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Tetracycline: Uses (mnemonic)

Tetracyclines are first choice drugs for: Mnemonic : LG BPL CAR  L - Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) G - Granuloma Inguinale B - Brucellosis P - Plague phrophylaxis L - Lyme's disease (doxy) C - Cholera A - Atypical pneumonia due to chlamydia R - Relapsing fever (doxy)       Rickettsial Infection (doxy) Other uses: Mnemonic: Leprosy MAPS Leprosy(mino) M - meningococcal carrier (mino), malaria prophylaxis (doxy) A - Amoebiasis (doxy) P - Peptic ulcer by H.Pylori (tetra) S - SIADH (demeclo)

Adverse Effects of Tetracycline Mnemonic

Mnemonic : L.K. ADVanI is P.T. teacher L- liver damage K- kedney damage A- antianabolic effect D- diabitis insipidus V- vestibular toxicity I- intracranial pressure raised P- phototoxicity T- teeth and bones