7 results
HEEADSSS - for psychosocial history taking in adolescents

Home environment, Education and employment, Eating, peer-related Activities, Drugs,
Sexuality, Suicide/depression ... violence #Diagnosis ... #Screening #Peds ... #Pediatrics #HEEADSSS ... Adolescents #HEADSSS #Mnemonic
SAD PERSONS Mnemonic for Suicide Risk Assessment

S - Sex (male)
A - Age < 19 or >
SAD PERSONS Mnemonic ... 19 or > 45 D - Depression ... Risk #Assessment #Diagnosis ... #Psychiatry #Acronym ... #Screening
SIGECAPS - Depression Screening Mnemonic
S - Sleep disturbances
I - Interest decreased (anhedonia)
G - Guilt and/or feelings
SIGECAPS - Depression ... Screening Mnemonic ... #SIGECAPS #Depression ... #Screening #Mnemonic ... #psychiatry #diagnosis
Metabolic Acidosis with Anion Gap - KILU Mnemonic

K - Ketoacidosis
	• DKA
		- With normal glucose, ask if
Metabolic Acidosis ... Anion Gap - KILU Mnemonic ... in lit), iron (pediatric ... tissue hypoxia (e.g ... #diagnosis #differential
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
- Differential Diagnosis ... Chronic: Metabolic acidosis ... Thyroid disease Psychiatric ... Anxiety, PTSD, Depression ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis ... bilateral, malignant, pediatric ... incidentaloma/periodic screening ... leukocytosis, psychiatric ... procedures (eg,
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
Cardiac arrhythmias (e.g ... slippery surfaces • Psychiatric ... : Depression, fear ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis ... Differential #Evaluation #Geriatrics