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Mnemonics Flashcards

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TB drugs

{2 RIPE 4 RI}

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2 months Rifampicin, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol

4 months Rifampicin, Isoniazid

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DRS ABCDE

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→ Danger, Response (AV.PU) Shout for help, Airways, Breathing, Circulation, isability, Exposure

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ABCDE (risks for melanoma)

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Asymmetry, border, colour, diameter, evolving/elevation

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BUFALO (sepsis 6 bundle)

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B Blood cultures / any other relevant cultures eg stool
U Urine output measurement
F IV Fluids
A Antibiotics
L LDH (lactase dehydrogenase) and FBC
O high flow O2

Take 3, Give 3 – another way of remembering

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Hypothyroidism signs: BRADYCARDIC

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Bradycardia
Reflexes relax slowly
Ataxia
Dry thin hair and skin
Yawning or drowsy
Cold hands +/- temperature
Ascites +/- non-pitting oedema
Round puffy face = obese
Defeated demeanor
Immobile +/- Ileus
CCF (congestive heart failure)
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For Pancreatitis

{GET SMASHED}

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gallstones, ethanol, trauma, steroids, mumps, autoimmune, scorpion stings (my favourite!), hyperlipidaemia/hypercalcaemia, ERCP, drugs

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For learning bones of the hand

A 
Some Lovers Try Positions That They Cannot Handle (or So Long To Pinky, Here Comes The Thumb)
Start from thumb (i.e. laterally in anatomical position), bottom line
Scaphoid
Lunate
Triquetrum
Pisiform
Back to thumb, top line
Trapezium
Trapezoid
Capitate
Hamate
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Microcytic anaemia: Find The Small Cell

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  • Fe deficiency
  • Thalassaemia
  • Sideroblastic anaemia
  • Anaemia of Chronic Disease
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Megaloblastic anaemia: Can’t be fucked (CBF)

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Cytotoxic drugs eg methotrexate

  • B12 deficiency
  • Folate deficiency
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Pruritus causes: ITCH

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Iron deficiency anaemia / Internal malignancy
Thyroid / Type 1 Diabetes
CRF / Chronic liver disease
HIV / Hereditary Haemochromatosis

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Clubbing

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Cyanotic heart disease
Lung disease (hypoxia, cancer and cystic fibrosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis)
UC/Crohn’s
Biliary cirrhosis
Birth defect
Infective endocarditis
Neoplasm (especially Hodgkins)
GI malabsorption
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Clubbing: 8C’s

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Cardiac (infective endocarditis)
Chest (suppuration: empyema, abscess, bronchiectasis ect)
Colonic (IBD)
Cirrhosis (liver)
Carcinoma (chest)
Compression (e.g. Pancoast’s tumour causing neurovascularcompression)
Congenital
Circulation (AV fistula in dialysis patients)

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Adrenal cortex layer and secretions: Go Find Rex, Make Good Sex

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Glomerulosa Mineralocorticoids
Fasciculata Glucocorticoids
Reticularis Sex hormones

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Acromegaly

{ABCDEF}

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Arthralgia / Arthritis
BP high
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Diabetes
Enlargement of organs
Field defects
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DKA causes

5Is

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Infection
Ischaemia
Infarction
Ignorance
Intoxication
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PE risk factors

8Hs

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Hereditary eg factor V Leiden
History - previous DVT or PE
Hypomobility eg fracture or long trip
Hypovolaemia eg dehydration
Hypercoagulability eg smoking
Hormones eg oestrogen
Hyperhomocysteinemia 
Hyperviscosity states eg malignancy, post-surgery
17
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4 H’s and 4T’s for reversible causes of cardiac arrest

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Hypovolaemia
Hypothermia
Hyperkalaemia/hypokalaemia (Metabolic causes) 
Hypoxia
Tamponade
Tension pneumothorax
Thromboembolism
Toxins
18
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NO MAPID RASH → diagnostic features of SLE (or No Paid Marsh)

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Neurological symptoms
Oral ulcers

Malar rash
ANA positive
Photosensitivity
Immunodeficiency
Discoid Rash

Renal problems
Arthritis
Serositis
Haemoglobin low

19
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Skin Layers

Keep Grannies Proud Buy Dentures-layers of the epidermis of the skin

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Keratin layer, Granular layer, Prickle cell layer, Basal cell layer, Dermis

20
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Acute limb ischaemia

6Ps

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Pale, Pulseless, Painful, Paralysed, Paraesthetic, Perishingly cold

21
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Causes of Liver Disease

{ABCDEFGHI}

A 
A - Autoimmune
B - Hepatitis B
C - Hepatitis C
D - Drugs e.g. paracetamol
E - Ethanol
F - Fatty Liver Disease (NASH ~ obesity)
G - Growth (cancer/metastases) 
H - Haemodynamic e.g. congestive heart failure
I - Infiltration [iron] (e.g. haemochromatosis, Wilson’s Disease) or Infective
22
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Causes of Abdominal Distension

{5/6 Fs}

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Fat
Foetus
Flatus
Faeces
Fluid
Fucking massive tumour (especially in OSCEs!)
23
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Acute Treatment of MI

{MONA T}

A

Morphine, oxygen, nitrates, aspirin (300mg) + 180mg Loading dose of Tricragrelor

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