USEFUL MNEMONICS

Eosinophilia “NAACP” Neoplasm Addison’s disease Asthma/allergy Collagen vascular disease Parasites Non-Lactose Fermenters “PPPSSS” Pseudomonas Proteus Providencia Salmonella Shigella Serratia Pulmonary Edema “UNLOAD ME” Upright posture Nitrates/Nitroprusside Lasix Oxygen Albuterol/ipatropium Dopamaine/dobutamine Morphine Electric cardioversion Pancreatitis “BAD SHIT” Biliary obstruction Alcohol Drugs (thiazides, imuran) Scorpion Hypertriglyceridemia Infections Trauma, toxins Atrial Fibrillation “H PIRATES” Hypertension Pulm disease (chronic) Ischemia Rheumatic heart disease Accessory pathway Thyrotoxicosis EtoH/Excess dig Sick sinus syndrome

Non-Anion Gap Acidosis “DURHAM” Diarrhea Ureteral diversion RTA Hyperaldosteronism/hypoaldosteronism Acetazolamide Miscellaneous Chronic pyelonephritis Volume expansion Systemic Lupus “I’M DAMN SHARP” Immune (ds-NDA, anti smith, VDRL) Malar rash Discoid rash ANA + Mucous ulcers (oral and nasal ulcers) Neuro (psychosis, seizures) Serositis (pleuritis, pericarditis) Heme(anemia,thrombocytopenia, lymphopenia) Arthritis Renal Photosensitivity COMA “ABCD ATOMIC” Airway Breathing Circulation Dextrose/Thiamine/Narcan Alcohol Trauma Overdose Metabolic Infection Carbon monoxide Lactose Fermenters “CEEK” Citrobacter E-coli Enterobacter Klebsiella