Mneumonics

Question 1

Take your PET MAC for a walk

Answer 1

6 Deadly Causes of Chest Pain

1. PE
2. Esophageal Rupture
3. Tension pneumo
4. MI
5. Aortic Dissection/ AAA
6. Cardiac Tamponade

Question 2

BREATHS

PERC criteria

Answer 2

Blood in sputum
RA <95%
Estrogen or Hormone tx
Age +50yo
Thrombosis (hx or suspicion of DVT)
HR +100bpm at any time
Surgery in last 4 wks

Question 3

LEMON

Answer 3

Look externally (hot or not?)
Evaluate 3-3-2
Mallampati (One ("O" biggest opening, 4 terrible) 
Obstruction
Neck Mobility (C-collar?)

Question 4

FAST vs EFAST

Answer 4

RUQ (Morison's Pouch)
Subxiphoid
LUQ
Pelvic 
*Lungs

Question 5

MUDPILES CAT

AG +12

Answer 5

Methanol/Metformin
Uremia
DKA
Propylene glycol, Paracetamol (APAP)
Isoniazid, Iron, Infection 
Lactic Acidosis 
Ethylene glycol (antifreeze)
Salicylates

CO
APAP
Toluene

Question 6

Increased Cholinergic Stimulation

(Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors)

Answer 6

"SLUDGE"
Salivation
Lacrimation
Urination
Defecation
GI upset
Emesis

Question 7

Increased Anticholinergic Stimulaiton

Answer 7

Blind as a bat (mYdriasis)
Red as a beet (flushing)
Hot as a hare (hyperthermia)
Dry as a bone 
Mad as a hatter (AMS changes)

Question 8

DOPES

Answer 8

Displaced Tube
Obstruction
PTX
Equipment
Stacking Breaths

Question 9

PAIR

Answer 9

(Dz's a/w HLA B-27)
Psoriatic Arthritis
Ankylosing spondylitis 
IBD
Reactive Arthritis

Question 10

PAILS

Answer 10

Anatomical Reciprocal Changes
ST elevation in Anterior leads –> Depression in Inferior
ST elevation in Inferior leads –> Depression in Lateral

Question 11

GCS

Answer 11

4 Eyes (spont, verbal, pain) 
5 Verbal (oriented, confused, words, moans) 
6 Motor (follows commands, localizes, w/draws, flexes, extends)

Question 12

PT vs PTT

Answer 12

PT - INR (Warfarin - Vit K)

PTT- Harry Potter (heparin- protamine; two TT’s in potter)

Question 13

Alkaline

Acidotic

Answer 13

liquefactive necrosis “L”

coagulative necrosis “C”

Question 14

FROM JANE 
(Endocarditis)

Answer 14

Fever
Roth spots
Osler Nodes "ouch" end of finger
Murmur
Janeway lesions (hemorrhagic macular lesions) 
Nail bed splinter hemorrhages
Emboli

Question 15

RIPE

Answer 15

Primary TB Rx: RIPE
Rifampin (orange body fluids & Low Plts)
Isoniazid (give w/ Pyridoxine B6)
Pyrazinamide
Ethambutol (optic neuritis & Red/Green color blindness)