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GSPP Med SE
Med Class SE
Term | Definition |
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Tricyclic glycopeptide | N/V/D; anaphylaxis -common for all antibiotics; ototoxicity; nephrotoxicity; thrombophlebitis (drug is very irritating to veins when administered IV). |
Histamine H2 antagonists | Serious but rare: Blood dyscrasias. Common: Confusion (especially in the elderly), diarrhea, headache. |
Proton pump inhibitors | Nausea, diarrhea, abdominal pain, headache, fatigue and dizziness. But generally this class of drugs is well-tolerated. |
Subcutaneous anticoagulants | Bleeding; HIT (heparin-induced thrombocytopenia) is a rare but serious allergic reaction to heparin (and less commonly to enoxaparin) that causes a severe decrease in platelets and the formation of fibrin clots known as “white clots”. |
Insulin | Hypoglycemia. (Know that glargine insulin cannot be mixed with any other insulin) |
Beta Blockers | Orthostatic hypotension, excessive bradycardia (HR at 50+ is normal if BP is normal) |
ACE inhibitors | Hypotension, dry cough, hyperkalemia, renal impairment, angioedema. |
Calcium Channel Blockers | Common: peripheral edema due to increased capillary permeability; irregular or slowed heart rate. Other side effects: Dizziness; facial flushing; headache, constipation |
Loop diuretic | Dehydration, decreased potassium level, hearing loss and/or tinnitus (ototoxicity), renal impairment (nephrotoxicity). |
Cardiac Glycoside | Signs of digoxin toxicity: Irregular or slowed heart rate, loss of appetite, nausea, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, weakness, drowsiness, headache, blurred vision or yellow-green halos around things. |
Narcotics | Life-threatening: Respiratory depression and severe hypotension. Common: Constipation, nausea, vomiting, sedation, dizziness, physical tolerance. |
Systemic Corticosteroids | ↑ blood sugar, ↑ WBC’s, cushingoid appearance, adrenal suppression, ↓ wound healing, ↑ susceptibility to infection, GI bleeding, osteoporosis, muscle wasting, capillary fragility, ecchymosis, petichiae, insomnia, depression, anxiety, hirsuitism. |