GI MNEMONICS

  1. Ulcerative Colitis: A STATE
    • Anemia <10g/dl
    • Stool frequency (>6/day w/ blood)
    • Temperature (>37.5)
    • Albumin (<30g/L)
    • Tachycardic (>90bpm)
    • ESR (>30mm/hr)
  2. DDx for Vomiting: VOMITING
    • Vestibular disturbances/Vagal (reflex pain)
    • Opiates
    • Migraine/Metabolic (DKA,gastroparesis, HyperCa)
    • Infections
    • Toxicity (cytotoxic, dig)
    • Increased ICP/Ingested etoh
    • Neurogenic/psychogenic
    • Gestation
  3. Causes of Acute Pancreatitis: GET SMASHED
    • Gallstones
    • Ethanol
    • Trauma
    • Steroids
    • Mumps
    • Autoimmune (PAN)
    • Scorpian Stings
    • Hyperlipidemia/Hypercalcemia
    • ERCP
    • Drugs (azathioprine, diurectic)
  4. Surgical indications for IBD: I CHOP
    • Infections
    • Carcinoma
    • Hemorrhage
    • Obstruction
    • Perforation
  5. Extraintestinal manifestation of IBD: A PIE SAC
    • Aphthous ulcers
    • Pyoderma gangrenosum
    • Iritis
    • Erythema nodosum
    • Sclerosing cholangitis
    • Arthritis
    • Clubbing of fingers tips
  6. H.Pylori treatment" Please Make Tummy Better or TOMB
    • PPI
    • Metronidazole
    • tetracycline
    • Bismuth

    • Tetracycline
    • Omeprazole
    • Metronidazole
    • Bismuth
  7. Causes for increase Bilirubin level: HOT Liver
    • Hemolysis
    • Obstruction
    • Tumor
    • Liver Disease
  8. Complication of UC: PAST Colitis
    • Pyoderma gangrenosum
    • Ankylosing spondylitis
    • Sclerosing pericholangitis
    • Toxic megacolon
    • Colon carcinoma
  9. Characteristic of Cholangitis: CHOLANGITIS
    • Charcot's Triad(fever/epi-RUQpain/n/v)
    • Hepatic abscess/Hepatic bile duct/HLA
    • Obstuction
    • Leukocytosis
    • ALK increase
    • Neoplasms
    • Gallstone
    • Inflammatory bowel dz (UC)
    • Transaminase increase
    • Infection
    • Sclerosing
  10. Charcot's Triad (gallstone): FEE
    • Fever
    • Epigastrice/ RUQ pain
    • Emesis, nausea
  11. Criteria for Pancreatitis: PANCREAS
    • PaO2 (<8)
    • Age (>55)
    • Neutrophilic (WCC>15)
    • Calcium (<2)
    • Renal (Urea > 16)
    • Enzymes (LDH > 600, AST > 200)
    • Albumin (<32)
    • Sugar (glu >10 unless diabetic)
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GI MNEMONICS
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GI MNEMONICS
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