Mnemonics

Question 1

RENALLY ADJUSTED AGENTS

Answer 1

A BICC THE MMP

Actinomycin D
Bleomycin
Ifosfamide
Carboplatin/Cisplatin
Cytoxan
Topo
Hydroxyurea
Etoposide
Methotrexate
Melphalan
Pemetrexed/Platinums

Capecitabine too

Alternative: B 4Cing 2My Patient I Assess THE renal function
Bleo, 4 C’s (cis/carbo/cape/cyclo) 2M’s (Mtx, Melphalan), Pemetrex, Ifos, Act, Topo, Hydroxyurea, Etopo

Question 2

LIVER ADJUSTED AGENTS

Answer 2

MTV ME CD

Methotrexate
Taxanes
Vincas
Mitoxantrone
Epirubicin

Cyclophosphamide
Doxorubicin/Doxil

Taxanes/Vincas, Anthracyclines, MTX and Cyclo/Ifos

Question 3

LEAST PROTEIN BOUND AGENTS

Answer 3

BIG-CT
Bleo
Ifos (< 5%)
Gem (10%)
Carbo (<5% - up to 30%)
Topo (35%)

Question 4

HEAVILY PROTEIN BOUND AGENTS

Answer 4

MACE
Methotrexate
Adriamycin
Cisplatin
Etoposide

Taxol

Question 5

VESICANTS

Answer 5

DAMN TV
Doxorubicin/anthracyclins
Actinomycin D
Mitomycin C
Nitrogen Mustards

Trabectedin
Vincas

Question 6

PRO-DRUGS

Answer 6

Capecitabine
Gemcitabine
Cyclophosphamide
Ifosfamide
5-FU

Question 7

Chemo Irritants

Answer 7

TICE:
Taxol
Ifosfamide
Cisplatin
Etoposide

Question 8

Non-AG Metabolic Acidosis

Answer 8

USED PART
Urinary diversion
Small bowel fistula
Excess chloride
Diarrhea
Pancreatic fistula
Addison(adrenal INSUFF)/acetaazolamide
RTA
Tenofovir/topiramate

Question 9

AG Metabolic Acidosis

Answer 9

MUDPILES

Methanol
Uric acid (uremia/ARF)
DKA
Paraldephyde/phenoformin
Iron/INH
Lactic Acidosis
Ethylene glycol
Salicylates

Question 10

ALOPECIA

Answer 10

I Think I DO look Very Elegant w/Alopecia

Ifos
Taxanes
Irinotecan
DOxorubicin
Vincas
Etoposide
Act-D

“TIE DIVA” - no extra letters..learn to tie scarfs around head?

Question 11

Chemo that crosses BBB

Answer 11

5 Chemos CAn Travel TO/In the Mind

5‘FU
Cyclophosphamide
CArbo
Temozolamide (temodar)
TOpo
Irinotecan
Methotrexate

Question 12

Which renally cleared chemotherapy cause alopecia?

Answer 12

TIC

Topotecan
Ifosfamide
Cyclophosphamide

(Tic gets lost in your hair and then can cause AKI because of lymes? idk)

Question 13

What shifts O2 curve to the right

Answer 13

CADET-face RIGHT

CO2
Acidosis
DPG increase
Exercise
Temp (elevated)

DPG=2,3-diphosphoglyceric acid

Question 14

Indications for urgent dialysis

Answer 14

A (acidosis <7.1)
E (electrolytes, hyperK >6.5)
I (intoxication, methanol, ethanol, lithium, ASA)
O (volume overload)
U (uremia, encephalopathy/pericarditis)

Question 15

Antibiotics for best anaerobic coverage?

Answer 15

CAMP SCUM

Clindamycin
Augmentin [also Timentin (ticarcillin/clavulanate)]
Metronidazole
Pip/Tazo

Second Gen Cephalosporins (Cefoxitin/Cefotetan)
Carbepenems (Imipenem/Meropenem/Ertapenem)
Unasyn
Moxifloxacin/Gatifloxacin

Question 16

Chemos with radiation recall

Answer 16

Act-D
5FU
Bleo
GeM
Etopo
MTX
Doxorubicin
Taxol

Alice is a 5yo Blond GEM Daring & Takes Risks…she’s blond and takes risks in the sun and gets burnt
-from quizlet

Question 17

SIADH chemos

Answer 17

Ifosfamide
Cyclophosphamide
Vincas

I Concentrate (urine) Very well