Medical mnemonics Archives

International Health Regulations – Diseases under surveillance – Mnemonic

Diseases under surveillance as per International Health Regulations are Cholera, Yellow Fever and Plague. Mnemonic: CYP.

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Diseases spread by soft tick – Mnemonic

Mnemonic for diseases spread by soft tick: Soft Relapse of Q fever at KFC. Soft tick is the vector for Relapsing fever, Q fever & Kyasanur Forest Disease.

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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) – Mnemonic

Mnemonic for names of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI): FFPSEC - Fresh Frozen Plasma Sale and Exchange Company

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Sickle cell anaemia – Mnemonic

Valine replaces glutamic acid in the 6th position of beta globin chain of haemoglobin. Mnemonic for remembering the amino acids involved is:

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Raynaud's phenomenon Mnemonic

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

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Components of Papez Circuit – Mnemonic

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

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Causes of secondary amyloidosis – Mnemonic

Mnemonic for causes of secondary amyloidosis is : ARTHROSCOPE A – Ankylosing spondylitis; Arthritis – rheumatic and psoriatic R – Renal cell carcinoma T – Tuberculosis H –

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Day of appearance of rash in a febrile patient – Mnemonic

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

Anatomy

Structures passing through foramen ovale of skull – Mnemonic

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

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