Wednesday, October 17, 2018

PEA H's and T's mnemonic for pulseless electrical activity VOKKAT DAMIEXT

I hate the H's and T's mnemonic - you can never remember that last H or T...

So here's a better mnemonic - let me know if it works better for you

VOKKAT DAMIEXT

Volume (hypovolemia)
Oxygen (hypoxia)
K+ hyperkalemia
K+ hypokalemia
Acidosis
Temperature - hypothermia

Drugs (& poisons)
Anaphylaxis
MI (& myocardial ischemia)
PTE (pulmonary thromboembolus)
PTX (pneumothorax)
Tamponade


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