Adverse Flashcards
Vitamins
GI
Vitamin A
Appetite loss
Bone pain
Cracked nails and lips
Dizzy
Vision problems
Ascorbic acid
(Vitamin C!)
Iron - too much
Kidney stones
Vitamin D
Constipation
Dehydration
Excessive thirst and urination
Fatigue
Irritable
Nervous
Weight loss
Vitamin E
Bruise and bleed
Fatigue
Headache
Niacin
Skin flushed
Skin itch (pruritus)
Vitamin K
Anemia
Jaundice
Kernicterus from huperbilirubinemia
Cholinergics
Overactive GI and bladder
Sweating and drooling
Bronchoconstriction
Bradycardia and hypotension
Anticholinergic
No sweat (heat stroke risk)
Tachycardia
Can’t see can’t spit can’t poop can’t pee
Potassium sparing
MURDER (hyperkalemia)
Muscle weak
Urine problems
Respiratory distress
Decreased cardiac
ECG changes
Reflexes
Androgen complications: irregular menses and deep voice
Insulin
Hypoglycemia
Injection site
Decrease lung function with inhaled
Sulfonylureas
GI
hypoglycemia
Skin allergy
Other antidiabetics
UTI
Pancreatitis
GI
Hypoglycemia
Glucagon
GI
Ophthalmics
Sting and burn
Headache
Tears
Blurry
Dark iris with prostaglandins
Bile acid sequestrant
CNS (headache, fatigue, anxiety, drowsy)
GI
Decreased fat soluble vitamins
Increased bleeding times
Statins
GI
CNS (HA, fatigue, nervous, dizzy, insomnia, cataracts)
Liver failure from increased enzymes
Renal failure
Cholesterol absorption inhibitors
HA
GI
Muscle pain
Cold symptoms
PCSK9
Risk of infection
Injection site reaction
Antilipemic combo therapies
Rhabdomyolysis
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
Metabolic acidosis
Hypokalemia
CNS (tingle, drowsy, confused)
Osmotic
Sudden drop in fluids
Fluid and electrolyte imbalance
GI
Hypotension
CNS
Cardiac shock
Signs of hypokalemia
6 Ls
Leg cramp
Lethargy
Lots of urine
Lethal cardiac dysrhymia
Low shallow respirations
Limp muscles
Signs of hyperglycemia
Dehydration
Fatigue
Fruity breath
Glycosuria
Irritation
Itchy skin
Polydipsia
Polyphagia
Polyuria
Slow and deep respiration
