Mnemonics

Question 1

SCORTEN score

BUG SCORE

Answer 1

Serum Bicarb <20, Urea >10, glucose >14
Cancer
Older age >40
Rate HR >120
Epidermal detachment >10%

Question 2

Grades of urethral injury

Come see penis completely separate

Answer 2

Contusion, normal contrast into bladder
Stretch injury, normal contrast into bladder
Partial separation but still some contrast into bladder
Complete detachment/disruption
Separated >2cm, disrupted

Question 3

Cerebral ring enhancing lesions

MAGIC DR

Answer 3

Metastases
Abscess
Glioblastoma
Inflammatory e.g. TB or Infarct (subacute)
Contusion

Demyelinating disease
Radiation necrosis

Question 4

Glasglow blatchford score

HHHHHHUMS

Answer 4

Haemorrhage (malaena)
Hb drop
Hypotension SBP <90
HR >100
Hepatic disease
Heart disease
Uraemia
Male
Syncope

Question 5

Ottawa SAH for CT

OTAWA

Answer 5

Onset with exertion
Thunderclap
Age >40
Witnessed syncope
Abnormal neck - neck pain/stiffness, limited neck flexion

Question 6

Surgical causes of vomiting in baby

VOMITS AND needs a scan

Answer 6

Volvulus (sigmoid)
Obstruction - intestinal atresia, biliary atresia
Meconium ileus, Meckel’s
Imperforate anus, incarcerated hernia, intussusception
Tracheooesophageal fistula
Stenosis (pyloric stenosis)

Aganglionosis (Hirschsprung)
NEC
Diverticulum (Meckel’s)

Question 7

Hunt & Hess SAH scale

A moderate day seems choatic

Answer 7

Asymptomatic/mild headache
Moderate headache
Drowsinses/altered GCS
Stupor, obtunded, focal neurology
Coma, posturing

Question 8

Schatzker tibial plateau fractures

Some lovers don’t mind big knees

Answer 8

Split lateral tibial plateau
Lateral plateau depressed and split
Depression only
Medial tibial plateau fracture
Bicondylar fractures
Knee complete disruption of metaphysis and diaphysis

Question 9

Paediatric ETT formula

Depth

Answer 9

Age/4 + 4

Depth
Age/2 + 12

Question 10

Paediatric weight

Answer 10

(Age+4) x 2