Oral Board Exam =============== þ Overordering labs and interventions is a good strategy þ Write some mnemonics on the sheet as soon as you get into the room; you have to remember to order _everything_, as nothing is done automatically. U - undress the patient V - vital signs (_insist_ on getting _all_ vital signs) A - ABCs N - learn the patient's name and use it. I - IV (specify which fluid) O - O2 (specify rate and means) M - monitor L - labs (overorder) EKG/CXR, Repeat Vitals MI: ASA, Beta Blocker (atenolol 5 mg IV and 50 mg PO), Mg 2 g IV if creatinine OK, Streptokinase 1.5 million over 1 hour or protocol, heparin 80 mg/kg bolus, 18 mg/kg/hr infusion, scale down if fat (Raschke protocol).