Medical Vocabulary & Mnemonics

G-lycols (ethylene glycol, propylene glycol)
O-xoproline (chronic acetaminophen use)
L-lactate
D-lactate
M-ethanol
A-spirin (salicylates)
R-enal failure
K-etoacidosis (diabetic, alcoholic, starvation)

Add 18 before each number ✔️
1810
1819
1824
1829
1833
1842
“In 1810 Hahnemann started, 1819 he revised, 1824 improved, 1829 refined, 1833 perfected, 1842 finalised.”

U – Unwanted pregnancy prevention
P – Pregnancy care (Safe motherhood)
S – Survival of child
C – Control of RTIs/STIs
R – Reproductive health of adolescents
A – AIDS/HIV prevention
P – PC-PNDT & Population stabilization

Occurs in 2% of population, 2 feet from ileocecal valve, 2 inches long, symptomatic in 2% of cases, twice as common in males, may contain 2 types of ectopic tissue (gastric/pancreatic).

2% prevalence — found in about 2% of the population.

2 feet from ileocecal valve — located in the ileum, ~60 cm away.

2 inches long — average length.

2 types of ectopic tissue — gastric and pancreatic most common.

2% symptomatic — only a small fraction cause clinical issues.

2:1 male predominance — more common in males.

Presents before age 2 — most symptomatic cases occur in children.

V-Vestibular issues
I-Infection
T-Trauma
A-Autoimmune
M-Metabolic
I-Iatrogenic
N-Neoplastic
S-Stroke