PASSMED MNEMONICS / TIPS

Question 1

Remembering side effects of Sodium Valproate:

Answer 1

ValproWEIGHT gain
Appetite and weight gain
Liver failure
Pancreatitis
Reversible hair loss
Oedema
Ataxia
Thrombocytopenia, tremor, teratogen
Encephalopathy

Question 2

2 cardinal features of CJD:

Answer 2

Rapid onset dementia

Myoclonus

Question 3

CNs affected in vestibular schwannoma:

Answer 3

VIII = vertigo, sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus

V = absent corneal reflex

VII = facial nerve palsy

Question 4

Causes of NAGMA (ABCD):

Answer 4

ABCD

Addison’s
Bicarb loss via GI and Renal inc RTA
Chloride
Drugs inc acetazolamide, acids

Question 5

Causes of HAGMA:

Answer 5

More acid:

Lactate
Toxins
Ketones
Renal