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Calcaneal lesions (mnemonic)
A mnemonic for calcaneal lesions is:
BIG G
Mnemonic
B: bone cyst (unicameral)
I: intraosseous lipoma
G: ganglion (intraosseous)
G: giant cell tumor
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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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Foramen ovale contents (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember foramen ovale contents is:
OVALE
Mnemonic
O: otic ganglion (inferior)
V: V3 cranial nerve (mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve)
A: accessory meningeal artery
L: lesser petrosal nerve
E: emissary veins
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Posterior vertebral scalloping (mnemonic)
A useful mnemonic to remember the differential diagnoses for posterior vertebral scalloping is:
SALMON
Mnemonic
S: spinal cord tumor (e.g. astrocytoma, ependymoma, schwannoma)
A: achondroplasia, acromegaly
L: Loeys-Dietz syndrome (and other connective tissue disorders)
M: Marfan's syndrome...
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Hypervascular metastases (mnemonic)
A useful mnemonic for remembering the tumors which cause hypervascular metastases is:
MR CT PET
Mnemonic
M: melanoma
R: renal cell carcinoma
C: choriocarcinoma
T: thyroid carcinoma
PET: (pancreatic) neuroendocrine tumor
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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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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
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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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Rickets (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember the radiological features of rickets is:
RICKETS
Mnemonic
R: reaction of the periosteum
I: indistinct cortex
C: coarse trabeculation
K: knees, wrists and ankles mainly
E: epiphyseal plates widened and irregular
T: tremendous metaphysis
S: spur (metaphyseal)
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Inferior orbital fissure contents (mnemonic)
Mnemonic for the contents of the inferior orbital fissure (from medial to lateral) is:
Inferior Orbit Gets Infra-Orbital Nerves and VeinZ
Mnemonic
Inferior Orbit Gets Infra-Orbital Nerves and VeinZ
IO: inferior ophthalmic vein (tributary to both pterygoid venous plexus and cavernous sinus)
...
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Diaphyseal lesions (mnemonic)
A mnemonic for a short list of diaphyseal lesions is:
CEMENT
Mnemonic
C: bone cysts
E: enchondroma/Ewing sarcoma
M: bone metastasis
E: eosinophilic granuloma
N: non-ossifying fibroma (NOF)
T: tuberculosis/osteomyelitis
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Epiphyseal lesions (mnemonic)
The differential diagnosis for epiphyseal lesions can be recalled with mnemonics for the most common entities:
Chondroblastoma IS AGE-related 1
See the separate article for the full list: epiphyseal lesions (differential).
Mnemonics
Chondroblastoma IS AGE-related
This mnemonic notes the fac...
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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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Endobronchial metastases (mnemonic)
Primary neoplasms which may result in endobronchial metastases may be memorized by utilizing the following mnemonic:
Kiss My RBC 1
Mnemonic
K: Kaposi sarcoma
M: melanoma
R: renal cell carcinoma
B: breast cancer
C: colorectal carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, carcinoid
See also
endobronchi...
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Rotator cuff (mnemonic)
Mnemonics to recall the muscles of the rotator cuff are:
SITS
TISS
Mnemonic
S: supraspinatus
I: infraspinatus
T: teres minor
S: subscapularis
With 'SITS', recalling this order also helps remember the insertions of these muscles, with the order being superior, middle, and inferior facets ...
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Spermatic cord contents (mnemonic)
Handy mnemonics to recall the contents of the spermatic cord are:
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3 arteries, 3 nerves, 3 fascias, 3 other things
Mnemonics
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P: pampiniform plexus
D: ductus deferens
C: cremasteric artery
...
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Order of structures in the porta hepatis (mnemonic)
A useful mnemonic to help remember the order of structures in the porta hepatis from anterior to posterior is:
DAVE
Mnemonic
D: ducts (right and left hepatic duct branches)
A: arteries (right and left hepatic artery branches)
V: vein (portal vein)
E: epiploic foramen (of Winslow)
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