CCE Mnemonics

Question 1

Surgical seive

VINDICATE

Answer 1

V: vascular
I: infection
N: neoplasm
D: degenerative or drugs
I: iatrogenic or intoxication
C: congenital
A: autoimmune
T: trauma
E: endocrine/metabolic

Question 2

HEADSSS

Answer 2

H - Home
E - Education/Employment/Eating
A - Activities
D - Drugs and alcohol
S - Sexuality
S - Suicide
S - Sleep
*Sexual History

Question 3

Sexual History

5 P’s

Answer 3

P - Practices
P - Partners (consensual?)
P - Pregnancy
P - Protection
P - Past STIs

Question 4

Elderly Patients

DAMN FIASCOS

Answer 4

D - Driving
A - Alarms / Alert button
M - Medications (inc immunisations)
N - Nutrition
F - Falls
I - Incontinence
A - Advanced care directive / ACD
S - Services
C - Cognition
O - Osteoporosis
S - Sensory (hearing and vision)

Question 5

Systemic Review/Unsure

WTF BS

Answer 5

W - Weight change
T - Tiredness / Travel
F - Fevers
B - Bowels, Bladder, Blood (menstrual cycles)
S - Skin changes (rashes, bruises), Stress, Soreness

Question 6

Examination Office Tests

EMU KEBABS

Answer 6

E - ECG
M - MSE
U - Urinalysis
K - K10 / depression scales
E - Epworth sleepiness scale
B - BSL
A - ABI
B - BHCG
S - Spirometry

Question 7

ATSI Health Assessment

FIRST PEOPLES

Answer 7

F - Family and identity (traditional country
I – Immunisations
R - Reproductive health
S - SNAP (smoking, nutrition, alcohol, physical activity)
T – Tablets (CTG)
P - Psychological wellbeing
E - Eyes
O - Oral care
P - Pee (urinalysis)
L - lungs & heart
E - Ears
S - Skin