Useful Mnemonics Flashcards
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Raised JVP
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PQRST Pulmonary Embolism Quantity of fluid (fluid overload) Right heart failure Superior vena cava obstruction Tricuspid regurgitation, tricuspid stenosis, tamponade
2
Q
T2 pre-diabetes management
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DELAYS Diet Exercise Lose weight Aspirin/ACE inhibitor Yearly check-up Statin
3
Q
Serious headache cause
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TMNT TEL Trauma Meningitis Neurological -> Weakness/Dysphonia/Sensory change Time (sudden onset)
Temporal artery pain
Loss of vision
Eye pain
4
Q
Severity of pancreatitis
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PANCREAS Pa02 <8kp Age >55 Neutrophils >15 Calcium <2 Urea >16 Enzymes AST/ALT/LDH Albumin <32 Sweet - glucose >10
5
Q
Microcytic anaemia
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TAILS Thallasaemia Anaemia of CD Iron deficiency Lead poisioning Sideroblastic anaemia
6
Q
Macrocytic anaemia
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Alcohol B12 Compensatory reticulocytosis Drugs (AZT) Endocrine - hypothyroid Folate
7
Q
Normocytic
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ABCD Acute blood loss Bone marrow failure Chronic disease Destruction (hemolysis)
8
Q
PCKD complications
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LAMB Liver cysts Aneurysms Mitral prolapse Berry aneurysms
9
Q
Side effects of NSAIDs
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I-GRAB
Interactions with other medications (such as Warfarin)
Gastric ulceration (consider adding a PPI when prescribing NSAIDs long-term)
Renal impairment (use NSAIDs sparingly in those with poor renal function)
Asthma sensitivity (triggers 10% of individuals with asthma)
Bleeding risk (due to their effect on platelet function)
10
Q
Post-op complications
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5 Ws Wind Water Walk Wound Wonder what we did?
