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Normal pressure hydrocephalus (mnenomic)
The symptoms of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) can be recalled with the following mnemonics:
wet, wacky, wobbly
AID
Mnemonics
wet: urinary incontinence
wacky: dementia (memory disturbance)
wobbly: gait disturbance
A: ataxic gait
I: incontinence
D: dementia
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Cyanosis differential diagnosis (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to differentiate between central and peripheral cyanoses is:
COLD PALMS
Mnemonic
C: cold (peripheral)
O: obstruction (peripheral)
L: LVF and shock (peripheral)
D: decreased cardiac output (peripheral)
P: polycythemia (central)
A: altitude (central)
L: lung disease (central)
...
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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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FIGO classification system for the causes of abnormal uterine bleeding in non-gravid women of reproductive age (mnemonic)
The FIGO classification system for the causes of abnormal uterine bleeding in non-gravid women of reproductive age has a mnemonic at its core 1:
PALM-COEIN
The "PALM" causes are considered structural and the "COEIN" (coin) causes are considered non-structural.
Mnemonic
P: polyp
A: adenomyos...
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Subchondral cysts (mnemonic)
A mnemonic for the causes of subchondral cysts is:
COORS
Mnemonic
C: CPPD
O: osteoarthritis
O: osteonecrosis
R: rheumatoid arthritis
S: synovial-based tumors
See also
Geode (subchondral cyst)
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Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (mnemonic)
Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) are diffuse interstitial lung diseases of unknown cause. A useful mnemonic for the American Thoracic Society-European Respiratory Society (ATS-ERS) classification of IIPs is:
All Idiopathic Chronic Lung Disease aRe Nonspecifically Patterned
The mnemoni...
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Cerebellar disease signs (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember the signs of cerebellar disease is:
DANISH
Mnemonic
D: dysdiadochokinesia/dysmetria
A: ataxia
N: nystagmus
I: intention tremor
S: slurred speech
H: hypotonia
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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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Cortical nephrocalcinosis (mnemonic)
Mnemonics for common causes of cortical nephrocalcinosis are:
COAG
GOAT
Mnemonics
COAG
C: cortical necrosis
O: oxalosis
A: Alport syndrome
G: glomerulonephritis (chronic)
GOAT
G: glomerulonephritis (chronic)
O: oxalosis
A: Alport syndrome/ acute cortical necrosis
T: transplant rejec...
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Horner syndrome signs (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember the commonest signs of Horner syndrome is:
PAMELA
Mnemonic
P: ptosis
A: anhydrosis
M: miosis
E: enophthalmos
L: loss of ciliary-spinal reflex
A: anisocoria
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Hepatic capsular retraction (mnemonic)
The following mnemonics can be used as reminders of the causes of hepatic capsular retraction:
CT CHIEF
FILTH E
FITCH
Mnemonics
CT CHIEF
C: cholangiocarcinoma (intrahepatic)
T: treated hepatic metastasis or hepatocellular carcinoma
C: cirrhosis with confluent hepatic fibrosis
H: hemangi...
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Edwards syndrome T18 features (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember some common features of Edwards syndrome (trisomy 18) is:
EDWARDS
Little Babies Rocked By Hard Times, SUddenly Have Fragile Hearts
Mnemonic
EDWARDS
E: eighteen (trisomy 18)
D: digit-overlapping flexion
W: wide head
A: absent intellect (intellectual disability)
R: ...
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Meniscofemoral ligament (mnemonic)
A useful mnemonic for how the meniscofemoral ligaments course in relation to the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is:
the posterior meniscofemoral ligament (of Wrisberg) rides the PCL (i.e. is posterosuperior)
the anterior meniscofemoral ligament (of Humphrey) is humped by the PCL (i.e. is an...
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Cavernous sinus contents (mnemonic)
The cavernous sinus contents (structures within the sinus proper and also in its lateral wall) and their relative positions can be recalled with the following mnemonic:
O TOM CAT
Consider a coronal view of the cavernous sinus.
'O TOM' are the first letters of components of the lateral wall of...
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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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Skull vault bones (mnemonic)
A useful mnemonic to remember the six skull vault bones is:
STEP OF 6
Mnemonic
S: sphenoid
T: temporal
E: ethmoid
P: parietal
O: occipital
F: frontal
6: number of skull bones
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Subdivisions of the cerebellar vermis (mnemonic)
A useful mnemonic to remember the nine lobules of the cerebellar vermis is:
Like Cats Catching Dogs For The Party Up North
Mnemonic
L: lingula
C: central lobule
C: culmen
D: declive
F: folium
T: tuber
P: pyramid
U: uvula
N: nodulus
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Forceps delivery criteria (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember the criteria for forceps delivery is:
FORCEPS
Mnemonic
F: fetus alive
O: os dilated
R: ruptured membrane / rotation complete
C: cervix take-up
E: engagement of head
P: presentation suitable
S: sagittal suture in AP diameter of inlet
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Profunda femoris branches (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember the branches of the profunda femoris artery:
Put My Leg Down Please
Mnemonic
P: profunda femoris (deep femoral artery)
M: medial circumflex femoral artery
L: lateral circumflex femoral artery
D: descending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery
P: perforati...
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Thoracoacromial artery (mnemonic)
Some useful mnemonics to remember the branches of the thoracoacromial artery are:
Cadavers Are Dead People
PACkeD
Mnemonics
Cadavers Are Dead People
C: clavicular
A: acromial
D: deltoid
P: pectoral
PACkeD
P: pectoral
A: acromial
C: clavicular
D: deltoid