Antibiotics 1
This class of antibiotics, commonly used for acne, decreases the effectiveness of contraception.
What are tetracyclines?
When you think C-diff, think...
What is vancomycin?
Viruses are _________ intracellular organisms.
What is obligate?
Lamisil (terbinate) is effective for these three infections.
What are athlete's foot, ringworm, and jock itch?
This might happen if a patient is already vaccinated for TB.
What is a positive TB skin test?
This class of antibiotics ranges from 1st to 5th generation, each becoming broader and more effective.
What are cephalosporins?
Which drug class is not very useful on its own and needs another drug to create a synergistic effect?
What are sulfonimides?
True or false? Influenza antivirals should be started within 72 hours of symptom onset.
What is false?
Amphotericin B is the drug of choice for severe systemic mycosis. It increases cell permeability, allowing for K+ leakage. Name the side effect nurses have to be careful to assess for.
What is cardiac dysrhythmia?
This first-line TB drug exacerbates vision loss and is contraindicated for children less than 13 year old.
What is ethambutol?
This drug class of choice for patients with a penicillin allergy is bacteriostatic in small doses and bactericidal in large doses.
What are macrolides?
What is a side effect of aminoglycosides that nurses need to be careful to look out for in their patients?
What is ototoxicity?
This drug class is also useful for varicella zoster.
What are herpes antivirals?
This polyene is used to treat oral candidasis
What is nystatin?
This first-class broad spectrum TB drug is taken in combo with isonazid.
What is rifampin?
This class of drug with a metallic taste causes tendon inflammation or rupture as a side effect.
What are fluoroquinolones?
This drug, when taken with SSRIs or Tyramine, can cause seratonin syndrome.
What is Linezolid?
This hepatitis antiviral is broad spectrum and contraindicated for pregnancy.
What is ribavirin?
This drug class inhibits p450, disrupts cell membranes, and has less side effects than amphotericin B.
What are azoles?
This first-class TB drug can be taken alone or in combo and can cause peripheral neuropathy.
What is isonazid?
This common beta-lactase inhibitor drug is a combo of piperacillin and tazobactam.
What is zosyn?
What percent of the population has an allergy to penicillin?
What is 5-10%?
The -cyclovir medications are part of this drug class.
What are the herpes antivirals?
This drug class, taken in case of unresponsiveness to other antifungals, inhibits biosynthesis of fungal cell walls.
What are echinocandins?
This is the most important piece of patient education regarding antituberculars.
What is taking the full course of the medication?