First aid mnemonics Flashcards
IV anesthetics
B.B. King on OPIOIDS PROPOses FOOLishly
Barbiturates Benzos Ketamine Opioids Propofol
How to differentiate ester vs amide local anesthetic
Esters - one I
-procaine, cocaine, tetracaine
Amides - two I’s
-lidocaine, mepivacaine, bupivacaine
Order of loss with local anesthetic
Pain
Temp
Touch
Pressure
Drugs for Parkinson’s BALSA
Bromocriptine (ergot) - DA agonist
-ropinirole (non-ergot) -> preferred DA agonist
Amantadine - inc DA release
Levodopa (w/ carbidopa) - precursor to DA
Selegiline - prevent DA breakdown
-selective MAO-B inhibitor
COMT inhibitors - entacapone and tolcapone -> prevent L-DOPA degradation
Antimuscarinics - Benztropine
-improves tremor and rigidity
“Park your mercedes-Benz”
Sumatriptan clinical use
SUMo wrestler TRIPs ANd falls on your head
acute migraine, cluster headache attacks
DIG FAST
manic episode
-has to last AT LEAST 1 WEEK
NEED 3+ OF THE FOLLOWING -Distractibility -Irresponsibility -Grandiosity -Flight of ideas -Activity increase -> goal directed -Agitation - psychomotor Talkativeness or pressure speech
SIG E CAPS
Major depressive disorder
-need 5/9 sxs for 2+ weeks
Sleep disturbance Loss of Interest Guilt or feelings of worthlessness Loss of Energy Loss of Concentration Appetite/weight changes Psychomotor retardation or agitation Suicidal agitations
Depressed mood
SAD PERSONS
Risk factors for suicide completion
S: Male sex A: Older age D: Depression P: Previous attempt E: Ethanol abuse R: Rational thinking loss S: Social supports lacking O: Organized plan N: No spouse S: Sickness
PANICS
Panic disorder
-intense fear and discomfort peaking in 10 minutes w/ at least 4 of the following
P-alpitation
A-bdominal distress
N-umbness , Nausea
I-ntense fear of death
I - LIghtheadedness
C-hoking , C-hills , C-hest Pain, disConnectedness
S-weating , S-haking , S-hortness of breath
Persistent fear of having another attack
Sxs are systemic manifestation of fear
Cluster A personality disorders
Weird (Accusatory, Aloof, Awkward)
Paranoid
Schizoid - Distant
SchizoTypal - magical Thinking
Cluster B
Wild (Bad to the Bone)
Antisocial - sociopath
Borderline - splitting, self mutilation
Histrionic - sexually provocative, excitability
Narcissistic
Cluster C
Worried (Cowardly, Compulsive, Clingy)
Avoidant
Obsessive compulsive - egosyntonic
Dependent
Typical antipsychotics
High potency vs low potency
High - Trifluoperazine, Fluphenazine, Haloperidol (Try to Fly High)
Low - Chlorpromazine, Thioridazine
(Cheating Thieves are low)
Atypical antipsychotics
It’s atypical for Old Closets to Quietly Risper from A to Z
Olanzapine Clozapine Quetiapine Risperidone Aripiprazole Ziprasidone - prolongs QT interval
Must watch clozapine clozely - agranulocytosis
Lithium side effects
LMNOP
Movement
Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
HypOthyroidism
Pregnancy problems