A
Airway
Anaphylaxis
3A Anaphylaxis Angioedema Aspiration
Abdominal inflammation
A. S.H.O.C.K.E.D. for causes of shock/ elevated lactate
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7 As of management of mesenteric ischemia
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A.I.O.P. for “surgical” abdominal pain
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5 As for pharmacological management of dysrhythmia
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B
Breathing
P.B.S. for evaluating perfusion/ diagnosing shock
C
Circulation
C BIG DRop in hyperkalemia
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D
Disability
Drugs
E
Exposure
Endocrine
F
G
G.R.E.A.T. for occult major bleeding
GREAT sites to bleed
H
Hypovolemia/ Hemorrhage
6H’s of cardiac arrest: Hypoxia, Hypovolemia/Hemorrhage, Hyperkalemia/Hypokalemia, Hypothermia, Hydrogenemia (Acidosis), Hypoglycemia
I
Ischemia
Infection
J
JTC bias: Jumping-to-Clonclusions bias
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_to_conclusions
K
K.U.L.T. for anion-gap metabolic acidosis
Ketoacidosis
L
Lactic acidosis
M
Metabolic
4 Ms of dysrhythmia
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N
O
Obstruction
O.P.I.A.T.E. for severe abdominal/ flank pain
Ö
P
Perforation
Q
R
S
Sepsis (=severe infection)
Structural
6 S of pain in aortic dissection
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S.C.A.N. before you scan a patient with reduced LOC/AMS
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S.H.I.T. for shit happens
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16 S in AMS
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T
Thrombosis: ACS, PE
Toxins/ toxic alcohols
4Ts of (sudden) hypoxia +/- hypotension: (1) Tachy- & Bradycardia, (2) Thrombosis: ACS, PE (3) Tamponade (4) (Tension) pneumothorax
T’s of cardiac arrest: Thrombosis (ACS,PE), Tamponade, Tension pneumothorax, Toxins
U
Uremia