Renal papillary necrosis (mnemonic)

Last revised by Arlene Campos ◉ on 7 Feb 2025

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Citation:

Jones J, Kogan J, Ranchod A, et al. Renal papillary necrosis (mnemonic). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 27 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-22255

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-22255

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/22255?embed_domain=staging.radpair.com

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22255

Article created:

23 Mar 2013, Jeremy Jones ◉

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At the time the article was created Jeremy Jones had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

7 Feb 2025, Arlene Campos ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Arlene Campos had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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23 times, by 18 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Urogenital

Sections:

Mnemonics

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Synonyms:

AD SPORT C (mnemonic)
POSTCARDS (mnemonic)
DINASOR (mnemonic)
NSAID (mnemonic)

Mnemonics for the causes of renal papillary necrosis are plentiful and include:

NSAID
POSTCARDS
AD SPORT C: a list of causes in decreasing order of incidence
DINASOR

Mnemonics

NSAID

Most common causes:

N: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
S: sickle cell disease
A: acetaminοphen (paracetamol) and phenacetin
I: infection (e.g. pyelonephritis, tuberculosis)
D: diabetes mellitus or dehydration

POSTCARDS

AD SPORT C

This is a list of causes in order of incidence.

A: analgesic overuse (phenacetin, NSAIDs, paracetamol: especially in combination)
D: diabetes mellitus
S: sickle cell disease
P: pyelonephritis (especially in children)
O: obstruction
R: renal vein thrombosis
T: renal tuberculosis (not usually confined to papillae)
C: cirrhosis

DINASOR

D: diabetes mellitus
I: infection (tuberculosis, E. coli)
N: NSAIDs
A: analgesic overuse
S: sickle cell disease
O: obstruction
R: renal vein thrombosis

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Renal papillary necrosis (mnemonic)