Chapters 83-92 Antibiotics
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- 2. This classification refers to antibiotics that are effective in treating a wide range of bacteria (2 words)
- 5. An enzyme that bacteria squirt out to break the beta-lactam ring of penicillins and make the antibiotic ineffective (2 words)
- 6. Candidiasis is an example of what type of infection
- 7. A new infection that appears during the course of treatment for a primary infection
- 8. This drug is first line treatment for latent tuberculosis (TB), but is also used to treat active TB along with other drugs
- 12. Rapid infusion of vancomycin can cause a constellation of disturbing effects to include flushing, rash, pruritus, urticaria, tachycardia, and hypotension, which may result from the release of histamine (3 words)
- 13. Describes a process where a patient who is allergic to penicillin and may also have an allergy to a cephalosporin (2 words)
- 17. This class of antibiotics has an adverse effect of tendinitis and possible tendon rupture
- 20. This class of antibiotics has five generations to improve antimicrobial spectrum and susceptibility to beta-lactamases
- 21. Drugs that slow bacterial growth but do not cause cell death are called this
- 23. The ability of an antibiotic to kill or suppress microbial pathogens without causing injury to the host (2 words)
- 24. An important but potentially toxic drug used primarily for Clostridium difficile infection, MRSA infection, and serious infections by susceptible organisms in patients allergic to penicillins
- 25. This adverse effect from giving an aminoglycoside can impair both hearing and balance
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- 1. A common drug used and it is one of the few -azoles that treat both systemic and superficial fungal infections
- 3. These antibiotics are not absorbed in the GI tract, so they must be given parenterally
- 4. This drug causes a harmless discoloration of body fluids such as urine, sweat, saliva, and tears and turns them a red orange color.
- 9. This antibiotic's therapeutic effects are only in the urine, so it is a good choice to treat a urinary tract infection
- 10. This drug is co-formulated with sulfamethoxazole because together they increase the effectiveness of the antibiotics
- 11. These drugs has a beta-lactam ring in their structure, so are also known as beta-lactam antibiotics
- 14. Intake of this substance in combination with metronidazole can cause severe vomiting
- 15. This drug level is drawn just before the dose of gentamicin is given
- 16. Promoting adherence to appropriate prescribing guidelines, reducing demand for antibiotics among healthy adults and parents of young children, and emphasizing adherence to prescribed antibiotic regimens can prevent this
- 18. An adverse effect characterized by rash, drug fever, and photosensitivity (2 words)
- 19. Drugs that are directly lethal to bacteria at clinically achievable concentrations are called this
- 22. This drug level is drawn 30 minutes after administering gentamicin