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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Ophthalmology is one of the topics to understand for the USMLE Step 3, ABIM, and on other medical exams where internal medicine is a major focus. The following is an excerpt out of Cracking the USMLE Step 3.   Ophthalmology …
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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.

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.

  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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  Knowmedge Mothers Day Sale is on!   Mother’s day is special for all of us here at Knowmedge. We are genuinely of the belief that some of these holidays have become “hallmark holidays”. But with mother’s day – for …
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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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HIV is an important topic to understand for the USMLE Step 3, ABIM, and on other medical exams where internal medicine is a major focus. The following is an excerpt out of Cracking the USMLE Step 3.    Human Immunodeficiency …
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  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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  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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