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Nursing Mnemonics




*Nursing Mnemonics*



*Here are some of the impotant Points for Nursing Aspirants...*

Random Mnemonics For Nursing

1. *5 P' s of Circulatory Checks*
P - Pain
P - Paresthesia
P - Paralysis
P - Pallor
P - Pulse

2. *Signs & Sympoms of Hypoglycemia*
πŸ₯‡ *TIRED*πŸ₯‡
T - Tachycardia
I - Irritability
R - Restless
E - Excessive Hunger
D - Diaphoresis / Depression

3. *Hypernatremia Causes*
πŸ₯‡ *MODEL* πŸ₯‡
M - Medications & Meals
O - Osmotic Diuretics
D - Diabetes Insipidus
E - Excessive H2o loss
L -,Low H2o intake

4. *Signs & Symptoms of Increased Serum* K
πŸ₯‡ *MURDER* πŸ₯‡
M - Muscle weakness
U - Urine (Oliguria,Anuria)
R - Respiratory Distress
D - Decreased Cardiac Contractility
E - ECG Changes
R - Reflexes (Hyperflexia/Areflexia)

5. *Cardiac Enzymes*
CPK - 26 - 192
CK - MB O - 3.60
Troponin I: 0 - 0.099
Normal < 0.10
Borderline 0.10 - 0.50
Abnormal (Critical Value > 0.50

6. *TESTS Can TEST Your Knowledge*
a. Allen Test - ABG analysis
b. Urea Breath Test - H. pylori
c. Torniquet Test - Dengue
d. Schick Test - Diptheria
e. Schilling Test - Vitamin B12 absorption
f. VDRL Test - Syphillis
g. Bony Test - Stress Incontinence
h. Sweat Chloride - Cystic fibrosis
i. D - Dimer test - DVT / PE
j. Trendlenburg test - Varicose vein

7. *Signs of Cholinergic Crisis*
πŸ₯‡ *DUMBELLS*πŸ₯‡
Diarrhoea
Urination
Miosis
Bradycardia
Emesis
Lacrimation
Lethargy
Salivation

8. *Lithium Side-effects*
πŸ₯‡ *LITHIUM* πŸ₯‡
Li Leucocytosis
T Tremors (Polydipsia)
H Hypothyroidism
Iu Increased Urine Output
M Muscular weakness /          Loss of Memory

9. *Alzheimer's Disease*
πŸ₯‡ *5' AS*πŸ₯‡
*Anomia* - Inability to remember name of things.
*Apraxia* - Misuse of objects because of failure to identify them.
*Agnosia*- Inability to recognize familiar objects, tastes, sounds and other sensations.
*Amnesia*- Loss of Memory
*Aphasia*-,Inability to express oneself through speech


10. *Atrial Fibrillation Management*
πŸ₯‡ *ABCDE*πŸ₯‡
A - Anticoagulants
B - Beta Blockers
C - Calcium Channel Blockers
D - Digoxin
E - Electrocardioversion

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