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Wednesday, July 14, 2010

I've got some NERVE plagiarising these mnemonics

Ha Ha. Corny.

Here are two commonly seen/available mnemonics regarding neuritides:

Causes of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - MEDIAN TRAP
Myxoedema (ie. Hypothyroidism)
EtOH
Diabetes Mellitus
Idiopathic
Amyloidosis
Neoplasia

Trauma
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Acromegaly
Pregnancy 



Causes of Mononeuritis Multiplex - WARDS PLC (Courtesy of the good ol' Cheese & Onion)
Wegener's Granulomatosis
Amyloidosis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Diabetes Mellitus
Sarcoidosis/SLE

Polyarteritis Nodosa
Leprosy
Carcinomatosis

**rule of thumb: think infiltrative diseases (ie. Sarcoid/Amyloid) and Vasculitis/CTDs (SLE, RA, WG, PAN)
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