Medical Mnemonics
Clinical
Biochemistry
In the Phasted State Phosphorylate
Phosphorylation cascade active when blood glucose low.
Exons expressed, Introns in the trash.--DNA expression into
mature mRNA
Pyrimidines are CUT from purines.
Pyrimidines are Cytosine, Uracil, Thiamine and are one
ring structures.
Purines are double ring structures.
Pharmacology
Morphine excites men, but sedates cats.
One heart two lungs--beta receptor activity
Beta-1 primarily on heart; airway is beta-2 receptors
Clinical
GET SMASH'D.--Causes of Acute pancreatitis
Gallstones, Ethanol, Trauma, Steroids, Mumps,
Autoimmune(PAN), Scorpion bites, Hyperlipidemia,
Drugs(azathioprine, diuretics)
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
MEN I is a disease of 3 P's (pituitary, parathyroid,
and pancreas) plus adrenal cortex
MEN II is a disease of 2 C's(carcinoma of thyroid and
catacholamines[pheochromocytoma]) plus parathyroid
for MEN IIa or mucocutaneous neuromas for MEN
IIB(aka MEN III)
Acute pneumonia caused by Pyogenic bacteria--PMN infiltrate
Acute pneumonia caused by Miscellaneous microbes
--Mononuclear infiltrate
Takayasu's diz = pulseless diz, therefore when you have
Takayasu's, I can't Tak'a yu pulse.
CAGE--alcohol use screening
1. Have you ever felt it necessary to CUT DOWN on your
drinking?
2. Has anyone ever told you they were ANNOYED by your
drinking?
3. Have you ever felt GUILTY about your drinking?
4. Have you ever felt the need to have a drink in the
morning for an EYE OPENER?
P-Q-R-S-T--eliciting and HPI and exploring symptoms
P--palliative or provocative factors for the pain
Q--quality of pain(burning, stabbing, aching, etc.)
R--region of body affected
S--severity of pain(usually 1-10 scale)
T--timing of pain(eg.-after meals, in the morning,
etc.)
Argyll-Robertson Pupil--syphilitic pupil
Accommodation reflex present, Pupillary reflex absent
The five W's--post-operative fever
Wind--pneumonia, atelectasis
Water--urinary tract infection
Wound--wound infections
Wonderdrugs--especially anesthesia
Walking--walking can help reduce deep vein thromboses
and pulmonary embolus
Anna Cycled Immediately Downhill--Gell & Goombs
classification of hypersensitivity reactions
ACID
Type I Anaphylaxis
Type II Cytotoxic-mediated
Type III Immune-complex
Type IV Delayed hypersensitivity
More Mnemonics posted to the net.
"The duck is between 2 gooses"
"duck" = thoracic duct
"2 gooses" = azyGOUS and esophaGOUS
"Lateral is less, medial is more"
(re: The lateral pectoral nerves goes through the pectoralis major while
the medial pn goes through both the pec major and minor)
"a lady between two majors."
The pectoralis major attaches to the lateral lip of the bicipital groove,
the teres major attaches to the medial lip of the bicipital groove, and the
latissimus dorsi attaches to the floor of the bicipital groove.
The "lati" is between two "majors"
"ABC'S"
The *A*ortic arch gives off the *B*rachiocephalic trunk, the left *C*ommon
Carotid, and the left *S*ubclavian artery.
"C3,4,5 keep the diaphragm alive" Innervation of the phrenic nerve
"Some Say Marry Money, But My Brother Says Big Bras Matter More" For
remembering which cranial nerves are Sensory, Motor, or Both:
Re: facial nerve
Two = Temporal
Zulus = Zygomatic
Buggered = Buccal
My = Masseteric
Cat = Cervical
"S2, 3, 4 keep the penis off the floor",
which refers to the innervation of the penis by branches of the
pudental nerve which are derived from spinal cord levels S2-4
Cranial nerves in order:
"Oh oh oh to touch and feel virgin girls vaginas and hymens"
Layers of the epidemis:
"Granpa shagging Grandma's love child"
(from the dermal/epidermal junction upwards: Germinatibum; spinosum;
granulosum; lucidum; corneum)
(Multiple endocrine neoplasia) Each of the MENs is a
disease of three or two letters plus a feature.
"MEN I" is a disease of the three Ps (pituitary, parathyroid and pancreas)
plus adrenal cortex.
"MEN II " is a disease of the two Cs (carcinoma of the thyroid and
catacholamines [pheochromocytoma]) plus parathyroid for MEN IIa or
mucocutaneous neuromas for MEN IIb (aka MEN III).
"Robert Taylor Drinks Cold Beer"
Brachial Plexus: Roots, Trunks, Divisions, Chords, Branches
"One heart Two lungs"
for beta receptor activity. Beta-1 receptors are primarily on the heart, and the
airway is Beta-2 receptors.
"ACID" or "Anna Cycled Immediately Downhill"
Hypersensitivity reactions - Anaphylactic, Cytotoxic, Immune-complex,
Delayed-hypersensitivity
J A M A L H E K M A T