Archive for ‘Thorax’

October 29, 2009

Medical mnemonic for the order in which the heart valves close

The contributor of this medical mnemonic is Kristen. Thank you!

Medical mnemonic for the order in which the heart valves close:

My — Mitral
Teeth — Tricuspid
Are — Aortic
Pretty — Pulmonary

And then you smile, because you got it right!

July 30, 2009

Order of heart valves for stethoscope exam

The contributor of this medical mnemonics is @hugosays. Thank you!

USMLE / NCLEX mnemonic for the order of heart valves for stethoscope exam:

All Physicians Take Money

Aortic

Pulmonary

Tricuspid

Mitral

December 11, 2008

Serratus anterior: innervation, action, and injury

Medical Mnemonic for Serratus anterior: innervation and action.

“C5-6-7 raise your wings up to heaven“:
C567 injury causes inability to raise arm past 90 degrees up to heaven, and results in a winging of the scapula.
· Long thoracic nerve roots (567) innervate Serratus anterior.

November 18, 2008

Thoracic duct mnemonics

Medical mnemonics for thoracid duct.

Thoracic duct: relation to azygous vein and esophagus “The duck between 2 gooses:

Thoracic duct (duck) is between 2 gooses, azygous and esophagus.

Thoracic duct: which half of upper body does it drain?

Right or the left part of the upper body?
Answer: its Lymph from the Left of the upper body.

November 10, 2008

Posterior Mediastinum Mnemonic: Contents

USMKL and NCLEX medical mnemonic. Posterior mediastinum mnemonic: contents.

DATES:

Descending aorta
Azygos and hemiazygous veins
Thoracic duct
Esophagus
Sympathetic trunk/ganglia

November 6, 2008

Heart valves mnemonic: order in circuit

USMLE/NCLEX heart valves mnemonic: order in circuit.

TRI before you BI:

Tricuspid valve is located in left right heart and Bicuspid valve is located in right left heart. Blood flows through the tricuspid before bicuspid.

Alternative version:

First learn a Tricycle, then learn a Bicycle:

Flow through Tricuspid first, then Bicuspid.

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November 3, 2008

Heart valve sequence mnemonic

USMLE medical mnemonic. Good way to remember the sequence of the heart valves.

Try Pulling My Aorta:

Tricuspid
Pulmonary
Mitral
Aorta

October 29, 2008

atrioventricular valves mnemonic

Atrioventricular valves

LAB RAT:

Left Atrium: Bicuspid
Right Atrium: Tricuspid

October 21, 2008

Inferior vena cava mnemonic

Inferior vena cava tributaries mnemonic

I Like To Rise So High:

Illiacs
Lumbar
Testicular
Renal
Suprarenal
H
epatic vein.
· Think of the IVC wanting to rise high up to the heart.

October 12, 2008

Thoracoacromial artery branches mnemonic

CAlifornia Police Department:

Clavicular
Acromial
Pectoral
Deltoid

Alternative version:

USMLE and NCLEX medical mnemonic. Thoracoacromial trunk mnemonic: branches.

Cadavers Are Dead People:

Clavicular
Acromial
Deltoid
Pectoral

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