Amino...what?
Gentamicin, Tobramycin, Neomycin, and Streptomycin; they all belong to this family of antibiotics
What are Aminoglycosides?
The medical term for fungal infection of finger or toenails
What is onychomycosis?
Composed of DNA or RNA inside a capsid, this microscopic types of organism can infect humans, animals, or plants
What is a virus?
This early group of antibiotics is part of the Beta-lactam family, so an allergy to it can manifest as an allergy to the cephalosporins and carbapenems also
What is penicillin?
This life threatening illness spread by mosquitoes is preventable and treatable
What is malaria?
This powerful class of antibiotics is used for gram negative infections, tuberculosis, and tapeworm infections, but can be toxic to this organ
What is the ear (8th cranial nerve ototoxicity) or kidney (nephrotoxicity)?
This broad spectrum antimicrobial also fights protozoal infections
What is metronidazole (Flagyl)?
A common virus responsible for human cold sores and genital herpes
What is herpes simplex virus (HSV)?
This chemical delays the excretion of penicillin, creating an IM injection that stays in the body fighting infection for nearly a week.
What is probenecid?
Before taking a trip to the tropics, antimalaria medications should be begin 1-2 days before travel begins, during travel, and for _____________
What is for one week (7 days) after one returns home?
When monitoring for ototoxicity, watch for these signs and symptoms (3 of 5)
What are tinnitus (ringing in ears), hearing loss, dizziness, vertigo, nausea?
These antimycobacterial drugs are also antitubercular, and are used together to treat tuberculosis mycobacterium
What are Isoniazid and Rifampin?
This common botanic bulb vegetable is often used as an antiviral immune supplement
What is garlic?
This member of the penicillin family treats a broader spectrum of microbes than the original penicillin
What is amoxicillin?
This is the parasite which is the cause of malaria
What is Plasmodium species? (often P. falciparum)
These lab values should be monitored when clients are being given aminoglycosides (2 of 4)
What are renal function tests (elevated BUN and creatinine) and hematuria/proteinuria?
Do not give clients these high tyramine foods with Isoniazid because it can cause hepatic toxicity (2 of 4)
What are aged cheeses, cured meats, wine (alcohol) and Asian sauces (soy, miso, teriyaki, fish, etc.)?
One of the first anti-viral medications developed, this medication is treats herpes infections, relieving chicken pox, shingles, cold sores, and genital herpes
What is acyclovir (Zovirax)?
Broad spectrum antibacterials can lead to overgrowth of this microbe, leading to bloody, mucous-y, large volume diarrhea
What is Clostridium difficile (C. difficile).
These are signs and symptoms of malaria illness
What are chills, fever, night sweats, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, tachycardia, headache, mental confusion
This macrolide, used to treat severe infections such as endocarditis, Legionnaires' Disease, and diphtheria, must be used cautiously due to dangerous interactions with other medications
What is erythromycin?
The side effects from this powerful antifungal agent can be pretreated with diphenhydramine and acetaminophen, and calmed with meperidine and dantrolene
What is Amphotericin B?
These antiviral therapies which treat HIV are used in combination to prevent development of resistance
What are HAART (Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapies) medications?
An antibiotic that inhibits cell wall synthesis, it's name sound like it should belong to the Macrolide or Aminoglycoside family
What is Vancomycin?
Children and pregnant women should not be treated with quinolones for malaria, but should use this medication instead
What is doxycycline, due to danger of teeth staining.