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Mastery Through Imagery: A Deep Dive into Sketchy Pharmacology

Vancomycin

• Sketch Symbol: A van with a red man inside, ear & kidney.
• Mechanism: Cell wall synthesis (binds D-Ala-D-Ala).
• Uses: MRSA, C. diff (oral for colitis).
• Toxicities: Red man syndrome (infuse slowly), nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity.
• Monitor: Trough levels.

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CNS & Psych: Covers sedatives, hypnotics (like "Benzodiazepines"), and antipsychotics. Sketch Symbol: A van with a red man

2. Cardiovascular & Renal Drugs

• Antihypertensives (ACE inhibitors, ARBs, calcium channel blockers)
• Diuretics (loop, thiazide, potassium-sparing)
• Antiarrhythmics (Vaughan Williams classes I-IV)
• Anticoagulants & antiplatelets (heparin, warfarin, DOACs, aspirin) Example Scene: A "Diuretic Beach" where thiazides are sunbathers (hypercalcemia), loops are surfers (ototoxicity), and spironolactone is a man with gynecomastia.

• Extrapolations from unrelated populations or doses
• Off-label uses without dose/PK bridging