AEIOU TIPS

English AEIOU-TIPS Etymology Ealiest known use is from April 1980 in a paper by Carl C. Bell.en 1980-04 Carl C. Bell States of Consciousness w:Journal of the National Medical Association 72 4 333 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2552427/?page=3 A simple way to remember the various etiologic agents which cause such states is by remembering AEIOU TIPS: A—Alcohol, E—Epilepsy, I—Infection, O—Opium and other drugs, U—Uremia, T—Trauma, I—Insulin, too much or too little, P—Poisons, and S—Shock. Pronunciation en En-us-ncalif-aeioutips.ogg Northern California Noun - 1 en emergency medicine en alcohol, epilepsy, insulin, overdose, underdose/uremia, trauma, infection, psychiatric, stroke/shock: reasons why a patient may have an altered mental state. from 1980 References