gaucher-disease">Gaucher disease</a></p></li>
-<li>-<strong>Lead: </strong><a href="/articles/lead-poisoning-1">lead poisoning</a>-</li>-<li>-<strong>G: </strong><a href="/articles/gaucher-disease">Gaucher disease</a>-</li>-<li>-<strong>N: </strong><a href="/articles/niemann-pick-disease">Niemann-Pick disease</a>-</li>-<li>-<strong>O: </strong><a href="/articles/osteopetrosis">osteopetrosis</a>, <a href="/articles/hereditary-multiple-exostoses">osteochondromatosis</a>-</li>-<li>-<strong>M: </strong><a href="/articles/metaphyseal-dysplasia">metaphyseal dysplasia</a> (Pyle disease) and craniometaphyseal dysplasia</li>-<li>-<strong>E:</strong> 'ematological, e.g. thalassaemia</li>- +<li><p><strong>Lead: </strong><a href="/articles/lead-poisoning-1">lead poisoning</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>G: </strong><a href="/articles/gaucher-disease">Gaucher disease</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>N: </strong><a href="/articles/niemann-pick-disease">Niemann-Pick disease</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>O: </strong><a href="/articles/osteopetrosis">osteopetrosis</a>, <a href="/articles/hereditary-multiple-exostoses">osteochondromatosis</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>M: </strong><a href="/articles/metaphyseal-dysplasia">metaphyseal dysplasia</a> (Pyle disease) and craniometaphyseal dysplasia</p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>E:</strong> 'ematological, e.g. thalassaemia</p></li>
-<li>-<strong>A</strong>: <strong>a</strong>chondroplasia</li>-<li>-<strong>P</strong>: osteo<strong>P</strong>etrosis</li>-<li>-<strong>C</strong>: <strong>c</strong>raniometaphyseal dysplasia</li>-<li>-<strong>F</strong>: <a href="/articles/fibrous-dysplasia"><strong>f</strong>ibrous dysplasia</a>-</li>-<li>-<strong>G</strong>: <strong>G</strong>aucher disease</li>-<li>-<strong>H</strong>: <strong>h</strong>aemoglobinopathy (thalassaemia and sickle cell disease), hereditary multiple exostosis</li>-</ul><h4>See also</h4><ul><li><a title="Erlenmeyer flask deformity" href="/articles/erlenmeyer-flask-deformity-1">Erlenmeyer flask deformity</a></li></ul>- +<li><p><strong>A</strong>: <strong>a</strong>chondroplasia</p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>P</strong>: osteo<strong>P</strong>etrosis</p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>C</strong>: <strong>c</strong>raniometaphyseal dysplasia</p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>F</strong>: <a href="/articles/fibrous-dysplasia"><strong>f</strong>ibrous dysplasia</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>G</strong>: <strong>G</strong>aucher disease</p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>H</strong>: <strong>h</strong>aemoglobinopathy (thalassaemia and sickle cell disease), hereditary multiple exostosis</p></li>
- +</ul><h4>See also</h4><ul><li><p><a href="/articles/erlenmeyer-flask-deformity-1" title="Erlenmeyer flask deformity">Erlenmeyer flask deformity</a></p></li></ul>
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