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Kidney, Papillary Necrosis
Factoid 877 - Created: 2000-03-29 09:27:50-05 - Modified: 2004-06-01 23:02:08-04

A mnemonic for the causes of renal papillary necrosis is:
POST CARD

P - pyelonephritis
O - obstruction (urinary, arterial,etc.)
S - sickle cell disease/anemia
T - Tuberculosis

C - cirrhosis and alcohol abuse
A - analgesics (especially phenacetin and aspirin)
R - renal vein thrombosis
D - diabetes

More About Sickle Cell Disease:
http://rad.usuhs.mil/sickle/index.html

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Location: Genitourinary	Sublocation: Renal medulla	Category: Mnemonic
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