Pharm I Exam 1 Flashcards
How do you remember the 3 things Ertapenem doesn’t cover?
PEE
Pseudomonas, enterococcus, E.faecium
How do you remember when to use each fluroquinolone?
Moxi above the belt, cipro below
Piper hates suing = piperacillin is antipSEUdomonal
How do you remember the hospital acquired lower resp. infections?
S P SP E
(Staphylococcus, pseudomonas, streptococcus pneumoniae, Enteric GN)
How to remember community acquired lower resp infections?
SHAE
Strep p.
Haemophilus influenzae
Atypicals (legionella, mycoplasma)
Enteric GN
How to remember bone & joint bacteria?
Some Staff Stop Entering Needlessly:
Staph. A
Staph. E
Streptococci
Enterococcus
Neisseria
How to remember upper respiratory bacteria?
Spy (S. pyogenes)
New (S. pneumoniae)
H. I. (Haemophilus influenzae)
More cats (moraxella catarrhalis)
How to remember meningitis bacteria?
Sp Ne He G/e L
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Neisseria
Haemophilus influenzae
GBS/ E.coli
Listeria
How to remember urinary tract bacteria?
Early Pros Keep Sappy Entries
E. coli
Proteus
Klebsiella
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
Enterococcus
What do beta blockers do for glaucoma?
They get to the Base of the problem by reducing AQ humor production
Mnemonic to remember the 9 meds cimetidine interacts with
“Why Are Cats Napping Together On The Pink Oranges?”
1) Warfarin
2) Amiodarone
3) Clopidogrel
4) Nifedipine
5) Theophylline
6) Opioids
7) Tricyclic Antidepressants
8) Phenytoin
9) Others.
What is the mnemonic to remember what Omeprazole interacts with?
“Crazy Cats Want To Make Omelets”
- Citalopram
- Clopidogrel
- Warfarin
- Tacrolimus
- Mycophenolate
- Others
How to remember what drug interactions increasing the pH of the stomach will cause? (a few different chatGPT mnemonics)
(highlighted on ppt)
“All Penguins Find Tacos Delicious Outside.”
“Apples Pop From Trees During October.”
“Always Punch Fools To Defend Others.”
-Azoles, protease inhibitors, fluoroquinolones, thyroxine, digoxin and others
How to remember which groups of glaucoma drugs ONLY increase AQ outflow?
PCR
(Prostaglandin Analogs, Cholinergic (miotics), Rho Kinase Inhibitor)
Prostaglandins all end in what?
-prost
How to remember what the MOA of Adrenergic Alpha-2 Agonist is? (glaucoma med)
It’s an alpha so it can do both [decrease production + increase outflow]
How to remember the antibiotics to use for MRSA?
“Vampires Let Cats Drink Tea, Quietly.”
○ Vancomycin
○ Linezolid**
○ Ceftaroline
○ Daptomycin
○ Tigecycline
○ Quinupristin/dalfopristin
How to remember the antibiotics for community-acquired (CA) MRSA?
DMTTC
○ Doxycycline, Minocycline, Tetracycline
○ Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
○ Clindamycin
How to remember the 3 antibiotic groups that are all IV only?
CAM
Carbapenems, aminoglycosides, monobactams
How to remember the first gen of cephalosporins?
All start with “Cefa/cepha”
How to remember the second gen of cephalosporins?
furry (cefuroxime) foxes (cefoxitin) tan (cefotetan) faces (cefactor) like pros (cefprozil)
How to remember the third gen of cephalosporins?
Tri (ceftriaxone) po’docs (cefpodoxime) were fixinme (cefixime) dinner (cefdinir) and got tazed (ceftazidime) for not paying taxes (cefotaxime*)
How to remember the 4th gen of cephalosporins?
“-pi-“
How to remember the 5th gen of cephalosporins?
Line (ceftaroline) Zone (ceftolozone)
Which 3 groups of antibiotics have the following adverse effects?:
○ GI upset
○ Diarrhea
○ Rash / allergic reactions
○ Seizures with accumulation
Penicillins, Cephalosporins, Carbapenems
