Memory Hooks - Conditions

Question 1

Demsipl

Answer 1

Duration
Epilepsy
Medication
Sign and symptoms
Isolated
Pregnancy
Last seizure

Question 2

What is the nmoninic for - pnes recogniion

Answer 2

M - mouth closed
I - intensity ( fluquecting )
C - curveture of neck
C - lack of cyanosis
E eyes closes pupils perl
G cs - higher
L limbs unsemitrival
P - pelvis thrusting
S - lack of shock like movement ( tremors)

Question 3

What is the nmenoniv for command causes of chest pain that I should rule out
Ssampplecvmt

Answer 3

Sob
Abdo pain
Muscular
Pinpoint
Palpation
Leg
Excursion
Cough
Vomit
Mobility
Tightness

Question 4

Mnemonic for
Life threatening asthma GHOST

Answer 4

Life threatening asthma = severe asthma + ghost
1) reduce GCS
2)Hypotension
3) oxygen below 92% - causes cyanosis
4) silent chest
5) tiredness ( respiratory exhaustion)

Question 5

What is the nmenonic to assess if a child is in respiratory distress

Answer 5

Tcrashing - tell they are crashing

T - tracheal tug
C - cyanosis
R - recession ( intercostal sternal.abdo)
A - accessory muscle ( abdo neck)
S - stridor / wheezing
H - head bobbing
I - interactive ( reduced GCS)
N - nasal flaring
G - grunting

Question 6

What is the mnemonic to remember the potential causes for seizures ( 11 causes)

Answer 6

Hbedtttime

H- hypoxia
B - bleeds ( intracranial = sub arrac ect)
E - epilepsy
D - drugs ( illicit, alcohol, compiency)
T - trauma ( head trauma)
T - tumours
T - temperature - ( hypo or hyper = febrile)
I - infection ( meningitis or echemphalitis )
M -mental health
M- metabolic
E - eclampsia

Question 7

What is the mnemonic For ulcerative colitis

Answer 7

Ulcera

U ulcers = inflammation
*“L** large intestine, LLQ pain
C continuous left to right
E escapes full thickness ulcers
R red bloody diarrhoea ( epthial and inability to absorb water)
A autoimmune

Question 8

What is the nmemonic for BECKS triad
- what is Becks traid

Answer 8

• Becks traid = sign for cardiac tamponade
• 3D’S

D - distant heart sounds ( muffling)
D- distended JVP
D - DECREASED BP ( hypotension

Question 9

What is the Nmemonic for action need to be completed for any cardiac rhythm disturbance

Answer 9

S - Support ABC
T - TWELVE(12) LEAD ECG
O - OXYGENATION ( 94%+)
P - PADS ( DEFIB - CARDIAC MONITOR
P - PRE - ALERT
I - IV
T - ( TAMPER) = vasagar manover/ atropine