1,677 mnemonics and 205 acronyms for medical students and doctors, each with the context that makes it worth remembering.
Try SOCRATES, MUDPILES, LI-RADS or cauda equina.
Specimen entry · Investigations
MUDPILES or GOLDMARK for the unmeasured anions
Exam tip If the anion gap is raised and lactate and ketones are normal, calculate the osmolar gap and think toxic alcohol.
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| Anatomy | Body structures, regions and anatomical terminology. | A PALM Seed Makes Another Little Palm · SAIL · BATTLE | 698 |
| Physiology | Body function, regulation and systems physiology. | FLAT PIG · ROME · action potential phases | 483 |
| Histology | Microscopic structure of cells, tissues and organs. | Cornea layers · cell junctions · adrenal zones | 99 |
| Biochemistry | Molecules, metabolism, enzymes and laboratory markers. | Central dogma · glycolysis · essential amino acids | 95 |
| Pathology | Disease processes, tissue change and diagnostic terms. | Apoptosis versus necrosis · aneurysm types · DIC | 102 |
| Cardiology | Heart, circulation and cardiovascular terms. | CHA2DS2-VASc · SAD in aortic stenosis · FROM JANE | 136 |
| Respiratory | Lung disease, ventilation and respiratory assessment. | CURB-65 · CHEST in acute asthma · CHARTS and STAIR | 126 |
| Emergency | Acute care, triage and resuscitation. | ABCDE · four Hs and four Ts · sepsis six · AEIOU TIPS | 136 |
| Investigations | Blood tests, imaging and clinical measurements. | MUDPILES · SnNout and SpPin · WiLLiaM MaRRoW | 126 |
| Pharmacology | Medicines, routes and dosing terminology. | SICKFACES.COM · CRAP GPS · RIPE · FEVER | 131 |
| Clinical Exam | Bedside signs, examination and clinical language. | SOCRATES · ABCDE · ASEPTIC · CAGE | 129 |
| Radiology | Imaging modalities, safety, interventional procedures and radiological reporting. | LI-RADS · BI-RADS · ALARA · ASPECTS | 176 |
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About half of these entries are mnemonics. The rest are the tables, sequences and interpretation patterns that never fitted into an acronym: blood gases, ECGs, fluid analysis, examination routines. Where a device is in real use on the wards or in exams it is here. Where none exists, none has been invented; a clean table beats an acrostic nobody uses.
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