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Mnemonics

Hand-curated mnemonics for high-yield CRNA topics. Picmonic-style — narrative association + memorable structure. 10 live, growing weekly.

pharmacology

Female-Smoke-Sick-Strong
Apfel score — PONV risk

Predicting postoperative nausea/vomiting risk

Pre-Induce-Paralyze-Place
Rapid Sequence Induction — drug order

Order of medications in RSI

airway

SOAP-ME
SOAP-ME — Airway preparation checklist

Pre-induction airway equipment + medication prep

LEMON
LEMON — Difficult airway prediction

Pre-intubation airway assessment

MOANS
MOANS — Difficult mask ventilation

Predictors of difficult mask ventilation

physiology

MUDPILES
MUDPILES — Wide-anion-gap metabolic acidosis

Causes of high-anion-gap metabolic acidosis

Bradykinin-Oxygen-PG-down
Ductus arteriosus closure — what closes it

Stimuli that close the patent ductus arteriosus at birth

Hs + Ts
5 Hs + 5 Ts — Reversible causes of cardiac arrest

ACLS reversible-cause checklist

MAP = CO × SVR
Hemodynamic Ohm's law analog

MAP, CO, SVR relationship

regional

Sympathectomy-Block-Treat
Spinal anesthesia hemodynamics — predictable drop

Why spinal anesthesia drops BP and what to do