thyroid hormone

[adamMD]

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Thyroid hormone does a lot. Does anyone know a mnemonic that helps outline its many functions?

 

[aggiesarah2007]

have you tried medicalmnemonics.com? They have a lot of great mnemonics, I've used them heavily

 

[super302]

its better to actually learn things than memorizing a stupid mnemonic and a laundry list of functions

the ONLY mnemonics i use are for the 12 cranial nerves and the carpals

 

[MattD]

its better to actually learn things than memorizing a stupid mnemonic and a laundry list of functions

the ONLY mnemonics i use are for the 12 cranial nerves and the carpals

Well aren't you just spectacular?

 

[SeventhSon]

its better to actually learn things than memorizing a stupid mnemonic and a laundry list of functions

the ONLY mnemonics i use are for the 12 cranial nerves and the carpals

if you can learn facts more quickly because of a pneumonic, there is no reason not to do it and move onto something else. Medicine is not physics... not all facts have mechanisms.

 

[gary yoghurt]

the ONLY mnemonics i use are for the 12 cranial nerves and the carpals

its better to actually learn things than memorizing a stupid mnemonic and a laundry list of functions

Those who live in glass houses...

 

[ghostfoot]

if you can learn facts more quickly because of a pneumonic, there is no reason not to do it and move onto something else. Medicine is not physics... not all facts have mechanisms.

Would you mind explaining this? This type of cliche gets thrown around all the time with no explanation.

Is medicine some ecclectic art that no one actually understands? If medicine was just facts without reason, an undergrad comp. sci. gal could write a simple program to replace all physicians.

I only ask for some explanation becouse "Medicine is not physics... not all facts have mechanisms" sounds like a cop-out for not knowing you're stuff.

 

[gary yoghurt]

Would you mind explaining this? This type of cliche gets thrown around all the time with no explanation.

Is medicine some ecclectic art that no one actually understands? If medicine was just facts without reason, an undergrad comp. sci. gal could write a simple program to replace all physicians.

I only ask for some explanation becouse "Medicine is not physics... not all facts have mechanisms" sounds like a cop-out for not knowing you're stuff.

My impression is that there is the initial synthesis phase of medical education (ie: memorization), and then there is the application phase (ie: creative application). I'm not a medical student, so I might be wrong. And probably am.

 

[ghostfoot]

My impression is that there is the initial synthesis phase of medical education (ie: memorization), and then there is the application phase (ie: creative application). I'm not a medical student, so I might be wrong. And probably am.

I appreciate your answer, and I'm not a medical student either. But this would imply that a prescription for vicodin (for example) is written because it's the "V" in "Purple Squirrels can be Vicious" (Pain and Spasms -- Vicodin).

 

[nicko18]

well for starters exopthalmos and pretibial myxedema are not things which immediately follow a logical connection from thyrotoxicosis. Maybe the exopthalmos does, but sheesh - not that I use a mnemonic for the thyroid they come in very handy to remember some of the more obscure features/differentials.

 

[nicko18]

Oh yeah, i can't stand mnemonics that have wild loose connections to make the letters fit.
Think of suicide risks:

SAD PERSONS - where O stands for organised plan, N for 'no social supports'.. such a tenuous stretch 😡

 

[ghostfoot]

well for starters exopthalmos and pretibial myxedema are not things which immediately follow a logical connection from thyrotoxicosis. Maybe the exopthalmos does, but sheesh - not that I use a mnemonic for the thyroid they come in very handy to remember some of the more obscure features/differentials.

I absolutely agree; many things aren't intuitive. Many things aren't intuitive in physics either. I just question folks that go on to generalize that "medicine isn't science" (which seems like bs to me), and use that as an excuse.

Not understanding a mechanism and there not existing a mechanism is two completely different things.

Ppl who don't understand something should be willing to admit that instead of insinuating that medicine is like some witchcraft that mortals can't expect to comprehend but only memorize the mnemonics for.

 

[nicko18]

Ppl who don't understand something should be willing to admit that instead of insinuating that medicine is like some witchcraft that mortals can't expect to comprehend but only memorize the mnemonics for.

I was going to disagree with the notion that anyone insinuates (in my experience) that facts in medicine don't have mechanisms behind them... until I re-read a post earlier in this thread 😀

 

[Enthalpy430]

if you can learn facts more quickly because of a pneumonic, there is no reason not to do it and move onto something else. Medicine is not physics... not all facts have mechanisms.

I wish there was a mnemonic to help me remember the difference between memory aids and things relating to the lungs.😛 I'm kidding.

All facts to do a mechanism that causes them to be so. Sometimes though, the "why" isn't immediately important.

Mnemonics can be great for helping you recall things you need to reference at a moment's notice. Also, if you have to think about the mnemonic often, you'll often just commit the facts to memory and be able to think about why they work the way they do.

If I need to know a series of steps or the names of things associated with something else, I usually just make an acronym.

Sorry OP, I don't actually know any mnemonics for thyroid function.

 

[paranoid_eyes]

its better to actually learn things than memorizing a stupid mnemonic and a laundry list of functions

no its not😱

 

[Revenant]

Those who live in glass houses...

pwned