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 - shock less - thrusting

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

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

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 -
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