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O rthostatic hypotension or " O ut of it". R espiratory depression. P ain suppression or P neumonia. H istamine release or H ormonal alterations or H ypotension. I ncreased ICT or I nfrequency (constipation, or urinary retention) N ausea. E uphoria or E mesis. S edation.
This is a list of mnemonics used in medicine and medical science, categorized and alphabetized. A mnemonic is any technique that assists the human memory with information retention or retrieval by making abstract or impersonal information more accessible and meaningful, and therefore easier to remember; many of them are acronyms or initialisms which reduce a lengthy set of terms to a single ...
Remembered by the mnemonic "FAT RN" (or alternatively "ART FaN"); Fever, Anemia (microangiopathic hemolytic anemia), Thrombocytopenia, Renal failure, Neurologic disturbances: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: Pentalogy of Cantrell: Omphalocele, Anterior diaphragmatic hernia, Sternal cleft, Ectopia cordis, Intracardiac defect ...
This is a list of human anatomy mnemonics, categorized and alphabetized.For mnemonics in other medical specialties, see this list of medical mnemonics.Mnemonics serve as a systematic method for remembrance of functionally or systemically related items within regions of larger fields of study, such as those found in the study of specific areas of human anatomy, such as the bones in the hand ...
The parts of the mnemonic are: Onset of the event What the patient was doing when it started (active, inactive, stressed, etc.), whether the patient believes that activity prompted the pain, [2] and whether the onset was sudden, gradual or part of an ongoing chronic problem.
Past medical history: "the patient's past experiences with illnesses, operations, injuries and treatments"; Family history: "a review of medical events in the patient's family, including diseases which may be hereditary or place the patient at risk";
SCRIPT (mnemonic) Shoulder dystocia. Shoulder problem. Skin cancer. SOAP note. SOCRATES (pain assessment) ST depression. Superior orbital fissure. Surgical sieve.
A nticoagulants: To prevent embolization. B eta blockers: To block the effects of certain hormones on the heart to slow the heart rate. C alcium Channel Blockers: Help slow the heart rate by blocking the number of electrical impulses that pass through the AV node into the lower heart chambers (ventricles). D igoxin: Helps slow the heart rate by ...