Arterial Vascular Exam

General Inspection: HAGS

HAGS = Hair loss, Amputations, Gangrene, Scars,

Pulmonary Emboli - risk factors

HIP SHOT


Pulmonary Emboli Risk Factors
History of previous DVT/PE
Injury
Pregnancy


Smoking
History of previous PE/DVT (twice)
Oral contraceptive pill
Travel

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Malleus

Malleus = is the bone that runs down the middle when looking at pictures.

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OSCEs: TB patient

Mnemonic: CHEST

you can re-arrange the mnemonic to make the mnemonic specific for you

Complete course: pt must complete the course

History social: take a history including social history

side Effects: of treatment = *orphan

Treatment: rifampicin, isoniazid, ethambutol and pyrazinamide 

Tracing contacts

*orphan = Optic neuritis, Red urine, oral contraceptive Pill, Hepatitis, Agranulocytosis, Neuropathy

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Stroke

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arrange alphabetically
H comes before I
therefore
Haemorrhagic strokes are less frequent than Ischaemic
Haemorrhagic strokes account for 15% of strokes
Ischaemic strokes account for 85% of strokes

Ischaemic strokes
CE  CA
arrange CErebrovascular and CArdiogenic emboli alphabetically
cardiogenic emboli account for less ischaemic strokes 15% than cerebrovascular (80%)

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ENT - Tympanosclerosis

Sometimes healing may not be completed in cases of otitis media, as a result scar tissue can form due to inflammatory processes. This can present as calcified plaques upon the tympanic membrane. 

Mnemonic: 

scarring = tympanosclerosis = white (colour).

STuvW = scarring = tympanosclerosis = white (colour)

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Venepuncture - Remove needle or tourniquet first?

Remove needle or tourniquet first?
T for Tourniquet comes before N for needle in TourNiquet
Therefore you remove tourniquet before needle in a patient.

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