Mnemonics Flashcards
Cervical Cancer
4 Ps
Pain: deep dyspareunia (painful intercourse)
Pruritus
PCB (Post-coital bleeding), IMB, PMB (Menstrual bleeding)
PV discharge (bloody/offensive)
CENTOR Criteria for sore throat?
CENT
C - Cough
E - Exudate
N - History of fever
T - Tendor lymphadenoapthy
Sepsis 6
BUFALO
Blood cultures Urine output Fluids in (500ml Saline 0.9%) Abx (Broad spectrum) Lactate Oxygen
Symptoms of Hypercalcaemia
Stones, Bones, Groans, Thrones and Psychiatric overtones
Ovarian Cancer symptoms?
BEAT
Bloating
Eating changes
Abdo pain
Toilet changes
Symptoms of Mania?
ME FOOLISH
ME - Mood Elevated
Flipping subject (poor concentration) Overspending Overfamiliarity Increased Libido Insomnia Increased Speech Hyperactivity
First rank symptoms of Schizophrenia?
ABCD
A - Auditory hallucinations
B - thought broadcasting/ disorders
C - Control (passivity)
D - Delusional perceptions
Acute closed angle glaucoma?
HEY CHAMP
Halos
Cataracts
H -
Acetozolamide
Mannitol
Pilocarpine
Bulimia Symptoms
BOMB
Binge eating
Overvalued ideas
Mechanisms - purge, starve, laxatives
BMI (normal)
Anorexia Symptoms
WOES
Weight loss (BMI < 17.5)
Overvalued ideas
Endocrine - hormone trouble (amenorrhea and low libido)
Self-induced weight loss
Screening for Anorexia
SCOFF
make yourself SICK loss of CONTROL over eating lost ONE stone in ONE month Feel FAT does FOOD dominate your life
P450 Inhibitors
SICK FACES COM G
Sodium Valproate (anti-epileptic, also used for bipolar disorder)
Isoniazid (used for TB)
Cimetidine (an H2 receptor blocker)
Ketoconazole & fluconazole (anti-fungals)
Fluoxetine (a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor)
Alcohol - acute consumption & cigarettes
Cardiac failure and liver failure
Erythromycin & clarithromycin (macrolide antibiotics)
Sulphonamides (antibiotics)
Ciprofloxacin (a quinolone antibiotic, which can cause tendonitis and tendon rupture)
Omeprazole (a proton-pump inhibitor)
Metronidazole (antibiotic effective against anaerobes)
Grapefruit Juice
Drugs metabolised P450
COW PAT
Ciclosporin (affects the immune system, used post-transplant and for psoriasis), carbamazepine (anti-epileptic), citalopram (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, first-line treatment for depression)
Oral contraceptive pill (contraceptive - very important!)
Warfarin (anti-coagulant)
Phenytoin (anti-epileptic) and protease inhibitors (a type of HIV drug)
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (eg Donepezil, used for Alzheimer’s disease)
Theophylline (used for severe asthma) and tacrolimus (immune modulator, used for eczema and psoriasis, I think)
Statins (used to decrease cholesterol, particularly LDL) and steroids (used for loads of things! Auto-immune and rheumatological conditions, for example)
P450 Inducers
CRAP GPSS
Carbamazepine (anti-epileptic)
Rifampicin (antibiotic, particuarly used for TB)
Alcohol - chronic consumption
Phenytoin (anti-epileptic)
Griseolfin (anti-fungal)
Phenobarbitone (old-style anti-epileptic)
Sulphonylureas (anti-diabetic drugs, e.g. gliclazide)
St John’s Wort (herbal remedy used for depression)
Features of Wernicke’s encephalopathy
CAN OPEN
Confusion Ataxia Nystagmus Ophthalmoplegia Peripheral Neuropathy
