Drug reactions and the agent that causes them Flashcards

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Coronary Vasospasm

A

Cocaine, sumatriptan, ergot alkaloids

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Cutaneous flushing

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vancomycin, adenosine, niacin, calcium channel blockers. VANC

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3
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Dilated cardiomyopathy

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doxorubicin, daunorubicin

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4
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Torsades de Pointes

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Class III (sotalol) and Class IA (quinidine) antiarrhythmics, macrolide antibiotics, antipsychotics, TCA

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5
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adrenocortical insufficiency

A

glucocorticoid withdrawal

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6
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Hot flashes

A

tamoxifen, clomiphene

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7
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Hyperglycemia

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Tacrolimus, protease inhibitors, niacine, HCTZ, Beta Blockers, Corticosteroids (Taking Pills Necessitates Having Blood Checked)

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8
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Hypothyroidism

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Lithium, amiodarone, sulfonamides

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9
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Acute cholestatic hepatitis & jaundice

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Erythromycin

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10
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Diarrhea

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metformin, erythromycin, colchicine, orlistat, acarbose (Might Excite Colon On Accident)

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Hepatic Necrosis

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Halothane, Amanita Phalloides (death cap mushroom), Valproic acid, ACetaminophen. (liver HAVAC)

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12
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Hepatitis

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INH

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13
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Pancreatitis

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Didanosine, Corticosteroids, Alcohol, Valproic acid, Azathioprine, Diurectics (loop & thiazide). (Drugs Causing A Violent Abdominal Distress).

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14
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Pseudomembranous colitis

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Clindamycin, Ampicillin, Cephalosporins (antiobiotics predispose body to super infection by C. diff)

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15
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Agranulocytosis

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Dapsone, Clozapine, Carbamazepine, Colchicine, Methimazole, Propylthiouracil. (Drugs CCCrush Myeloblasts and Promyelocytes)

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16
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Aplastic anemia

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Carbamazepine, Methimazole, NSAIDs, Benzene, Chloramphenicol, Propylthioruacil (Can’t Make New Blood Cells Properly)

17
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Direct Coombs-positive hemolytic anemia

A

Methyldopa, penicillin

18
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Gray baby syndrome

A

Chloramphenicol

19
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Hemolysis in G6PD deficiency

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INH, Sulfonamides, Dapsone, Primaquine, Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Nitrofurantoin (hemolysis IS D PAIN)

20
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Megaloblastic anemia

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Phenytoin, methotrexate, sulfa drugs. Have a blast with PMS.

21
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Thrombocytopenia

A

Heparin, cimetidine

22
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Thrombotic complications

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OCPs