14 Flashcards
Ephedra promotes ____ but can cause ____ and ____
weight-loss
rapid heart rate and headaches
St. John’s Worth improves ____ and enhances ____
depression
serotonin
Avoid ginger with drugs that affect ____
bleeding
Milk thistle may help protect the ____
liver
Black cohosh may cause ____
clotting
Methotrexate is used in ____
cancer
Warfarin and Coumadin are ____
anti-coagulants
Phenobarbital, Dilantin, and phenytoin are ____
they lead to ____, ____, ____, ____, ____ loss
anti-convulsants
Vit K, B6, B12, Folic acid, Vit D
(barbie (phenobarbital) was on the phone (folic acid) with ken (vit k) when she told him that when she was 12 (vit B12) years old, in a sunny (vit d) day, she was stung by 6 (vit 6) bees)
Avoid statins with ____ juice and ____
grapefruit
niacin
Lipitor, Zocor, Mevacor are what types of drugs?
statins
Cyclosporine is a ____ medication that leads to ____, ____, ____, ____
immune-suppressing
hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hyperkalemia, hyperglycemia
(Blood pressure, lipids, K, blood glucose ^)
Prednisone, Cortisone, Methylprednisolone are what types of drugs?
Glucocorticoids
Glucocorticoids can cause ____, ____, ____ in the short-term and with long-term use can cause ____, and ____
HTN, weight gain, hyperglycemia
osteoporosis, sodium, and water retention
During inflammation, ___ is increased and ____ is decreased
CRP
albumin
____ levels decrease in anemia
Transferrin
