{"id":8442,"date":"2013-04-20T20:10:04","date_gmt":"2013-04-21T03:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.najin.ca\/journal\/?p=8442"},"modified":"2013-12-26T14:16:42","modified_gmt":"2013-12-26T22:16:42","slug":"daily-doodle-109","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.najin.ca\/journal\/daily-doodle-109\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Doodle #111 – Pictoffect: Phenytoin"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been deliberating over ways to study for my pharmacy licensing exams and continue my daily doodle without feeling guilty that it’d eat into potential study hours.<\/p>\n

Sooo….over this final month leading up to my exam, I’m going to sketch creatures that represent drugs & their side effects.
\nI call ’em “Pictoffects”.<\/p>\n

I’ll illustrate drugs which have strange side effect profiles, which I have a particularly difficult time memorizing.
\nChances are if I’m getting frustrated with these, there are several other pharmacy students out there sailing in the same boat.
\nMy hope is that presenting these side effects in a stimulating, visual way will increase retention!<\/p>\n

I’m going to try my best to keep the illustrative style consistent…kind of reminiscent of a kiddy storybook from the 70’s.
\nMaybe not a bad way to kill two birds, although I can already sense that the resultant creatures are going to be truly pitiful, ugly little things…<\/p>\n

Anyway, without further ado, meet my first Pictoffect
\nMr. Phenytoin<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"109-blog\"<\/p>\n

Featuring the following
\nSide Effects:<\/em>
\nAtaxia
\nAcne
\nTremor
\nRash
\nHirsutism
\nNystagmus
\nSomnolence (moon)
\nLupus-like symptoms
\nVitamin D deficiency
\nGingival Hyperplasia<\/p>\n

Other Side Effects (not depicted)<\/em>
\nGI (N&V, diarrhea)
\n\u2193\u00a0coordination & concentration
\nDizziness
\nBlood dyscrasias
\nOsteomalacia
\nFolic acid \u2193
\nT4\u00a0\u2193<\/p>\n

Other Tedious Tidbits about Phenytoin
\n<\/em>Suspension\/tablets are 100% bioavailable, while the capsules & injections are only 92%
\nPhenytoin exhibits saturable kinetics, so increasing dose will dramatically spike blood levels.
\nCBC, LFT and plasma folate levels should be monitored while taking phenytoin.
\nSerum troughs should be at 40-80 umol\/L at steady state.
\n<\/span><\/em>
\nReference: Rx Files 9th Edition<\/p>\n

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