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Cardioselective beta blockers

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  • lol
  • A BeaM (n)
Attention =  Atenolol
New = Nebivolol 
Bikes = Bisoprolol
Must = Metoprolol
Enter = Esmolol 
CELibacy = Celiprolol
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NON - CARDIO-SELECTIVE BETA BLOCKERS

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-lol

People = Propranolol
Think = Timolol
Life = Labetalol
CARVEs = Carvedilol
Souls = Sotalol
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Parasympathetic cholinergic antagonists (muscarinic)

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sea sick =Scopolamine/Hyoscine aka.SPASMOLYTIC DRUGS (muscle tone + secretions)

alice= Atropine (For Cardiac Arrest, Bradycardia, Anasthesia, Antidonte)

inhaled = Ipratropium = Inhaled.Treat ASTHMA/COPD (used with B2 agonists)

humerus = Homatropine (Eye drops Causes Mydiasis)

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PARASYMPATHETIC DIRECT ACTION CHOLINERGIC AGONISTS

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Marathon= Methacholine = Diagnose airway hyperresponsiveness

Acetyl-cola= Acetylcholine

makes= Muscurine = No therapeutic use

piles of carp (For)= Pilocarpine = M2 Agonist. Causes Miosis for Glucoma Treat.

Beth with cola = Bethanechol = M2 Agonist. Motor disorders of the digestive tract, prostate disease, and urinary retentio

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INDIRECT ACTION CHOLINERGIC AGONISTS

acetylcholinesterase inhibitors

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-stigmine

PHYSical = Physostigmine

NEOn signs= Neostigmine = end of anestheisa
= end of anestheisa & diagnosis and treatment of myasthesia gravis

Don’t= Donezepil
Revitalize= Rivastigmine

E-PHONe= Edrophonium

Galantis= Galantamine

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Treatments for oragnophosphate overdose

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Alice’s (atropine)

Praline (Pralidoxine)

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Minor Opiate

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Code = Codeine = Analgesic, Antitissuve, Antidiarrheal

2code = Dihydroxcodeine

Tram= Tramadol = LOW Risk of above but
Tachycardia. Avoid in MI!

D-extra-orphans = Dextrapopoxyphene

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propionic acid derivatives

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“-ofen”

and naproxen

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enololic acid derivatives

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  • oxicams

* Meloxicam has greater selectivity for COX2

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NON OPIATE ANALGESICS

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Sometimes= Some Pyrazolones
Pauls= Paraaminophenols
Peen = Propionic Acid Derivatives
Satisfies= Salicilates
Anal= Acetic Acid Derivatives
Ass = Antralic Acid Derivatives
Sometimes = Selective COX2 Inhibitors
Other = Oxicams
orfices= Others
now = Nicotinic
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B2 agonists

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“-ol”

Short:
SallyBum = Salbutamol
Terbine - Terbutaline

LONG/Slow Onset of Action
Indacaterol
Salmeterol
Fenoterol

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Selective cox-2 inhibitors

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“-coxib”

INDICATED IN GOUTY RHEMATOID & OSTEOARTHRATIS.

CONTRAINDICATED IN ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE. INCREASES THROMBOTIC EVENTS

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Alpha blockers

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“-osine”

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14
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Salicylate derivatives

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Sulfer= Sulfasalazine
Fossils = Fosfosal
Salsa= Salsalate
Dance fluidly - Diflunisal

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MIXES SYMPATHOMIMETICS

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EPHEDRINE = Every
AMPHETAMINE  = AMP
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Tryptan

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“-tryptan”

antimigrane

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1st GENERATOIN ANTIEPILEPTICS

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dying= Diphenylhydantoin
carbon= Carbamazepine 
phenotype= Phenobarbital
validated= Valproic Acid
18
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2nd generation antiepileptics

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Pre= Pregabalin
Gaba= Gabapentin 
Lame= Lamotrigene
Topper= Topiramate
Levatating= Levetiracetam
Vigilante= Vigabatrin

Used for REFRACTORY EPILEPSY (difficult to treat)and have FEWER interactions than 1st

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Muscle relaxants - depolarizing blocking

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“-methonium”

Decamethonium
Suxamethonium - Succinylcholine

20
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Muscle relaxants - non-depolarizing blocking

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“-curonium” OR tubocurarine (CURARINE)

Pan =Pancuronium
Rod= Rocuronium
Time = Tubocurarine
Attracts = Atratcurium
Crayons = Cis-atcurium
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tricyclic antidepessants

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Amy trips over tricycle = Amitryptyline

Dodgeball imprint on face - Imapramine

Cardiovascular, AntiCholinergic E

22
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Other antidepressants

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The Office machines

Venlafaxine = fax machine (treats anxiety)

Stanley upset at the fax machine = causes headache and hypertension

Duloxetine = dual copier/scanner

Less cardiovascualr &no Anticholinergic Side E

inhibits norepinephrine and serotonin

23
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SSRI’s

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The (travel) office scenario

Fly out = Fluoxetine
Parrot air = paroxetine
deSERT airline = sertaline
cities= citalopram

24
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MAO inhibitors

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Closed = clorgiline
Mouse = moclobemide
Sledgehammer = Selegine
Trying a sip of mine= Tryanylcypromine

25
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Preventative antimigrane treatment?

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Teams= Tricyclic Antidepressents
Better = Beta Blockers 
Make = Methysergide
Crazy= Cyproheptadine 
Clowns= Calcium Antigonists
Angry= Antiepileptics
26
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Hypnotic drugs

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BENZODIAZEPINES
BARBUTURATES
CHLORMETHIAZOLE
DOXILAMINE 
ZOLPIDEM
ZOLPICLONE
27
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Short benzo diazipines

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Try = Triazolam
Alps = Alprazolam
Longer=Levazepam
Maybe= Mitrazepam
Over= Oxazepam
There = Temazepam
28
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Long action benzo

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Dealer = diazepam
Cholroform = chloracepate
Caution = chlordiazepoxide
29
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Intermediate benzo

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Flu= FLURAZEPAM
Bro= BROMAZEPAM
Fuck =FLUNITRAZEPAM

30
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Inhaled volatile liquid anesthetic

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ENFLURANE ,
HALOTHANE

“-ane”

31
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Ester local anesthetics

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Canadian    = Cocaine
People        = Procaine
The              = Tetracaine
Best             = Benzocaine

“-caine”

32
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Amide local anesthetics

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other “-caines”

*bupivacaine most cardiotoxic

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