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Stack #84853
Drug Reactions - USMLE Step 1 - First Aid
Drug reaction | Causal agent |
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Atropine-like side effects | Tricyclics |
Cardiac toxicity | Doxorubicin (Adriamycin), daunorubicin |
Coronary vasospasm | Cocaine |
Cutaneous flushing | Niacin, Ca²⁺channel blockers, adenosine, vancomycin |
Torsades de pointes | Class III (sotalol), class IA (quinidine) antiarrhythmics, cisapride |
Agranulocytosis | Clozapine, carbamazepine, colchicine |
Aplastic anemia | Chloramphenicol, benzene, NSAIDs |
Gray baby syndrome | Chloramphenicol |
Hemolysis in G6PD-deficient pts | Sulfonamides, isoniazid (INH), aspirin, ibuprofen, primaquine |
Thrombotic complications | OCPs |
Cough | ACE inhibitors (losartan—no cough) |
Pulmonary fibrosis | Bleomycin, amiodarone, busulfan |
Acute cholestatic hepatitis | Macrolides |
Focal to massive hepatic necrosis | Halothane, valproic acid, acetaminophen, Amanita phalloides |
Hepatitis | INH |
Pseudomembranous colitis | Clindamycin, ampicillin |
Adrenocortical insufficiency | Glucocorticoid withdrawal (HPA suppression) |
Gynecomastia | Spironolactone, Digitalis, Cimentidine, chronic Alcohol use, estrogens, Ketoconazole ("Some Drugs Create Awesome Knockers") |
Hot flashes | Tamoxifen |
Gingival hyperplasia | Phenytoin |
Osteoporosis | Corticosteroids, heparin |
Photosensitivity | Sulfonamides, Amiodarone, Tetracycline ("SAT for a photo") |
SLE-like syndrome | Hydralazine, INH, Procainamide, Phenytoin ("it's not HIPP to have lupus") |
Tendonitis, tendon rupture, & cartilage damage (kids) | Fluorquinolones |
Fanconi's syndrome | Expired tetracyclines |
Interstitial nephritis | Methicillin |
Hemorrhagic cystitis | Cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide |