Medications Flashcards
Meds that increase appetite (Meal)
Megestrol Acetate (Megace)
Marinol (Dronabinol)
Elavil
Lithium Carbonate
Megestrol Acetate (Megace)
Characteristics : stimulates appetite, Synthetic form of progesterone,
-MEgesTrOL Acetate “Ate A LOT”
Marinol (Dronabinol): Stimulates appetite, synthetic tetrohydrocannabinol (THC), Analogous to marijuana.
How to Remember: MARinol; MARijuana gives you the munchies.
Elavil:
Characteristics: Stimulates appetite
-Tricyclic antidepressant
-Treats depressive disorders with sedative euphoric effect.
Lithium Carbonate:
Characteristic:
-STimulates appetite
-Antidepressant used for bipolar disorder
-THought to regulate release of neurotransmitters (serotonin)
-Blocks TSH, which may lead to hypothyroidism
-Sodium + Caffeine intake should be consistent.
REmember:
LithYUM
Lithium and sodium rhyme: Sodium/SODas (some caffeine) Carbonate, Consistent.
Meds that either decrease appetite or weight
1.Methylphenidate (Ritalin)
2.Orlistat
3.Dextroamphetamine (Adderall)
1.MEthylphenidate:
Characteristics: Stimulant, Increases neurotransmitter activity, Decreases appetite, weight loss, nausea, vomiting, anorexia.
How to remember: If you go on a bad methYlpheniDATE, you may YAWN
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Anorexia
Weight loss
Nausea
- Oristat:
Characteristic: Lipase inhibitor
-reversibly inhibits gastric and pancreatic lipase
-fat absorption reduced by approximately 30% steatorrhea, weight loss.
-Orlistat, lose LIpids, Lose weight.
-ORAListat: Oral cavity includes LIPs (Lipase)
- Dextroamphetamine (Adderall)
characteristics:
-Stimulant
-Increases neurotransmitter activity
-Decrease appetite
-Weight loss, nausea, vomiting, anorexia.
Statins
Statins inhibit cholesterol synthesis by binding HMG-COA reductase.
-Decrease LDL cholesterol
-Increase HDL
-Tone down triglycerides
Interact with grapefruit juice (STAINS)
Corticosteroids
Reduce inflammation
Risk factors:
suppress immune system
Bone fractures
Thin Skin
Hypertension
Hyperglycemia
Cholestyramine (Prevalite)
Binds to bile acid
Lowers cholesterol
decreases fat/fat soluble vitamin absorption
Glucocorticoids
Reduce inflammation
Risk factors:
Suppress immune system
Increase protein breakdown, decrease protein synthesis, lower protein levels.
GLuCOCO: COCO is low in protein.
Antibiotics
-Fight bacteria
-Decrease protein synthesis, results in protein deficit.
Oral contraceptives
-prevent pregnancy
Risk factors:
-Decrease vitamin C, B6, Folate
ORal contraceptives are FAB at preventing pregnancy:
Folate
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
B (B6 pyridoxine)
Loop diuretics
(soda causes me to pee)
help excrete excess salt and water through urine.
-Target thick ascending limb
-Associated with Na, K, Ca, Mg, Thiamine deficiency
- Soda Sodium
-Causes Calcium
-Me Magnesium
-To Thiamine
-Pee Potassium
Thiazide diuretics
“Side” Camp
-Target proximal convoluted tubule
-Depletes calcium and magnesium
-Increase calcium
- Calcium
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-Magnesium
-Potassium
Methotrexate
MethoFotrexlate
-immunosuppressant
-Often used to treat arthritis and cancer
-Structurally very similar to folate; leads to folate deficiency.
Propofol
-general anesthetic (loss of feeling or awareness)
-lipophilic (dissolve in lipids or fat)
-Presented in oil-in-water emulsion at 1.1 cals/cc
- BE mindful of fat calories and triglycerides.
Anticoagulant
Warfarin sodium
-Thins blood
- Can alter vitamin K, avoid with excessive vitamin A and vitamin E (Topopherol) intake.
-Avoid with garlic, ginger, ginkgo biloba
-AntiKoaGulanT
Phenobarbital
Barbiturate
-Treat seizure disorders, insomnia, anxiety
-Decreases B6, B12, Folic acid, Vitamin D, Vitamin K.
Cyclosporine
Immunosuppressant; Often given after organ transplant
Side effects:
1. Hyperglycemia, hyperkalemia, hypertension, hyperlipidemia
Hint:
when cyKling you’re HYPER and you use your GLuTes.
K: Kalemia
G: Glycemia
L: Lipidemia
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T: Tension
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