On the ward the other day 3 of us got very confused by the changes in K+ and Na+ in addisions, Cushings and Conns. We worked back to first principles and figured it out in the end, but to save time I thought of this blatant generalisation:
Addisions can kill you, Cushings and Conns can't.
Helps me to remember that K+ is high in addisions but low in Cushings and Conns (follows that Na+ is the opposite).
* disclaimer: I'm sure cushings and conns could kill you, and addisons might not. Anyway the point is how to remember the changes in K+ !
The best way to remember heaps of information is by association. This is a collection of stories/mnemonics/pictures created by medics to help remember majorly boring stuff.
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