| Amphotericin B -
07-04-2006, 04:05 AM
Hi!
My name is ken.Those were nice set of mnemonics.Amphotericin B is becoming an important drug in the setting of immunosuppressed states like HIV-AIDS.A mnemonic for its toxicities:
A- Anemia
M- Muscle spasms
P- Phlebitis
H- Headaches,Hypotension,Hypokalemia
T- Thrombocytopenia
E- Emesis,Encephalopathy
R- Respiratory strida
I- Increased temperature(fever)
C- Chills
I- Immediate hypersensitivity(anaphylaxis)
N- Nephrotoxicity - Important!
B- Bronchospasm. |