SOME MEMORIZING TIPS.........

Emergency

First Aid / Trauma ("
abcde
"):

A
irway

B
reathing

C
irculation

D
isability (neurologic)

E
xposure & Environment

Causes of metabolic acidosis ("
mudpiles
"):

M
ethanol

U
remia

D
KA

P
araldehyde / Phenformin

I
ron tablets, INH, Ispropyl alcohol

L
actic Acid

E
tOH, Ethylene Glycol

S
alicylates

Pain questions (especially chest pain "
opqrst
"):

O
nset

P
rogression / Progression

Q
uality

R
adiation / Relief / Risk factors

S
ymptoms (associated with pain)

T
ime

Treatment for MI ("
mona
"):

M
orphine

O
2

N
itrates

A
SA

Pancreatitis ("
bad shits
"):

B
iliary Colic

A
lcohol

D
rugs

S
arcoidosis

H
ypercalcemia, hyperlipidemia

I
diopathic

T
rauma

S
corpion bites

Diagnosis of coma ("
AEIOU TIPPS
"):

A
lcohol

E
ncephalopathy, epilepsy, electrolytes

I
nsulin

O
piates

U
remia

T
rauma

I
nfection

P
oisoning

P
sychiatric

S
yncope / stroke

Medicine

Indications for dialysis ("
aeiou
"):

A
cidosis

E
lectrolyte imbalance

I
ntoxication

O
verload

U
remia ( encephalopathy)

Gallbladder risk factors (
5 f's
):

F
air

F
orty

F
at

F
emale

F
ertile

Causes of eosinophilia ("
NAACP
"):

N
eoplasm

A
llergy

A
ddison's Disease

C
ollagen vascular disease

P
arasites

Bugs

Reportable diseases ("
SSSH(I)T, My Chicken Has Aids
"):

S
higella

S
almonella

S
yphillis and gonorrhea

H
ep A

T
uberculosis

M
MR (measels, mumps and rubella)

C
hicken pox

H
ep B

A
ids (not HIV)

Birth canal diseases ("
TORCH
"):

T
oxoplasmosa

O
ther (syphilis)

R
ubella

C
ytomegalovirus

H
erpes virus

UTI Bugs ("
SEEKS PP
"):

S
taph saprophyticus

E
. coli

E
nterobacter cloacae

K
lebsiella pneumoniae

S
erratia marcescens

P
roteus mirabilis

P
seudomonas aeruginosa

Hepatitides ("
ABCDE
"):

Hep
A

A
symptomatic

Hep
B

B
lood-borne

Hep
C

C
hronic,
C
irrhosis,
C
arcinoma,
C
arriers

Hep
D

D
ependent (requires B)

Hep
E

E
nteric,
E
xpectant mothers

Also, A&E are fecal/oral - think
E
ating
A
ss.

Strep Pyogenes Effects ("
GRIPS
"):

G
lomerulonephritis

R
heumatic fever

I
mpetigo

P
haryngitis

S
carlet fever

Staph Aureus Effects ("
STAGE
"):

S
calded skin syndrome

T
oxic shock syndrome

A
bscess

G
astroenteritis

E
ndocarditis

Gram Positive Rods ("
BC Clan
" (using blue rods as weapons):

B
acillus

C
lostridium

C
orynebacterium

L
isteria

A
ctinomyces

N
ocardia

Drugs

ACE Inhibitor side effects ("
CAPTOPRIL
"):

C
ough

A
ngioedema

P
roteinuria

T
aste changes
hyp
O
tension

P
regnancy problems, fetal renal damage

R
ash

I
ncreased renin

L
ower Angiotensin II

Neurology

Cranial Nerve Names:

O
lfactory

I

O
ptic

II

O
culomotor

III

T
rochlear

IV

T
rigeminal

V

A
bducens

VI

F
acial

VII

A
uditory

VIII

G
lossopharyngeal

IX

V
agus

X

A
ccessory

XI

H
ypoglossal

XII

Cranial Nerve Types:

S
ome

S
ensory

S
ay

S
ensory

M
arry

M
otor

M
oney,

M
otor

B
ut

B
oth

M
y

M
otor

B
rother

B
oth

S
ays

S
ensory

B
ig

B
oth

B
oobs

B
oth

M
atter

M
otor

M
ost

M
otor

Erection & Ejaculation ("
PS
"):

P
oint (erection)

P
arasympathetic

S
hoot (ejaculation)

S
ympathetic

Mania ("
digfast
"):

D
istractibility

I
ndiscretion (sex, drugs, rock-n-roll, take your pick)

G
randiosity

F
light of ideas

A
ctivity increase

S
leep deficit (decreased need for sleep)

T
alkativeness (pressured speech)

Limbic System Tasks ("
5 F's
"):

F
eeding

F
ighting

F
light

F
eeling

F
(sex)