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Internal jugular vein tributaries (mnemonic)
A useful mnemonic to remember the branches of the internal jugular vein is:
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Mnemonic
From inferior to superior:
M: middle thyroid vein
S: superior thyroid vein
L: lingual vein
F: facial vein
P: pharyngeal vein
I: inferior petrosal sinus
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Intracranial hypotension (mnemonic)
A useful mnemonic to remember the features of intracranial hypotension is:
SEEPS
Mnemonic
S: subdural fluid collections
E: enhancement of the pachymeninges
E: engorgement of the venous sinuses
P: pituitary hyperemia
S: sagging brain
See also
intracranial hypotension
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Branches of anterior and posterior divisions of the internal iliac artery (mnemonic)
A useful mnemonic to remember the branches of the anterior and posterior divisions of the internal iliac artery is:
I <3 U SUMO SIL which reads as "I love you sumo Sil"
Mnemonic
I: internal pudendal artery
I: inferior vesical artery *
I: inferior gluteal artery
U: uterine artery (in femal...
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Sacral nerve plexus - anterior components (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember the anterior components of the sacral plexus is:
too much sex in the quad
Mnemonic
tibial portion (L4-S2) of the sciatic nerve (L4-S3)
nerve to internal obturator and superior gemellus muscles (L5-S2)
nerve to quadratus femoris and inferior gemellus muscles (L4-S1)
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Cystic lesions of the spleen (mnemonic)
A mnemonic for causes of cystic lesions in the spleen is:
TEAM
Mnemonic
T: trauma
E: echinococcal
A: abscess
M: metastasis
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APPEND score
The APPEND score is a clinical decision rule and predictor of the likelihood of acute appendicitis.
Criteria
Each of the following is worth 1 point 1:
male gender
anorexia
migratory pain
localized peritonism
elevated CRP >15 mg/L
neutrophilia >7.5x109/L
APPEND refers to the mnemonic:
A...
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Breast lesion localization (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to help remember breast lesion localization when given a set of mammograms in mediolateral oblique (MLO) and 90-degree/true lateral (mediolateral [ML] or lateromedial [LM]) views to predict laterality is:
muffins rise and lead falls
This can help localize a finding on MLO during dia...
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Cerebellopontine angle mass (mnemonic)
Mnemonics for the common cerebellopontine angle masses include:
AMEN or MEAN
SAME
ANGLES
Mnemonics
AMEN/MEAN
A: acoustic neuroma (a.k.a. vestibular schwannoma) (~80%)
M: meningioma (~10%)
E: ependymoma (~5%)
N: neuroepithelial cyst (arachnoid/epidermoid) (~5%)
SAME
S: schwannoma
ves...
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Broad ligament contents (mnemonic)
A mnemonic for the contents of the broad ligament is:
BROAD
Mnemonic
B: bundle (ovarian neurovascular bundle)
R: round ligament
O: ovarian ligament
A: artifacts (vestigial structures)
D: duct (oviduct)
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Medullary nephrocalcinosis (mnemonic)
A mnemonic used to remember the etiology of medullary nephrocalcinosis is:
HAM HOP
Mnemonic
H: hyperparathyroidism
A: (renal tubular) acidosis
M: medullary sponge kidney/ milk-alkali syndrome
H: hypercalcemia/hypercalciuria
O: oxalosis
P: papillary necrosis
See also
cortical nephrocal...
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Corpus callosum parts (mnemonic)
A useful mnemonic to help remember the parts of the corpus callosum, from anterior to posterior, is:
Remember Genu Before Splenium
Remember G Before S (as G comes before S alphabetically)
Mnemonic
R: rostrum
G: genu
B: body (trunk)
S: splenium
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Internal carotid artery segments (mnemonic)
The internal carotid artery segments, according to the Bouthillier classification, can be recalled by the following mnemonic:
C'mon Please Learn Carotid Clinical Organizing Classification
Mnemonic
C: cervical segment
P: petrous segment
L: lacerum segment
C: cavernous segment
C: clinoid se...
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Medial wall of the orbit (mnemonic)
A useful mnemonic to remember the bones forming the medial wall of the orbit is:
My Little Eye Sits (in the orbit); or
Medial Layer Eye Socket
Mnemonic
M: maxilla (frontal process)
L: lacrimal
E: ethmoid (lamina papyracea)
S: sphenoid (body)
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Seizure causes (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember the commonest causes of seizures is:
VITAMIN
Mnemonic
V: vascular
I: infection
T: trauma
A: AV malformation
M: metabolic
I: idiopathic
N: neoplasm
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DeBakey classification (mnemonic)
A mnemonic used to remember the DeBakey classification 1 is:
BAD
Mnemonic
B: both ascending and descending aorta (type I)
A: ascending aorta (type II)
D: descending aorta (type III)
See also
Stanford classification of aortic dissection
DeBakey classification
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Pulmonary nodules with air bronchograms (mnemonic)
A helpful mnemonic for causes of pulmonary nodules with air bronchograms is:
OBALLS
Mnemonic
OBALLS
O: organizing pneumonia
B: bronchoalveolar carcinoma (adenocarcinoma)
A: acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
L: lymphoma
L: lipoid pneumonia
S: sarcoidosis
Another consideration i...
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Generalized colitis (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember the causes of generalized colitis is:
I3NR
Mnemonic
I: infectious colitis e.g. E. coli, cytomegalovirus
I: inflammatory, e.g. pseudomembranous colitis, Crohn disease, ulcerative colitis
I: ischemic colitis
N: neoplastic, e.g. lymphoma
R: radiation colitis
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Pneumatosis intestinalis (mnemonic)
A helpful mnemonic for remembering the causes of pneumatosis intestinalis is:
ChIPS
Mnemonic
C: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
I: ischemia
P: pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis
S: scleroderma/steroids
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Chest radiograph preinterpretation (mnemonic)
A helpful mnemonic for chest radiograph preinterpretation is:
POPIRAM
Mnemonic
P: projection, PA (Posterior-Anterior) or AP (Anterior-Posterior)? left lateral or right lateral?
O: orientation, determine left and right of the chest x-ray
P: penetration (of the x-ray), under- or over-penetrat...
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Posterior vertebral element lesions (mnemonic)
A mnemonic for posterior vertebral element lesions is:
GO TAPE
Mnemonic
G: giant cell tumor
O: osteoid osteoma / osteoblastoma
T: tuberculosis
A: aneurysmal bone cyst
P: Paget disease
E: eosinophilic granuloma