Mneumonics?

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sorry, pet peeve - its mnemonics and saying or writing "new-monics" makes me think of the plague or tube delivery systems

and i dont have any
 
At least you didn't spell it PNEUmonics which is my biggest pet peeve!

Here are some Anesthesia MNEMonics that I've found:


Which NMBs cause histamine release:
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hiSTAMine:
Sux
Tubocurarine
Atracurium
Mivacurium


D/Dx of hypotension:
FAAARIOSS TTTED
• Fluids (hemorrhage, hypovolemia)
• Anaphylaxis
• Anesthesia
• Adrenal insufficiency
• Acidosis
• Rate/Rhythm problems
• Inotrope failure:
o Myocardial infarction, depression
o Cardiac contusion, rupture, tamponade
o CHF or cardiomyopathy
o Valvular heart disease
• O2 lack (hypoxia)
• Surgical compression of heart, aorta, IVC
• Sepsis
• Temperature loss (hypothermia)
• Transfusion reaction
• Tension pneumothorax
• Embolus (pulmonary, air, fat)
• Drugs


D/Dx of tachycardia:
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(High Pulse FAST)
• Hypoxia
• Hypovolemia
• Hypotension
• Hyperthermia
• Pain
• Pheo
• PE
• Fever
• Anemia
• Sepsis
• Thyroid


What drugs DON'T cross the placenta (partial list of course):
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He Is Going Nowhere Soon
Heparin
Insulin
Glycopyrrolate
Neostigmine
Sux

Factors that decrease FRC:
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PANGOS
Pregnancy
Age
Neonate
GETA
Obesity
Supine
 
PMPMD said:
Factors that decrease FRC:
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PANGOS
Pregnancy
Age
Neonate
GETA
Obesity
Supine
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WRONG!!!!

The A is for ASCITES, NOT age.

FRC actually is INCREASED with age.
 
PMPMD said:
What drugs DON'T cross the placenta (partial list of course):
-------------------------------------------------------------------
He Is Going Nowhere Soon
Heparin
Insulin
Glycopyrrolate
Neostigmine
Sux
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Neostigmine does cross. That is why reversal of pregnant patients should consist of neostigmine and atropine. Both cross so the fetus gets a balancing effect as well.
 
Well now that the thread has been resurrected, I'd like to offer another 'PANGOS' correction. Neonates technically don't have a decreased FRC, they desat so quickly due to a much higher minute ventilation to FRC ratio.

source: I read it in Barash a few weeks ago.
 
SitraAchra said:
Well now that the thread has been resurrected, I'd like to offer another 'PANGOS' correction. Neonates technically don't have a decreased FRC, they desat so quickly due to a much higher minute ventilation to FRC ratio.

source: I read it in Barash a few weeks ago.
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To be even more technical, they desat faster on apnea because of higher resting oxygen consumption (2-3 times/adult).

Because of the higher oxygen consumption, the ratio of minute ventilation to FRC is 2 to 3 times higher in the newborn than adults. But you are correct, FRC/body weight is not decreased (30 mL/kg).
 
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