Common Side effects
Nursing Responsiblities
Types
Popular Names
Vocabulary
100
Feel like you might throw up and possibly do.
What is Nausea & Vomiting?
100
Take 1 hr AC or 2 hrs. PC
What is on an empty stomach?
100
Derived from fungus/mold, Bactericidal, used to treat URI, pneumonia, STD's, Wound infections, and UTI's.
What is Penicillins?
100
Drug of choice for MRSA and C. diff, is a Monobactams.
What is Vancomycin?
100
kills bacteria
What is Bactericidal?
200
4 to 6 watery stools per day with blood or mucous, abd pain, and fever.
What is C. Diff?
200
looking inside patient's mouth for white pouches
What is monitoring for superinfection (Thrush)?
200
Related to PCN, Four generations, Bactericidal, Used to treat STD's, UTI, Resp., Ortho, surg./skin.
What is Cephalosporins?
200
Given orally to sterilize the bowel before surgery, it is an aminoglycoside.
What is Neomycin?
200
drawn shortly after infusion completed
What is Peak?
300
abnormal drowsiness
What is lethargy?
300
ask patient if they have had a reaction to the medication?
What is check for allergy?
300
Newest class of broad spectrum, Bactericidal, Administered round the clock, Used to treat Lower resp. infections, sinusitis, bone/joint infection, infectious diarrhea, UTI, skin/soft tissue, and intra-abd.
What is Flouroquinolones?
300
Used to prevent bacteria growth in burns and wounds, its a sulfonamide
What is Silvadene (silver sulfadiazine)?
300
Infection occurring during treatment for another infection.
What is Superinfection?
400
auditory impairment, hearing loss, dizziness, light-headedness, tinnitus, & fullness in ears
What is Ototoxicity?
400
Monitor ALT, Alkaline phosphate, & GGT.
What is monitoring liver function?
400
Cross sensitivity possible with PCN/Ceph, Treat UTI, Chlamydia, pneumonia, brain abscesses, mild to mod. Ulc. Colitis, active Crohn's and RA.
What is Sulfonamides?
400
has a longer half-life allowing for once daily dosing, its a macrolide.
What is Zithromax?
400
inhibits growth, but doesn't kill
What is Bacteriostatic?
500
Resembles the appearance of a second degree burn.
What is Stevens-Johnson syndrome
500
Obtain this before starting a patient on abx.
What is Culture & Sensitivity report?
500
Bactericidal against gram - rods, Treat E coli, gonorrhea, H. influenza, UTI's, LRI,GYN, skin, & sepsis, Need peak & trough blood levels.
What is Monobactams?
500
Give this drug with OJ/applesause because of its bitter taste, usually given if allergic to PCN. its a macrolide.
What is Erythromycin?
500
red scaly skin
What is Exfoliative dermatitis?
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