medical mnemonics

5 common cause of post op fever
-wind
-wound
-water
-walking
-wonder drugs

3rd heart sound FIPPY
Failure, Incompetence (mitral/tricuspid), Pregnancy/Pill/PE/Pericarditis, Youth

4th heart sound SHIT
Stenosis (aortic/pulmonary), Hypertension/Heart Block, Ischaemic HD, Tamponade

increased anion GAP MUDPILES
Methanol / metformin, Uraemia, DKA / AKA
Paraldehyde / phenformin, Iron / INH, lactic, ethylene glycol,
salicylate / shock / sepsis / starvation

normal anion GAP HARD UP
Hyperventilation /hyperalimentation, Acetazolamide, RTA, diarrhoea
Ureteral diversion (ureterosigmoidostomy), pancreatic fistula / parenteral NaCl

nephritic syndrome PHAROH
PROTEINURIA
HEMATURIA
AZOTEMIA
RBC CASTS
OLIGURIA
HYPERTENSION

nephritic HOHA
- Hematuria
- Oliguria
- Hypertension
- Azotemia

nephrotic PALE
- Proteinuria
- hypoAlbuminemia
- hyperLipidemia
- Edema

nephrotic syndrome
-hypoproteinemia
-albuminuria
-hypelipidemia
-edema

RIBAvirin:
RSV
Influenza B
Arenaviruses

Beta-1 vs Beta-2 receptor location
"You have 1 heart and 2 lungs":
Beta-1 are therefore primarily on heart.
Beta-2 primarily on lungs.

Parkinsonism: drugs
SALAD:
Selegiline
Anticholinenergics (trihexyphenidyl, benzhexol, ophenadrine)
L-Dopa + peripheral decarboxylase inhibitor (carbidopa, benserazide)
Amantadine
Dopamine postsynaptic receptor agonists (bromocriptine, lisuride, pergolide)

Migraine: prophylaxis drugs
"Very Volatile Pharmacotherapeutic Agents For Migraine Prophylaxis":
Verpamil
Valproic acid
Pizotifen
Amitriptyline
Flunarizine
Methysergide
Propranolol

Lupus: drugs inducing it
HIP:
Hydralazine
INH
Procanimide

basophilic stippling TAIL
- thalassemia
- anemia of chronic disease
- iron deficiency
- lead poisoning

target cell HALT
- HbC disease
- asplenia
- liver disease
- thalassemia