Increased heel pad thickness (mnemonic)
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Heel pad sign
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A mnemonic that can be used to remember the causes of increased heel pad thickness is:
- MAD COP
Mnemonic
- M: myxedema
- A: acromegaly
- D: phenytoin therapy
- C: callus
- O: obesity
- P: peripheral edema
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