Aaron Tjomsland

Emergency Medicine Mnemonics

Health EN ↓ 63 episodes

Most podcasts are about understanding. This emergency medicine podcast is about knowledge recall. Active learning requires your brain to process actively. Can you withstand sitting with the discomfort of being asked a question until you can answer it easily and readily? I promise you won’t be comfortable listening to each episode, but after you withstand the discomfort, your ability to recall, will be far superior than any other passive, listening.

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Aaron Tjomsland

Episodes

Mafia PCC: pseudomonas antibiotics (a.k.a. shoe-domonas) 20.08.2023 14:09

Antibiotics that cover pseudomonas: Meropenem, aztreonam, fluoroquinolones (not moxi), Imipenem, aminoglycosides, pip/tazo, cefepime, ceftazidime. If there is a puncture wound through the foot, you want to ask if they have worn shoes because if so, you need to cover for pseudomonas.

NSAID Nexus criteria: rule out need for c spine imaging 19.08.2023 8:53

NSAID Nexus criteria: rule out need for c spine imaging

DKA the 8 I etiologies: I Dont Know Anything 24.07.2023 13:25

DKA the 8 I etiologies: I Dont Know Anything

TAPPED: 6 Chest Pain Deadly Differentials 22.07.2023 9:58

The mnemonic can be remembered by ED doctor overwhelmed by so many patients when a chest pain comes in…think “oh man, I’m tapped out”…. Or think TAP P.D.E.: 6 Chest Pain Deadly Differentials.

DOTS: when to suspect a fracture 15.07.2023 4:40

Oh, this is one of the most simple acronyms on how to suspect a fracture. Deformity. Open wound. Tenderness/toddlers. Swelling. Emergency medicine is about ruling out the bad stuff and this mnemonic can help you remember to get an x-ray.

FAILURE: CHF Exacerbation Causes 13.07.2023 8:25

FAILURE: These are the quick recall potential etiologies of congestive heart failure exacerbations. If you can sit with the discomfort of the silence until you’re able to answer the questions, you will know that you can easily and quickly recall this knowledge comfortably in the moment you need it. Then, ask yourself: do I need to check a thyroid function? Is this patient non-compliant with medica...

AEIOU TIPS: Altered Mental Status 12.07.2023 22:09

AEIOU TIPS: Altered Mental Status broad differential. Sit with the discomfort of this episode to master 17 broad differentials for AMS.

Syncope: Is it Cardiac? 3 Main Categories 11.07.2023 12:37

Syncope: Cardiac, hypovolemic, Neuro Most important to establish from the history is “was there a prodrome?”

Tachy Epsilon: Cardiac Syncope EKG findings 11.07.2023 11:03

Tachy Epsilon: Cardiac Syncope EKG findings. Tacky, epsilon, prolongs delta with 2 to 3 daggers in saddle. If there is a syncopal episode, please don’t be the provider who merely states NO STEMI… The standard of care is to evaluate the EKG for more than just myocardial infarction as the cause of a syncopal episode. Go above and beyond the standard of care to at least consider the 7 cardiac EKG fin...

Ive Fallen: Falls (possible causes) 10.07.2023 7:40

I’ve Fallen: Falls (possible causes)

10 S’: Focal-neurologic Deficits Differential 10.07.2023 12:12

10 S’ Focal-neurologic Deficits Differential. Easy hand mnemonic for quick recall.

THROMBOSIS: Risk Factors for Pulmonary Embolism 08.07.2023 14:17

THROMBOSIS: Risk Factors for Pulmonary Embolism

Emergency Medicine Mnemonics (Trailer) 07.07.2023 0:38