nursing jargon

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The HYPERKALEMIA"Machine" - Causes of Increased Serum K+M - Medications - ACE inhibitors, NSAIDSA - Acidosis - Metabolic and respiratoryC - Cellular destruction - Burns, traumatic injuryH - Hypoaldosteronism, hemolysis

I - Intake - ExcesssiveN - Nephrons, renal failureE - Excretion Impaired

MURDER- Signs and Symptoms of Increased Serum K+

M - Muscle weakness

U - Urine, oliguria, anuria

R- Respiratory distress

D - Decreased cardiac contractility

E - ECG changes

R - Reflexes, hyperreflexia, or areflexia

(flaccid)

HYPERNATREMIA"You Are Fried"

F - Fever (low grade), flushed skinR- Restless (irritable)I - Increased fluid retention and increased BP

E - Edema (peripheral and pitting)D - Decreased urinary output, dry mouth

Can also use this one:

SALT

S = Skin flushedA = AgitationL = Low-grade feverT = Thirst

S/S of Hyponatremia

S tupor/comaA norexia, N&VL ethargy

T endon reflexes decreasedL imp muscles (weakness)O rthostatic hypotension

S eizures/headacheS tomach cramping

"CATS" of "HYPOCALCEMIA"C - ConvulsionsA- Arrhythmias

T - TetanyS - Spasms and stridor

Think BEEP to remember the signs of minor bleeding:B: Bleeding gumsE: Ecchymoses (bruises)E: Epistaxis (nosebleed)

P: Petechiae (tiny purplish spots)serum sickness.F: FeverA: ArthralgiasR: RashM: Malaise

ESP for skin biopsy? The three different techniques Excision, Shave,or Punch used to secure a skin biopsy specimen.

To remember the four causes of cell injury, think of how the injurytipped (or TIPD) the scale of homeostasis:T: Toxin or other lethal (cytotoxic) substanceI: InfectionP: Physical insult or injuryD: Deficit, or lack of water, oxygen, or nutrients.

Use the ABCD rule to assess a moles malignant potential:A: Asymmetry--Is the mole irregular in shape?B: Border--Is the border irregular, notched, or poorly defined?C: Color--Does the color vary (for example, between shades of brown,red, white, blue, or black)?D: Diameter--Is the diameter more than 6 mm?

To remember the difference between transudate andexudates, focus on the prefixes

Trans- means across as in the transcontinental railroadEx- means out of as in exhale

To remember the difference between aerobic and anaerobic,think of jogging When you jog an aerobic activity, your bodyneeds oxygen or air- aerobic meansoxygen is required.Anaerobic means without oxygen.

To remember what allergies to ask your patient about beforea CT scan that required contrastmedium, think SICShellfishIodineContrast media (prior sensitive reaction)

To remember the sign and symptoms of hypersensitivityreaction to contrast media, think PURRPruritus (itching)

Urticaria (hives)RashRespiratory distress

To remember what to assess when evaluating a skin lesion,think of A, B, C, DA for asymmetryB for borderC for color and configurationD for diameter and drainage

To remember that cones are cells in the eyes that respond tocolor, think of brightly colored icecream cones.

To remember which direction to move the syringe when youwant to slow down the flow through

the tube, think ofLower is slower, orSlow DOWN

To remember the progression of ARDS, think ofAssault to the pulmonary systemRespiratory distressDecreased lung complianceSevere respiratory failure

To remember the meaning of myasthenia gravis...Think of grave muscle weakness.

To remember the progression of signs and symptoms of Lymedisease LIME

Lesion, lymph node swelling, like the flu (stage 1)Innervations problems, such as meningitis and peripheralneuropathy (stage 2)Movement problems, such as arthritis (stage 3)Everything else, such as myocarditis and arrhythmias (stage4)

To remember the difference between depolarization andrepolarization, think ofthe R in repolarization as standing for Rest. Repolarization isthe resting phase of the cardiac cycle.When performing an assessment, remember this CAUTIONfrom the American Cancer SocietyChange in bowel or bladder habitsA sore that doesnt heal


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Unusual bleeding or dischargeThickening or lumpIndigestion or difficulty swallowingObvious changes in a wart or moleNagging cough or hoarseness

To remember the four causes of cell injury, think of how theinjury tipped (or TIPD) the scale of homeostasis

Toxin or other lethal (cytotoxic) substanceInfectionPhysical insult or injuryDeficit or lack of water, oxygen, or nutrients

When combining insulins, to remember which to draw firstthink of clear before cloudy.Who doesnt prefer a clear day to a cloudy one?Remember this jingle when converting inches tocentimeters2.53, thats 1 inch and no more.Remember that X factor is often used to describe a person orevent that could causeunexpected, or unknown, outcomes.Keep in mind when performing dosage calculation and youllremember that X represents theunknown part of a ratio or fraction.

To remember the condition that affect the length of patientstay, think of FOCUSFunctional skill (and disabilities)Other diseasesChronicityUrgency of needsSupport of systems

To remember yourself of the need to check and adjust flowrates, remember the following tonguetwisterFight fickle flow with frequent follow-up.19.

To remember which drugs can be given safely through anasogastric tube, think of ALEAtropineLidocaine

Epinephrine

To remember which drug should be inhaled first think aboutyour ABCsA Bronchodilator comes before a Corticosteroid.When using IN-LINE nebulizer, remember toconnect it to the IN-spiratory side of the ventilatory circuit.

4 F's...CholecystectomyfemalefairfatfortyTreatment of CHF, think UNLOAD FAST:

U sit UprightN NitroL LasixO OxygenA AminophyllineD Digoxin

F Fluids- decreaseA Afterload - decreaseS Sodium - decreaseT Tests: dig level, ABG, K+

Assistive devices -- Canes:C CaneO Opposite

A AffectedL LegSigns of a Cholinergic Crisis, think SLUD:

S SalivationL Lacrimation

U UrinationD DeficationHeart sounds:S3= Heart fail-ure (3 syllables)S4=Hy-per-ten-sion (4 syllables)

And the effects of anticholinergics:Can't seeCan't peeCan't spitCan't defecatemurmur like on Mitral regurgitation you hear it on systole.

(H)ARD ASS MRS. MSD

ARD = Atrial regurgitation diastoleASS = Atrial stenosis systoleMRS = Mitral regurgitation systoleMSD = Mitral stenosis diastoleParkinson's Medications: "Ali Loves Boxing Matches"

A-AmantadineL- LevodopaB- BromocriptineM-MAO inhibitors

The 4 H's that invalidate a neuro exam:

HypotensionHpoxiaHypoglycemiaHypothermia*Pinpoint pupils: Drugs, drops & nearly deadDrugs: opiatesDrops: meds for glaucomaNearly dead: damage in the pons area of the brainstem

Dilated pupils: Fear, Fits & Fast LivingFear: panic, extreme anxietyFits: seizures

Fast Living: cocaine, crack, phencyclidine (PCP)

The pathophysiology ofARDS:Assault on the respiratory systemRespiratory distressDecreased lung compliance

Severe respiratory failure

Diagnostic criteria ofARDSAcute onsetRatio (PaCO2/FiO2)


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Causes vasoconstriction when stimulated whichincreases afterload

dobutamine (Dobutrex) stimulates beta 1 receptors (increasecontractility & CO/CI)

Treatment of all acute coronary syndromes (unstable angina,NSTEMI or STEMI):OADHOpen coronary arteriesAnticoagulate & antiplatelet[B]D[B]estress the heart (with beta blockers; limited activity

for 12h)Hemodynamic stability

Complications of thrombolytic therapy: The 3 B'sBleedingBrady's (dysrhythmias)Bloodclots (d/t excessive thrombin)

Complications of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB): The 3 H'sHypothermia (to decrease O2 consumption)...Effects SVR(vasoconstriction) and causes myocardial depression(decreases contractility)Hemodilution (to improve macrocirculation)...fluid shifting(third-spacing), e-lyte imbalances (K+, Mg+ & Ca++ oftenneed replacing!)

Heparinzation (to prevent clots in circuit)...monitor aPTT.

Signs and symptoms of cardiac tamponade (Beck's Triad): TheThree D'sDistant heart soundsDistended jugular veins

Decreased pulse pressure (think of a narrow pulse pressure asopposed to a wide one)

Atrial Arrhythmias: ABCDEAdenosine/amiodorone or anticoagulate (if Afib/Flutter hasbeen present >48h)Beta blockersCalcium channel blockersDigoxinElectrocardiovert (if


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BOARD REVIEW MNEMONICS!!!!!!!!

Some Lovers Try Positions That They Cannot Handle.--Bones of the wrist

Slowly Lower Tilly's Pants To The Curly Hairs

Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform, Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate,

Hamate

Randy Travis Drinks Cold Beers.--Brachial plexus

Robert Taylor Drinks Cold Beer

Roots, Trunks, Divisions, Cords, Branches

Oh Oh Oh To Touch And Feel Virgin Girls Vaginas And

Hymens--cranial nerves

On Old Olympus Towering Tops, A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops

You have I nose. You have II eyes.I - Olfactory; II -- Optic

LR6 (SO4) 3--extraocularmotor muscles

LR6--Lateral rectus--> VI abductens

SO4--Superior Oblique--> IV Trochlear3--The remaining 4 eyeball movers = III

Some Say Marry Money, But My Brother Says Big Bras Matter

More--what cranial nerve is Motor, Sensory, or Both

Ten Zebras Bought My Car--branches of facial nerve

Ten Zebras Bit My CockTwo Zulus Buggered My Cat

To Zanzibar By Motor Car

Temporal, Zygomatic, Buccal, Masseteric, Cervical

c345 keeps the phrenic alive--innervation of phrenic nerve

c345 keep the diaphragm alive

c5-6-7 raise your arms to heaven

nerve roots of long thoracic nerve innervate serratusanterior

The duck is between two gooses.

duck = thoracic duct

2 gooses = azyGOUS and esophaGOUS

A lady between tow majors.

Pectoralis major attaches to lateral lip of bicipitalgroove, the teres major attaches to medial lip

of bicipital groove, and the latissimus dorsiattaches to the floor of bicipital groove. The

"lati" is between two "majors."

Parasympathetic puts it up; sympathetic spurts it

out.--innervation of penis

Point Shoot Score

Parasympathetic, sympathetic, somatomotor

Lateral is less, medial is more.Lateral pectoral nerves goes through pectoralis major

while medial pn goes though both pec major and minor

ABC'S

*A*ortic arch gives off the *B*racheiocephalic trunk,the left *C*ommon Carotid, and the left *S*ubclavian artery

Granpa Shagging Grandma's Love Child.--Layers of the epidermis

Brent Spiner Gained Lieutenant Commander

Germinativum or Basale, Spinosum, Granulosum, Lucidum, Corneum

Seven French Tarts Sit Naked In Anticipation--Things going through Orbital

Fissure

NAVEL--order of things in thighnerve, artery, vein, empty space, lymphatics

Biochemistry

In the Phasted State PhosphorylatePhosphorylation cascade active when blood glucose low.

Exons expressed, Introns in the trash.--DNA expression into

mature mRNA

Pyrimidines are CUT from purines.

Pyrimidines are Cytosine, Uracil, Thiamine and are one

ring structures.

Purines are double ring structures.

Pharmacology

Morphine excites men, but sedates cats.

One heart two lungs--beta receptor activity

Beta-1 primarily on heart; airway is beta-2 receptors

Clinical

GET SMASH'D.--Causes of Acute pancreatitis

Gallstones, Ethanol, Trauma, Steroids, Mumps,

Autoimmune(PAN), Scorpion bites, Hyperlipidemia,Drugs(azathioprine, diuretics)

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia

MEN I is a disease of 3 P's (pituitary, parathyroid,

and pancreas) plus adrenal cortexMEN II is a disease of 2 C's(carcinoma of thyroid and

catacholamines[pheochromocytoma]) plus parathyroid

for MEN IIa or mucocutaneous neuromas for MEN

IIB(aka MEN III)

Acute pneumonia caused by Pyogenic bacteria--PMN infiltrate

Acute pneumonia caused by Miscellaneous microbes--Mononuclear infiltrate

Takayasu's diz = pulseless diz, therefore when you haveTakayasu's, I can't Tak'a yu pulse.

CAGE--alcohol use screening

1. Have you ever felt it necessary to CUT DOWN on your

drinking?2. Has anyone ever told you they were ANNOYED by your

drinking?

3. Have you ever felt GUILTY about your drinking?

4. Have you ever felt the need to have a drink in the

morning for an EYE OPENER?

P-Q-R-S-T--eliciting and HPI and exploring symptoms

P--palliative or provocative factors for the painQ--quality of pain(burning, stabbing, aching, etc.)

R--region of body affectedS--severity of pain(usually 1-10 scale)

T--timing of pain(eg.-after meals, in the morning,

etc.)

Argyll-Robertson Pupil--syphilitic pupilAccommodation reflex present, Pupillary reflex absent

The five W's--post-operative fever

Wind--pneumonia, atelectasis

Water--urinary tract infectionWound--wound infections

Wonderdrugs--especially anesthesia

Walking--walking can help reduce deep vein thromboses

and pulmonary embolus

Anna Cycled Immediately Downhill--Gell & Goombs

classification of hypersensitivity reactions

ACID

Type I Anaphylaxis

Type II Cytotoxic-mediatedType III Immune-complex

Type IV Delayed hypersensitivity

"The duck is between 2 gooses"

"duck" = thoracic duct"2 gooses" = azyGOUS and esophaGOUS

"Lateral is less, medial is more"

(re: The lateral pectoral nerves goes through the pectoralis major whilethe medial pn goes through both the pec major and minor)


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"a lady between two majors."

The pectoralis major attaches to the lateral lip of the bicipital groove,the teres major attaches to the medial lip of the bicipital groove, and the

latissimus dorsi attaches to the floor of the bicipital groove.

The "lati" is between two "majors"

"ABC'S"The *A*ortic arch gives off the *B*rachiocephalic trunk, the left *C*ommon

Carotid, and the left *S*ubclavian artery.

"C3,4,5 keep the diaphragm alive" Innervation of the phrenic nerve

"Some Say Marry Money, But My Brother Says Big Bras Matter More" Forremembering which cranial nerves are Sensory, Motor, or Both:

Re: facial nerve

Two = Temporal

Zulus = Zygomatic

Buggered = BuccalMy = Masseteric

Cat = Cervical

"S2, 3, 4 keep the penis off the floor",

which refers to the innervation of the penis by branches of thepudental nerve which are derived from spinal cord levels S2-4

Cranial nerves in order:

"Oh oh oh to touch and feel virgin girls vaginas and hymens"

Layers of the epidemis:

"Granpa shagging Grandma's love child"(from the dermal/epidermal junction upwards: Germinatibum; spinosum;

granulosum; lucidum; corneum)

(Multiple endocrine neoplasia) Each of the MENs is a

disease of three or two letters plus a feature. "MEN I" is a disease of the three

Ps (pituitary, parathyroid and pancreas)

plus adrenal cortex.

"MEN II " is a disease of the two Cs (carcinoma of the thyroid andcatacholamines [pheochromocytoma]) plus parathyroid for MEN IIa or

mucocutaneous neuromas for MEN IIb (aka MEN III).

"Robert Taylor Drinks Cold Beer"

Brachial Plexus: Roots, Trunks, Divisions, Chords, Branches

"One heart Two lungs"

for beta receptor activity. Beta-1 receptors are primarily on the heart, and theairway is Beta-2 receptors.

"ACID" or "Anna Cycled Immediately Downhill"

Hypersensitivity reactions - Anaphylactic, Cytotoxic, Immune-complex,

Delayed-hypersensitivity

Cranial Nerves

1. Olfactory Oh Some Sensory2. Optic Oh Say Sensory

3. Oculomotor Oh Marry Mixed

4. Trochlear To Mary Mixed

5. Trigeminal Touch But Both

6. Abducens And My Mixed7. Facial Feel Brother Both

8. Acoustic A Says Sensory

9. Glossopharyngeal Good(?) Bad Both

10. Vagus Vein(?) Business! Both

11. Accessory Ah Marry Mixed12. Hypoglosseal Heaven Money Mixed

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The way to remember which cranial nerves are sensory, motor or mixed:

Some Say Marilyn Monroe But My Brother Says Bridget Bardot Mmm,

Mmm!

Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase. = "People Meet And Talk."

Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone: Serotonin, Histamine, Muscarinic, Opioids,

Dopamine

Sara Hates Men On Drugs

Tonsil Arteries: Tonsilar, Maxillary, Pharyngeal, Facial, Internal

Carotid Branch

Tim Made Peter Faint In Class

Aortic Regurgitation and Mitral Regurgitation

Fast, Full, Loose

Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve:

Think of exercising muscle for a rightward shift: Exercisingmuscle is Hot, Acidic (Lactic Acid), Hypercarbic, Benefits from

oxygen unloading and has an increased 2,3 DPG. Also think Bohr

effect with a rightward shift(_CO2 = _O2). Realize that the

Haldane effect means (O2 =CO2 carried by Hgb).

Cholinergic Crisis-Parasympathetic Stimulation:

SLUD

Salivation, Lacrimation, Urination and Defecation.

Sympathetic nervous system: Fight or FlightParasympathetic nervous system: Rest and Digest

C3-C4-C5 keeps the diaphragm alive.

Spinal Meds: Lidocaine, Bupivicaine, Procaine, TetracaineLittle Boys Prefer Toys.

Go Glomerulosa Make Mineralcorticoids

Find Fasiculata Good Glucocorticoids

Rex Reticulata Sex Hormones

F L A G T O P Hormones of the Anterior Pituitary

F: Follicle Stimulating HormoneL: Lutinizing Hormone

A: ACTH

G: Growth Hormone

T: Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

O: MSHP: Prolactin

President Kennedy had Addisions disease: He always had a great

tan. A president would need cortisol to respond to stress and hypoglycemic.

Treatment of Malignant Hyperthermia

Some Hot Dude Better Give Iced Fluids Fast!!!

S: Stop all triggering agents, give 100% O2H: Hyperventilate

D: Dantrolene 2.5mg/kgB: Bicarbonate

G: Glucose and Insulin

I: IV Fluids, Cooling Blanket

F: Fluid Output; Furosemide

F: Tachycardia, be prepared to treat V Tach

Regarding what to do in case of syncope:

If the face is red, raise the head. If the face is pale, raise

the tail!

Nothing beats the old classic list for remembering the branches

of the superior thyroid artery:

MAY muscular

I infrahyoidSOFTLY superior laryngeal

SQUEEZE sternomastoid

CHARLIE'S cricothyroid

GIRL glandular

More seriously: "LR6SO4 rest 3" (lateral rectus=3rd cranial,

superior oblique=4, rest of ocular muscles are 3rd cranial)

Robert Taylor Drinks Cold Beer for:

Roots, Trunks, Divisions,Cords, Branches (how the nerves are organized along the brachial

plexus from the neck to the fingers).

Real Texans Drinks Coors Beer: See above

The branches of the facial nerve are:


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"Two zulu's bugging my cat"

two temporal

zulu's zygomaticbugging buccal

my mandibular

cat cervical...

"9 O P" ninth cranial nerve innervates the parotid gland by wayof the otic ganglion.

Things that pass through the Supraorbital fissure:

Luscious Lacrimal nerve (V1 branch of trigeminal nerve)

French Frontal nerve (V1 branch of trigeminal nerve)Tarts Trochlear nerve (CN IV)

Sit Superior branch of Oculomotor nerve (CN III)

Naked Nasociliary nerve (CN V1 branch of trigeminal nerve)

In Inferior branch of Oculomotor nerve (CN III)

Anticipation Abducens nerve (CN VI)Of Ophthalmic veins

Sex Sympathetic nerves

"RL6SO4 taken 3 times" converts to:

Rectus Lateralis: 6th cranial nerve (abducens)Superior Oblique: 4th cranial nerve (trochlear)

All other muscles(medial rectus, superior and inferior recti,

and inferior oblique): 3rd cranial nerve (oculomotor)

Oculomotor Reflex is the 5 & dime reflex:

Afferent: Trimenimal V and Efferent: Vagus X

Back Pain: DISK MASS

D == Degeneration: DJD, Osteoporosis, spondylosisI == Infection: UTI, PID, Potts, osteomyelitis, prostatitis, Injury/fractur

e, compression fracture.

S == Spondylitis, ankylosing

Spondyloarthropathies (rheum. arthritis, Reiters, SLE)

K == Kidney stones/infarction/infection (pyelo/abscess)

M == Multiple myeloma

Metastasis from breast, prostate, lung, thyroid, kidney CA

A == Aneurysm Abdominal pain referred to the back (see acute abdominalpain)

S == Slipped disk, spondylolisthesis

S == Strain, scoliosis/lordosis

Skin: herpes zoster._________________________________Kenny Liu (213) 382-7854 USC School of Medicine

BOARD REVIEW MNEMONICS!!!!!!!!

Some Lovers Try Positions That They Cannot Handle.--Bones of the wrist

Slowly Lower Tilly's Pants To The Curly Hairs

Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform, Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate,

Hamate

Randy Travis Drinks Cold Beers.--Brachial plexus

Robert Taylor Drinks Cold Beer

Roots, Trunks, Divisions, Cords, Branches

Oh Oh Oh To Touch And Feel Virgin Girls Vaginas AndHymens--cranial nerves

On Old Olympus Towering Tops, A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops

You have I nose. You have II eyes.

I - Olfactory; II -- Optic

LR6 (SO4) 3--extraocularmotor muscles

LR6--Lateral rectus--> VI abductens

SO4--Superior Oblique--> IV Trochlear

3--The remaining 4 eyeball movers = III

Some Say Marry Money, But My Brother Says Big Bras Matter

More--what cranial nerve is Motor, Sensory, or Both

Ten Zebras Bought My Car--branches of facial nerve

Ten Zebras Bit My Cock

Two Zulus Buggered My Cat

To Zanzibar By Motor CarTemporal, Zygomatic, Buccal, Masseteric, Cervical

c345 keeps the phrenic alive--innervation of phrenic nerve

c345 keep the diaphragm alive

c5-6-7 raise your arms to heavennerve roots of long thoracic nerve innervate serratus

anterior

The duck is between two gooses.

duck = thoracic duct2 gooses = azyGOUS and esophaGOUS

A lady between tow majors.

Pectoralis major attaches to lateral lip of bicipital

groove, the teres major attaches to medial lipof bicipital groove, and the latissimus dorsi

attaches to the floor of bicipital groove. The

"lati" is between two "majors."

Parasympathetic puts it up; sympathetic spurts itout.--innervation of penis

Point Shoot Score

Parasympathetic, sympathetic, somatomotor

Lateral is less, medial is more.

Lateral pectoral nerves goes through pectoralis majorwhile medial pn goes though both pec major and minor

ABC'S*A*ortic arch gives off the *B*racheiocephalic trunk,

the left *C*ommon Carotid, and the left *S*ubclavian artery

Granpa Shagging Grandma's Love Child.--Layers of the epidermis

Brent Spiner Gained Lieutenant CommanderGerminativum or Basale, Spinosum, Granulosum, Lucidum, Corneum

Seven French Tarts Sit Naked In Anticipation--Things going through Orbital

Fissure

NAVEL--order of things in thigh

nerve, artery, vein, empty space, lymphatics

Biochemistry

In the Phasted State PhosphorylatePhosphorylation cascade active when blood glucose low.

Exons expressed, Introns in the trash.--DNA expression into

mature mRNA

Pyrimidines are CUT from purines.Pyrimidines are Cytosine, Uracil, Thiamine and are one

ring structures.

Purines are double ring structures.

PharmacologyMorphine excites men, but sedates cats.

One heart two lungs--beta receptor activity

Beta-1 primarily on heart; airway is beta-2 receptors

Clinical

GET SMASH'D.--Causes of Acute pancreatitis

Gallstones, Ethanol, Trauma, Steroids, Mumps,

Autoimmune(PAN), Scorpion bites, Hyperlipidemia,

Drugs(azathioprine, diuretics)

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia

MEN I is a disease of 3 P's (pituitary, parathyroid,

and pancreas) plus adrenal cortex

MEN II is a disease of 2 C's(carcinoma of thyroid andcatacholamines[pheochromocytoma]) plus parathyroid

for MEN IIa or mucocutaneous neuromas for MEN

IIB(aka MEN III)

Acute pneumonia caused by Pyogenic bacteria--PMN infiltrate


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Acute pneumonia caused by Miscellaneous microbes

--Mononuclear infiltrate

Takayasu's diz = pulseless diz, therefore when you have

Takayasu's, I can't Tak'a yu pulse.

CAGE--alcohol use screening

1. Have you ever felt it necessary to CUT DOWN on yourdrinking?

2. Has anyone ever told you they were ANNOYED by your

drinking?

3. Have you ever felt GUILTY about your drinking?

4. Have you ever felt the need to have a drink in themorning for an EYE OPENER?

P-Q-R-S-T--eliciting and HPI and exploring symptoms

P--palliative or provocative factors for the pain

Q--quality of pain(burning, stabbing, aching, etc.)R--region of body affected

S--severity of pain(usually 1-10 scale)

T--timing of pain(eg.-after meals, in the morning,

etc.)

Argyll-Robertson Pupil--syphilitic pupil

Accommodation reflex present, Pupillary reflex absent

The five W's--post-operative fever

Wind--pneumonia, atelectasisWater--urinary tract infection

Wound--wound infectionsWonderdrugs--especially anesthesia

Walking--walking can help reduce deep vein thromboses

and pulmonary embolus

Anna Cycled Immediately Downhill--Gell & Goombs

classification of hypersensitivity reactions

ACID

Type I AnaphylaxisType II Cytotoxic-mediated

Type III Immune-complex

Type IV Delayed hypersensitivity

"The duck is between 2 gooses""duck" = thoracic duct

"2 gooses" = azyGOUS and esophaGOUS

"Lateral is less, medial is more"

(re: The lateral pectoral nerves goes through the pectoralis major whilethe medial pn goes through both the pec major and minor)

"a lady between two majors."

The pectoralis major attaches to the lateral lip of the bicipital groove,

the teres major attaches to the medial lip of the bicipital groove, and thelatissimus dorsi attaches to the floor of the bicipital groove.

The "lati" is between two "majors"

"ABC'S"

The *A*ortic arch gives off the *B*rachiocephalic trunk, the left *C*ommonCarotid, and the left *S*ubclavian artery.

"C3,4,5 keep the diaphragm alive" Innervation of the phrenic nerve

"Some Say Marry Money, But My Brother Says Big Bras Matter More" For

remembering which cranial nerves are Sensory, Motor, or Both:Re: facial nerve

Two = Temporal

Zulus = Zygomatic

Buggered = Buccal

My = MassetericCat = Cervical

"S2, 3, 4 keep the penis off the floor",

which refers to the innervation of the penis by branches of the

pudental nerve which are derived from spinal cord levels S2-4

Cranial nerves in order:

"Oh oh oh to touch and feel virgin girls vaginas and hymens"

Layers of the epidemis:

"Granpa shagging Grandma's love child"

(from the dermal/epidermal junction upwards: Germinatibum; spinosum;

granulosum; lucidum; corneum)

(Multiple endocrine neoplasia) Each of the MENs is a

disease of three or two letters plus a feature. "MEN I" is a disease of the three

Ps (pituitary, parathyroid and pancreas)

plus adrenal cortex."MEN II " is a disease of the two Cs (carcinoma of the thyroid and

catacholamines [pheochromocytoma]) plus parathyroid for MEN IIa or

mucocutaneous neuromas for MEN IIb (aka MEN III).

"Robert Taylor Drinks Cold Beer"Brachial Plexus: Roots, Trunks, Divisions, Chords, Branches

"One heart Two lungs"

for beta receptor activity. Beta-1 receptors are primarily on the heart, and the

airway is Beta-2 receptors.

"ACID" or "Anna Cycled Immediately Downhill"

Hypersensitivity reactions - Anaphylactic, Cytotoxic, Immune-complex,

Delayed-hypersensitivity

Cranial Nerves1. Olfactory Oh Some Sensory

2. Optic Oh Say Sensory3. Oculomotor Oh Marry Mixed

4. Trochlear To Mary Mixed5. Trigeminal Touch But Both6. Abducens And My Mixed

7. Facial Feel Brother Both8. Acoustic A Says Sensory

9. Glossopharyngeal Good(?) Bad Both10. Vagus Vein(?) Business! Both

11. Accessory Ah Marry Mixed12. Hypoglosseal Heaven Money Mixed_____________________________________

The way to remember which cranial nerves are sensory,motor or mixed:

Some Say Marilyn Monroe But My Brother Says Bridget BardotMmm, Mmm!

_____________________________________

Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase. = "People MeetAnd Talk."

_____________________________________

Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone: Serotonin, Histamine,Muscarinic, Opioids,

DopamineSara Hates Men On Drugs

_____________________________________

Tonsil Arteries: Tonsilar, Maxillary, Pharyngeal, Facial,Internal

Carotid BranchTim Made Peter Faint In Class

_____________________________________Aortic Regurgitation and Mitral Regurgitation

Fast, Full, Loose_____________________________________

Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve:Think of exercising muscle for a rightward shift: Exercising

muscle is Hot, Acidic (Lactic Acid), Hypercarbic, Benefits fromoxygen unloading and has an increased 2,3 DPG. Also think

Bohreffect with a rightward shift(_CO2 = _O2). Realize that the

Haldane effect means (O2 =CO2 carried by Hgb)._____________________________________

Cholinergic Crisis-Parasympathetic Stimulation:SLUD

Salivation, Lacrimation, Urination and Defecation._____________________________________

Sympathetic nervous system: Fight or FlightParasympathetic nervous system: Rest and Digest

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____________C3-C4-C5 keeps the diaphragm alive.

__________________________________________________________________________

Spinal Meds: Lidocaine, Bupivicaine, Procaine, TetracaineLittle Boys Prefer Toys.

_____________________________________

Go Glomerulosa Make MineralcorticoidsFind Fasiculata Good Glucocorticoids

Rex Reticulata Sex Hormones

_____________________________________F L A G T O P Hormones of the Anterior Pituitary

F: Follicle Stimulating HormoneL: Lutinizing Hormone

A: ACTHG: Growth Hormone

T: Thyroid Stimulating HormoneO: MSH

P: Prolactin_____________________________________

President Kennedy had Addisions disease: He always had agreat

tan. A president would need cortisol to respond to stress andhypoglycemic.

_____________________________________

Treatment of Malignant HyperthermiaSome Hot Dude Better Give Iced Fluids Fast!!!

S: Stop all triggering agents, give 100% O2H: Hyperventilate

D: Dantrolene 2.5mg/kgB: Bicarbonate

G: Glucose and InsulinI: IV Fluids, Cooling BlanketF: Fluid Output; Furosemide

F: Tachycardia, be prepared to treat V Tach_____________________________________

Regarding what to do in case of syncope:If the face is red, raise the head. If the face is pale, raise

the tail!______________________________________________________________

____________Nothing beats the old classic list for remembering the

branchesof the superior thyroid artery:

MAY muscularI infrahyoid

SOFTLY superior laryngealSQUEEZE sternomastoidCHARLIE'S cricothyroid

GIRL glandular_____________________________________

More seriously: "LR6SO4 rest 3" (lateral rectus=3rd cranial,superior oblique=4, rest of ocular muscles are 3rd cranial)

_____________________________________Robert Taylor Drinks Cold Beer for:

Roots, Trunks, Divisions,

Cords, Branches (how the nerves are organized along thebrachialplexus from the neck to the fingers).

Real Texans Drinks Coors Beer: See above_____________________________________The branches of the facial nerve are:

"Two zulu's bugging my cat"two temporal

zulu's zygomaticbugging buccalmy mandibularcat cervical...

_____________________________________"9 O P" ninth cranial nerve innervates the parotid gland by

wayof the otic ganglion.

_____________________________________

Things that pass through the Supraorbital fissure:Luscious Lacrimal nerve (V1 branch of trigeminal nerve)

French Frontal nerve (V1 branch of trigeminal nerve)Tarts Trochlear nerve (CN IV)

Sit Superior branch of Oculomotor nerve (CN III)Naked Nasociliary nerve (CN V1 branch of trigeminal nerve)

In Inferior branch of Oculomotor nerve (CN III)Anticipation Abducens nerve (CN VI)

Of Ophthalmic veinsSex Sympathetic nerves

_____________________________________"RL6SO4 taken 3 times" converts to:

Rectus Lateralis: 6th cranial nerve (abducens)Superior Oblique: 4th cranial nerve (trochlear)

All other muscles(medial rectus, superior and inferior recti,and inferior oblique): 3rd cranial nerve (oculomotor)

_____________________________________Oculomotor Reflex is the 5 & dime reflex:

Afferent: Trimenimal V and Efferent: Vagus X

Back Pain: DISK MASS

D == Degeneration: DJD, Osteoporosis, spondylosisI == Infection: UTI, PID, Potts, osteomyelitis, prostatitis,

Injury/fracture, compression fracture.

S == Spondylitis, ankylosingSpondyloarthropathies (rheum. arthritis, Reiters, SLE)K == Kidney stones/infarction/infection (pyelo/abscess)

M == Multiple myelomaMetastasis from breast, prostate, lung, thyroid, kidney CAA == Aneurysm Abdominal pain referred to the back (see

acute abdominal pain)S == Slipped disk, spondylolisthesis

S == Strain, scoliosis/lordosisSkin: herpes zoster.

_________________________________

Benzodiazepenes: drugs which decrease theirmetabolism

"I'm Overly Calm":

IsoniazidOral contraceptive pillsCimetidine These drugs increase calming effect of BZDs by retardingmetabolism.Show Details / Rate It---Anonymous Contributor

Migraine: prophylaxis drugs

"Very Volatile Pharmacotherapeutic Agents For Migraine Prophylaxis":Verpamil

Valproic acidPizotifenAmitriptyline

FlunarizineMethysergidePropranolol

Bare bones version [eg Lippincott's two],just Migraine Prophylaxis, as above.Show Details / Rate It---Dr. Harsh Sharma BJMC, Pune, India

MAOIs: indications

MAOI'S:

Melancholic [classic name for atypical depression]AnxietyObesity disorders [anorexia, bulemia]Imagined illnesses [hypochondria]Social phobias
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Listed in decreasing order of importance. Note MAOI is inside MelAnchOlIc.Show Details / Rate It---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Cocaine: cardiovascular effect

COcaine causes blood vessels toCOnstrict (unlike other local anesthetics which causevasodilation).Show Details / Rate It---Anonymous Contributor

Microtubules: drugs that act on microtubules.

"The MicroTubule Growth Voiding Chemicals":ThiabendazoleMebendazoleTaxolGriseofulvinVincristine/ VinblastineColchicineShow Details / Rate It---Javaid H. Wani, Ph.D. Spartan University School of Medicine

Busulfan: features

ABCDEF:Alkylating agentBone marrow suppression s/e

CML indicationDark skin (hyperpigmentation) s/eEndrocrine insufficiency (adrenal) s/eFibrosis (pulmonary) s/eShow Details / Rate It---Sung Hoon Kim El Paso, TX

Morphine: effects at mu receptor

PEAR:Physical dependenceEuphoriaAnalgesiaRespiratory depressionShow Details / Rate It

---Robert Copeland Howard University College of Medicine

4-Aminopyradine (4-AP) use

"4-AP is For AP":For AP (action potential) propagation in Multiple Sclerosis.Show Details / Rate It---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Narcotics: side effects

"SCRAM if you see a drug dealer":Synergistic CNS depression with other drugsConstipationRespiratory depressionAddictionMiosisShow Details / Rate It---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Diuretics: thiazides: indications

"CHIC to use thiazides":CHFHypertensionInsipidousCalcium calculiShow Details / Rate It---Anonymous Contributor

Epilepsy types, drugs of choice

"Military General Attacked Weary Fighters Pronouncing'Veni Vedi Veci' After Crushing Enemies": Epilepsy types:MyoclonicGrand malAtonic

West syndromeFocalPetit mal (absence) Respective drugsy:Valproate

ValproateValproateACTHCarbamazepineEthosuximideShow Details / Rate It---Dr. Harsh Sharma BJMC, Pune, India

Beta 1 selective blockers

"BEAM ONE up, Scotty":Beta 1 blockers:EsmololAtenololMetropololShow Details / Rate It---Anonymous Contributor

Tricyclic antidepressants: members worth knowing

"I have to hide, the CIA is after me":ClomipramineImipramineAmitrptyline If want the next 3 worth knowing, the DND is also afterme:DesipramineNorrtriptylineDoxepinShow Details / Rate It---Dr. Enrique Cifuentes University Autonomus of Guadalajara

Opiods: mu receptor effects

"MD CARES":MiosisDependencyConstipationAnalgesics

Respiratory depressionEuphoriaSedationShow Details / Rate It---Sung Hoon Kim El Paso, TX

Antirheumatic agents (disease modifying): members

CHAMP:CyclophosphamideHydroxycloroquine and choloroquinineAuranofin and other gold compoundsMethotrexatePenicillamineShow Details / Rate It---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Inhalation anesthetics

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it MoonSHINE.Show Details / Rate It---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Benzodiazepenes: antidote

"Ben is offwith the flu":Benzodiazepine effects offwith Flumazenil.Show Details / Rate It---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Teratogenic drugs

"W/ TERATOgenic":WarfarinThalidomideEpileptic drugs: phenytoin, valproate, carbamazepineRetinoidACE inhibitorThird element: lithiumOCP and other hormones (eg danazol)Show Details / Rate It---Anthony Chan

K+ increasing agents

K-BANK:K-sparing diureticBeta blockerACEI

NSAIDK supplementShow Details / Rate It---Anthony Chan

Medication administration: short checklist

TRAMP:

Before dispensing medication, ensure have correct:TimeRouteAmountMedicationPatientShow Details / Rate It

---Lori Registered Nurse

Enoxaprin (prototype low molecular weight heparin):action, monitoring

EnoXaprin only acts on factor Xa.Monitor Xa concentration, rather than APTT.Show Details / Rate It---Dr. Atif Farooq Khawaja Rawalpindi Medical

College, Pakistan, Gujranwala

TB: antibiotics used

STRIPE:STreptomycinRifampicinIsoniazid

PyrizinamideEthambutolShow Details / Rate It---Sushant Varma Medical student, University ofSheffield, UK

Morphine: side-effects

MORPHINE:Myosis

Out of it (sedation)Respiratory depressionPneumonia (aspiration)HypotensionInfrequency (constipation, urinary retention)Nausea

EmesisShow Details / Rate It---Tony Duffy Medical Student Glasgow

Auranofin, aurothioglucose: category and indication

Aurum is latin for "gold" (gold's chemical symbolis Au).Generic Aur- drugs (Auranofin, Aurothioglucose) aregold compounds. If didn't learn yet that gold's indication isrheumatoid arthritis, AUR- Acts Upon Rheumatoid.

Show Details / Rate It---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Serotonin syndrome: components

Causes HARM:HyperthermiaAutonomic instability (delirium)RigidityMyoclonusShow Details / Rate It---Anonymous Contributor

Opiates: overdose findings

"Cool to the touch, unresponsive to pain,

Hunger diminished, and scars over vein.Pupils pinpointed, and blood pressure low,Urine diminished, and breathing is slow."Show Details / Rate It---Anonymous Contributor

Etoposide: action, indications, side effect

"eTOPoside": Action:Inhibits TOPoisomerase II Indications:Testicular carcinomaOat cell carcinoma of lung

Prostate carcinoma Side effect:

Affects TOP of your head, causing alopeciaShow Details / Rate It---Milixa Fortuna UAG Medical Student

Myasthenia gravis: edrophonium vs. pyridostigmine

eDrophonium is for Diagnosis.

pyRIDostigmine is to get RID of symptoms.Show Details / Rate It---Samuel

Sulfonamides: common characteristics

SULFA:Steven-Johnson syndrome/ Skin rash / Solubilitylow

Urine precipitation/ Useful for UTILarge spectrum (gram positives and negatives)Folic acids synthesis blocker (as well as synthesis ofnucleic acids)Analog of PABAShow Details / Rate It---David H. Chafey Ponce School of Medicine

SIADH-inducing drugs

ABCD:Analgesics: opioids, NSAIDsBarbituratesCyclophosphamide/ Chlorpromazine/ CarbamazepineDiuretic (thiazide)Show Details / Rate It
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---Anthony Chan

Patent ductus arteriosus: treatment

"Come In and Close the door":INdomethacin is used to Close PDA.Show Details / Rate It---Milixa Fortuna UAG Medical Student

Lithium: side effects

LITHIUM:Leukocytes Increased (leukocytosis)

TremorsHypothyroidismIncreased UrineMoms beware (teratogenic)Show Details / Rate It---Marc Miller Sackler School of Medicine

Amiodarone: action, side effects

6 P's:Prolongs action potential durationPhotosensitivityPigmentation of skinPeripheral neuropathyPulmonary alveolitis and fibrosis

Peripheral conversion of T4 to T3 is inhibited ->

hypothyroidismShow Details / Rate It---Archana

Bromocriptine [for USA gang members]

The CRYPTS are an LA street gang that likes tosmoke DOPE.

BromoCRYPTine is a DOPamine agonist.Show Details / Rate It---Mario Cruz Albany Medical College

Anticholinergic side effects

"Know the ABCD'S of anticholinergic side effects":AnorexiaBlurry vision

Constipation/ ConfusionDry MouthSedation/ Stasis of urineShow Details / Rate It---Youngrin Kim University of Rochester School ofMedicine and Dentistry

Lithium: side effects

LITH:LeukocytosisInsipidus [diabetes insipidus, tied to polyuria]Tremor/ TeratogenesisHypothyroidismShow Details / Rate It

---Robert O'Connor and Rinku Uberoi

Antiarrhythmics: class III members

BIAS:BretyliumIbutilideAmiodaroneSotalol

Show Details / Rate It---Dr. Harsh Sharma and Robert O'Connor BJMC,Pune, India and University College Dublin

Diuretics classification in order of site of action

"COLT Pee:"

In their sequential site of action along the nephron:Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (at the proximaltubule)Osmotic diuretics (at the Loop of Henle)Loop diuretics (at the ascending loop)Thiazides (at the distal tubule)

Potassium-sparing diuretics (at the collectingtubules) Diuretics make patient pee like a horse, hence "ColtPee".Show Details / Rate It

---Bruce Chou University of Illinois

MPTP: mechanism, effect

MPTP:Mitochondrial Parkinson's-Type Poison. A mitochondrial poison that elicits a Parkinson's-type effect.Show Details / Rate It---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

SSRIs: side effects

SSRI:Serotonin syndromeStimulate CNSReproductive disfunctions in male

InsomniaShow Details / Rate It

---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Phenytoin: adverse effects

PHENYTOIN:P-450 interactionsHirsutismEnlarged gumsNystagmusYellow-browning of skinTeratogenicityOsteomalaciaInterference with B12 metabolism (hence anemia)Neuropathies: vertigo, ataxia, headache

Show Details / Rate It---Ram Mohan SVRR Hospital Tirupathi, India

Clopidogrel: use

CLOPIdogrel is a drug that preventsCLots, an Oral Platelet Inhibitor (OPI).Show Details / Rate It---Rinku Uberoi

Respiratory depression inducing drugs

"STOP breathing":Sedatives and hypnoticsTrimethoprimOpiates

PolymyxinsShow Details / Rate It---Dr. Harsh Sharma BJMC, Pune, India

Therapeutic dosage: toxicity values for most

commonly monitored medications

"The magic 2s":Digitalis (.5-1.5) Toxicity = 2.Lithium (.6-1.2) Toxicity = 2.Theophylline (10-20) Toxicity = 20.Dilantin (10-20) Toxicity = 20.APAP (1-30) Toxicity = 200.Show Details / Rate It

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Beta blockers: members

"The NEPAL Prime Minister":TimololNadololEsmololPindololAtenololLabetalolPropranololMetoprolol

Show Details / Rate It---Javaid H. Wani Spartan University School ofMedicine, St. Lucia, W.I.

Lead poisoning: presentation

ABCDEFG:AnemiaBasophilic strippingColicky painDiarrheaEncephalopathy

Foot dropGum (lead line)Show Details / Rate It---Anonymous Contributor

Zafirlukast, Montelukast, Cinalukast: mechanism,usage

"Zafir-luk-ast, Monte-luk-ast, Cina-luk-ast":

Anti-Lukotrienes for Asthma. Dazzle your oral examiner: Zafirlukast antagonizesleukotriene-4.Show Details / Rate It---Oisin and Robert O'Connor UCC and UniversityCollege Dublin

Nicotinic effects

MTWTF (days of week):Mydriasis/ Muscle cramps

TachycardiaWeaknessTwitchingHypertension/ HyperglycemiaFasiculationShow Details / Rate It---John Nguyen University of Texas Medical Branch

Propythiouracil (PTU): mechanism

It inhibits PTU:Peroxidase/ Peripheral deiodinationTyrosine iodinationUnion (coupling)Show Details / Rate It---Dr. Atif Farooq Khawaja and Mediha Farooq

Rawalpindi Medical College, Pakistan/ Gujranwala

Depression: 5 drugs causing it

PROMS:PropranololReserpineOral contraceptivesMethyldopaSteroidsShow Details / Rate It---Sunu George

Sex hormone drugs: male

"Feminine Males Need Testosterone":

FluoxymesteroneMethyltestosteroneNandroloneTestosteroneShow Details / Rate It---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors: members

"PIT of despair":PhenelzineIsocarboxazid

Tranylcypromine A pit of despair, since MAOs treat depression.Show Details / Rate It

---Derek Obayashi Chicago Medical School

Beta-blockers: nonselective beta-blockers

"Tim Pinches His Nasal Problem" (because he has arunny nose...):TimololPindololHismolol

NaldololPropranololShow Details / Rate It---Hugo M. Rodriguez, MD University of Virginia

Roanoke-Salem Program

Therapeutic index: formula

TILE:

TI = LD50 / ED50Show Details / Rate It---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Physostigmine vs. neostigmine

LMNOP:Lipid solubleMiotic

NaturalOrally absorbed well

Physostigmine Neostigmine, on the contrary, is:Water solubleUsed in myesthenia gravisSyntheticPoor oral absorptionShow Details / Rate It---Manpreet Saini GMC Amritsar

Antibiotics contraindicated during pregnancy

MCAT:MetronidazoleChloramphenicolAminoglycosideTetracycline

Show Details / Rate It---Kyongbin Baek

Anesthesia: 4 stages

"Anesthesiologists Enjoy S & M":AnalgesiaExcitementSurgical anesthesiaMedullary paralysisShow Details / Rate It---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Thalidomide: effect on cancer cells

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Use thalidomide to stop cancer cells from growingnew blood vessels.Show Details / Rate It---Gital Karamchandani Northeastern OhioUniversities College of Medicine

Insulin: mixing regular insulin and NPH

"Not Ready, Ready Now":Air into NPHAir into RegularDraw up Regular

Draw up NPHShow Details / Rate It---Adrian Hordon LVN student

Methyldopa: side effects

METHYLDOPA:Mental retardationElectrolyte imbalanceToleranceHeadache/ HepatotoxicitypsYcological upset

Lactation in femaleDry mouthOedemaParkinsonism

Anaemia (haemolytic)Show Details / Rate It

---Yazeed A. Oqaili King Saud University MedicalCollege

Parkinsonism: drugs

SALAD:SelegilineAnticholinenergics (trihexyphenidyl, benzhexol,ophenadrine)L-Dopa + peripheral decarboxylase inhibitor(carbidopa, benserazide)AmantadineDopamine postsynaptic receptor agonists(bromocriptine, lisuride, pergolide)

Show Details / Rate It---Dr. Harsh Sharma

Beta blockers with intrinsic sympathomimeticactivity

Picture diabetic and asthmatic kids riding away ona cart that rolls on pinwheels.Pindolol and Carteolol have high and moderate ISArespectively, making them acceptable for use insome diabetics or asthmatics despite the fact thatthey are non-seletive beta blockers.

Show Details / Rate It

---David Shprecher Lake Erie College of Osteopathic

Medicine

Muscarinic effects

SLUG BAM:Salivation/ Secretions/ SweatingLacrimationUrination

Gastrointestinal upsetBradycardia/ Bronchoconstriction/ Bowel movementAbdominal cramps/ AnorexiaMiosisShow Details / Rate It---John Nguyen University of Texas Medical Branch

Tetracycline: teratogenicity

TEtracycline is aTEratogen that causes staining ofTEeth in the newborn.Show Details / Rate It---

Cancer drugs: time of action between DNA->mRNA

ABCDEF:Alkylating agents

BleomycinCisplastinDactinomycin/ DoxorubicinEtoposide

Flutamide and other steroids or their antagonists (egtamoxifen, leuprolide)Show Details / Rate It---Sung Hoon Kim El Paso, TX

Carbamazepine (CBZ): use

CBZ:Cranial Nerve V (trigeminal) neuralgia

Bipolar disorderZeisuresShow Details / Rate It


Beta-blockers: side effects

"BBC Loses Viewers In Rochedale":BradycardiaBronchoconstrictionClaudicationLipidsVivid dreams & nightmares-ve Inotropic actionReduced sensitivity to hypoglycaemiaShow Details / Rate It---Anonymous Contributor

Delerium-causing drugs

ACUTE CHANGE IN MS:Antibiotics (biaxin, penicillin, ciprofloxacin)Cardiac drugs (digoxin, lidocaine)Urinary incontinence drugs (anticholinergics)TheophyllineEthanol

CorticosteroidsH2 blockersAntiparkinsonian drugsNarcotics (esp. mepridine)Geriatric psychiatric drugsENT drugs

Insomnia drugsNSAIDs (eg indomethacin, naproxin)Muscle relaxantsSeizure medicinesShow Details / Rate It---Muhammad Asif Iqbal Resident, SLU, MO

Quinolones [and Fluoroquinolones]: mechanism

"Topple the Queen":Quinolone interferes with Topoisomerase II.Show Details / Rate It---Samuel Atom Baek-Kim

Benzodiazepins: 3 members that undergoextrahepatic metabolism

"Outside The Liver":

Oxazepam
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TemazepamLorazepamThese undergo extrahepatic metabolism and do notform active metabolites.Show Details / Rate It---Anonymous Contributor

Sodium valproate: side effects

VALPROATE:VomitingAlopecia

Liver toxicityPancreatitis/ PancytopeniaRetention of fats (weight gain)

Oedema (peripheral oedema)Appetite increaseTremorEnzyme inducer (liver)Show Details / Rate It---Joshua Goh Unimas: University Malaysia Sarawak

Beta-1 vs Beta-2 receptor location

"You have 1 heart and 2 lungs":Beta-1 are therefore primarily on heart.Beta-2 primarily on lungs.Show Details / Rate It


Antiarrhythmics: classification I to IV

MBA College

In order of class I to IV:Membrane stabilizers (class I)Beta blockersAction potential widening agentsCalcium channel blockersShow Details / Rate It---Dr. Harsh Sharma BJMC, Pune, India

Steroids: side effects

BECLOMETHASONE:

Buffalo humpEasy bruisingCataractsLarger appetiteObesityMoonfaceEuphoriaThin arms & legsHypertension/ HyperglycaemiaAvascular necrosis of femoral headSkin thinningOsteoporosis

Negative nitrogen balanceEmotional liabilityShow Details / Rate It---Rob Cambridge University

Zero order kinetics drugs (most common ones)

"PEAZ (sounds like pees) out a constant amount":Phenytoin

EthanolAspirinZero order Someone that pees out a constant amountdescribes zero order kinetics (always the sameamount out)

Show Details / Rate It---Anonymous Contributor UHS-COM

Parasympathetic vs. sympathetic neurotransmitters

"No sympathy for a Pair of Aces":Norepinephren is secreted in by the Sympatheticnervous system while Acetylcholine is secreted inthe Parasympathetic nervous system.Show Details / Rate It---Jimbo Vasa Pharmacy University of Illinois at

Chicago

Adrenoceptors: vasomotor function of alpha vs. beta

ABCD:Alpha = Constrict.

Beta = Dilate.Show Details / Rate It---Anonymous Contributor

Bleomycin: action

"Bleo-Mycin Blows My DNA to bits":Bleomycin works by fragmenting DNA (blowing it tobits).My DNA signals that its used for cancer (targetingself cells).Show Details / Rate It


Tricyclic antidipressents (TCA): side effects

TCA'S:ThrombocytopeniaCardiac (arrhymia, MI, stroke)Anticholinergic (tachycardia, urinary retention, etc)Seizures

Show Details / Rate It---Anonymous Contributor

Botulism toxin: action, related bungarotoxin

Action: "Botulism Bottles up the Ach so it can't bethe released":Related bungarotoxin: "Botulism is relatedto Beta Bungarotoxin (beta-, not alpha-

bungarotoxin--alpha has different mechanism).Show Details / Rate It


Thrombolytic agents

USA:UrokinaseStreptokinase

Alteplase (tPA)Show Details / Rate It---Dr. Harsh Sharma BJMC, Pune, India

Teratogenic drugs: major non-antibiotics

TAP CAP:ThalidomideAndrogens

ProgestinsCorticosteroidsAspirin & indomethacinPhenytoinShow Details / Rate It---Manpreet GMC Amritsar

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins): side effects,

contraindications, interactions

HMG-CoA: Side effects:HepatotoxicityMyositis [aka rhabdomyolysis] Contraindications:Girl during pregnancy/ Growing children


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Interactions:Coumarin/ CyclosporineShow Details / Rate It---Dr. Atif Farooq Khawaja Rawalpindi MedicalCollege, Pakistan, Gujranwala

Narcotic antagonists

The Narcotic Antagonists are NAloxoneand NAltrexone. Important clinically to treat narcotic overdose.Show Details / Rate It


Morphine: effects

MORPHINES:MiosisOrthostatic hypotensionRespiratory depressionPain supressionHistamine release/ Hormonal alterationsIncreased ICTNausea

EuphoriaSedationShow Details / Rate It---Dr. Chetan Wasekar, MBBS KEM Hospital

Beta-blockers: main contraindications, cautions

ABCDE:Asthma

Block (heart block)COPDDiabetes mellitusElectrolyte (hyperkalemia)Show Details / Rate It---Anonymous Contributor

Direct sympathomimetic catecholamines

DINED:Dopamine

IsoproterenolNorepinephrineEpinephrineDobutamineShow Details / Rate It---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Torsades de Pointes: drugs causing

APACHE:AmiodaroneProcainamideArseniumCisaprideHaloperidolEritromycin

Show Details / Rate It---Flavio Nacul Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Pupils in overdose: morphine vs. amphetamine

"MorPHINE: Fine. AmPHETamine: Fat":Morphine overdose: pupils constricted (fine).Amphetamine overdose: pupils dilated (fat).Show Details / Rate It---Anonymous Contributor

Aspirin: side effects

ASPIRIN:AsthmaSalicyalism

Peptic ulcer disease/ Phosphorylation-oxidationuncoupling/ PPH/ Plateletdisaggregation/ Premature closure of PDAIntestinal blood lossReye's syndromeIdiosyncracy

Noise (tinnitus)Show Details / Rate It---Dr. Chetan Wasekar, MBBS KEM Hospital

Cisplatin: major side effect, action

"Ci-Splat-In":Major side effect: Splat (vomiting sound)--vomitingso severe that anti-nausea drug needed.

Action: Goes Into the DNA strand.Show Details / Rate It---Anonymous Contributor

Benzodiazapines: ones not metabolized by the liver(safe to use in liver failure)

LOT:Lorazepam

OxazepamTemazepamShow Details / Rate It---Lorne Basskin Butler University College of

Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Nitrofurantoin: major side effects

NitroFurAntoin:

Neuropathy (peripheral neuropathy)Fibrosis (pulmonary fibrosis)Anemia (hemolytic anemia)Show Details / Rate It---Joshua Goh Unimas: University Malaysia Sarawak

Captopril (an ACE inhibitor): side effects

CAPTOPRIL:

CoughAngioedema/ Agranulocystosis

Proteinuria/ Potassium excessTaste changesOrthostatic hypotensionPregnancy contraindication/ Pancreatitis/ Pressuredrop (first dose hypertension)Renal failure (and renal artery stenosiscontraindication)/ RashIndomethacin inhibitionLeukopenia/ Liver toxicityShow Details / Rate It---Dr. Chetan Wasekar MBBS KEM Hospital

Antimuscarinics: members, action

"Inhibits Parasympathetic And Sweat":Ipratropium

PirenzepineAtropineScopolamine Muscarinic receptors at all parasympathetic endingssweat glands in sympathetic.

Show Details / Rate It---Derek Obayashi Chicago Medical School

Tuberculosis: treatment

If you forget your TB drugs, you'll die and mightneed a PRIEST":PyrazinamideRifampin

Isoniazid (INH)


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EthambutolSTreptomycinShow Details / Rate It---Hugo Basterrechea Ross University School ofMedicine

Warfarin: action, monitoring

WePT:Warfarin works on the extrinsic pathway and ismonitored by PT.Show Details / Rate It

---Marcus James Fidel Medical Student, University ofNew Mexico

Propranolol and related '-olol' drugs: usage

"olol" is just two backwards lower case b's.Backward b's stand for "beta blocker". Beta blockers include acebutolol, betaxolol,bisoprolol, oxprenolol, propranolol.Show Details / Rate It---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Reserpine action

Reserpine depletes the Reserves of catecholamines

[and serotonin].


Metabolism enzyme inducers

"Randy's Black Car Goes Putt Putt and Smokes":RifampinBarbiturates

CarbamazepineGrisoefulvinPhenytoinPhenobarbSmoking cigarettesShow Details / Rate It

---Brad

Hypertension: treatment

ABCD:ACE inhibitors/ AngII antagonists (sometimes Alphaagonists also)Beta blockersCalcium antagonists

Diuretics (sometimes vasoDilators also)Show Details / Rate It---Mr. LW Mason and Dr. Sandeep Singh 4th YearMedical Student and Not Specified

Hepatic necrosis: drugs causing focal to massivenecrosis

"Very Angry Hepatocytes":

Valproic acidAcetaminophenHalothaneShow Details / Rate It---Calvin Sy University of Pittsburgh School ofMedicine

Disulfiram-like reaction inducing drugs

"PM PMT" as in Pre Medical Test in the PM:ProcarbazineMetronidazoleCefo (Perazone, Mandole, Tetan).Show Details / Rate It---Prashant A. Mehta

Beta blockers with CYP2D6 polymorphic metabolism

"I Met Tim Carver, the metabolic polymorph": The following beta blockers require doseadjustment due to CYP2D6 polymorphic metabolism:MetoprololTimolol

Carvedilol(in patients with lower or higher than normalCYP2D6 activity)Show Details / Rate It---David Shprecher Lake Erie College of Osteopathic

Medicine

Opioids: effects

BAD AMERICANS:Bradycardia & hypotensionAnorexiaDiminished pupilary sizeAnalgesicsMiosisEuphoriaRespiratory depressionIncreased smooth muscle activity (biliary tractconstriction)ConstipationAmeliorate cough reflex

Nausea and vomitingSedations

Show Details / Rate It---Sung H. Kim

Gynaecomastia-causing drugs

DISCOS:DigoxinIsoniazidSpironolactone

CimetidineOestrogensStilboestrolShow Details / Rate It---Nasseri University of Sheffield

Steroid side effects

CUSHINGOID:

CataractsUlcersSkin: striae, thinning, bruisingHypertension/ Hirsutism/ HyperglycemiaInfectionsNecrosis, avascular necrosis of the femoral headGlycosuriaOsteoporosis, obesityImmunosuppressionDiabetesShow Details / Rate It---Anonymous Contributor

Ipratropium: action

Atropine is buried in the middle: iprAtropium, so itbehaves like Atropine.Show Details / Rate It---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Benzodiazepines: actions

"Ben SCAMs Pam into seduction not by brain but bymuscle":Sedationanti-Convulsantanti-AnxietyMuscle relaxant


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Not by brain: No antipsychotic activity.Show Details / Rate It---Sung H. Kim

Cholinergics (eg organophosphates): effects

If you know these, you will be "LESS DUMB":LacrimationExcitation of nicotinic synapsesSalivationSweatingDiarrhea

UrinationMicturitionBronchoconstriction


Warfarin: metabolism

SLOW: Has a slow onset of action. A quicK Vitamin K antagonist, though.Small lipid-soluble molecule

Liver: site of actionOral route of administration.WarfarinShow Details / Rate It

---Samuel Atom Baek-Kim

Guanethidine: mechanism

GuaNEthidine prevents NE (norepinephrine) release.


Beta blockers: B1 selective vs. B1-B2 non-selective

A through N: B1 selective: Acebutalol, Atenolol,Esmolol, Metoprolol.O through Z: B1, B2 non-selective: Pindolol,Propanalol, Timolol.

Show Details / Rate It---Amir Butt Quaid-e-Azam Medical College,

Bahawalpur, Pakistan

RTI: drugs to treat viral respiratory infections

"You'd get a respiratory infection if you shootan ARO (arrow) laced with viruses into the lungs":ARO:

AmantadineRimantadineOseltamivirShow Details / Rate It---Anonymous Contributor USC

Vigabatrin: mechanism

Vi-GABA-Tr-In:

Via GABA Transferase InhibitionShow Details / Rate It---Anonymous Contributor

Succinylcholine: action, use

Succinylcholine gets Stuck to Ach receptor,then Sucks ions in through open pore.You Suck stuff in through a mouth-tube, and drug is

used for intubation.Show Details / Rate It---Anonymous Contributor

Diuretics: groups

"Leak Over The CAN":

Loop diureticsOsmoticsThiazidesCarbonic anhydrase inhibitorsAldosterone inhibitorsNa (sodium) channel blockers

Note: "leak" is slang for urination and "can" isslang for a toilet.Show Details / Rate It---CY UWA

Aminoglycosides: common characteristicsAMINO:Active Against Aerobic gram negative

Mechanism of resistance are Modifying enzymesInhibit protein synthesis by binding to 30S subunitNephrotoxicOtotoxicShow Details / Rate It---David H. Chafey Ponce School of Medicine

Corticosteroids: adverse side effects

CUSHINGS BAD MD:CataractsUp all night (sleep disturbances)Suppression of HPA axis

Hypertension/ buffalo HumpInfections

Necrosis (avascular)Gain weightStriaeBone loss (osteoporosis)AcneDiabetesMyopathy, moon facesDepression and emotional changes

Show Details / Rate It---Anita Dunn University of Toronto

Pulmonary infiltrations inducing drugs

"Go BAN Me!":

GoldBleomycin/ Busulphan/ BCNUAmiodarone/ Acyclovir/ Azathioprine

NitrofurantoinMelphalan/ Methotrexate/ MethysergideShow Details / Rate It---Dr. Harsh Sharma BJMC, Pune, India

Warfarin: interactions

ACADEMIC QACS:Amiodarone

CimetidineAspirinDapsoneErythromycin

MetronidazoleIndomethacin

ClofibratesQuinidineAzapropazoneCiprofloxacinStatinsShow Details / Rate It---Andrew Fok Birmingham Medical School

Routes of entry: most rapid ways meds/toxins enterbody

"Stick it, Sniff it, Suck it, Soak it":Stick = Injection


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Sniff = inhalationSuck = ingestionSoak = absorptionShow Details / Rate It---Anonymous Contributor

Ca++ channel blockers: uses

CA++ MASH:Cerebral vasospasm/ CHFAnginaMigranes

Atrial flutter, fibrillationSupraventricular tachycardiaHypertension

Alternatively: "CHASM":Cererbral vasospasm / CHFHypertensionAnginaSuprventricular tachyarrhythmiaMigranes


Prazocin usage

Prazocin sounds like an acronym of "praszz zoururine".

Therefore Prazocin used for urinary retention in BPH.Show Details / Rate It

---Diljot Singh Bedi GMCH Chandigarh, India

Osmotic diuretics: members

GUM:GlycerolUreaMannitolShow Details / Rate It---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Ribavirin: indications

RIBAvirin:

RSVInfluenza BArenaviruses (Lassa, Bolivian, etc.)Show Details / Rate It---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Lupus: drugs inducing it

HIP:HydralazineINHProcanimideShow Details / Rate It---Hodge/Gupta LSU Medicine FirmI

Patent ductus arteriosus: which prostaglandin keeps

it open

kEEp opEn with prostaglandin E.Show Details / Rate It---Anonymous Contributor

Sulfonamide: major side effects

Sulfonamide side effects:

Steven-Johnson syndromeSkin rashSolubility low (causes crystalluria)Serum albumin displaced (causes newbornkernicterus and potentiation of other serum albumin-binders like warfarin)Show Details / Rate It


Atropine use: tachycardia or bradycardia

"A goes with B":Atropine used clinically to treat Bradycardia.Show Details / Rate It---Anonymous Contributor

Vir-named drugs: use

"-vir at start, middle or end means for virus": Drugs: Abacavir, Acyclovir, Amprenavir, Cidofovir,Denavir, Efavirenz, Indavir, Invirase, Famvir,Ganciclovir, Norvir, Oseltamivir, Penciclovir, Ritonavir,Saquinavir, Valacyclovir,Viracept, Viramune,

Zanamivir, Zovirax.Show Details / Rate It---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Phenobarbitone: side effects

Children are annoying (hyperkinesia, irritability,insomnia, aggression).

Adults are dosy (sedation, dizziness, drowsiness).Show Details / Rate It---Afif El-khuffash Trinity College Dublin

Asthma drugs: leukotriene inhibitor action

zAfirlukast: Antagonist of lipoxygenasezIlueton: Inhibitor of LT receptorShow Details / Rate It---Mumtaz Ali Shah 2000 graduate, Khyber Medical College,Pakistan

CONTRACEPTIVES:Cholestatic jaundiceOedema (corneal)Nasal congestionThyroid dysfunctionRaised BPAcne/ Alopecia/ AnaemiaCerebrovascular diseaseElevated blood sugarOral contraceptives: side effects

Porphyria/ Pigmentation/ PancreatitisThromboembolismIntracranial hypertensionVomiting (progesterone only)Erythema nodosum/ Extrapyramidal effects

Sensitivity to light

all c 'sc-child birth traumac- congenital weakness-suporting tissue pelvic floorc-chronic increase of abdominal pressurec-chronic cough/constipationc-climatrix-decrease ostrogens

T ransmural ishemia/PrinzMural?/T ransitor .S-T elevation

ToNight pain

===========PeSticides /orgnoph/poisonongSmall pupilsSweating

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rusty vomitingrusty diarhia========DMD own effect-DMD ecress tissue sensitivity to insulin /5am-8am/

D own Glucose Just in the morningD ue to grown hormon spike==============

SOMOGY effect in DM

SOME hormone release/Epi,Norepi,Glucagon -counter-reg.hormonsSleep bad nithmaires /Miscarriage: recurrent miscarriage causes

RIBCAGE:Radiation

Immune reactionBugs (infection)Cervical incompetenceAnatomical anomaly (uterine septum etc.)Genetic (aneuploidy, balanced translocation etc.)EndocrinePeritonitis: Complications and Sequelae

' RAMBO SPARED 'Think: "Rambo's too tough to be affected by peritonitis!!!"

Respiratory infection ARDS

MODS

Burst abdomen

Obstrucion of intestine

Septicemia

Paralytic ileus

Abscess formation

Renal failure

Electrolyte imbalance

DICCauses of right lower quadrant pain

" APPENDICITIS " Appendicitis/ Abscess

PID/ Period

Pancreatitis

Ectopic/ Endometriosis

Neoplasia

Diverticulitis

Intussusception

Crohns Disease/ Cyst (ovarian)

IBD

Torsion (ovary)

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Peripheral vascular diseases" ABCDEF "

Atherosclerosis

Buerger's disease (TAO)

Cyanosis/ Cold agglutinin/ Connective tissue disease

(Raynaud's phenomenon)

Deep vein phlebothrombosis

Embolism

inFlammation of veins

(TAO: Thromboangiitis obliterans)Spinal levels

L1 to S1: "Transc.End S.N.A.Ps"

L1: Transpyloric plane

L2: End of Spinal cord in adults

L3: Subcostal plane

L4: Navel (umbilicus)

L5: Anterior Superior Iliac Spine

S1: Pubic symphysis

Treatment options in Breast cancer

"H.E.R.O.I.C"

Hormone therapy

Endocrine therapy Radiotherapy

Oestrogen blockers

Immunotherapy

Chemotherapy

Eye signs in Thyroid disease

Eye signs in thyroid disease in the usual pattern of appearancecan be remebered as,'NO SPECS'

No signs or symptoms.

Only signs of upperlid retraction and stare, with or

without lid lag and exophthalmos

Soft tissue involvement

Proptosis

Extraocular muscle involvement

Corneal involvement

Sight loss due to optic nerve involvement

Eye signs in Liver disease

" KISS "

KF ring

Icterus

Subconjunctival hemorrhage

Sunflower cataract

Eye signs in Thyrotoxicosis

Use these tips to remember eye signs.

Stellwag's sign: 'Stellar is used to describe

stars!'i.e., starring look.

von Graefe's sign: 'We look down in grief!'i.e., lid

lag, tested by asking patient to look down.

Joffroy's sign: ''ff' resembles wrinkles!'And wrinkles

are offin Joffroy's sign.

Moebius sign: 'Meeting ofEye balls is Unsuccessful!

'

DaLRymple's sign: 'Upper eyeLidRetraction!'

Rosenbach's sign: 'Roses tremble in the wind!'i.e.,

tremor of closed eyelids.

First 4 signs to appear are:'Stella Won JoMe!'

Serum Bilirubin: Normal range" BIlirubin "Think BI; B=2 andI=1

Thus, the normal value lies between 0.2-1 mg/dL.Ranson's criteria

At presentation,"LEGAL"

Leucocytes >16000

Enzyme AST >250

Glucose >200

Age >55
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LDH >350

Within 48 hours,"C.HOBBS"

5Retroperitoneal structures

"AC/DC, Rocker Kids Party Down!"

Ascending colon

Descending colon

Rectum

Kidneys

nursing jargon

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