Thursday, September 24, 2015

Visual Learning: Hs and Ts





+ signs = Hydrogen ions, acidosis
pool of blood = hypovolemia
Big K = hyperkalemia
little k = hypokalemia
blue k = hypoxia
hat and scarf = hypothermia
candy-striped K = hypoglycemia






Offgassing T = toxins
compressed T = tamponade (cardiac)
tilted T = tension pneumothorax
Mickey Mouse T  = (ears = pulmonary thromboembolism, head = cardiac thrombosis)
trauma