Nemonics Flashcards
1
Q
OB & GYN
LMP RTV CS PAP
A
Last mestrual period Menarchae Period Regularity Tampoons(how many pads?) Vaginal discharge Cramps(dysmenorrhea) Spotting Pregnancy Abortion PAP
2
Q
HPI
A
LIQORAAA (for pain)
DOCPAAA
OCD PSF
3
Q
ROS
A
THEN FR CS PUB SAWEB Temperature headache Edema Nausea or neuro Fever Racing heart or rash Chest pain, Cought, Care Pain in joints Urinary(FIINISH CUP) Bowel Sleep Appetite Weight Exercise Dizziness
4
Q
PMH
A
PAM HUGS FOSS PMH Allergies Medication Hospitalization, illnes, trauma, surgery Urinary GI Family history OB & GYN( LMP RTV CS PAP) Sexual(active, #, male or both?, protection, STD) Social (WHARTED
5
Q
urinary nemonic
A
FINISH CUP
Frequency incontinence Nocturia Incomplete Stream or stone Hematuria or hesitancy Color Urgency Pyuria or pain
6
Q
Hematuria HITTERS
A
- Hematologic
- Infection
- Tumor
- Trauma
- Exercise
- Renal problems
- Stones
7
Q
dementia WU
A
- CT - head
- MRI- brain
- SPECT
- CBC, TSH, B12 level, RPR
- Electrolytes,calcium,glucose, BUN/Cr
8
Q
psychosis WU
A
- mental status exam
- Urine toxicology
- TSH
- Electrolytes
- CBC
9
Q
Dizziness Ddx
A
- miniere´s disease
- benign positional vertigo
- Labyrinthitis( not hearing weel after URI)
- Vestibular neuronitis( after URI)}
10
Q
Loss of consciousness DDX
A
- Generalized tonic-clonic seizure
- Convulsive syncope
- Hypoglycemia
11
Q
Loss of consciousness
A
- CBC
- Electrolites,glucose
- MRI-brain
- EEG
- Echocardiography
12
Q
cough DDX
A
- Asthma
- Pneumonia
- COPD
- Bronchitis
- GERD
- URI-associated coug
- postnasal drip
- TB
- CHF
13
Q
chest pain DDX
A
- MI
- Angina
- Aortic Dissection
- Osteochondritis
- Prericarditis
- Pulmonary embolism
- GERD
14
Q
PALPITATIONS DDX
A
- Cardia Arrhytmia
- Hyperthyroidism
- Panic attack
- Hypoglycemia
- Pheochromocytoma
- Carcinoid Tumor
15
Q
weight loss DDx
A
- Hyperthyroidism
- Cancer
- HIV infection
- Anorexia
- Dieting/Diet drugs
- Malabsorption
16
Q
Dysphagia DDX
A
-Esophageal Cancer
-Achalasia
-Esophagitis
-Systemic Sclerosis
-
17
Q
Neck mass differential
A
- Hodgkin´s/non- Hodgkin´s lymphoma
- Tuberculosis
- Thyroid nodule
- Gastric carcinoma
18
Q
Diarrhea WU
A
- Stool for leukocytes and culture
- Stool for ova and parasites
- Stool for C difficile
- CBC
- Electrolytes
- BUN/Cr
19
Q
Blood in Stool DDx
A
- Colon cancer
- Diverticulosis
- Hemorrhoids
- Anal Fisure
- Ulcerative colitis
20
Q
Erectyle disfunction(ED) DDx
A
- Medication
- Atherosclerosis
- Psychogenetic
21
Q
Amenorrhea Associated symptoms
A
- Headache
- Decreased peripheral vision
- galactorrhea
- Hirstutism
- Virilization
- Hot Flashes
- Vaginal Dryness
- Thyroid syndromes
22
Q
Amenorrhea
A
- Pregnancy
- PCOS
- Hyperprolactinemia
- Hypothyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Menopause
- Sheehans syndrome
- anorexia necrvosa
- Anxiety induced amenorrhea
23
Q
Vaginal Bleeding in elderly woman
A
- Endometrial cancer
- Endometrial cancer
- Cervical cancer
24
Q
Vaginal Bleeding in 8w pregnancy
A
- spontaneous abortion
- ectopic pregnancy
- molar pregnancy
25
JOINT/LIMB pain
- Trauma?
- Infection?
- Rheumathoid?
- DVT
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Monoarticular pain DDX
- Oteoarthirtis
- septic arthritis
- Gout
- Pseudogout
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Leg pain with walking--DDx
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Lumbar spine stenosis
- Leriche Syndrome
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Low back pain
- Disk Herniation
- Lumbar Muscle Strain
- Spina stenosis
- Vertebral compression fracture
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Child with fever
- Sepsis
- Meningitis
- Pneumonia
- Pyelonephritis
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child with behavioral problem
- ADHD
- Oppositional Defiant
- Adjustment disorder
- Substance abuse
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Headache DDX
- Tension Headache
- Migraine
- Cluste Headache
- Temporal arteritis
- Sinusitis
- Meningitis
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Confussion DDx
- Alzheimer´s Disease
- Vascular dementia
- Normal pressure Hydrocephalus
- Depression
- Hypothyroidism
- vitamin B12 deficiency
- Subdural Hematoma
- neurosyphilis
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FATIGUE/SLEEPINESS DDx
- Hypothyroidism
- Anemia
- Depression
- Obstructive Sleep apnea
- Shift work sleep disorder
- Diabetes mellitus
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weakness DDX
- Myastenia gravis
- Guillain-Barre Syndrome
- Botulism
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skeletal Lession WU
- XR
- MRI (if muscular)
- DEXA( in old people)
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DIABETICS nemonic
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Duration
Insulin
A1c
Blurryvision
Extremities,exercise,eye
Tingling
Infections
Cardio
Sugar
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NIGHT SWEATS
- TB
- Lymphoma
- Hyperthyroidism