Illustrated Pharmacology Memory Cards

Illustrated Pharmacology Memory Cards: PharMnemonics Cards – February 16, 2007

Author: Howard Shen | Language: English | ISBN: 1595411011 | Format: PDF, EPUB

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Features of this set of PharMnemonics Cards:

-Visual
-Mnemonic
-Humorous
-Systematic
-Outlined
-Concise
-Sufficient
-Up-to-date

Examples of the mnemonic or memory techniques or strategies used in this PharMnemonics:

1> Linking a drug name (Pilocarpine) to its action (Pupil constriction):
PILOCARPINE: A PILE of CAR-delivered PINEs is used for the pupil constri(u)ction project (illustruated with a figure).

2> Linking a drug class stem (-pril) to its action (Inhibition of an enzyme called ACE):
PRIL:PERIL is gone with E (Enzyme ACE). By knocking out the E, the PERIL is replaced with a -PRIL pill and the capital PERIL of hypertension and CHF can be diminished by captoPRIL (illustruated with a figure).

3> Linking a drug name (Sumatriptan) to its use (treatment of Migraine):
SUMATRIPTAN: If you have migraine in the SUMMER, simply take A TRIP for TAN. Just relax (illustruated with a figure).

4> Linking a drug name (PHENyTOIN) to its side effects:
Peripheral neuropathy.
Hyperplasia of gingiva, Hirsutism and coarse facial features.
Hypersensitivity: skin rash and even Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
Enlarged lymph nodes (lymphadenopathy).
Nystagmus, diplopia and sedation.
Teratogenicity ("Fetal hydantoin syndrome").
Osteomalacia (due to decreased Vitamin D), megalOblastic anemia (due to deceased folate levels).
Inhibition of ADH and insulin secretion.
Nausea and vomiting

5> Linking a drug class (SSRIs) to its side effects:
Sick stomach, leading to anorexia, nausea, etc.
Sexual dysfunction.
Restless: agitation, anxiety and tremor.
Insomnia.
Serotonin syndrome. Caused by concurrent use of MAOIs

6> Linking a disease name (DIABETES mellitus) to its drugs or drug classes:
DDP-4 inhibitors (Sitagliptin)
Insulins.
Amylin analog (Pramlinitide).
Acarbose (Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors).
Biguanides (Metformin).
Exenatide (GLP-1 agonists).
Thiazolidinediones (PPARr agonists).
Excercise and weight control (Essential for the control of type II DM).
Sulfonylureas(Insulin secretagogues).

7> Dr. Bright's hint:
Intern: Doc, of drugs used in Parkinson's disease, what drugs are better for relieving Bradykinesia?
Dr:Bromocriptine and related DA agonists.
Intern: Then, what drugs are better for attenuating Tremor?
Dr:Trihexyphenidyl and related antimuscarinic agents.

8> Dr. Bright's hint:
Intern: Doc, why can lithium cause nephrogenic diabetes insipidus?
Dr: As you can see in the figure on the left, this is because the lithium battery overcharges the water pump in the kidney.

9> Cartoons and humors:
This feature may be sensed from the Front cover image:
The man in the platelet on the left side stands for ASPIRIN (AS a PI [Platelet Inhibitor], I REIN COX-1 [the wheel] with an acetyl chain [CH3-CO-]);
The dog on the top of the platelet on the right side represents CLOPIDOGREL (As a CLOPI [CLOt/Platelet Inhibitor], this DOG is for REaL in blocking the ADP receptor)

From the Author

In learning pharmacology, what really matters is what we have memorized with clarity but not what we have learned with ambiguity. However, it is overwhelming, if not impossible, for us to memorize numerous "clueless" drug names, let alone their actions, clinical uses, interactions and sides effects. To help memorize medical pharmacology with ease and fun, we carefully designed this set of 282 PharMnemonics cards by using the memory techniques or strategies listed in Publisher's comments

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Cards: 282 pages
Publisher: Minireview; 1st edition (February 16, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1595411011
ISBN-13: 978-1595411013
Product Dimensions: 6 x 3 x 2 inches
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Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #106,576 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

If my "helpfulness" rating gets voted down by this same group of people, you'll know I was right. I hold a 100% "helpful" rating right now on my reviews.
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It is a sad shame that a campaign at a southern US Medical school took it upon themselves to smear this excellent set of teaching tools. Now, it looks like this great set of flash cards is worthless, when in fact it's easily the best. After trying THREE different sets of cards (Lange, and I forget the other two) these helped me to remember the best as it gives you a crazy visual for each drug. Excellent buy.

First off, notice that all negative comments are within two weeks of each other from 29 Jan 09 to 09 Feb 09 (at the time of this writing), mostly by first-time reviewers, and how if you check out their "usefulness" percentage they are all around 50%.

Do not group-think and sell yourself short of an amazing set of cards. They helped me on what is arguably the hardest subject - memorizing random drug names. The authors make it very clear that the mnemonics are crazy - as ALL GOOD mnemonics are meant to stick in your brain through craziness. As such you'll need the text to supplement your learning but that's the point - unlike other card sets which are the textbook in a pocket format (and therefore for me did not make good memorizing tools). They helped me pass my course and I will definitely use them for Step 1. I hope that there are more discerning medical students out there who will check reviews other than between January 29th and February 9th, as a good physician would immediately spot the skewed and biased stats behind the average stars right now.