Mixed Mnemonics

Question 1

differentials for crohns

Answer 1

NESTTS
N- no bleeding or mucus
E- entire GI tract (gum to bum)
S- smoking is damaging
T- transmural inflammation (full thickness)
T- terminal ileum is most affected
S-skip lesions on endoscopy

Question 2

differentials for ulcerative colitis

Answer 2

CLOSEUP
C- continuous inflammation
L-limited to colon and rectum
O-only superficial mucosa affected
S- smoking is protective
E- excrete blood and mucus
U- use aminosalicylates (mesalazine)
P- primary sclerosing cholangitis

Question 3

which diuretics need to be stopped in AKI??

Answer 3

ACEi
Not ACE to have AKI

Question 3

causes of hypercalaemia

Answer 3

CHIMPANZEES
C- calcium supplements
H- hydrochlorothiazide
I- iatrogenic/immobilisation
M- multiple myeloma/medication
P- parathyroid hyperplasia
A- alcohol
N- Neoplasm
Z- Zollinger ellison syndrome
E- Excessive vitamin D
E- Excessive vitamin A
S- Sarcoidosis

Question 3

MARROW

Answer 3

Right bundle branch block
M= lead 1 has a complex resembling an M (R wave) and the 6th letter is W so lead 6 has a complex resembling a W (Slurred S wave)

Question 4

WILLIAM

Answer 4

Left bundle branch block
first letter is W so lead 1 has a complex resembling a W (Slurred S wave)
6th letter is M so lead 6 has a complex resembling an M (R wave)

Question 5

VITAMIN

Answer 5

VASCULAR
INFECTIONS
TRAUMA
AV malformation
METABOLIC
IDIOPATHIC
NEOPLASMS