acronyms Flashcards
Cardioselective beta blockers
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- A BeaM (n)
Attention = Atenolol New = Nebivolol Bikes = Bisoprolol Must = Metoprolol Enter = Esmolol CELibacy = Celiprolol
NON - CARDIO-SELECTIVE BETA BLOCKERS
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People = Propranolol Think = Timolol Life = Labetalol CARVEs = Carvedilol Souls = Sotalol
Parasympathetic cholinergic antagonists (muscarinic)
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)
PARASYMPATHETIC DIRECT ACTION CHOLINERGIC AGONISTS
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
INDIRECT ACTION CHOLINERGIC AGONISTS
acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
-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
Treatments for oragnophosphate overdose
Alice’s (atropine)
Praline (Pralidoxine)
Minor Opiate
Code = Codeine = Analgesic, Antitissuve, Antidiarrheal
2code = Dihydroxcodeine
Tram= Tramadol = LOW Risk of above but
Tachycardia. Avoid in MI!
D-extra-orphans = Dextrapopoxyphene
propionic acid derivatives
“-ofen”
and naproxen
enololic acid derivatives
- oxicams
* Meloxicam has greater selectivity for COX2
NON OPIATE ANALGESICS
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
B2 agonists
“-ol”
Short:
SallyBum = Salbutamol
Terbine - Terbutaline
LONG/Slow Onset of Action
Indacaterol
Salmeterol
Fenoterol
Selective cox-2 inhibitors
“-coxib”
INDICATED IN GOUTY RHEMATOID & OSTEOARTHRATIS.
CONTRAINDICATED IN ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE. INCREASES THROMBOTIC EVENTS
Alpha blockers
“-osine”
Salicylate derivatives
Sulfer= Sulfasalazine
Fossils = Fosfosal
Salsa= Salsalate
Dance fluidly - Diflunisal
MIXES SYMPATHOMIMETICS
EPHEDRINE = Every AMPHETAMINE = AMP
Tryptan
“-tryptan”
antimigrane
1st GENERATOIN ANTIEPILEPTICS
dying= Diphenylhydantoin carbon= Carbamazepine phenotype= Phenobarbital validated= Valproic Acid
2nd generation antiepileptics
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
Muscle relaxants - depolarizing blocking
“-methonium”
Decamethonium
Suxamethonium - Succinylcholine
Muscle relaxants - non-depolarizing blocking
“-curonium” OR tubocurarine (CURARINE)
Pan =Pancuronium Rod= Rocuronium Time = Tubocurarine Attracts = Atratcurium Crayons = Cis-atcurium
tricyclic antidepessants
Amy trips over tricycle = Amitryptyline
Dodgeball imprint on face - Imapramine
Cardiovascular, AntiCholinergic E
Other antidepressants
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
SSRI’s
The (travel) office scenario
Fly out = Fluoxetine
Parrot air = paroxetine
deSERT airline = sertaline
cities= citalopram
MAO inhibitors
Closed = clorgiline
Mouse = moclobemide
Sledgehammer = Selegine
Trying a sip of mine= Tryanylcypromine
Preventative antimigrane treatment?
Teams= Tricyclic Antidepressents Better = Beta Blockers Make = Methysergide Crazy= Cyproheptadine Clowns= Calcium Antigonists Angry= Antiepileptics
Hypnotic drugs
BENZODIAZEPINES BARBUTURATES CHLORMETHIAZOLE DOXILAMINE ZOLPIDEM ZOLPICLONE
Short benzo diazipines
Try = Triazolam Alps = Alprazolam Longer=Levazepam Maybe= Mitrazepam Over= Oxazepam There = Temazepam
Long action benzo
Dealer = diazepam Cholroform = chloracepate Caution = chlordiazepoxide
Intermediate benzo
Flu= FLURAZEPAM
Bro= BROMAZEPAM
Fuck =FLUNITRAZEPAM
Inhaled volatile liquid anesthetic
ENFLURANE ,
HALOTHANE
“-ane”
Ester local anesthetics
Canadian = Cocaine People = Procaine The = Tetracaine Best = Benzocaine
“-caine”
Amide local anesthetics
other “-caines”
*bupivacaine most cardiotoxic
