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Mnemonics
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15-Jun-02
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Mnemonics
hat are medical mnemonics? Mnemonics are methods for remembering information that is otherwise quite difficult to recall. A common example is the order of the basic steps for resuscitation: ABCDE (airway, breathing, circulation, drugs, environment). Another example is this rhyme for treating a a person who has fainted: "If the face is red, raise the head. If the face is pale, raise the tail."
Medical mnemonics are a lifesaver. Here are some resources for all the mnemonics you could ever hope for:
This is the queen of all sites - a free, non-profit online searchable database of every single medical mnemonic you can imagine, and them some. You can also download the entire thing (see free downloads - right) to print out or save to your hard drive. What do they have mnemonics for? Everything: anatomy, anesthesiology, behavioral science/psych, biochemistry, biology, cardiology, chemistry, dermatology, embryrology, emergency medicine, epidemiology, gastroenterology, genetics, histology, immunology, internal medicine, family practice, physical assessment, microbiology, neurology/neurosciences, obstetrics/gynecology, orthopedics, pathology, pediatrics, pharmacology, physics, physiology, podiatry, psychiatry, radiology/oncology, rheumatology/allergy, surgery, urology/nephrology.
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Medical Mnemonics is a free database of medical mnemonics to help you remember important details for clinicals and beyond.
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Another great resource, MD4Sure.com's has mnemonics concerning the basic sciences, medical conditions, etiologies, signs and symptoms, diagnoses, and therapies that can easily be remembered. They also have a handy list of medical acronyms and shorthand.
NursingHands.com has a nice collection of mnemonics covering human anatomy, assessment & diagnostics, nursing interventions, the circulatory system and other miscellaneous mnemonics designed to help nursing students.
More resources will be added as we find them. If you know of a great online resource for mnemonics,
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