Reminder: Wrist Bone Pneumonic

So Long To Pinky Here Comes The Thumb

Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform. (Proximal)
Hamate, Capitate, Trapezoid, Trapezium. (Distal)

Reminder: Low Volume vs. Low Osmolality

When the kidney is faced with low intravascular volume and low serum osmolality, low volume wins, ADH is released.

The kidney plays a key role in regulating intravascular fluid volume and osmolality. When volume is low, water is preserved and ADH is released. When osmolality is low, ADH is not released. However if volume AND osmolality is low, volume is considered more important and ADH is released.

Reminder: What are Reminders

Posts titled "Reminder:" are made to help me remember specific medical information that I think is important, but I keep forgetting. I'm putting these up on my blog because I figure if I forget them, other med students will too. The info may be of interest to lay readers too; however, these posts aren't meant to teach anything, so the details will not be explained.