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A broad range of chemicals (drugs) aimed at treating cancer by eradicating malignant cells anywhere in the body are referred to as

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Chemotherapy

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Effectiveness of chemotherapy requires that there be complete destruction (total cell kill) of all cancer cells because?

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a single surviving cell with the ability to divide can give rise to sufficient progeny to ultimately kill the host.

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Harnessing our intrinsic immune surveillance system has become more and more a part of contemporary investigations of cancer and its treatment because?

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The role of the immune system in identifying and eliminating foreign tumor cells has gained increasing recognition

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The use of several chemotherapeutic drugs (also called antineoplastic drugs) concurrently or in a planned sequence is commonly done in efforts to?

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eradicate even small residual tumor cell populations that have survived treatment with a single or previous agent.

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What are the characteristics of drugs used in combination chemotherapy regimens

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Use the largest tolerated doses of each chemotherapeutic drug

Drugs that work via different mechanisms

Drugs that do not share similar toxic effects

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What is the advantage of using combination chemo agents with different MOA

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Using a combination of agents that have different mechanisms decreases the chances that drug-resistant tumor cell populations will emerge.

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Chemotherapeutic drugs used in combination are usually administered over short periods at specific treatment intervals rather than as continuous therapy. This is because?

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Empiric observation that normal cells usually recover more rapidly from a pulse of maximal chemotherapy than do malignant cells.

Immunosuppression is less profound with intermittent administration of chemotherapy.

Even if all cells in a tumor are sensitive to a drug, a single dose of the drug is not usually sufficient to kill the typically hundreds of millions of cells that are present in patients with cancer.

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With rare exceptions, the optimal dose of chemotherapeutic drugs requires repetitive dosing because?

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Even if all cells in a tumor are sensitive to a drug, a single dose of the drug is not usually sufficient to kill the typically hundreds of millions of cells that are present in patients with cancer.

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Malignant cells are often characterized by?

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rapid division and synthesis of DNA.

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Most conventional chemotherapeutic drugs exert their antineoplastic effects on cells that are?

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actively undergoing division (mitosis) or DNA synthesis.

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What affects how drugs are scheduled and combined for maximal effect.

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The biology of the cancer under treatment

Cell cycle specificity of agents

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Which cancers are slow-growing malignant cells with a slow rate of division, and often unresponsive or at best partially responsive to conventional chemotherapy.

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carcinoma of the lung and colon

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What cells are more vulnerable to the toxic effects of chemotherapeutic drugs.

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Rapidly dividing normal cells like the cells found in the;

bone marrow
gastrointestinal mucosa
skin, and hair follicles

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Clinical manifestations of toxicity caused by chemotherapeutic drugs represent activity at normal rapidly dividing cells and often include?

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myelosuppression (leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, or anemia), 
nausea
vomiting
diarrhea
mucosal ulceration 
dermatitis and 
alopecia
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The most common toxicity that leads to temporary or permanent withdrawal of chemotherapy is?

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Myelosuppression

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The dose-limiting factor for many chemotherapeutic drugs is?

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Myelosuppression

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Drug-induced myelosuppression is usually irreversible. True/False?

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is usually reversible with discontinuation of the chemotherapeutic agent.

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Resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs often occurs and has many causes, these include?

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Induction of drug-metabolizing enzymes in the liver, other tissues, or tumor cells, accelerating drug conversion to nontoxic metabolites.

Many solid tumors grow so rapidly that portions of the tumor are poorly vascularized, preventing therapeutic concentrations from reaching many target cells.

In poorly perfused areas of some tumors, cells remain resistant to chemotherapeutic drugs because of relative hypoxia.

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Hypoxia causes resistance to both _______ and ___________

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radiation

most chemotherapeutic drugs

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What cancer is or susceptible to resistance due to hypoxia

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malignancies susceptible to treatment with the mitomycins.

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Side effects of cyclophosphamide ?

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Hypersensitivity
Fibrosis Pneumonitis
Pericarditis, pericardial effusion =possible tamponade
N/V
Hemorrhagic Cystitis ( so if you see dysuria and hematuria d/c the drug)
Inappropriate secretion of arginine vasopressin (possible water intoxication)
Extravasation DOES NOT produce thrombophlebitis

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Are patients with history of of chemo-induced nausea and vomiting prone to PONV ?

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Not necessarily.

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What antiemetics regimen have facilitated tolerance of emetogenic chemotherapeutic drugs ?

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Serotonin antagonists (5HT3 antagonists ) as effective antiemetic

In addition to combination antiemetic has facilitated tolerance of emetogenic chemo drugs

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The most commonly used Nitrogen Mustards are ? MMCC*

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Mechlorethemine
Melphalan
Cyclophosphamide
Chlorambucil

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Mechlotheramine, what are the characteristics of this drugs ?
Rapid acting Given IV to minimize local tissue irritation Intensely powerful vesicant Gloves must be worn Can localize effect of this drug by injecting it in the arteries that supply the target tissue
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Total Dose of Mechlotermine ? Think Etomidate
0.4 mg/kg
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why are tumors in poorly perfused area resistant to chemo?
Because of relative hypoxia, | Hypoxia = resistance time chemo and radiation ; except malignancies susceptible syndrome to treatment with mitomycins.
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What are Toiposomerases?
Enzymes that regulate over winding or underlining of DNA during replication and are the targets for many chemotherapeutic drugs
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How does resistance to alkylating drugs occur ?
Her expression of drug neutralizing substances and metabolizing proteins
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How are chemotherapeutic drugs classified?
According to their mechanism of action
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Dorriety appropriate lab test in the preop for patients receiving chemotherapy?
Hemoglobin, platelet count, white blood cell count, coagulation profile, arterial blood gases, blood glucose, plus my electrolytes, liver and renal function test, EKG, and chest x-ray.
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How does the presence of mucositis affect care of the patient?
It makes placement of pharyngeal airway, laryngeal mask airway, and esophageal catheters questionable.
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Can you expect in a patient with a history of severe vomiting or diarrhea?
Electrolyte disturbances and decrease intravascular fluid volume
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How can chemotherapeutic drugs affect succinylcholine?
If the chemo drug decreases plasma cholinesterase activity it may prolong the effect of succinylcholine
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What is the definition of therapeutic index?
Did those that causes toxicity divided by the minimum effective dose
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Is the standard definition of therapeutic index useful in the use of chemotherapeutic drugs?
No it is not useful, as these agents all produce significant, even life-threatening toxicity I dosage which may not reach levels that are high enough to eradicate cancer.
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Do chemotherapeutic drugs possess a narrow therapeutic index?
Because they typically target proteins or nucleus acid which are common to both malignant and non -malignant cells
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What is the dosage go for chemotherapeutic drugs?
Maximum tolerated doses
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Patients who have a history of chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting are not necessarily prone to postoperative nausea and vomiting. True or false?
True
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Patients who have a history of tolerating him out to Jen and chemotherapy regimen’s are likely to develop postoperative nausea and vomiting. True or false?
False. If they are usually able to tolerate him out to Jenny chemotherapy regimen’s they are unlikely to develop post op Nausea and vomiting
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What class of anti-emetic has been developed to facilitate the tolerance of chemotherapeutic drugs.
Serotonin antagonist as effective anti-medics in addition to combination anti-medic regimens has facilitated the tolerance of ematogenic chemotherapeutic drugs
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What are the chemotherapeutic drugs that damage DNA and what are they associated with?
Alkylating drugs, topoisemerases, and they are associated with secondary malignancies
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What type of tissues are more susceptible to the side to toxic effects of certain chemotherapy drugs and why?
Hi leave for the fruit of tissues they undergo rapid Mitosis. Mucositis, diarrhea, myelosuppression,
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What are the alkylating agents?
Nitrogen mustard Alkyl sulfonates nitrosoureas triazines
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How do alkylating agents out there DNA?
1) They form covalent I’ll kill bonds with nucleic acid bases = Result in enter strand DNA cross links 2) DNA cross links are toxic to cells undergoing division 3) By altering the structure of DNA, the drugs inhibit DNA replication and transcription.
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Why are alkylating chemotherapeutic drugs more likely to kill malignant cells and non-malignant cells?
Because the DNA damage they produce is more likely To affect the cells with the greater proliferation rate and cancer cells have rates of proliferation greater than non-cancerous cells
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What is the most important those limiting factor in the clinical use of alkylating drugs?
Bone marrow suppression also called Mayla suppression is the most important those limiting factor in the clinical use of alkylating drugs especially busulfan
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Which calculating drugs produces the most bone marrow suppression?
Busulfan
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Alkylating agents stop mitosis in how long?
6 to 8 hours
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Alkylating drugs cause lymphocytopenia in how long
In 24 hours
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Depression of platelet and erythrocyte count , hemolytic anemia is predictably present with alkylating drugs . True or False?
True
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Treatment with alkylating drugs is off in associated with gonadal dysfunction including
Oligospermia and Amenorrhea
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Why do alkylating drugs cause hemorrhagic cystitis ?
Because of irritation caused by the acrolein metabolite of cyclophosphamide or ifosfamide
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My thought is a rest, cellular hypertrophy, and desquamation of the epithelium are manifestations of
The effects of alkylating drugs on the gastrointestinal Mucosa
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All alkylating drugs are powerful central nervous system stimulants manifesting most often as…
Nausea and vomiting Skeletal muscle weakness and seizures maybe present
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A common side effect of alkylating drugs is…
Alopecia due to damage to hair follicles
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A frequent side effect of alkylating drugs is…
Increased skin pigmentation
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Potential adverse effects of alkylating drugs is…
Nidus and Pulmonary fibrosis. Symptomatic patients may demonstrate a Decreased Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity
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Describe the relationship between prolongation of succinylcholine and alkylating drugs
Alkylating drugs in Hibbett plasma cholinesterase Activity for as long as 2 to 3 weeks after administration and can lead to prolong skeletal muscle paralysis after administration of succinylcholine
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How do I alkylating drug produce uric acid induce nephropathy?
Alkylating drugs rapidly destroy malignant cells in produce increase purine and pyrimidine breakdown leading to uric acid induced nephropathy.
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What are the three methods to minimize the likelihood of uric acid induced nephropathy in patients receiving alkylating drugs?
1) Adequate fluid intake 2) Alkalinization of the urine. 3) Allepurinol before drug treatment
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What are the most commonly used Nitrogen Mustards?
1) Mechlorethamine 2) Cyclophosphamide 3) Melphalan 4) Chlorambucil
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Why is Mechorethamine administered IV?
To minimize local tissue irritation
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What are the characteristics of Mechorethamine ?
1) Rapidly acting nitrogen mustard 2) Must be freshly prepared before each administration 3) Intensely powerful vesicant requiring the gloves be worn 4) Undergoes chemical transformation that is so rapid that the active drug is no longer present after a few minutes
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What is the total dose of Mechlorethamine?
0.4 mg/kg
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That’s an advantage of the rapid chemical transformation of Mechlorethamine ?
It’s possible to prevent tissue toxicity from the drunk by isolating the blood supply to get tissue
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Possible to localize the action of Mechlorethamine?
Theoretically , yes . | By injecting to drug into the arterial blood supply of the specific tissue being targeted
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What diseases is Mechorethamine used for?
Hodgkin’s disease and other lymphomas
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What is MOPP regimen?
Combination chemotherapy drug Mechlorethamine + Vincristine + procarbazene , and prednisone. MOPP regimen
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Are the major side effects of Mechorethamine?
Nausea, vomiting, and Myelosuppression.
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What are those limiting factors of mechlorethamine ?
Leukopenia | Thrombocytopenia
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Is the skin lesion frequently associated with Nitrogen Mustards therapy
Herpes zoster. | Nathan viral infections maybe unmasked by treatment with mechlorethemine
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Is a potential complication of Mechloretamine ?
Trumbo phlebitis, extravasation resulting in severe local tissue reactions with brawny and tender induration that may persist for long periods
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Describe the conversion of cyclophosphamide to acrolein
Cyclophosphamide to aldophosphamide in the liver. Target cells convert aldophosphamide to highly cytotoxic metabolites : Phosphoramide and acrolein Phosphoramide and acrolein then alkylate DNA. Cyclo> Aldo> Phosphoramide & Acrolein = alkylate DNA
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Cyclophosphamide is effective in the treatment of what type of diseases.
Wide range of cancers and inflammatory diseases.
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Favorable responses have been shown with cyclophosphamide in what diseases
Hodgkin’s disease lymphosarcoma Burkett lymphoma acute lymphoblastic leukemia of childhood
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Cyclophosphamide is frequently used in combination with—— and ———- As a juvenile therapy after surgery for breast cancer when there is involvement of the axillary nodes
Methotrexate and Fluorouracil
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What properties of cyclophosphamide leads to its use in nonneoplastic disorders
potent immunosuppressive properties Therefore used in nonneoplastic plastic disorders associated with altered immune reactivity . Ex: Wegener granulomatosis and rheumatoid arthritis
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What has been noted in patients receiving cyclophosphamide with an incidence less than 1%? How long to these effects for?
Hypersensitivity reaction and fibrosis Pneumonitis . Incidence is less 1% Symptoms develop months to years after initiation of the drug
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Large doses of cyclophosphamide are associated with
with incidence of pericarditis and pericardial effusion and even cardiac tamponade .
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2 weeks after last dose of cyclophosphamide, smaller number of patients may develop ...
Hemorrhagic myocarditis with symptoms of CHF
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How does Cyclophosphamide differ from other Nitrogen Mustards ?
Significant degrees of thrombocytopenia less common in cyclophosphamide But Alopecia is more common .
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How are side effects of Cyclophosphamide and other Nitrogen Mustards similar ?
Nausea and Vomiting occur with equal frequency
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What are 3 POSSIBLE side effects of Cyclophosphamide?
Mucosal Ulcerations Increased Skin pigmentation Hepatotoxicity
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5% to 10 % of patients on cyclophosphamide experience _____reflecting chemical irritation produced by its reactive metabolites .
Sterile Hemorrhagic cystitis .
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What are the indications to discontinue cyclophosphamide?
Dysuria and Hematuria
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What happens with dosages > 50 mg/kg of cyclophosphamide ?
Inappropriate secretion of arginine vasopressin hormone . Lots of antidiuretic hormone , water intoxication can happen especially that these patients are usually kept hydrated to prevent hemorrhagic cystitis .
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A first sign of toxicity concern for a patient taking Bleomycin
Cough
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Rescue technique for patients taking methotrexate
Thymidine and Folate
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Alarming side effect in Doxorubicin
Red urine
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Least Vinca to cause myelosupression
Vincristine
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2% cardiomyopathy , fatal approx 3 weeks after onset of symptoms in 60%
Topisomerase Inhibotors
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What drugs don’t cause Nausea
Look it up
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What is the first line drug for panic disorder and OCD ?
SSRIs
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What is Venlafaxine ?
Dual serotonin and Norepinepherine Resp take blockade
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What is Mirtazapine ?
Alpha and ....
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Compare TCA to SSRI
SSRI = no anticholinergic No Postural hypotension No major effects on seizure threshold No cardiac impulses elongation * relatively low complications when overdose except : Venlafaxine
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Which SSRI has the least safety profile in overdose ?
Venlafaxine bc it is similar to to TCA when it comes to overdose associated risk of proconvulsant and cardiac side effects .
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What are the effects of abrupt discontinuation if SSRI with short elimination half times? What what are those meds?
Paroxetine, Venlafaxine | Dizziness, paresthesias , myalgia, irritability , insomnia , visual disturbances .
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What is the black box warning with newer antidepressants , primarily SSRIs?
Suicidal tendencies in children and adolescents
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Do SSRIs have antiplatelet activity ?
Yes .
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What is serotonin syndrome ?
Anxiety Chills Ataxia Insomnia
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What drugs does Fluoxetine potentiates what drug ?
Beta Blockers bc it is the most potent inhibitor if the same P450 enzyme that metabolizes Beta Blockers
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Most important advantage of of SSRIs compared with TCA?
Relatively safe when taken in overdose .
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Side effects of TCA occur most commonly manifesting as
Anticholinergic effects CV effects CNS effects
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Imipramine normal plasma level is
225ng/mL or less
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Desipramine normal plasma level
225ng/mL
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Nortiptyline normal plasma level
50 to 150 ng/mL
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Mechanism of action of SSRIs
They don’t know but they are guessing that it Prevents reuptake of serotonin
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What is the TCA mechanism of action
Act at several transporters and receptors, but antidepressant effects is likely produced by blocking reuptake of serotonin and/or norepinephrine at the PRESYNAPATIC terminal
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Onset of TCA is
2- 3 weeks
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What is the therapeutic window of TCA
100 to 300 ng/mL
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TCA plasma level > 500 ng/mL
.
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Metabolism of TCA is by what method
Both Oxidation and Conjugation
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What is the metabolism of Doxepin ?
Demethylation into an active metabolite nordoxepin
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Atropine is a useful treatment in TCA with slow AV or intraventricular conduction cardiac impulses
True.
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Amitryptiline and doxepin produce the greatest
Degree of sedation
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Imipramine metabolism is by what ?
.
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What Is chronic TCA therapy length .
> 6 weeks
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Most common and most serious S/E of MAOIs ?
Orthostatic hypotension
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MAOI A is found where ?
Platelets and human Brain
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MAOI B is found where ?
Placenta
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MAOIs Anesthesia Management
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