1.I GET SMASHED
Causes of pancreatitis
Idiopathic ·
Gallstones ·
Ethanol ·
Trauma ·
Steroids ·
Mumps ·
Autoimmune ·
Scorpion sting ·
Hypercalcaemia ·
ERCP ·
Drugs
2.PINCH ME
Reversible contributors to delirium
Pain ·
Infection ·
Nutrition ·
Constipation ·
Hydration ·
Medication ·
Environment
3.SOCRATES
Structured pain history
Site ·
Onset ·
Character ·
Radiation ·
Associated symptoms ·
Timing ·
Exacerbating/relieving factors ·
Severity
4.CHIMPANZEES
Causes of hypercalcaemia
Calcium supplementation ·
Hyperparathyroidism ·
Iatrogenic ·
Myeloma ·
Paget's disease ·
Addison's disease ·
Neoplasm ·
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome ·
Excess vitamin D ·
Excess vitamin A ·
Sarcoidosis
5.TUNA FISH
Red flags in back pain
Trauma ·
Unexplained weight loss ·
Neuro symptoms ·
Age over 50 ·
Fever ·
IVDU ·
Steroids ·
History of cancer
6.SPIKES
Framework for breaking bad news
Setting ·
Perception ·
Invitation ·
Knowledge ·
Empathy ·
Summary/strategy
7.LEMON
Predicting a difficult airway
Look externally ·
Evaluate 3-3-2 rule ·
Mallampati score ·
Obstruction/obesity ·
Neck mobility
8.AEIOU TIPS
Causes of altered consciousness
Alcohol ·
Epilepsy ·
Insulin ·
Opiates/overdose ·
Uraemia ·
Trauma ·
Infection ·
Poisoning ·
Stroke
9.MUDPILES
Causes of a high anion gap metabolic acidosis
Methanol ·
Uraemia ·
DKA ·
Paraldehyde ·
Iron/isoniazid ·
Lactate ·
Ethylene glycol ·
Salicylates
10.DR ABCDE
Systematic approach to reading a chest X-ray
Details (name, date, projection, penetration) ·
RIPE (rotation, inspiration, projection, exposure) ·
Airway ·
Breathing (lung fields) ·
Circulation (heart, mediastinum) ·
Diaphragm ·
Everything else (bones, soft tissue, lines, tubes)