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Drug Reactions - Name Causal Agent Flashcards

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Coronary Vasospasm

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Cocaine, Sumatriptan, Ergot Alkaloids

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Cutaneous flushing

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Vancomycin, Adenosine, Niacin, CC-blockers

“VANC”

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Dilated Cardiomyopathy

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Doxorubicin (Adriamycin), Daunorubicin

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4
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Torsades de pointes

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Class III (Sotalol) & Class IA (Quinidine) antiarrhythmics

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Agranulocytosis

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Clozapine, Carbamazepine, Colchicine, Propylthiouracil, Methimazole, Dapsone

“Agranulocytosis Could Certainly Cause Pretty Major Damage”

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Aplastic anemia

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Chloramphenicol, Benzene, NSAIDS, Propylthiouracil, Methimazole

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Direct Coombs-positive hemolytic anemia

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Methyldopa, Penicillin

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Gray baby syndrome

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Chloramphenicol

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Hemolysis in G6PD-deficient patients

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Isoniazid (INH), Sulfonamides, Primaquine, Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Nitrofurantoin

“Hemolysis IS PAIN”

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Megaloblastic anemia

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Phenytoin, Methotrexate, Sulfa drugs

“having a BLAST w/ PMS”

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Thrombotic complications

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OCPs (estrogens)

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Cough

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ACE-inhibitors

Note: ARBs, like Losartan = no cough

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Pulmonary Fibrosis

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BLeomycin, Amiodarone, Busulfan

“it’s hard to BLAB when you have pulmonary fibrosis”

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Acute Cholestatic Hepatitis, Jaundice

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Erythromycin

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Focal to massive hepatic necrosis

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Halothane, Amanita phalloides, Valproic acid, Acetaminophen

“Liver HAVAc”

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16
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Hepatitis

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INH

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17
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Pseudomembranous Colitis

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Clindamycin, Ampicillin

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Adrenocortical insufficiency

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Glucocorticoid w/drawal (HPA suppression)

19
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Gynecomastia

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Spironolactone, Digitalis, Cimetidine, Alcohol (chronic use), Estrogens, Ketoconazole

“Some Drugs Create Awkward Effin’ Knockers”

20
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Hot flashes

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Tamoxifen, Clomiphene

21
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Hyperglycemia

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Niacin, Tacrolimus, Protease inhibitors, HCTZ, Corticosteroids

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Hypothyroidism

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Lithium, Amiodarone, Sulfonamides

23
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Fat redistribution

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Glucocorticoids, Protease inhibitors

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Gingival Hyperplasia

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Phenytoin, Verapamil

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Gout

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Furosemide, Thiazides, Niacin, Cyclosporine

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Myopathies

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Fibrates, Niacin, Colchicine, Hydroxychloroquine, Interferon-α, Penicillamine, Statins, Glucocorticoids

“Finsh N CHIPS Give you myopathies”

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Osteoporosis

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Corticosteroids, Heparin

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Photosensitivity

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Sulfonamides, Amiodarone, Tetracycline

“SAT for a photo”

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Rash (SJS)

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Penicillin, Ethosuximide, Caramazepine, Sulfa drugs, Lamotrigine, Allopurinol, Phenytoin, Phenobarbital

“Bad rash after a PEC SLAPP”

30
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SLE-like syndrome

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Hydralazine, INH, Procainamide, Phenytoin

“It’s not HIPP to have lupus”

31
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Teeth (kids)

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Tetracyclines

32
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Tendonitis, tendon rupture, & cartilage damage

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Fluoroquinolones

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Diabetes Insipidus

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Lithium, Demeclocycline

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Fanconi’s Syndrome

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Expired Tetracycline

35
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Hemorrhagic Cystitis

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Cyclophosphamide, Ifosfamide (prevent by coadministering w/ mesna)

36
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Interstitial Nephritis

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Methicillin, NSAIDS, Furosemide

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SIADH

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Carbamazepine, Cyclophosphamide

38
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Cinchonism

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Quinidine, Quinine

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Parkinson-like syndrome

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Antipsychotics, Reserpine, Metoclopramide

40
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Seizures

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Isoniazid, Bupropion, Imipenem/cilastatin, Tramadol, Enflurane, Metoclopramide

“w/ seizures, I BITE My tongue”

41
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Tardive dyskinesia

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Antipsychotics

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Antimuscarinic

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Atropine, TCAs, H1-blockers, Neuroleptics

43
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Disulfiram-like reaction

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Metronidazole, certain Cephalosporins, Procarbazine, 1st generation Sulfonylureas

44
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Nephrotoxicity/Ototoxicity

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Aminoglycosides, Vancomycin, Loop Diuretics, Cisplatin

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