Medical Mnemonics

For Easy to Remember And Use Tricks, #Tips, And #Mnemonics In All Subjects In #MedTwitter For Medical #Professionals

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Topic: #Respiratory Medicine (Type 1 vs. Type 2 Respiratory Failure)

Mnemonic #Type: Embedded Letters

#Mnemonic: hOpOxemic vs. hyperCapniC 🫁

hOpOxemic (Two Os) | Type 1 Failure | Oxygen is low (PaO_2 < 60{ mmHg}) |

hyperCapniC (Two Cs) | Type 2 Failure | Carbon dioxide is high (PaCO_2 > 45{ mmHg})

The Hook: Look at the letters: Type 1 has two Os for isolated
Oxygen failure;

Type 2 has two Cs for Carbon dioxide accumulation (due to dead space or hypoventilation).

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#Topic: Microbiology (Dimorphic Fungi)

#Mnemonic Type:
1. Homophones
2. Embedded Letters

#Mnemonic: spoROSEthrix SHANKs you 🌹

| "ROSE" | Spo-rose-thrix | Rose gardener's disease |

| "SHANKs" | schenckii | Ascending lymphangitis |

The Hook: A sharp rose thorn #shanks (scratches) your hand, planting spores that travel straight up your lymph nodes.

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@MedNorms Says someone who started residency in a busy center 🌚

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Topic: #Pharmacology

Subtopic: #Catecholamine Synthesis

#Mnemonic Type: Wordplay

Mnemonic: PEN writes ✍️

PEN → #Phenylalanine → Tyrosine → Dopamine

Writes → #Epinephrine from #Norepinephrine

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#Topic: Anatomy

#Subtopic: Foramen Ovale Contents

#Mnemonic Type: Sentence Link/Homophone

Mnemonic: Man Men in Lesser Rocky Veins

Breakdown:
- Man → Mandibular nerve (V3)

- Men IN → MenINgeal artery (Accessory)

- Lesser Rocky → Lesser Petrosal nerve

- Veins → Emissary veins

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@xniyi Is it paid?

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Topic: Radiology (MRI Physics)

Subtopic: T1 & T2 Relaxation Times

Mnemonic Type: Homophone / Alliteration

The Fat Logic: "Faster & Flatter"
Faster (T1): Fat protons recover their longitudinal magnetization faster.

Flatter (T2): Fat protons lose their transverse signal quickly (the curve goes flat).

👉 Fat = Short T1 & Short T2

The Water Logic: "Waiter & Wander"

Waiter (T1): Water protons make you wait longer to recover (slow recovery).

Wander (T2): Water protons wander around longer before losing their signal (slow decay).

👉 Water = Long T1 & Long T2

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@MedNorms That should be ideal

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#Topic: Immunology

#Subtopic: Granuloma Formation

#Mnemonic Type: Letter Link

Mnemonic: G = #Gamma = Granuloma = Giant cells
Interferon gamma

IFN-γ → #Granuloma formation

G → Gamma → Granuloma → Giant cells

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@docakx Ascorbic acid helps to absorb big "Iron"

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#Topic: Pathology

#Subtopic: Chronic Inflammation → Amyloidosis

#Mnemonic Type: Letter Count / Single Letter Hook

Mnemonic: = Brain

Aβ → Amyloid in the Brain

Alzheimer’s = A&B disease (Amyloid plaques + Brain)

👉 Abeta amyloid → Alzheimer’s disease / CAA

Mnemonic: L = Light Chain

AL → Amyloid "L"ight chain

L → Liver, Lungs, and Large Tongue (Macroglossia)

👉 AL amyloid → Multiple Myeloma / Systemic AL

Mnemonic: A = Acute / Autoimmune
AA → Amyloid Associated

A → Acute phase reactants / Autoimmune flare-ups

👉 AA amyloid → Chronic infections / Rheumatoid Arthritis

Mnemonic: Tr = Transport
ATTR → Amyloid TransThyRetin
Tr → Transport of thyroxine / Ticker (Heart)

👉 ATTR amyloid → Senile Systemic / Familial Amyloidosis

Mnemonic: Cal = Calcitonin
ACal → Amyloid Calcitonin
Cal → Procalcitonin

👉 ACal amyloid → Medullary Carcinoma of the Thyroid

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Topic: Pediatrics / Cardiology

👉 Most common CHD with DiGeorge syndrome is TOF

Subtopic: DiGeorge Syndrome

Mnemonic Type: Wordplay

Mnemonic: 2 George = 4 Fallot

DiGeorge syndrome → “2 George”

→ 4 = Tetralogy

→ Tetralogy of Fallot 💙

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Topic: Microbiology

Subtopic: Lyme Disease

Mnemonic Type: Visual + Homophone

Mnemonic: "A Burging Red Ferrari 🚗"

Borrelia burgdorFeRI → “Burging FERrari”

Ferrari moving → Migrating erythema 🔴

Moving in circles → Bull’s-eye rash 🎯

Ixodes tick → Tick transmission 🕷️

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I fell in love with this quote:
No matter your age, you'll always wish you started younger, but today is the youngest you'll ever be. So start today.

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Topic: ANAESTHESIA

Subtopic: PHARMACOLOGY

Mnemonics: Homophones

It's propofol because it causes a fall in blood pressure - propoFALL!

Also, causes a FALL in CNS excitation and positivity of the cell (hyperpolarization)

Will you fall in love with me as blood pressure falls for propofol?