Don't Hate, Abbreviate
SAMPLE stands for this.
What are:
Signs and Symptoms,
Allergies,
Medications,
Past medical history,
Last oral intake, and
Events leading up?
If you see a note that a patient is experiencing cirrhosis, you know their skin looks this color.
What is yellow-orange?
The biggest concern when it comes to irrigating burns is this.
What is hypothermia?
In cases of shock, the transportation of carbon dioxide out of the tissues becomes this.
What is impaired?
Fluid in the lungs (alveoli) is called this.
What is pulmonary edema?
These two abbreviations stand for something you'll look for when doing your 5 checks for a C-collar.
What is JVD and TD?
The word root "hepat" lets you know the condition deals with this organ.
What is the liver?
If your patient with a burn has an altered LOC, you should suspect this.
What are other potential complications?
These three parts in the perfusion triangle and any 1-3 can cause shock.
What are the vasculature (container), heart (pump), and blood (content)?
This chronic condition is characterized by a low quantity of hemoglobin in the blood.
What is anemia?
Abbreviated as DM, this is a common condition that is characterized by high blood sugar and is often accompanied by high blood pressure.
What is diabetes [mellitus]?
The word root angin/o means this.
What are blood vessels?
Treat all penetrating wounds of the neck, chest, back, and upper abdomen with this kind of dressing.
What is occlusive dressing?
These two hormones are released by the sympathetic, autonomic nervous system when in shock, and cause its signs and symptoms.
What are epinephrine and norepinephrine?
Cardiogenic shock is caused by these three things, or a combination of them.
What is high afterload, low preload, and poor contractility?
TBSA stands for this.
What is Total Body Surface Area?
This descriptive word root is associated with the color white.
What is leuk/o?
Many cases involving shootings go to court at some point, and you may be called to testify. Therefore, you must carefully document these three things.
What are the circumstances of the gunshot injury, patient's condition, and treatment given?
These are the three main examples or causes of obstructive shock.
What are cardiac tamponade, pulmonary embolism, and tension pneumothorax?
The Beck triad is composed of these signs and symptoms that are caused by cardiac tamponade.
What are JVD, muffled heart sounds, and narrowing pulse (or blood) pressure?
EKG stands for this.
This is the word root in atherosclerosis.
What is -ather?
An injury where organs may protrude through the wound is called this.
What is evisceration?
Patients develop septic shock secondary to this.
What is poor vessel function and severe volume loss?
This is the reason that neurogenic shock is the only type of shock that doesn't present the characteristic pale, cool, and entirely-diaphoretic skin.
What is the lack of peripheral vasoconstriction (due to impairment in the autonomic nervous system)?