HELPFUL MNEMONICS

• Functions of Frontal Lobe = PIMS (thank you sir john teodoro)
• 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 (thank you sir john teodoro)
• 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 (thank you sir john teodoro)
• # 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