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HAEMATOLOGY Mnemonics
Sickle cell disease 
Signs 
Mnemonic: SICKLE 
S         Splenomegaly/Sludging 
I           Infection 
C         Cholelithiasis
K         Kidney – haematuria 
L          Liver congestion/Leg ulcers 
E         Eye changes 

Leukaemia 
Symptoms and sings 
Mnemonic: LEUKEMIA (the US spelling!)
L          Light skin (pallor) 
E         Energy decreased/Enlarged spleen, liver, lymph nodes 
U         Underweight 
K         Kidney failure 
E         Excess heat (fever) 
M         Mottled skin (haemorrhage) 
I           Infections 
A         Anaemia 

Thrombocytopenia 
Causes 
Mnemonic: PLATELETS 
P         Platelet disorders: TTP, ITP, DIC 
L          Leukaemia 
A         Anaemia 
T          Trauma 
E         Enlarged spleen 
L          Liver disease 
E         Ethanol 
T         Toxins: benzene, heparin, aspirin, chemotherapy. 
S         Sepsis 

Immune thromobocytopenic purpura (ITP) 
Causes 
Mnemonic: MAID 
M         Malignancy
A         Autoimmune diseases: SLE, thyroid disease, RA 
I           Infections: malaria, EBV, HIV/Idiopathic (commonest cause) 
D         Drugs, e.g. quinine 

Symptoms 
Mnemonic: BBC 
B         Bruising 
B         Bleeding: mucosal and nasal 
C         Cycles heavy; menorrhagia