PREPSOCS

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PREPSOCS is a mnemonic to help you remember the indicators of a foot infection:

Pain
Redness
Exudation
Pyrexia
Slow healing
Oedema
Colour change
Smell

Mnemonics are a system such as a pattern of letters, ideas, or associations which assists in remembering something.

Other podiatry relevant mnemonics:

DANG THE RAPIST	Haleem’s Hen	CORTICOSTEROIDS	Cornish Ladies Grow Special Begonias	PAD and DAB
Tom, Dick and A Very Nervous Harry	SOCRATES	Tiny Dogs Are Not Hunters	PREPSOCS	PLASTER OF PARIS
ADME	FOG MACHINES	MAD COP	LOSS	9 S's and 6 D's for Charcot's Foot
CLUBBING	BIG G

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