Sandy - Week 1

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Across
  1. 3. Potent opioid ~7x stronger than morphine, safer in renal impairment
  2. 5. Inflammatory lab that rises slowly, useful for chronic disease monitoring
  3. 8. Drug class with side effect mnemonic: “Can’t see, can’t pee, can’t spit, can’t sh*t”
  4. 11. Corticosteroid used for cerebral edema and chemo nausea
  5. 13. Powerful synthetic opioid ~100x stronger than morphine
  6. 14. Class Ib antiarrhythmic for ventricular arrhythmias; toxicity shows as CNS changes first
  7. 15. Opioid antidote, reverses respiratory depression
  8. 17. Sedating antihistamine also used for anxiety, nausea, itching
  9. 18. Opioid that should not be used in children due to variable metabolism
  10. 19. NSAID limited to 5 days due to GI and renal toxicity
Down
  1. 1. Anticonvulsant often used for neuropathic pain; causes dizziness & ataxia
  2. 2. Anticholinergic first-line for symptomatic bradycardia
  3. 4. Classic opioid, drug of choice for MI pain
  4. 6. Sympathomimetic used in anaphylaxis and cardiac arrest
  5. 7. TCA toxicity remembered as the 3 C’s: Coma, Convulsions, ___
  6. 8. Drug of choice for SVT; may cause transient asystole
  7. 9. Inflammatory lab that rises quickly and is more sensitive for acute changes
  8. 10. Class III antiarrhythmic with long half-life and multiple organ toxicities
  9. 12. TCA used for depression, neuropathic pain, and insomnia
  10. 16. Semi-synthetic opioid often combined with acetaminophen (Percocet)