Tuesday, February 23, 2010

25 - Causes of Renal Papillary necrosis

The mnemonic: POSTCARDS cause Renal Papillary necrosis.

Creator : God knows.

Explanation : This mnemonic helps us in remembering the causes of Renal Papillary necrosis.

P = Pyelonephritis

O = Obstruction of urinary tract

S = Sickle cell hemoglobinopathies, including sickle cell trait

T = Tuberculosis

C = Cirrhosis of the liver, chronic alcoholism

A = Analgesic abuse

R = Renal transplant rejection, radiation

D =

S = Systemic vasculitis, SLE, Lymphocytic proliferative vasculitis and perivasculitis  with concentric fibrosis (onion skin)

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