TOP 50 NURSING MEDS — KELLY VERSION (Memory Isms)
CARDIAC
Lisinopril – “ACE makes you ACE a cough.” Watch K+.
Losartan – “The cousin with no cough.”
Metoprolol – “Metro = slows the city down.” Hold HR < 60.
Carvedilol – “Carved out for heart failure.”
Amlodipine – “Amlowww = low BP, swollen ankles.”
Diltiazem – “Dilutes the heart rate.”
DIURETICS
Furosemide – “Furious pee + falling potassium.”
HCTZ – “Kinda-dieuretic, kinda low K+.”
Spironolactone – “Spared potassium, share the salt.”
DIGOXIN
Digoxin – “DIG for toxicity: vision halos, N/V.”
ANTICOAGULANTS
Warfarin – “WAR = bleeding.” Vitamin K saves the day.
Heparin – “Heppa-PTT.” Protamine = antidote.
Lovenox – “Love handles—inject on the side.”
RESPIRATORY
Albuterol – “Albu-zoom.” Jittery rescue.
Ipratropium – “Ipratropi-YOU keep that door open.”
Prednisone – “Pred the spread (high sugar, low immune).”
ENDOCRINE
Regular insulin – “Regular people go IV.”
NPH – “NPH = Not Particularly Helpful peak.”
Glargine – “Lantus glides—no peak.”
Metformin – “Metal + contrast = NO.”
Levothyroxine – “Levo lifts metabolism—AM, empty stomach.”
NEURO
Lorazepam – “Lo-relax-a-pam.”
Diazepam – “Pam is fast.”
Phenytoin – “Pheny-teeth gums.”
Keppra – “Keeps seizures quiet.”
CARDIAC
Lisinopril – “ACE makes you ACE a cough.” Watch K+.
Losartan – “The cousin with no cough.”
Metoprolol – “Metro = slows the city down.” Hold HR < 60.
Carvedilol – “Carved out for heart failure.”
Amlodipine – “Amlowww = low BP, swollen ankles.”
Diltiazem – “Dilutes the heart rate.”
DIURETICS
Furosemide – “Furious pee + falling potassium.”
HCTZ – “Kinda-dieuretic, kinda low K+.”
Spironolactone – “Spared potassium, share the salt.”
DIGOXIN
Digoxin – “DIG for toxicity: vision halos, N/V.”
ANTICOAGULANTS
Warfarin – “WAR = bleeding.” Vitamin K saves the day.
Heparin – “Heppa-PTT.” Protamine = antidote.
Lovenox – “Love handles—inject on the side.”
RESPIRATORY
Albuterol – “Albu-zoom.” Jittery rescue.
Ipratropium – “Ipratropi-YOU keep that door open.”
Prednisone – “Pred the spread (high sugar, low immune).”
ENDOCRINE
Regular insulin – “Regular people go IV.”
NPH – “NPH = Not Particularly Helpful peak.”
Glargine – “Lantus glides—no peak.”
Metformin – “Metal + contrast = NO.”
Levothyroxine – “Levo lifts metabolism—AM, empty stomach.”
NEURO
Lorazepam – “Lo-relax-a-pam.”
Diazepam – “Pam is fast.”
Phenytoin – “Pheny-teeth gums.”
Keppra – “Keeps seizures quiet.”
