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PLACO Mnemonic - Approach to Acid-Base Disorders
P - Determine the pH
L - Labs: PCO2 & HCO3
A
PLACO Mnemonic - ... AcidBase #Acid #Base #diagnosis ... #nephrology #Mnemonic
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
yield of available diagnostic ... nodules (no solid component ... size of the solid component ... Larger solid components ... 70% to 90% for a diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism: Odds Ratios for the ECG Components for the Risk of Hemodynamic Collapse or Death

Findings
Pulmonary Embolism ... Ratios for the ECG Components ... Circulatory Shock From Pulmonary ... EKG #Findings #Pulmonary ... S1Q3T3 #Predictive #Diagnosis
Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
Cavity Mnemonic ... for Cavitary Pulmonary ... SCC) - cavitary pulmonary ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... #CAVITY #Mnemonic
Causes of Hemoptysis - BATTLE CAMP Mnemonic:

Bronchitis 
Bronchiectasis 
Aspergilloma 
Tumor 
Tuberculosis 
Lung abscess 
Emboli (pulmonary) 
Coagulopathy
- BATTLE CAMP Mnemonic ... abscess Emboli (pulmonary ... Hemoptysis #BATTLECAMP #Mnemonic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
different anatomic components ... #Diagnosis #AKI ... Causes #Sites #Nephrology
Causes of Nail Clubbing - Mnemonic 
Cyanotic Heart Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
Lung Cancer, Lung abscess 
Ulcerative Colitis
Nail Clubbing - Mnemonic ... Endocarditis, Idiopathic Pulmonary ... Clubbing #Nails #Mnemonic ... Differential #Causes #Diagnosis
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic ... vascular - pulmonary ... infection - pulmonary ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... #CAVITY #Mnemonic
H’s and T’s Mnemonic - Causes of Cardiac Arrest
H's - Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ions (acidosis), Hyperkalemia
H’s and T’s Mnemonic ... Thromboembolism (Pulmonary ... Trauma #Hs #Ts #Mnemonic ... #differential #diagnosis
SNOOP mnemonic may catch potentially life-threatening headaches
Systemic signs and disorders
Neurologic symptoms
Onset new or changed & patient
SNOOP mnemonic may ... exercise #SNOOP #mnemonic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... redflag #dangerous #neurology