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I’VE FALLEN: Illness Vestibular Environmental Feet/ Footwear Alcohol and drugs Low blood pressure Low O2 states Ears/ Eyes Neuropathy
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“O S#!T”: Oxygen (high dose: >60%) Salbutamol (5mg via oxygen-driven nebuliser) Hydrocortisone (or prednisolone) Ipratropium bromide (if life threatening) Theophylline …
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ARDS: Acute onset Ratio (PaO2/FiO2) less than 200 Diffuse infiltration Swan-Ganz Wedge pressure less than 19 mmHg
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RN CHAMPS: Respiratory Neurogenic Cardiogenic Hemorrhagic Anaphylactic Metabolic Psychogenic Septic Alternatively: “MR. C.H. SNAP”, or “NH CRAMPS”.
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APPENDICITIS: Appendicitis/ Abscess PID/ Period Pancreatitis Ectopic/ Endometriosis Neoplasia Diverticulitis Intussusception Crohns Disease/ Cyst (ovarian) IBD Torsion (ovary) Irritable Bowel …
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“Some Hot Dude Better Give Iced Fluids Fast!” (Hot dude = hypothermia): Stop triggering agents Hyperventilate/ Hundred percent oxygen Dantrolene …
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COMA: CO2 and CO excess Overdose: TCAs, Benzos, EtOH, insulin, paracetamol, etc. Metabolic: BSL, Na+, K+, Mg2+, urea, ammonia, etc. …
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FISH SHAPED: Fainted Illness/ Infantile febrile convulsions Shock Head injuries Stroke (CVE) Heart problems Asphxia Poisons Epilepsy Diabetes
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10 S’s: Sugar (hypo, hyper) Stroke Seizure (Todd’s paralysis) Subdural hematoma Subarachnoid hemorrhage Space occupying lesion (tumor, avm, aneurysm, abscess) …
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CPR ON SLIME: Clonidine Phenothiazines Resting (deep sleep) Opiates Narcotics Stroke (pontine hemorrhage) Lomotil (diphenoxylate) Insecticides Mushrooms/ Muscarinic (inocybe, clitocybe) …
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