Short metacarpals (mnemonic)
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A mnemonic for remembering the causes of short metacarpals is:
- BIC Pen
Mnemonic
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B: basal cell
nevusnaevus syndrome - I: idiopathic
- C: chromosomal: Turner syndrome
- P: pseudohypoparathyroidism/pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism
-<strong>B: </strong><a href="/articles/gorlin-goltz-syndrome-1">basal cell nevus syndrome</a>- +<strong>B: </strong><a href="/articles/gorlin-goltz-syndrome-1">basal cell naevus syndrome</a>
-<strong>I: </strong><a title="Idiopathic" href="/articles/idiopathic">idiopathic</a>- +<strong>I: </strong><a href="/articles/idiopathic">idiopathic</a>
-<strong>P: </strong><a href="/articles/pseudohypoparathyroidism">pseudohypoparathyroidism</a>/<a href="/articles/pseudopseduohypoparathyroidism">pseudopseudo</a><a href="/articles/pseudopseduohypoparathyroidism">hypoparathyroidism</a>- +<strong>P: </strong><a href="/articles/pseudohypoparathyroidism">pseudohypoparathyroidism</a>/<a title="Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism" href="/articles/pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism">pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism</a>
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