🧒 Kawasaki Disease Criteria | Medical Mnemonics

Memory hack to NEVER FORGET the diagnostic criteria for Kawasaki disease in children.

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Step 1: Recall the mnemonics name

Kawasaki disease diagnosis criteria: 1 tongue -> 2 eyes -> 3 fingers -> 4 limbs -> 5 toes

Step 2: Recall the components

1 – One strawberry tongue

2 – Two eyes (conjunctivitis)

3 – Three fingers (palpating for lymphadenopathy)

4 – Four limbs (ash of torso and extremity)

5 – Five fingers/toes (red, swollen hands and/or feet)

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