Antiviral Drugs
Antiviral drugs are considered this because they do not completely kill a virus.
What is virustatic?
The term used when a trained person watches a client take the regimen of drugs for tuberculosis.
What is Directly Observed Therapy or DOT?
A term that means to kill bacteria directly.
What is bactericidal?
A cell wall synthesis inhibitor subclass that should not be given to someone with a penicillin allergy.
What is a cephalosporin?
A very important safety assessment that should be completed on any person taking an antidepressant medication.
What is a suicidal assessment?
Clients should be encouraged to drink 3 L of fluid while taking acyclovir or valacyclovir in order to prevent this from occurring.
What is to prevent precipitate from forming in kidneys?
Fungii have this thick structure that prevent anti-bacterial drugs from working.
What is a cell wall?
A measure of how well bacteria or viruses can invade and spread.
What is virulence?
A cell wall synthesis inhibitor made from bread mold.
What is penicillin?
Symptoms of this adverse effect associated with several antidepressants include anxiety, agitation, sweating, confusion, tremors, restlessness, lack of coordination, and rapid heart rate.
What is serotonin syndrome?
This antiviral drug carries a black box warning regarding hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxity.
What is adefovir dipivoxil?
An anti-fungal drug that causes renal insufficiency in all people receiving it.
What is amphotericin B?
A measure of how many different types of bacteria the drug can kill or prevent from growing.
What is the Spectrum of Efficacy?
Cell wall synthesis inhibitors work only against bacteria that have this cell structure.
What is a cell wall?
Involuntary movements that can occur with the use of antipsychotics.
What is tardive dyskinesia?
A child with respiratory syncytial virus is best treated with this anti-viral drug.
What is Ribavirin?
The general speed that intravenous amphotericin B is administered.
What is slowly?
Bacteria that can cause infection, systemic disease, and tissue damage.
What are pathogenic bacteria?
A measurement monitored by nurses that is essential in identifying kidney dysfunction.
What is I&O?
Drugs commonly prescribed for anxiety that can lead to dependence.
What are benzodiazepines?
2 drugs used to lessen flu symptoms and should be taken within 12-48 hours of symptom onset.
What are oseltamivir and zanamivir?
A client with a history of benign prostatic hyperplasia should use this anti-tubercular drug cautiously.
What is rifampin?
Three signs that show a client with a bacterial lung infection is improving.
What are decreased fever, decreased white blood count, decreased sputum or cough, improved breathing or pulse ox, decreased need for oxygen.
Three common side effects of carbapenems and vancomycin.
What are IV site reaction, reduced kidney function, and reduced hearing?
This antipsychotic may turn the urine a pink or reddish brown color.
What is prochlorperazine?