Mnemonics for endocrinologists - hyperparathyroidism.

Mnemonics are learning techniques that make for greater memorability and help improve long term memory. Commonly encountered mnemonics are usually verbal, such as an acronym, a short poem or mathematical relations for numerical data. Mnemonics may also be visual, kinesthetic or auditory. Mnemonics are based on the observation that the human mind much more easily remembers and retrieves surprising and/or amusing information, rather than colourless, monotonous sequences of data. Mnemonics herein involving the main issues of hyperparathyroidism are addressed especially to students and endocrinologists, but they may help physicians of any specialisation.