medical mnemonics

The use of N-Acetyl-Cysteine = NAC

2009 September 20

The use of N-Acetyl-Cysteine = NAC medical mnemonic. Nephropathy prevention (when contrast is used for CT scan in patients with renal insufficiency) Acetaminophen toxicity Cystic fibrosis (mycolitic agent) This medical mnemonic is made by mnemocine © and it is uncopyrighted = free for use. Share the knowledge.

Inversion and eversion – lower leg muscles involved

2009 September 16
by Mnemocine

The contributor of this medical mnemonic is @Samuel. Thank you! Both tibialis muscles (anterior and posterior) invert because the first vowel in tibialis is "i" and the first vowel in invert is "i". All 3 peroneus (longus, brevis, and tertius) muscles evert because the first vowel in peroneus is "e" and the first vowel in evert is ...

Adrenaline Use Medical Mnemonic

2009 September 12
by Mnemocine

USMLE medical mnemonic. The contributor of this medical mnemonics is @grgdhiraj. Thank you! Uses of adrenaline (epinephrine) -->4As: Anaphylactic shock, Asystole, Acute bronchial asthma attack, Anaesthesia Hope, you are going to enjoy the Apture links.

Pterygoid muscles (function)

2009 August 22
by Mnemocine

USMLE medical mnemonic. Look at how your jaw ends up when saying first syllable of 'Lateral' or 'Medial' * "La": your jaw is now open, so Lateral opens mouth. * "Me": your jaw is still closed, so Medial closes the mandible.

Megaloblastic anemia medical mnemonic

2009 August 18
by Mnemocine

USMLE medical mnemonic. Drugs causing Megaloblastic Anemia: M-->Methotrexate A-->AZT=Zidovudine P-->Phenytoin (Fenytoin-->Folate deficiency) L-->Liver Disease (speaking of the MC drug Alcohol, think of Liver as well) E-->Ethanol The MC drug is Ethanol. This is easy to remember. You cannot buy drugs like Methotrexate, AZT or Phenytoin OTC, but you can cause yourself liver disease and megaloblastic anemia using the ethanol=alcohol, because it is ...

Felty’s Syndrome medical mnemonic

2009 August 11
by Mnemocine

Felty's Syndrome medical mnemonic for USMLE. Felty's syndrome is the arthritis in which the spleen can be felt-y on palpation (enlarged spleen = splenomegaly) + neutropenia (low WBCs count).

WBC count mnemonic

2009 August 10
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WBC Count: "Nobody Likes My Educational Background" "60, 30, 6, 3, 1" Neutrophils 60% Lymphocytes 30% Monocytes 6% Eosinophils 3% Basophils 1% Alternative version: The contributor of this medical mnemonic is Kristen. Thank you! For the order of prevalence of white blood cells: Never -- Neutrophils Let -- Leukocytes Monkeys -- Monocytes Eat -- ...

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