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[6 May 2012 | No Comment | ]

Mnemonic for sequence of changes in Raynaud’s phenomenon: PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)
PCR Mnemonic stands for
P – Pallor (Stage of local syncope – extremity becomes pale)
C – Cyanosis (Stage of local asphyxia – extremity becomes cyanosed)
R – Redness (Stage of recovery – extremity turns red)

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[15 Dec 2011 | No Comment | ]

He-man
Mnemonic for components of Papez circuit: ‘He-Man Ate a Cat’
He – Hippocampus (limbic system)
Man – Mamillary body (hypothalamus)
Ate – Anterior Thalamic Nucleus (thalamus)
Cat – Cingulate gyrus (limbic system)
Note – He-Man is a cartoon character.
 
Alternate mnemonic: MATCH
Mammilary body
Anterior Thalamic Nucleus
Cingulate gyrus
Hippocampus)

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[18 Nov 2011 | No Comment | ]

Mnemonic for causes of secondary amyloidosis is : ARTHROSCOPE
A – Ankylosing spondylitis; Arthritis – rheumatic and psoriatic
R – Renal cell carcinoma
T – Tuberculosis
H – Hodgkin’s disease
R – Reiter’s syndrome
O – Osteomyelitis
S – Sjogren’s syndrome
C – Chronic infections
O – Others (bronchiectasis, leprosy)
P – Paraplegia with infection
E – Enteritis – regional

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[13 May 2011 | 2 Comments | ]

Mnemonic for Day of appearance of rash in a febrile patient is : Very Sick Person Must Take Double Tablets
Very – Varicella (day 1)
Sick – Scarlet fever (day 2)
Person – Pox – small pox (day 3)
Must – Measles (day 4)
Take – Typhus (day 5)
Double – Dengue (day 6)
Tablets – Typhoid (day 7)

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[1 Apr 2011 | One Comment | ]

Mnemonic for Structures passing through foramen ovale of skull is : OVALE
OVALE stands for:
O – Otic ganglion (Does not pass through it, but lies inferior to it)
V – V3 cranial nerve
A – Accessory meningeal artery
L – Lesser petrosal nerve
E – Emissary vein

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[31 Mar 2011 | No Comment | ]

MEDIAN TRAP:
Myxoedema
Edema premenstrually
Diabetes
Idiopathic
Acromegaly
Neoplasm
Trauma
Rheumatoid arthritis
Amyloidosis
Pregnancy
Mnemonic 2 - TRAMP:
T – Trauma (occupational)
R – Rheumatiod arthritis
A – Acromegaly
M – Myxoedema
P – Pregnancy
Mnemonic 3: ARMPIT 
A – Acromegaly
R – Rheumatiod arthritis
M – Myxoedema
P – Pregnancy
I – Idiopathic
T – Trauma (occupational)

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[31 Mar 2011 | No Comment | ]

Mnemonic for the branches of the coeliac arterial trunk is : Left Hand Side (LHS)
Left Hand Side stands for:
Left – Left gastric artery
Hand – Hepatic artery
Side – Splenic artery

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[26 Mar 2011 | No Comment | ]

Mnemonic for clinical features of Bell’s palsy is: BELL’S Palsy
B – Blink reflex abnormal
E – Earache
L – Lacrimation [deficient, excess]
L – Loss of taste
S – Sudden onset
Palsy of VII nerve muscles

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[26 Mar 2011 | No Comment | ]

Mnemonic for the nerves supplying the scalp is: GLASS
GLASS stands for:
G – Greater occipital/ Greater auricular
L – Lesser occipital
A – Auriculotemporal
S – Supratrochlear
S – Supraorbital

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[26 Mar 2011 | No Comment | ]

Mnemonic for Proximal attachment (origin) of deltoid muscle is : CLASP
CLASP stands for:
CL – Clavicle (anterior fibers of deltoid arise from the anterior border and superior surface of lateral third of clavicle)
A – Acromion (middle fibers of deltoid arise from the lateral border of acromion process of scapula)
SP – Spine of the scapula (posterior fibers of deltoid arise from the posterior border of spine of scapula)
Note : The fibers of the deltoid converge and is inserted into the deltoid tuberosity of humerus.