Social & Preventive Medicine Mnemonics

Social & Preventive Medicine Mnemonics

Cigarette smoke: major carcinogens PANT:
Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons
Aromatic amines
Nitrosamines
Tar
· Nicotine and Carbon monoxide are Non-Carcinogenic.

Error: type I (alpha) vs. type II (beta) Type I
(Alpha) Error:
"There Is An Effect" where in reality there is none.

Reliability Random Error
REduces
REliability (REproducibility)

Suicide risk factors in order of risk SOARS:
· Top 6 risk factors in order of highest to lowest risk:
Serious previous attempt
Older than 45
Alcohol
Rage history
Sex (male)

Incidence vs. prevalence Incidence: Initiate
Infection In Interval.
Prevalence: Population's Percentage Positive.

Prevention: primary vs. secondary vs. tertiary Primary:
Predisposing factors decreased.
Secondary: Severity decreased.
Tertiary: Therapy, Training.

Recall bias REcall bias is a problem with
REtrospective studies and is based on ability to
REmember.

Hill criteria for causality " 'Clowns Pursuing
Epidemiology' Commonly Behind The Silly Samples":
Consistency
Plausibility
Experimentation
Biological gradient
Coherence
Temporality
Strength of association
Specificity

Informed consent: requirements, exceptions "Sign this DOC
before we can start":
Discussion
Obtain agreement
Coercion-free
· Exceptions to informed consent are WIPE:
Waiver
Incompetent
Privilege (therapeutic privilege)
Emergency

Accuracy of test: sensitivity vs. specificity seNsitivity
of a test: related to the rate of false Negatives.
sPecificity of a test: related to the rate of false Positives.
· Alternatively written:
seNsitive: No Non-Negatives.
sPecific: Puny Psuedo-Positives.

Poisson distribution formula MNEMONIc: M to
the Nth power times E to the Minus nth Over N
factorial
Formula is: ((m^n) * (e^-n) ) / n!
· Note: the factorial (!) at the end is an inverted lowercase letter i.

Pi: value to 31 decimal places "How I want a drink,
alcoholic of course, after the heavy chapters involving quantum mechanics. One
is, yes, adequate even enough to produce some fun and pleasure for an instant,
miserably brief":
The number of letters in each subsequent word of these two sentences give the
value of pi to 3.141592653589793238462643383279
Alternatively: If only want first 6 decimal places, use the sentence "How I wish
I could calculate Pi! "

Suicide risk factors SAD PERSONS:
Sex: male
Age: young, elderly
Depression
Previous suicide attempts
Ethanol and other drugs
Reality testing/ Rational thought (loss of)
Social support lacking
Organized suicide plan
No spouse
Sickness/ Stated future intent