Medical Mnemonics

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View medical mnemonics and memorize them to help you in those nervous examination moments.

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FABRY'C (S)

• Mnemonics to remember the salient features of "FABRY'S Disease "
  
  F : Febrile Episodes
  
  A : Angiokeratomas / Alpha galactosidase A Defeciency
  
  B : Burning Pain (Peripheral Neuropathy of hand/feet
  
  R : Renal Failure
  
  Y : Youth Death
  
  C : Ceramide Trihexoside (Accumulated Substrate)
  
  C : Cardiovascular Disease
  
  

FUN

• Mnemonics for Urinary Tract Infection
  
  F : Frequency
  
  U : Urgency
  
  N : Nocturia
  
  

P pulmonale and P Mitral

• ECG findings in P pulmonale and P Mitral
  
  P : pulmonale - pulmonary valve is on the Right - Reach (TALL P wave)
  
  P : mitrale - mitral valve is on the Left - Long (Long/notched P wave... the M in Mitrale also helps visualise this)
  
  
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  Submitted by : catchetat

KUSSMAUL

• Mnemonic for KUSSMAUL Breathing
  
  K : Ketones
  
  U : Uremia
  
  S : Salicylates
  
  S : Sepsis
  
  A : Aldehyde (All others)
  
  M : Methanol
  
  L : Lactic Acid
  
  
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  Submitted by : Krimson

LEAP PB

• L : Left Ventricular Aneurysm
  
  E : Early Repolarization
  
  A : Acute Myocardial Infarction
  
  P : Prinzmetal Angina
  
  P : Pericarditis
  
  B : Bundle Branch Block
  
  
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  Submitted by : Krimson