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Anxious person think... GAD.
Anxious person think... GAD.


Mnemonic ''BE SKIM'':<ref>TN 2006 PS14</ref>
Mnemonic ''BE SKIM'':<ref name=Ref_TN2006_PS14>{{Ref TN2006|PS14}}</ref>
*Blank mind.
*Blank mind.
*Easily fatigued.
*Easily fatigued.
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===Mania===
===Mania===
Mnemonic ''DIG FAST'':<ref>TN 2006 PS7</ref>
Mnemonic ''DIG FAST'':<ref name=Ref_TN2006_PS7>{{Ref TN2006|PS7}}</ref>
*Distractibility.
*Distractibility.
*Indiscretion  - 3 Ss: sex, shopping, substance use.
*Indiscretion  - 3 Ss: sex, shopping, substance use.
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===Schizophrenia===
===Schizophrenia===
Positive symptoms (2 of the following for 1 month):<ref>TN 2006 PS5</ref>
Positive symptoms (2 of the following for 1 month):<ref name=Ref_TN2006_PS5>{{Ref TN2006|PS5}}</ref>
*Disordered speech.  
*Disordered speech.  
*Disordered behaviour.
*Disordered behaviour.
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===Risk factors for suicide===
===Risk factors for suicide===
Mnemonic ''SAD PERSONS'':<ref>TN 2006 PS25</ref>
Mnemonic ''SAD PERSONS'':<ref name=Ref_TN2006_PS25>{{Ref TN2006|PS25}}</ref>
*Sex (male).
*Sex (male).
*Age (young <19 or old >60).
*Age (young <19 or old >60).
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===Cervical cancer risks===
===Cervical cancer risks===
Mnemonic ''HPV + 6 Ss'':<ref>TN06 GY45</ref>
Mnemonic ''HPV + 6 Ss'':<ref name=Ref_TN2006_GY45>{{Ref TN2006|GY45}}</ref>
*[[HPV]].
*[[HPV]].
*Smoking.
*Smoking.
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===OCP use===
===OCP use===
====Contraindications====
====Contraindications====
Mnemonic ''ABBCCCD'':<ref>TN05 FM44; TN06 GY20</ref>
Mnemonic ''ABBCCCD'':<ref>TN05 FM44</ref><ref name=Ref_TN2006_GY20>{{Ref TN2006|GY20}}</ref>
*Acute or chronic liver disease (e.g. [[Wilson's disease]]).
*Acute or chronic liver disease (e.g. [[Wilson's disease]]).
*Bad migraines (with focal neurological signs).
*Bad migraines (with focal neurological signs).
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====Advantages====
====Advantages====
Mnemonic AABCDE:<ref>TN05 FM44; TN06 GY20</ref>
Mnemonic AABCDE:<ref>TN05 FM44</ref><ref name=Ref_TN2006_GY20>{{Ref TN2006|GY20}}</ref>
*Acne reduced, Anemia reduced.
*Acne reduced, Anemia reduced.
*Benign breast disease reduced.
*Benign breast disease reduced.
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==Urology==
==Urology==
===Obstructive LUTS===
===Obstructive LUTS===
Mnemonic ''I WISH 2p'':<ref>TN06 U5</ref>
Mnemonic ''I WISH 2p'':<ref name=Ref_TN2006_U5>{{Ref TN2006|U5}}</ref>
*Intermittency.
*Intermittency.
*Weak stream.
*Weak stream.
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====Clot lysis contraindications====
====Clot lysis contraindications====
Mnemonic ''A Big TV HIT'':<ref>TN06 C25</ref>
Mnemonic ''A Big TV HIT'':<ref name=Ref_TN2006_C25>{{Ref TN2006|C25}}</ref>
*[[Aortic dissection]] suspected.
*[[Aortic dissection]] suspected.
*Bleeding, active.
*Bleeding, active.
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===DDx of dementia===
===DDx of dementia===
Mnemonic ''VITAMIN D VEST'':<ref>TN06 PS19</ref>
Mnemonic ''VITAMIN D VEST'':<ref name=Ref_TN2006_PS19>{{Ref TN2006|PS19}}</ref>
*Vitamin deficiency (B12, folate, thiamine).
*Vitamin deficiency (B12, folate, thiamine).
*Infection ([[HIV]]).
*Infection ([[HIV]]).
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===DDx of delirium===
===DDx of delirium===
Mnemonic ''I WATCH DEATH'':<ref>TN06 PS18</ref>
Mnemonic ''I WATCH DEATH'':<ref name=Ref_TN2006_PS18>{{Ref TN2006|PS18}}</ref>
*Infections (meningitis).
*Infections (meningitis).
*Withdrawal (from drugs).
*Withdrawal (from drugs).
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===Hyperthyroidism===
===Hyperthyroidism===
Mnemonic ''hyperTHYROIDISM'':<ref>TN06 E24</ref>
Mnemonic ''hyperTHYROIDISM'':<ref name=Ref_TN2006_E24>{{Ref TN2006|E24}}</ref>
*Tremor.
*Tremor.
*HR elevated, palpitations.
*HR elevated, palpitations.
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===Diarrhea===
===Diarrhea===
Mnemonic ''THOSE FADS WILT'':<ref>TN06 G13</ref>
Mnemonic ''THOSE FADS WILT'':<ref name=Ref_TN2006_G13>{{Ref TN2006|G13}}</ref>
*Travel Hx.
*Travel Hx.
*Homosexual behaviour.
*Homosexual behaviour.
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