Clinical Exam subcategory
General Inspection and Hands
Mnemonics for end of the bed inspection, hands, nails and peripheral signs.
Entries in General Inspection and Hands
Respiratory, cardiac, gastrointestinal and endocrine causes
A memory aid for the systemic causes of finger clubbing.
Inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation
A mnemonic for the order of any physical examination.
Site, size, shape, surface, edge, consistency, mobility and more
A memory aid for the features to describe in any lump or swelling.
Site, distribution, morphology, colour, border, surface and secondary change
A memory aid for the vocabulary and structure of a dermatological description.
Base, edge, depth, discharge, site and the surrounding skin
A memory aid for describing an ulcer and inferring its cause.
Skin, deformity, neuropathy and circulation
A memory aid for the annual diabetic foot check.
The patient, the bedside and the surroundings
A memory aid for the clues visible before touching the patient.
Sclera, conjunctiva, tongue and fingers
A memory aid for where and how to look for the colour signs.
Clubbing, koilonychia, leuconychia, splinter haemorrhages and pitting
A memory aid for the diagnostic signs found in the nails.
Signs of hyperoestrogenism, portal hypertension and failed synthesis
A memory aid for the peripheral signs of liver disease.
Four categories, plus unstageable and deep tissue injury
A memory aid for grading and preventing pressure ulcers.
Anticholinergic, cholinergic, sympathomimetic, opioid and sedative patterns
A memory aid for the classic poisoning syndromes.