Drug reactions - Hematologic Flashcards
1
Q
Dapsone Clozapine Carbamazepine Colchicine Methimazole Propylthiouracil
A
Agranulocytosis
Mnemonic: Drugs CCCrush Myleloblasts and Promyelocytes
2
Q
Carbamazepine Methimazole NSAIDS Benzene Chloramphenicol Propylthiouracil
A
Aplastic anemia
Mnemonic: Can’t Make New Blood Cells Properly
3
Q
Methyldopa
Penicillin
A
Direct Coombs-positive hemolytic anemia
4
Q
Chloramphenicol
A
Gray baby syndrome
5
Q
Isoniazid Sulfonamides Dapsone Primaquine Aspirin Ibuprofen Nitrofurantoin
A
Hemolysis in G6PD deficiency
Mnemonic: hemolysis IS D PAIN
6
Q
Phenytoin
Methotrexate
Sulfa drugs
A
Megaloblastic anemia
Mnemonnic: having a BLAST with PMS
7
Q
Heparin
Cimetidine
A
Thrombocytopenia
8
Q
OCPs (eg. estrogens)
A
Thrombotic complications