ACLS mnemonics

Anyone have any current acls mnemonics to help pass acls certification?

I can't help you, but just wanted to thank you for spelling mnemonics correctly! :redbeathe

Good luck with your test!

Is this what your looking for? http://www.rhmedicclass.com/index.php/miscellaneous-mnemonics-for-acls/

A blast from the past to go with that bretyllium.

Elvis (epinephrine) Loved (lidocaine) Big (bretyllium) Mama (magnesium sulfate) Presley (procainamide).

Seriously the hardest thing to remember is the Hs & Ts with is a mnemonic.

Learn and understand the rhythms and meds. Too much memorizing just leads to nervousness that you'll forget the mnemonics.

Yes!!! Yeah some new ones! I had all the old ones. Thank you.

Rhythm

Mnemonic

Bradycardia

Pacing

Always

Ends

Danger

Pacer (Transcutaneous)

Atropine (0.5mg q 3-5min, ↑to 3mg)

Epinephrine (2-10µg IV w/ NS)

Dopamine (2-10µg IV w/ NS)

ACS

Open

Arteries

Now

Medic

Oxygen (4L.min, 02 >90%)

Aspirin (160-325 mg)

Nitro (1 tab q 3-5 min ↑to 3 max)

Morphine (2-4 mg IVP)

Pulseless Electrical Activity

P ossible causes treat

E pinephrine (1mg q 3-5min or 40 units vasopressor for 1st and 2nd dose)

A tropine (1 mg IV/IO q 3-5 min ↑to 3mg max)

Asystole

D etermine whether to initiate resuscitation

E pinephrine (1mg q 3-5min or 40 units vasopressor for 1st and 2nd dose)

A tropine (1 mg IV/IO q 3-5 min ↑to 3mg max)

D iff. Dx or discontinue resuscitation

VF/Pulseless VT

Primary ABCDs

S hock

C pr

R hythm

Secondary ABCDs,

Can I Intervene? CPR, Intubate, IV access

E pinephrine (1mg q 3-5min or 40 units vasopressor for 1st and 2nd dose

Antiarrhythmic

Meds

Any

Legit

Med

Amiodarone (300 mg IV/IO, 150 mg in 3-5min if VF/PVT persists OR

L idocaine (1-1.5 mg.kg, ↑to 3mg )

M gSO4 (1-2g in 10 ml D5W 4 torsades

I got these from various websites and books for ACLS

But please refer to a recent ACLS manual to make sure these mnemonics go with ACLS protocols. They change things so much.

I don't know how serious your question is?

I've been re-certifying for ACLS every two years for over 26 years. The trouble with mnemonics is the "old" out of date ones are entrenched in my brain and they fight like the devil to not allow new updated ACLS protocol to take over!!!!!

Thankfully ACLS is so user friendly now. I still manage to pass the class!!!!!