Cardio + Stroke
This P2Y12 inhibitor is contraindicated in patients with a history of a stroke or TIA.
What is prasugrel (Effient)?
This inhalation technique is used with a dry-powder inhaler.
What is a quick/forceful and deep inhalation?
This chemotherapy agent is famous for cardiomyopathy.
What is doxorubicin (Adriamycin)?
This antibiotic should not be used for pneumonia.
What is daptomycin (Cubicin)?
What is lisdexamfetamine?
These are the high-intensity doses of atorvastatin (Lipitor) and rosuvastatin (Crestor).
What are:
atorvastatin 40-80 mg
rosuvastatin 20-40 mg
These are the permethrin strengths for lice and scabies.
What are 1% for lice and 5% for scabies?
What is cisplatin?
What is linezolid (Zyvox)?
This non stimulant ADHD medication carries a boxed warning for suicidal ideation in children and adolescents.
What is atomoxetine (Strattera)?
Before IV thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke, blood pressure generally must be below this threshold.
What is 185/110 mmHg?
This LABA can be used in SMART/MART therapy because of its rapid onset.
What is formoterol?
This rescue drug is used with high-dose methotrexate.
What is leucovorin?
This drug provides strong anaerobic coverage and is commonly added to cefepime for intra-abdominal infections.
What is metronidazole (Flagyl)?
Abrupt withdrawal of this alpha-2 agonist can cause rebound hypertension.
What is clonidine (Kapvay)?
A patient has an ischemic stroke caused by atrial fibrillation. This type of therapy is preferred for long-term secondary prevention.
What is anticoagulation?
What is SJS/TEN?
This chemotherapy drug causes acute cholinergic diarrhea treated with atropine and delayed diarrhea treated with loperamide.
What is irinotecan?
Omeprazole and esomeprazole can reduce activation of this P2Y12 inhibitor.
What is clopidogrel (Plavix)?
Aspirin should generally be avoided in children with viral illness because of the risk of this syndrome.
A patient taking warfarin develops an intracranial hemorrhage. Name the two therapies used for urgent reversal.
What are 4-factor PCC (Kcentra) + IV vitamin K?
Trilogy Ellipta contains these three drugs and classes.
What are
fluticasone = ICS
umeclidinium = LAMA
vilanterol = LABA
A patient on trastuzumab (Herceptin) requires monitoring with an echocardiogram or MUGA because of this toxicity.
What is cardiotoxicity/decreased LVEF?
This class of antibiotics is commonly preferred for serious infections caused by ESBL-producing organisms.
What are carbapenems?
An error has already happened and the hospital wants to determine why. This quality-improvement method should be used.
What is a root-cause analysis (RCA)?