Altered Mental Status – AEIOU TIPS
- A – Alcohol
- E – Endocrine, Electrolytes, Encephalopathy
- I – Insulin (high or low BS)
- O – Oxygenation, Overdose (Opiates, hypnOtics)
- U – Uremia
- T – Trauma
- I – Infection
- P – Poisoning, Psychiatric
- S – Stroke (infarct or hemorrhage), Seizure, Shock
Acute Abdomen – BIOPI
- B – Bleeding or hemorrhage: AAA, HCC or spleen rupture/ peptic ulcer bleeding
- I – Ischemia or infarct: ischemia bowel/ renal infarct
- O – Obstruction: intestinal obstruction/ biliary or ureteral stone obstruction
- P – Perforation: perforated peptic ulcer/ hollow organ perforation
- I – Infection or inflammation: hepatobiliary tract infection, appendicitis, diverticulitis, pancreatitis
Focus Fever Survey in the ED – LOUIS
- L – Lung infections: URI related history taking and PE
- O – others
- U – Urinary tract infections: UTI, APN
- I – Intra-abdominal infections or abscess: hepatobiliary, appendicitis, diverticulitis, colitis...
- S – Soft tissue infections: decubitus ulcers or bedsores, cellulitis, fasciitis
Brain CT Reading Mnemonic – Blood Can Be Very Bad
- B – Blood
- C – 4 key Cisterns
- B – Brain Parenchyma
- V – Ventricles
- B – Bony Skulls
另有 High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (連結)
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