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)

1. Auditory pathway – Mnemonic
2. NEET PG / USMLE – MCQ 14
3. AIIMS May 2011 – MCQ 101

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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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

1. Obstetrics & Gynaecology – MCQ 82 – Most common cause of secondary amenorrhoea in India
2. Paediatrics – MCQ 59 – Enzyme deficiency secondary to enteritis
3. Pathology – MCQ 11 – What is the best method for confirming amyloidosis?

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)

1. Fever with rash – based on day of appearance of rash
2. Mechanism of febrile seizures
3. Rickettsial diseases

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

1. AIPGMEE 2011 – MCQ 5 – Structures passing through foramen magnum
2. Anatomy – MCQ 39 – Structures passing through the superior aperture of thorax
3. Blood Supply of Facial Nerve

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)

1. Anatomy – MCQ 49 – Contents of carpal tunnel
2. Asherman syndrome – Features – Mnemonic
3. Causes of secondary amyloidosis – Mnemonic

Left Hand Side stands for:

Left – Left gastric artery
Hand – Hepatic artery
Side – Splenic artery

1. Deep branches of femoral artery – Mnemonic
2. Anatomy – MCQ 37 – Splenic artery
3. Anatomy – MCQ 57 – Branches of external carotid artery

B – Blink reflex abnormal
E – Earache
L – Lacrimation [deficient, excess]
L – Loss of taste
S – Sudden onset
Palsy of VII nerve muscles

1. Clinical features of common peroneal nerve injury
2. Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (AION) – Etiology, Clinical features, Investigations, Treatment
3. Features of AIDS Dementia Complex – Medical mnemonic

G – Greater occipital/ Greater auricular
L – Lesser occipital
A – Auriculotemporal
S – Supratrochlear
S – Supraorbital

1. Structures passing through foramen ovale of skull – Mnemonic
2. Blood Supply of Facial Nerve
3. Layers of scalp

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.

1. Denis’ three column concept of spine stability
2. AIIMS May 2011 – MCQ 32
3. AIIMS May 2011 – MCQ 40

It stands for:
Put – Profundus femoris (deep femoral artery)
My – Medial circumflex femoral artery
Leg – Lateral circumflex femoral artery
Down – Descending genicular arteries
Please – Perforating arteries

1. AIPGMEE 2011 – MCQ 3 – Main blood supply of neck of femur
2. Branches of coeliac arterial trunk – Mnemonic
3. Femoral artery Doppler pattern

The arrangement of carpal bones from lateral to medial is: (Proximal row followed by distal row)

She - Scaphoid
Looks - Lunate
Too – Triquetral
Pretty – Pisiform
Try – Trapezium
To – Trapezoid
Catch – Capitate
Her – Hamate

1. Pneumatic bones
2. Anatomy – MCQ 49 – Contents of carpal tunnel
3. Causes of Carpal tunnel syndrome – Mnemonic

PAST stands for :

P – Posterior external jugular vein
A – Anterior jugular vein
S – Suprascapular vein
T – Transverse cervical vein

1. Anatomy – MCQ 57 – Branches of external carotid artery
2. Proximal attachment (origin) of deltoid – Mnemonic
3. Forensic medicine – MCQ 8 – Shape of nulliparous cervical canal

The layers of scrotum from superficial to deep are:

S – Skin
D – Dartos
E – External spermatic fascia
C- Cremasteric fascia
I – Internal spermatic fascia
Testis

1. Layers of scalp
2. Factors responsible for malignant transformation in undescended testis
3. Anatomy – MCQ 55 – Lymphatics of uterus

B – Bundle (ovarian neurovascular bundle)
R – Round ligament
O – Ovarian ligament
A – Artefacts (vestigial structures)
D – Duct (oviduct)

1. Anatomy – MCQ 29 – Supports of the uterus
2. Anatomy – MCQ 8 – Supports of the uterus are all except?
3. Anatomy – MCQ 49 – Contents of carpal tunnel

Digital PEN stands for:

D – Digits (Fingers and toes)
P – Penis
E – Ear
N – Nose tip

1. Drugs that can be given via endotracheal tube – Mnemonic
2. Individuals at high risk for respiratory complications of anesthesia – Medical mnemonic
3. Components of optimal preparation for securing the airway in anesthesia – Medical mnemonic

SOAP stands for:

S - Suction
O – Oxygen
A – Airway
P – Pharmacology

1. Individuals at high risk for respiratory complications of anesthesia – Medical mnemonic
2. Anaesthetic agents used in day care anesthesia – Medical mnemonic
3. Tools for intubation – Medical mnemonic

COUPLES stands for:

C – COPD
O – Obese
U – Upper abdominal surgery
P – Prolonged bed rest
L – Long surgery
E – Elderly
S – Smokers

1. Risk approach in antenatal care
2. Anaesthetic agents used in day care anesthesia – Medical mnemonic
3. Components of optimal preparation for securing the airway in anesthesia – Medical mnemonic

1. Halothane delivery device
2. Causes of renal papillary necrosis – Medical mnemonic
3. Asherman syndrome – Features – Mnemonic

• Infections of larynx
• Neck mobility abnormalites
• Teeth abnormalties(loose tooth,protuberant tooth)
• Upper airway abnormalties (strictures or swellings)
• Bull neck deformities
• Ankylosing spondylitis
• Trauma/tumour
• Inexperience
• Oedema of upper airway
• Narrowing of lower airway

1. Tools for intubation – Medical mnemonic
2. Differential diagnosis of poor breath sounds after intubation – Mnemonic
3. AIIMS November 2011 – MCQ 63

From lateral to medial, the muscles forming erector spinae are:
Illiocostalis
Longissimus
Spinalis

1. Names and arrangement of carpal bones – Mnemonic
2. Deep branches of femoral artery – Mnemonic
3. Difficult Ventilation – Medical mnemonic

L – Lidocaine
A – Amiodarone
M – Mexiletine / Magnesium
B – Beta-blocker

1. Drugs causing pseudomembranous enterocolitis – Medical mnemonic
2. Side effects of antipsychotic drugs – Medical mnemonic
3. Drugs that can be given via endotracheal tube – Mnemonic

D – Digeorge syndrome
D – Down’s syndrome
T – Turner’s syndrome

1. VINDICATE – Mnemonic for differential diagnosis
2. Differential diagnosis of poor breath sounds after intubation – Mnemonic
3. Orthopaedics – MCQ 22 – Differential diagnosis of lesion, histologically resembling giant cell tumour

Indian – Isoflurane
M – Mivacurium
A – Alfentanil
P – Propofol

1. Anaesthetic agents causing increased CSF pressure – Medical mnemonic
2. Anaesthesia – MCQ 34 – Anaesthetic agents which increase Intracranial pressure
3. Spinal anesthetic agents – Mnemonic

S – Sevoflurane
N – Nitrous Oxide
A – Althesin
K – Ketamine
E – Enflurane

1. Anaesthesia – MCQ 34 – Anaesthetic agents which increase Intracranial pressure
2. Anaesthetic agents used in day care anesthesia – Medical mnemonic
3. Nitrous oxide pressure guage

S – Sickle cell anaemia
O – Obstruction
D – Diabetes mellitus
A – Analgesic nephropathy

1. Causes of renal papillary necrosis
2. Medicine – MCQ 24 – Most common cause of nephrotic range proteinuria in an adult
3. Surgery – MCQ 44 – Early postoperative complication of ileostomy

T – Tetracycline
A – Ampicillin
L – Lincomycin
C – Clindamycin

1. Anaesthetic agents causing increased CSF pressure – Medical mnemonic
2. Factors causing shift of oxygen hemoglobin dissociation curve to right – Medical mnemonic
3. Drugs used in treatment for ventricular tachycardia – Medical mnemonic

C – CO2
A – Acid
D – 2,3-DGP
E – Exercise
T – Temperature

1. Physiology – MCQ 37 – Factors influencing hemoglobin dissociation curve
2. Physiology – MCQ 79 – Changes during acclimatization to high altitude
3. Drugs causing pseudomembranous enterocolitis – Medical mnemonic

S – Sedation
H – Hypotension
A – Anticholinergic
D – Dermatological SEs
E – Endocrine, Extrapyramidal

1. Pharmacology – MCQ 78 – Side effects of Clozapine
2. Pharmacology – MCQ 99 – Difference between typical and atypical antipsychotics
3. Pharmacology – MCQ 79 – Commonest side effect of haloperidol

A – Atrophy of cortex
I – Infection/ Inflammation
D – Demyelination
S – Six months death

1. Features of halothane – Medical mnemonic
2. Difficult Ventilation – Medical mnemonic
3. Tools for intubation – Medical mnemonic