Mnemonics Flashcards

1
Q

TB drugs

A

2 months RIPE
Rifampicin
Isoniazid
Pyrazinamide
Ethambutol
4 months RI

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2
Q

Risk of melanoma

A

ABCDE
Asymmetry
Borders
Colour
Diameter
Elevation/evolution

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3
Q

Sepsis 6

A

BUFALO
Blood cultures
Urine output measurement
IV fluids
Antibiotics
LDH and FBC
Oxygen (high flow)

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4
Q

Causes of acute pancreatitis

A

GET SMASHED
Gallstones
Ethanol
Trauma
Steroids
Mumps (and other infections)
Autoimmune
Scorpion stings
Hyperlipidaemia/hypercalcaemia
ERCP
Drugs

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5
Q

Causes of pruritis

A

ITCH ITCH
Iron deficiency anaemia
Thyroid
CRF
HIV
Internal malignancy
Type 1 diabetes
Chronic liver disease
Hereditary Haemochromatosis

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6
Q

Causes of finger clubbing

A

CLUBBING
Cyanotic heart disease/Cystic fibrosis
Lung cancer/Lung abscesses
UC
Bronchiectasis/benign mesothelioma
Biliary cirrhosis
Infective endocarditis/Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Neoplasm
GI malabsorption

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7
Q

Acute limb ischaemia

A

6 Ps
Pale
Pulseless
Painful
Paralysed
Paraesthetic
Perishingly cold

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