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• ABCs for abnormal LFTs mnemonic

  Causes of Elevated ALT or AST Values in Asymptomatic Patients* A Autoimmune hepatitis B Hepatitis B C Hepatitis C D Drugs or toxins E Ethanol F Fatty liver G Growths (i.e., tumors) H Hemodynamic disorder (congestive heart failure) I Iron (hemochromatosis), copper (Wilson’s disease) or alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency M Muscle injury

• DIAPERS mnemonic for new onset incontinence

  A 66-year-old woman, who resides in a nursing home following a stroke, is hospitalized because of loose stools and confusion. On the second hospital day, the patient has two episodes of urinary incontinence. Neither the nursing-home staff nor family members report previous problems with incontinence. Medical history is significant for a cerebrovascular accident with severe [...]

• Calcium Channel Blockers use in ACS

  This mnemonic graduated from the wiki-mnemo-lab. Feel free to contribute and help develop some of the other mnemonics on the same website. When are CCBs (verapamil, diltiazem) the answer for Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)? Cannot take beta-Blockers: the Pt has intolerance to beta-Blockers, such as severe reactive airway disease (asthma). Cocaine-induced chest pain. Coronary vasospasm [...]

• Triple Screen Test

  It is not exactly a mnemonic, but a good way to remember some details about triple screen test. To increase the sensitivity for detecting chromosomal abnormalities labs use the Triple Screen Test. TRI-ple screen test is used for TRI-somy 18 and TRI-somy 21 (both 18 and 21 are TRI-somies and can be divided by 3). [...]

• Treatment of AMS in ED

  The contributor of this medical mnemonic is Sean. Thank you! For patients who present to the ED with altered mental status you should always BeGiN FLUIDS B1 (thiamine deficiency) Glucose (hypoglycemic) Naloxone (opioid intox) FLUIDS (dehydration) Note: although AMS (Altered Mental Status) might be due to hyperosmolar hyperglycemia in type II DM, raising the blood [...]