Megaloblastic anemia medical mnemonic

USMLE medical mnemonic.

Drugs causing Megaloblastic Anemia:

M–>Methotrexate

A–>AZT=Zidovudine

P–>Phenytoin (Fenytoin–>Folate deficiency)

L–>Liver Disease (speaking of the MC drug Alcohol, think of Liver as well)

E–>Ethanol

The MC drug is Ethanol. This is easy to remember. You cannot buy drugs like Methotrexate, AZT or Phenytoin OTC, but you can cause yourself liver disease and megaloblastic anemia using the ethanol=alcohol, because it is so easy to buy it. Alcohol is not OTC drug, alcohol is OTS drug, which means On The Shelf drug. Everybody can buy alcohol, and that is why ethanol is the MCC of Megaloblastic Anemia and many other disease. The second MC killer in US right after cigarettes smoking.

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WBC count mnemonic

WBC Count:
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“60, 30, 6, 3, 1″
Neutrophils 60%
Lymphocytes 30%
Monocytes 6%
Eosinophils 3%
Basophils 1%

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

For the order of prevalence of white blood cells:

Never — Neutrophils
Let — Leukocytes
Monkeys — Monocytes
Eat — Eosinophils
Bananas — Basophils

ADP: role in platelet aggregation

ADP: role in platelet aggregation medical mnemonic

ADP = Aggregation from the Dense bodies of Platelets.

Sickle cell disease complications

Medical mnemonic for the Sickle cell disease complications

SICKLE:

Strokes/ Swelling of hands and feet/ Spleen problems
Infections/ Infarctions
Crises (painful, sequestration, aplastic)/ Cholelithiasis/ Chest syndrome/ Chronic hemolysis/ Cardiac problems
Kidney disease
Liver disease/ Lung problems
Erection (priapism)/ Eye problems (retinopathy)