| Acromegaly |
|---|
| HOT ACROMEGALY H eart failure/hypertension O edema T eeth spaced widely A ppearance/Amenorrhea C arpal tunnel syndrome/course skin/voice R eek O ily skin M yopathy E yes (prominent supra-orbital ridge) G oiter/gain weight/galactorhea A rthropathy L arge tongue and nose Y onser |
| Metabolic Acidosis |
| LUSK L actic U remic S alicylate K etoacidosis |
| Ketoacidosis |
| SAD S tarvation A lcohol D M |
| Increased Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis |
| MUD PILES M ethanol/metformin U remia D iabetic ketoacidosis P araldehyde I ron/INH L actate E thylene glycol S alicylates/shock/starvation |
| Normal Anion Gap Acidosis |
| HARD UP H yperventilation/hyperalimentation A cetazolamide R TA D iarrhea U reteral diversion (ureterosigmoidostomy) P ancreatic fistula/parental NaCl |
| Causes of Addisons |
| ANTAM A utoimmune N eoplastic T B A myloid M eningococcal (Waterhouse-Friderichsen) |
| Complications of Diabetes |
| KNIVES K idney N europathy I nfection V ascular E yes S kin lesions |
| Hypercalcemia |
| NHS MTV FAPD N eoplastic (bony mets, myeloma, SqCLC) H yperparathyroidism S arcoid M ilk-alkali syndrome T hyrotoxicosis V itamin D intoxication F amilial A ddisons P agets (acute) D rugs |
| Hypoglycemia |
| RE-EXPLAIN RE nal failure EX ogenous P ituitary L iver failure A lcohol I nfection N eoplasm (insulinoma) |
| Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia, Type I (MEN-I) |
| T3P T hyroid adenoma P arathyroid P ituitary P ancreas (islet cell, ZE syndrome) |
| Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia, Type IIa (MEN-IIa) |
| 2PM P arathyroid P heochromocytoma M edullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC-calcitonin) |
| Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia, Type IIb (MEN-IIa) |
| 2PM MG P arathyroid P heochromocytoma M edullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC-calcitonin) M arfanoid phenotypes G anglioneuroma (intestinal and visceral) |
| Causes of Osmolar Gaps |
| ME DIE M ethanol E thanol D iuretics (mannitol, sorbitol, glycerol) I sopropanolol E thylene glycol |
| Pheochromocytoma |
| The 4Ps P ain P allor P alpitations P erspirations |
August 3rd, 2009 at 3:51 pm
There used to be one for hyperparathyroidism…bones, stones, groans with abdominal overtones…