USMLE Step 1 Review/Respiratory
Predisposing Conditions for Pulmonary Embolism: TOM SCH PREFER edit
- T - Trauma
- O - Obesity
- M - Malignancy
- S - Surgery
- C - Cardiac disease
- H - Hospitalization
- P - Past history, Pregnancy, Post-partum
- R - Rest (bed-bound)
- E - Estrogen,
- F - Fracture
- E - Elderly
- R - Road trip
ARTERIAL OCCLUSION (Signs of Compartment Syndrome) edit
6 Ps
- Pain
- Pallor
- Paralysis
- Paresthesias
- Poikilothermia (perishing with cold)
- Pulselessness