Anatomy 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.