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Browse medical mnemonics for anatomy, physiology, clinical examination, emergency care and revision.
7 true ribs, 3 false ribs, 2 floating ribs
A memory aid for true, false and floating ribs.
Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure
A structured approach to assessing an acutely unwell patient.
Respiratory Opposite, Metabolic Equal
A mnemonic to remember the relationship between pH and primary values in acid-base disorders.
FSH, LH, ACTH, TSH, Prolactin, Insulin-like (IGF), GH
A mnemonic for the six hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary gland.
Brachioradialis, Extensors, Supinator, Triceps
A memory aid for common radial nerve motor functions.
C3, C4 and C5 contribute to the phrenic nerve
A mnemonic for the spinal roots of the phrenic nerve.
All Points Reach Plateau, Restore
A mnemonic for the five phases of the ventricular cardiac action potential.
Preload, Rate, Stroke volume, Heart contractility
A mnemonic for the four main determinants of cardiac output.
Celiac trunk supplies foregut; SMA supplies midgut; IMA supplies hindgut
A simple memory aid for gut blood supply.
Oh Once One Takes The Anatomy Final, Very Good Vacations Are Heavenly
A clean mnemonic for the order of the twelve cranial nerves.
Face, Arms, Speech, Time
A stroke recognition mnemonic.
Gluteus maximus extends; gluteus medius/minimus abduct and stabilise the pelvis
A simple memory aid for gluteal muscle actions.
True hamstrings cross both the hip and knee and are mainly supplied by the tibial division of the sciatic nerve
A memory rule for identifying true hamstring muscles.
Jaundice, Anaemia, Clubbing, Cyanosis, Oedema, Lymphadenopathy
A clinical examination mnemonic for key systemic signs.
Lateral two lumbricals, Opponens pollicis, Abductor pollicis brevis, Flexor pollicis brevis
A mnemonic for median nerve-supplied intrinsic hand muscles.
Lateral rectus CN VI, superior oblique CN IV, all others CN III
A mnemonic for extraocular muscle innervation.
Volume, Air, Tidal, Inspiratory, Residual, Expiratory
A mnemonic for the key lung volumes and capacities measured in spirometry.
Nerve, Artery, Vein, Empty space, Lymphatics
A mnemonic for femoral triangle contents from lateral to medial.
Glomerulus, Loop (of Henle), Ascending limb, Renal cortex collecting duct, Collecting Duct
A mnemonic for the main functional segments of the nephron in order.
Onset, Provocation/Palliation, Quality, Region/Radiation, Severity, Time
A pain assessment mnemonic.
Palmar ADduct, Dorsal ABduct
A mnemonic for palmar and dorsal interossei actions.
Duct, Artery, Vein, Epiploic foramen posteriorly
A mnemonic for the arrangement in the hepatoduodenal ligament.
Right Anterior, Left Superior
A mnemonic for pulmonary artery position at the lung hilum.
Rectus abdominis, Inferior epigastric vessels, Poupart's ligament
A mnemonic for the borders of Hesselbach's triangle.
Sleep, Interest, Guilt, Energy, Concentration, Appetite, Psychomotor changes, Suicidal ideation
A mnemonic for depressive symptoms.
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, Subscapularis
A mnemonic for the rotator cuff muscles.
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
A structured clinical documentation mnemonic.
Sensory, Sensory, Motor, Motor, Both, Motor, Both, Sensory, Both, Both, Motor, Motor
A mnemonic for sensory, motor or both functions of cranial nerves.
Tibialis posterior, flexor Digitorum longus, posterior tibial Artery and Veins, tibial Nerve, flexor Hallucis longus
A mnemonic for tarsal tunnel contents from anterior to posterior.
Vein, Artery, Nerve
A mnemonic for the intercostal neurovascular bundle order.