Acronyms and Mnemonics Flashcards
HOSES (for prevention of VAP)
Head of bed 30 degrees
Oral care
Suction sub/supra glottic (hourly)
Extubate ASAP
Safe nutrition
ABCCSS (approach to CT head interpretation)
Asymmetry
Blood
Brain
CSF Spaces
Skull
Scalp
BART (for doppler imaging)
Blue Away
Red Toward
PACE (anesthesia planning)
Primary
Alternate
Contingency
Emergency
4 A’s of anesthesia planning
Amnesia
Analgesia
Areflexia
Autonomic stability
BOOTS difficult BVM
Bearded
Obese
Old
Toothless
Snoring
LEMON (difficult laryngoscopy)
Look
Evaluate (3-3-2)
Mouth opening (Mallampati)
Obese/obstruction
Neck mobility
8 P’s of intubation (indications for intubation)
Protect
Pulmonary toilet
PPV (correct hemodynamics and/or acid/base)
Patency
Procedures (surgery)
Pain management (requires deep sedation and analgesia)
Pacify (this is weird to me. I guess psych?)
Public health (ebola/SARS/MERS/COVID)
T-HELP (most effective interventions to reduce ICP)
Temp control
HOB 30 degrees
Loosen tube ties /c-collar
EVD
PaCO2 control
DIMS (differentiating ALOC)
Drugs
Infection/inflammation
Metabolic/Endocrine
Structural
Virchow’s triad (increased risk of thrombosis)
Hypercoagulability
Venostasis
Endothelial injury
FASTHUGSBID
Feeds/Fluids
Analgesia
Sedation
Thromboprophylaxis
HOB 30 degrees
Ulcer prophylaxis
Glycemic control
Spontaneous breathing trial
Bowel regimen
Indwelling catheter removal
De-escalation of Abx
EPI-ID (differentials for sinus brad)
Electrolytes
Parasympathetic response
Infarction
ICP elevation
Drugs/pharmacologic
Beck’s triad (cardiac tamponade)
JVD
Muffled heart sounds
Hypotension
MONA BASH (treatment for STEMI and NSTEMI)
Morphine (fentanyl)
O2
NItrates
Antiplatelets (dual)
Beta blockers
Ace inhibitors
Statins
Heparin (LMWH or UFH)
6 I’s of DKA/HHS precipitants
Infection/inflammation
Infarction
Intoxication
Intra-abdominal process
Initial dx
Insulin misuse
I STUMBLED (toxins removed by hemodialysis)
Isopropyl alcohol
Salicylates
Theophylline, Tenormin (atenolol)
Uremia
Methanol
Barbiturates
Lithium
Ethylene glycol
Dabigatran
PIRATES (precipitants for Afib)
Pulmonary
Ischemic
Rheumatic
Atrial myxoma
Thyroid
Embolism
Sepsis
FAILURE (triggers of exacerbated CHF)
Forgot medication
Arrhythmia/Anemia
Ischemia/Infarction/Infection
Lifestyle
Upregulation of CO
Renal Failure
Embolism
BAD (De Bakey Classification for dissections)
Both ascending and descending = Type 1
Ascending only = Type 2
Descending = Type 3
