HELPFUL MNEMONICS

HELPFUL MNEMONICS

·                     Functions of Frontal Lobe = PIMS 

·                                             P - personality

·                                             I - intelligence

·                                             M - memory

·                                             S - speech

·                     Errors of Refraction = My Cave is Far from Vex

·                                             MYopia, conCAVE lens; FAR sightedness (hyperopia), conVEX lens

·                     Eye Accommodation = FaD Flat NeC Bulge

·                                             FAr Vision -- ciliary muscle Dilates; lens FLATtens

·                                             NEar Vision -- ciliary muscle Constricts; lens BULGEs

·                     Warning Signs of Cancer = CAUTION

·                                             C - change in bowel/bladder patterns

·                                             A - a sore that doesn't heal

·                                             U - unexplained weight loss, anemia, bleeding

·                                             T - thickening of lump

·                                             I - indigestion

·                                             O - obvious change in wart/mole

·                                             N -  nagging cough

·                     Sickle Cell Anemia Management = HOP

·                                             H - hydration

·                                             O - oxygen

·                                             P - pain medications

·                     Blood Transfusion Problems = HAPCATCH 

·                                             H - hemolytic reaction

·                                             A - allergic reaction

·                                             P - pyrogenic reaction

·                                             C - citrate reaction

·                                             A - air embolism

·                                             T - thrombocytopenia

·                                             C - circulatory overload

·                                             H - hyperkalemia

·                     # of Bones and Muscles = #s 2, 0 6 

·                                             # of Muscles - 620

·                                             # of Bones (Child) - 260

·                                             # of Bones (Adult) - 206

·                     Femoral Fracture = TENI - Trochanter Extracapsular, Neck Intracapsular

·                     CPR Priority = CAB - Compression, Airway, Breathing

·                     Celiac Disease Contraindications = BROW - Barley, Rye, Oat, Wheat

·                     Glaucoma = AICO - Acute Imbalance Chronic Obstruction

·                     Cellular Ions = PISO - Potassium Inside Sodium Outside (thank you jb abad)

·                     Heart Valves = LABRAT - Left Atrium Bicuspid, Right Atrium Tricuspid

·                     Levels of Consciousness = ACLOSC - Alert, Confused, Lethargic, Obtunded, Stuporous, Comatose

·                     Hypoglycemia & Hyperglycemia Skin

·                                             Cold and clammy need some candy, Warm and dry sugar high

·                     PLANTar flexion occurs when you squash a PLANT

·                     SOUPination (supination) is holding the SOUP up with your palm; POURnation (pronation) is POURing the bowl of soup with your palm

·                     Stages of Grief = DABDA - Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance

·                     ADEK - four fat-soluble vitains

·                     Drugs contraindicated for G6PD Deficiency = AAA - Antibiotics, Antimalarials, Antipyretics

·                     Cardinal signs for tetralogy of fallot = DROP - ventricular septal Defect, Right ventricular hypertrophy, Overriding aorta, Pulmonary stenosis

·                     Cell Cycle Stages (for cancer drugs) = "Go Sally Go! Make Children!" G1 phase, SG2 phase, Mitosis, Cytokinesis phase,

·                     Hypersensitivity Reactions = ACID - Anaphylactic (Type I), Cytotoxic (Type II), Immune complex (Type III), Delayed (Type IV)

·                     Pain Assessment = OLDCART - Onset, Location, Duration, Characteristic, Aggravating factor, Relieving factor, Treatment

·                     CVS (Chorionic Villi Sampling) - "Chorionic" has 9 letters and is measured during 9th week

·                     Amniocentesis - measures alphafetoprotein - "alphafetoprotein" has 16 letters and is measures during the 16th week

·                     Blue Bloater Bronchitis; Pink Puffer emPhysema

·                     Congenital CYANOTIC Heart Diseases = 4 T's - Truncus arteriosus, Tricuspid atresia, Transposition of great arteries, Tetralogy of fallot

·                     Pediatric Milestones = 1234

·                                             1 year - 1 word said

·                                             2 years - 2 step commands

·                                             3 years - rides TRIcycle

·                                             4 years - draws SQUARE

·                     drugs ending with "olol" are Beta Blockers - stick "o" and "l" together to make an inverted "b", flip them together to get "bb" which stands for Beta Blockers

·                     Anti-TB drugs = RIPES - Rifampicin, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol, Streptomycin

·                     "You have 1 HEART and 2 LUNGS" - Beta 1 receptors affect the heart, Beta 2 affect the lungs

·                     "You have 1 NOSE and 2 EYES" - Cranial Nerve 1 Olfactory, Cranial Nerve 2 Optic

·                     Heart Conduction Pathway = "SAVe HIS KIN" - SA node, AV node, bundle of HIS, purKINje fibers

·                     Pituitary Hormones = FLAGTOP - FSH, LH, ADH, GH, TSH, Oxytocin, Prolactin

·                     Compartment Syndrome = 5 P's - Pain, Palor, Pulselessness, Paresthesia, Pressure

·                     Language Areas: language IN, letter "I", wernIcke's area; language OUT, letter "O", brOca's area