SJS Basics
Drugs Linked with SJS
Song/Medical Before and After
100

The % of body surface area that is the cutoff for Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

10%

More than 30% --> TEN

100

These antipsychotics/mood stabilizers

Clozapine

Lamotrigine

100

A song by Michael Jackson | A type of lymphocyte 

P Y T - Cell

200

In greater than 90% of patients, SJS is present in this area. 

Oral mucosa

Nasal (50%), ear (50%), eye (60-100%), and genital is also possible (60-80%)

200

These anti-seizure medications

Carbamazepine

Lamotrigine

Phenytoin 

Phenobarbital

200

Song by Jamie Foxx | Condition that utilizes CIWA scoring

Blame it on the Alcohol Withdrawal

300

SJS diagnosis is made by this process

Clinical presentation and history that supports prodromal exposures. 

Biopsy also helpful (keratinocyte apoptosis early, necrolysis of the dermo-epidermal junction late)

300

These antibiotics

Penicillins

Sulfonamides (basically Bactrim)
Tetracycline

300

Song by Adele | a blockage in your popliteal vessel

Rolling in the Deep Vein Thrombosis

400

These symptoms can act as a "prodrome" for SJS

Fever, sore throat, body aches (up to 1-3 weeks after exposure)

400

These analgesics

Paracetamol/Acetaminophen

"Oxicam" NSAIDs

Diclofenac


400

The organism that is a vector for Trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) | A song by Seal (or the Steve Miller Band)

Tsetse Fly Like an Eagle

500

These are two conditions that are linked with higher risk for SJS

HIV/AIDS

Lupus

(Also age >65, malignancy, ethnicity, and genetic predisposition (HLA subtypes))

500

This anticoagulant

Rivaroxaban

500

Like BLS but harder | A hyponatremia subtype | A song by Kendrick Lamar (also a condition treated by stimulants)

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