Medical Mnemonics 4 U

What will we do if we know that a Tumor is Highly Radiosenstive? WE SMiLe: So here goes the list of Highly Radiosensitive tumors - WE ...

Here's another mnemonic for CTEV (Congentital Talipes Equino Varus) submitted by Alan James (Thanks): " I n A d E quate" T...

I cannot help sharing this wonderful picture mnemonic to remember the names of bones of our body (from my Facebook friends.

Thanks to Jishu JP for sending me this mnemonic from his website for medical students http://mbbsmadeeasy4u.blogspot.com/ Causes of osteo...

In Orthopaedics viva, your professor may give you two square nails and ask you to identify which one for is used for Radius? Ans: See th...

Memorising this table will help to differentiate the above orthopaedic conditions.

The Scaphoid can be approximately located on palm by flexing the fingers, as in this position the fingers point to the Scaphoid. See picture...

Sero negative spondyloarthropathies are: Remember RAP(P)E - R - R eiters syndrome A - A nkylosing spondylitis P - P soriatic arthropath...

b ONE is made of type ONE collagen; Alternatively see the picture of bone which looks like '1' CARTilage is made of ...

Many of the medical names are derived from latin. If you study a bit of latin or greek you will find medical terms getting simpler. Below is...

CONTRIBUTED BY MR. KAMAL A.P. Remember FEAR : (The manipulation of shoulder has to be carried out in this sequence) F lexion E xtension ...

EGawa test is for UL nar nerve and so is FROM ents test. (Remember EGULFROM - ? Email from gulf :-) PE n test ( OPPO nens test) and PO in...

Ortholani's and Barlow's tests detect DDH. You might confuse between the two tests or you may feel that both are the same. First, he...

The picture mnemonic will give you facts and associations of Developmental Dysplasia of Hip (DDH)

CTEV treated conservatively should be corrected in the following order, else the complication is Rocker bottom foot. The order of correction...

SUP ination of forearm means to hold your palms so as to recieve  the S o UP . (Opposite movement is Pronation) PLANT ar flexion of foot mea...

Remember the picture to memorise the structures passing through the carpal tunnel and those passing superficial to it. Struct...

L udl OFF sign : Avulsion of lesser trochanter ( L esser trochanter has come OFF ) AD son's test is for cervical rib / thoracic outlet ...

' S ' and ' F 's of Seronegative arthritis: S ubcutaneous nodules - Absent S acroilit is is present F actor ( RA Factor )...

3 static deformities of cubitus varus in malunited supracondylar fracture ( Gun stock deformity ) : Remember PHC ( P rimary H ealth C ent...