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Morphine side-effects 

MORPHINE:

Myosis

Out of it (sedation)

Respiratory depression

Pneumonia (aspiration)

Hypotension

Infrequency (constipation, urinary retention)

Nausea

Emesis

CNS Effects of Morphine

SCREAMNT

S edation

C ough suppression/convulsions

R espiratory depression

E uphoria

A nalgesia

M yosis (but may cause mydriasis in doses causing asphyxia)

N ausea and vomiting

T runcal rigidity (especially with fentanyl)

Cocaine: cardiovascular effect 

COcaine causes blood vessels to

COnstrict (unlike other local anesthetics which cause vasodilation).

Aminoglycosides: 

common characteristics AMINO:

Active Against Aerobic gram negative

Mechanism of resistance are Modifying enzymes

Inhibit protein synthesis by binding to 30S subunit

Nephrotoxic

Ototoxic

Sulfonamides: 

common characteristics SULFA:

Steven-Johnson syndrome/ Skin rash / Solubility low

Urine precipitation/ Useful for UTI

Large spectrum (gram positives and negatives)

Folic acids synthesis blocker (as well as synthesis of nucleic acids)

Analog of PABA

Diuretics: 

groups "Leak Over The CAN":

Loop diuretics

Osmotics

Thiazides

Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors

Aldosterone inhibitors

Na (sodium) channel blockers

· Note: "leak" is slang for urination and "can" is slang for a toilet.

Gynacomastia, Drugs That Cause

"Some Drugs Create Awesome Knockers

S pironolactone

D igistalis

C isplatin

A lcohol

K etoconozole

Thalidomide: 

effect on cancer cells "Thalidomide

makes the blood vessels hide":

Use thalidomide to stop cancer cells from growing new blood vessels.

Tuberculosis

 "treatment If you forget your TB drugs, you'll

die and might need a PRIEST":

Pyrazinamide

Rifampin

Isoniazid (INH)

Ethambutol

STreptomycin

Warfarin:

interactions ACADEMIC QACS:

Amiodarone

Cimetidine

Aspirin

Dapsone

Erythromycin

Metronidazole

Indomethacin

Clofibrates

Quinidine

Azapropazone

Ciprofloxacin

Statins

Patent ductus arteriosus: 

which prostaglandin keeps it open

kEEp opEn with prostaglandin E.

Carbamazepine (CBZ): 

use CBZ:

Cranial Nerve V (trigeminal) neuralgia

Bipolar disorder

Zeisures

  

 Drugs that act on microtubules. 

"The MicroTubule Growth Voiding Chemicals":

Thiabendazole

Mebendazole

Taxol

Griseofulvin

Vincristine/ Vinblastine

Colchicine

Insulin

mixing regular insulin and NPH "Not Ready,

Ready Now":

Air into NPH

Air into Regular

Draw up Regular

Draw up NPH

Benzodiazepins: 

3 members that undergo extrahepatic metabolism

"Outside The Liver":

Oxazepam

Temazepam

Lorazepam

These undergo extrahepatic metabolism and do not form active metabolites.