June 23, 2014 /

It’s Medical Mnemonics Monday! Regardless of whether you’re studying for your ABIM board exam, USMLE Step exams (or any other medical board exam), it’s important to understand Cyanosis. Differential diagnosis of Cyanosis can be remembered by “COLD PALMS”     …
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June 16, 2014 /

It’s Medical Mnemonics Monday! Regardless of whether you’re studying for your ABIM board exam, USMLE Step exams (or any other medical board exam), it’s important to understand potential recurrent causes of miscarriage. Potential causes of miscarriage can be remembered by …
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June 9, 2014 /

It’s Medical Mnemonics Monday! Regardless of whether you’re studying for your ABIM board exam, USMLE Step exams (or any other medical board exam), it’s important to understand Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP). Today we focus on assessing the severity of CAP, …
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May 27, 2014 /

It’s Medical Mnemonics Monday! Today we focus on potential treatments used for Asthma, which can appropriately enough be remembered by the mnemonic ASTHMA.     You can see a list of our previous Medical Mnemonics here.



May 19, 2014 /

It’s Medical Mnemonics Monday! Today we focus on symptoms of Acromegaly, which can be remembered by the letters at the beginning of the alphabet.     You can see a list of our previous Medical Mnemonics here.



May 12, 2014 /

  It’s Medical Mnemonics Monday! Today we focus on Niacin deficiency.   Niacin deficiency is important for clinical practice, and, hence, an important to understand for the ABIM and other medical board exams.   The signs / symptoms of Niacin …
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May 5, 2014 /

It’s Medical Mnemonics Monday! Depression is an important topic to understand for any medical board exam, including the ABIM exam or USMLE Step exams. Symptoms of depression can be remembered by the mnemonic “A SAD FACES” A = Appetite (Weight Change) S …
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April 28, 2014 /

  It’s Medical Mnemonics Monday! In a previously Monday Mnemonic, we discussed the causes of Hypercalcemia. Today we discuss the signs of hypercalcemia Painful Bones – Painful bone condition (Classically osteitis fibrosa cystica) Renal Stones – Kidney Stones (Can ultimately lead to …
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April 21, 2014 /

  It’s Medical Mnemonics Monday! Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that, in the early stages, is characterized by mild signs that are often missed. These signs can be remembered by the mnemonic “SMART” S = …
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April 14, 2014 /

  It’s Medical Mnemonics Monday! Today’s focus is on the secondary causes of hypertension.   Following up on the secondary causes of hypertension blog post from last week, we focus on a medical mnemonic for the same. Secondary causes of …
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