It’s Medical Mnemonics Monday! Today we focus on potential treatments used for Asthma, which can appropriately enough be remembered by the mnemonic ASTHMA.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
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Medical Mnemonics – Symptoms of Depression – “A SAD FACES”
It’s Medical Mnemonics Monday! Depression is an important topic to understand for any medical board exam, including the ABIM exam or USMLE Step exams. Symptoms of depression can be remembered by the mnemonic “A SAD FACES”
- A = Appetite (Weight Change)
- S = Sleep (Insomnia / Hypersomnia)
- A = Anhedonia
- D = Dysophria
- F = Fatigue
- A = Agitation / Retardation
- C = Concentration Diminished
- E = Esteem (Low) / Guilt
- S = Suicide / Thoughts of Death
Medical Mnemonics: Signs of Hypercalcemia – Bones, Stones, Groans, and Moans
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- Painful Bones – Painful bone condition (Classically osteitis fibrosa cystica)
- Renal Stones – Kidney Stones (Can ultimately lead to renal failure)
- Abdominal Groans -GI symptoms: Nausea, Vomiting, Constipation, Indigestion
- Psychiatric Moans – Effects on nervous system: lethargy, fatigue, memory loss, psychosis, depression
Medical Mnemonics – Common Signs of Parkinson’s Disease
- S = Shuffling-Gait
- M = Mask-like Face
- A = Akinesia
- R = Rigidity
- T = Tremor
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