USMLE First Aid Drug Reactions with Mneumonics
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Coronary vasospasm | Cocaine, Sumatriptan |
| Cutaneous flushing | VANC Vancomycin, Adenosine, Niacin, Calcium channel blockers |
| Dilated cardiomyopathy | Doxorubicin, Daunorubicin Mneumonic: i jumped off the DOX (docks) at DAUN and my heart got filled with water and was dilated. |
| Torsades de pointes | Class III (sotalol) and Class IA (quinidine) antiarrhythmics Mnemonic: it is TOo SAD when you are SO TALL and QUIet. |
| Agranulocytosis | Clozapine, Carbamzepine, Colchicine, Propylthiouracil, Methimazole, Dapsone Mnemonic: Agranulocytosis Could Certainly Cause Pretty Major Damage |
| Aplastic anemia | Chloramphenicol, benzene, NSAIDs, propylthiouracil, methimazole |
| Direct Coombs-positive hemolytic anemia | Methyldopa |
| Gray baby syndrome | Chloramphenicol Mnemonic: picture a baby falling into a CHLORine Pool and coming out gray. |
| Hemolysis in G6PD patients | Isoniazid, Sulfonamides, Primaquine, Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Nitrofurantoin Mnemonic: hemolysis IS PAIN |
| Megaloblastic anemia | Phenytoin, Methotrexate, Sulfa drugs Mnemonic: having a blast with PMS |
| Thrombotic complications | OCPs (eg, estrogens and progestins) |
| Cough | ACE inhibitors (note: ARBS like losartan-no cough) |
| Pulmonary fibrosis | BLeomycin, Amiodarone, Busulfan Mnemonic: it's hard to BLAB when you have pulmonary fibrosis. |
| Acute cholestatic hepatitis | Macrolides |
| Focal to massive hepatic necrosis | Halothane, Acetominophen, Valproic acid, Amanita phalloides Mnemonic: liver HAVAc |
| Hepatitis | Isoniazid (INH) |
| Pseudomembranous colitis | Clindamycin, ampicillin |
| Adrenocorticol insufficiency | Glucocorticoid withdrawal (HPA suppression) |
| Gynecomastia | Spironolactone, Digitalis, Cimetidine, chronic Alcohol use, Ketoconazole Mnemonic: Some Drugs Create Awesome Knocker |
| Hot flashes | Tamoxifen, clomiphene |
| Hypothyroidism | Lithium, Amiodarone, Sulfonamides Mnemonic: LAST time it was HYPed Op |
| Hyperglycemia | Niacin, tacrolimus, protease inhibitors |
| Fat redistribution | Glucocorticoids, protease inhibitors |
| Gingival hyperplasia | Phenytoin, verapamil |
| Gout | Furosemide, thiazides, niacin, cyclosporine, pyrazinamide |
| Myopathies | Fibrates, Niacin, Colchicine, Hydroxychloroquine, Interferon alpha, Penicillamine, Statins, Glucocorticoids Mnemonics: Fish N CHIPS Give you myopathies |
| Osteoporosis | Corticosteroids, heparin |
| Photosensitivity | Sulfonamides, Amiodarone, Tetracycline Mnemonic: SAT for a photo |
| Rash (Stevens-Johnson Syndrome) | Penicillin, Ethosuximide, Carbamazepine, Sulfa drugs, Lamotrigine, Allopurinol, Phenytoin, Phenobarbital Mnemonic: bad rash after a PEC SLAPP |
| SLE-like syndrome | Hydralazine, Isoniazid (INH), Procainamide, Phenytoin Mnemonic: it's not HIPP to have lupus |
| Tendonitis, tendon rupture, and cartilage damage (kids) | Fluoroquinolones |
| Diabetes insipidus | Lithium, demeclocycline |
| Fanconi's syndrome | Expired tetracycline |
| Interstitial nephritis | Methicillin, NSAIDs, furosemide |
| Hemorrhagic cystitis | Cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide (prevent by administering with mesna) |
| SIADH | Carbamazepine, cyclophosphamide |
| Cinchonism | Quinidine, quinine Mnemonic: CINCHs like brady QUINn |
| Parkinson-like syndrome | Antipsychotics, reserpine, metoclopromide |
| Seizures | Bupropion, imipenem/cilastatin, isoniazid |
| Tardive dyskinesia | Antipsychotics |
| Antimuscarinic | Atropine, TCAs, H1 blockers, neuroleptics (antipsychotics and atypical antipsychotics), digoxin |
| Disulfiram-like reaction | Metronidazole, certain cephalosporins, procarbazine, 1st-generation sulfonylureas |
| Nephrotoxicity/ototoxicity | Aminoglycosides, vancomycin, loop diuretics, cisplatin |
| P-450 inducers | Quinidine, Barbiturates, St. John's wort, Phenytoin, Rifampin, Griseofulvin, Carbamazepine, Chronic alcohol use Mnemonic: Queen Bees Suck Penis Right, Getting Chass on Chest |
| P-450 inhibitors | Macrolides, Amiodarone, Grapefruit juice, Isoniazid, Sulfonamides, Cimetidine, Ritonavir, Acute EtOH abuse, Ciprofloxacin, Ketoconzaole |
| Sulfa drug allergies (fever, urinary tract infection, pruritic rash, Stevens-Johnsons syndrome, hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, agranulocytosis, and urticaria) | Probenecid, Furosemide, Acetazolamide, Celecoxib, Thiazides, Sulfonamide antibiotics, Sulfasalazine, Sulfonylureas Mnemonic: Popular FACTSSS |
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