Acute Care 31: Tips From the Vowels Acronym
Tips from the Vowels
| T | — | Trauma,
Temperature, Tumor Traumatic head injury Hypothermia Hyperthermia Tumor of the brain |
| I | — | Infection Meningitis/Encephalitis Sepsis Pneumonia Urosepsis |
| P | — | Poisoning,
Psychogenic Poisoning (Drug Overdose, Toxic Effects) Acetaminophen overdose Aspirin overdose Tricyclic overdose Anticholinergic drug overdose Benzodiazepine overdose Hypnotic drug overdose, (in line with poisoning-toxic substance ingestion) Carbon monoxide Cyanide Organophosphate (insecticide) Heavy metal poisoning (iron, lead, Hq) Hydrocarbon ingestions Psychogenic coma (catatonic state) |
| S | — | Stroke,
Shunts, Shock (CNS Insults) Thrombotic or embolic strokes Intracerebral hemorrhage Subarachnoid hemorrhage Subdural hematoma Epidural hematoma Increased intracranial pressure Shock (from any source) Shunt malfunction |
| A | — | Alcohol
(Intoxication, Withdrawal, Toxic Effects) Ethyl alcohol intoxication Ethyl alcohol withdrawal Methanol intoxication Ethylene glycol intoxication Isopropanol intoxication |
| E | — | Epilepsy,
Encephalopathy Status epilepticus/postictal Hypertensive encephalopathy Hepatic encephalopathy |
| I | — | Insulin
and Other Hormones Diabetic ketoacidosis Non-ketotic hyperosmolar coma Hypoglycemia Ketotic hypoglycemia Addisonian crisis Thyroid storm (hyperthyroidism) Myxedema coma |
| O | — | Oxygen,
Opiates, and Other Drugs of Abuse Hypoxia High altitude illness Opiate/heroin/narcotic overdose Cocaine ingestion Amphetamine intoxication Phencyclidine intoxication |
| U | — | Uremia
and Other Metabolic Abnormalities Acute renal failure Electrolyte abnormalities Acid base abnormalities |