LABS
SODIUM
135-145
WHAT IS THE A IN ASKGRAPH!
#1 PRIORITY
AIRWAY!
STEP 1 OF "THE METHOD"
READ THE LAST PART OF THE QUESTION 1ST
ANGINA TREATMENT
MONA
MORPHINE(CHECK BP & HR FIRST)
OXYGEN HELPS LOWER DEMAND ON HEART
NITROGLYCERIN FOR VASODILATION
ASPIRIN (125-325MG)
DIGOXIN
DIGIBIND-DIGOXIN IMMUNE FAB
Cholinergic Toxicity (INSECTICIDES)
ATROPINE
PHOSPHORUS
3.0-4.5
POTASSIUM
3.5-5
WHAT IS THE S IN ASKGRAPH?
SEPSIS
STEP 2 OF THE METHOD
PUT IN YOUR OWN WORDS
WHAT BLOOD PRESSURE MEDS ARE SAFE IN PREGNANCY?
HYPERTENSIVE MOTHERS LOVE NIFEDIPHINE
Hydralazine
Methyldopa
Labetalol
Nifedipine
HEPARIN
PROTAMINE SULFATE
CYANIDE POISONING
Hydroxocobalamin
ALBUMIN
3.5-5.5
MAGNESIUM
WHAT IS THE K IN ASKGRAPH
THE K IS K+
CHANGE IN POTASSIUM
WHAT IS STEP 3 OF THE METHOD
FIGURE OUT THE SITUATION
(THE SITUATION IS JUST THE REMAINDER OF THE QUESTION)
VITAMIN K FOODS
KALE,SPINACH,CABBAGE,BROCCOLI, AND LIVER
WARFARIN
VITAMIN K
Ethylene glycol (found in antifreeze) or Methanol (found in windshield washer fluid)
Fomepizole
BILIRUBIN
0.1-1
CHLORIDE
95-100
WHAT IS THE G IN ASKGRAPH
THE G IS GLUCOSE(HYPOGLYCEMIA)
WHAT IS STEP 4 OF THE METHOD?
START WITH #4 AND COMPARE IT TO #3 BY COMPARING THE BOTTOM 2 WE ARE ABLE TO ELIMINATE
SSRIS SIDE EFFECTS
Suicide risk increased
Slow onset and slow taper
Sweaty, hot, fever*
Rigid muscles, restless, agitated*
Increased HR tachycardia* * = Symptoms of SerotoninSyndrome
MENTAL HEALTH
Benzodiazepines
(diazepam, alprazolam,ETC)
Flumazenil
LEAD TOXICITY
Succimer (oral) or Calcium disodium edetate (calcium EDTA) (injection)*
02
95%-100%
BUN
5-20
WHAT IS THE R IN ASKGRAPH?
LETHARGY
WHAT IS STEP 4A (SATA)?
START WITH #5 OR #6 AND MAKE A DECISION
REMEMBER EACH ONE OF THE SATA IS AN ANWSER CHOICE OF ITS OWN.
TRUE OR FALSE *TIP*
HOW TO SOOTHE AN INFANT IN PAIN?
SUCROSE
SUCKING
SKIN TO SKIN
SWADDLE
OPIOIDS
NALAXON-NARCAN
IRON TOXICITY
Deferoxamine
PO2
80-100%
CREATININE
0.6-1.2
WHAT IS THE OTHER A IN ASKGRAPH?
ALTERED MENTAL STATUS
WHAT IS AASH OF ASKGRAPH?
post op/ post procedure
Airway
Altered mental status
Sepsis
Hemorrhage
extrapyramidal symptoms
A cute
D ystonia
A kathisia
P seudoparkinsonism
T ardive dyskinesia
Acetaminophen
Acetylcysteine
Chemicals causing methemoglobinemia in patients with G6PD deficiency
VITAMIN C
PH
7.35-7.45
CALCIUM
8.4-10.2
WHAT IS THE "P" IN ASKGRAPH?
PERITONITIS
WHAT NEEDS DO YOU EDUCATE PATIENTS ON?
NUTRITION
EXERCISE
ETOH (DECREASE OR AVOID)
DONT
SMOKE
Beta Blockers
GLUCAGON
Extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS)
diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
PaCO2
35-45mmHg
GLUCOSE
Fasting: 70-110 mg/dL
2-h postprandial: < 120 mg/dL
WHAT IS THE "H" IN ASKGRAPH?
HEMORRHAGE
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Alcohol, Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
THIAMINE
Magnesium Sulfate
Calcium gluconate
Fluoride ingestion
Calcium salt
INR