Mnemonics Flashcards

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Retroperitonal organs

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SAD PUCKER

Supra-renal glands
Aorta & IVC
Duodenum (2nd & 3rd parts)
Pancreas (except the tail)
Colon (ascending & descending)
Kidneys
(o)Esophagus
Rectum
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Causes of acute pancreatitis

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I GET SMASHED

Idiopathic
Gallstons
Ethanol
Trauma
Steroids
Mumps/HIV/Coxsackie infection
Autoimmune
Scorpion bite
Hyperlipidaemia, hypercalcaemia, hypothermia
ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography)
Drugs e.g. sodium valproate, steroids, thiazides, azathioprine)

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Glasgow scale - severity of pancreatitis

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PANCREAS

PaO2  55yrs
Neutrophilia >15 x 10^9 cells/L
Calcium 16mM
Enzymes - LDH > 600U/L, AST > 200U/L
Albumin 10mM in non-diabetics
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Hypercalcaemia

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MASHED

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VITAMINS TRAP

Vitamins A&D
Immobilisation
Thyrotoxicosis
Addison's disease
Milk-alkali disease
Inflammatory diseases
Neoplastic disease
Sarcoidosis
Thiazides and other drugs
Rhabdomyolysis
AIDS
Parathyroid disease, Paget disease, Parenteral nutrition
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