The Murtagh Model: PROMPT Flashcards
1
Q
P
• What conditions are often missed? (O)
○ E.g. UTI, early pregnancy, domestic abuse, foreign body
• Could the patient have one of the masquerades? (M)
○ 7 - depression, diabetes, drugs, anaemia, thyroid, spinal, UTI
Is the patient trying to tell me something? (PT)
A
What is the PROBABILITY DIAGNOSIS?
2
Q
R
A
RED FLAGS - serious disorders on presentation that cannot be missed, e.g. neoplasia, HIV, severe infections, heart disease, suicide, intracerebral lesions, ectopic pregnancy
3
Q
O
A
What conditions are OFTEN MISSED?
○ E.g. UTI, early pregnancy, domestic abuse, foreign body
4
Q
M
A
What MASQUERADES could be present?
5
Q
How many masquerades are there?
A
7.
6
Q
What are the masquerades?
ADD DUST
A
Anaemia, Depression, Diabetes, .. Drugs, UTI, Spinal, Thyroid,
7
Q
PT
A
Is the PATIENT TRYING to tell me something?
