NBME 21 Answers : Block 3 : #1 = A 30-year-old woman develops dimness of vision

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A 30-year-old woman develops dimness of vision

Ethambutol

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submitted by hungrybox(175),

ethambutol = EYEthambutol

Great mnemonic for remembering that EYEthambutol is the component that causes visual problems in RIPE therapy for TB.

hungrybox RIPE = rifampin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol +

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submitted by mcl(167),

Page 250 FA - Ethambutol is associated with visual disturbances (changes in color vision).

rocmed Ethambutol is associated with optic neuritis which can cause loss of visual acuity and red-green color blindness +