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Endocrinology Mnemonics

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

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One Response to “Endocrinology Mnemonics”

  1. 1
    Dave:

    There used to be one for hyperparathyroidism…bones, stones, groans with abdominal overtones…

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