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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 (2020) | Physician Assistant (PA) School Study Aid
Cisplatin
- Indications
- Carcinomas
- Ovarian
- Bladder
- Lung
- Testicular
- Mechanism
- Cross-Links DNA
- Side Effects
- Ototoxicity
- Nephrotoxicity
- Treat with Amifostine and Chloride Diuresis
2 mins
Etoposide
- Indications
- Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Mechanism of Action
- Inhibits Topoisomerase II
- Errors in DNA Synthesis Cause Apoptosis
- Side Effects
- Myelosuppression
- Alopecia
- Hypotension
- Nausea and Vomiting
2 mins
Hydroxyurea
- Mechanism
- Inhibits Ribonucleotide Reductase
- Decreased DNA Synthesis
- S-phase Specific
- Indications
- Melanoma
- Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Through Increased HbF (Fetal Hemoglobin)
- Side Effects
- Myelosuppression
- GI Distress
2 mins
Bevacizumab Mechanisms and Indications
- Mechanisms
- Monoclonal Antibody to VEGF
- Inhibits Angiogenesis (and Vasculogenesis)
- Indications
- Capillaries Grow CORN (CG-CORN acronym)
- Colorectal Cancer
- Glioblastoma
- Cervical Cancer
- Ovarian Cancer
- Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
- Age-related Macular Degeneration
2 mins
Bevacizumab Side Effects
- Impaired (Delayed) Wound Healing
- Hemorrhage
- Nosebleed (Epistaxis)
- GI Perforation
- Thromboembolic Event
- Osteonecrosis of the Jaw
1 min
Cetuximab and Panitumumab
- Mechanism
- Monoclonal Antibodies Against EGFR
- Indications
- Colorectal Cancer
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Ménétrier Disease
- Side Effects
- Elevated LFTs
- Rash
- Diarrhea
- Hypokalemia
- Hypomagnesemia
1 min
Paclitaxel (Taxanes)
- Mechanism of Action
- Taxane
- Stabilizes Microtubules
- Indications
- Breast Cancer
- Ovarian Cancer
- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Kaposi Sarcoma (HHV-8)
- Side Effects
- Mucositis
- Myelosuppression
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Hypersensitivity
- Alopecia
- Considerations
- Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
2 mins
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