Cheat Sheet Flashcards
1
Q
What are the hepatotoxic drugs?
A
- Amiodarone
- Statins
- Azathioprine
- Sodium valproate
2
Q
What are the nephrotoxic drugs? (9)
A
- ACE inhibitors (AKIs - shown to be protective for chronic)
- ARBs
- NSAIDs
- Diuretics
- Tetracyclines
- Gentamicin
- Vancomycin
- Nitrofurantoin
- Metformin
(DAMN - diuretics, ACEi/ARBs, metformin, NSAIDs)
3
Q
What drugs are known to accumulate in renal failure? (5)
A
- Opioids
- Digoxin
- Atenolol
- Allopurinol
- Sulphonylureas
4
Q
The mnemonic NSTEROIDccS can be used to remember the side effects associated with steroid use. What are these? (10)
A
- Neutrophilia
- Stomach ulcers
- Thin skin
- oEdema
- Right and left sided heart failure
- Osteoporosis
- Infection
- Diabetes
- Cushing’s syndrome
- Confusion