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OSLER-WEBER-RENDU SYNDROME Mnemonic: “TEACH”
Let’s talk about a syndrome that makes every intern sweat during ward rounds and every examiner smile during vivas: Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome, also known (less...
Crohn’s disease X-Ray Features Mnemonic: “CHRONS”
When you're rushing through a barium follow-through, one eye on the clock, the other on the resident who forgot to remove the ECG leads...
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Causes Mnemonic: “BATS”
There are few phrases in medicine that immediately tighten the sphincters of both the clinician and the patient quite like "sudden onset worst headache...
RLQ Pain Differential Mnemonic: “APPENDICITIS”
There’s a special place in medicine reserved for the mysterious and often misleading Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ) pain. It’s the abdominal equivalent of “It’s...
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Management Mnemonic
There are few things that can disrupt your otherwise uneventful night shift like a young patient from Washuk, Balochistan showing up with palpitations, a...
DKA Precipitants Mnemonic: The Famous 5 I’s
There are few things in medicine that get your adrenaline pumping faster than seeing a patient roll into the ER with fruity breath, Kussmaul...
Drugs Causing Agranulocytosis Mnemonic: 8 C’s
As a rule, any drug that promises miracles also quietly whispers, “I might kill your neutrophils.”
That whisper becomes a scream when you’re reviewing a...
Sulfonamide Side Effects Mnemonic: “SULFONAMIDE”
Let’s talk about Sulfonamides — the antibiotics that walked so TMP-SMX could run… right into a minefield of adverse effects. 😬
If you’ve ever prescribed...
Side Effects of Steroids Mnemonic: “STEROIDS HARM”
There’s a moment in every medical ward round where someone says, “Start steroids,” and another quietly mumbles, “Here we go again…” 🙃
Whether it’s a...
Beta-Blocker Contraindications — Remember Your ABCDEs Before You Prescribe!
“Beta-blockers for everyone?”
Well, not quite. Sometimes prescribing them is like handing a sleepy man a sedative — it might look logical until he stops...
