i came across these useful tips from the book " nursing made incredibly easy".
so easy to remember especially lyme disease stages
allergies to ask your
patient before a ct scan that
requires contrast medium, think of sic ...
s[color=#292526]hellfish
i[color=#292526]odine
c[color=#292526]ontrast media (prior sensitive reaction).
[color=#292526]
to remember the signs and symptoms
of a hypersensitivity reaction to contrast
media, think purr ...
p[color=#292526]ruritus
u[color=#292526]rticaria
r[color=#292526]ash
r[color=#292526]espiratory distress.
[color=#292526]
to remember the meaning of myasthenia
gravis ...
[color=#292526]think of grave muscle weakness.
[color=#292526]
to remember the progression of ards,
think of ...
a[color=#292526]ssault to the pulmonary system
r[color=#292526]espiratory distress
d[color=#292526]ecreased lung compliance
s[color=#292526]evere respiratory failure.
[color=#292526]
to remember the progression of
signs and symptoms of lyme disease,
remember lime ...
l[color=#292526]esions, lymph node swelling, like the flu (stage 1)
i[color=#292526]nnervation problems, such as meningitis and
[color=#292526]peripheral neuropathy (stage 2)
m[color=#292526]ovement problems, such as arthritis (stage 3)
e[color=#292526]verything else, such as myocarditis and
[color=#292526]arrhythmia (stage 3).
[color=#292526]
to remember which drug should be
inhaled first, think about your abcs...
a b[color=#292526]ronchodilator comes before a c[color=#292526]orticosteroid
ehlay
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Re: USEFUL MNEMONICS
Originally Posted by Nia1976