Fungi
Another name for a fungal infection
Mycosis
Describe classic malaria paroxysm
Symptoms include chills and rigors, followed by fever of up to 104° F and diaphoresis, frequently leading to extreme fatigue and prolonged sleep.
This syndrome often repeats itself periodically in 48- to 72-hour cycles.
The length of HIV drug therapy
Lifetime/indefinitely
Negative - more complex cell wall
Someone reports an allergy to PCN. Next steps?
Ask what the allergy was and document
Fungal infection of the mouth
Candida albicans or thrush
The phase of the Plasmodium that most antimalarial drugs work in
Erythrocytic phase drugs
Drug that turns urine, saliva, tears, and sweat to be red-orange-brown colored
Rifampin
Gram + and –
Aerobic and anaerobic bacteria
Severe cases
Clarithromycin is used in combination with a PPI to treat this
Helicobacter pylori infection.
H. pylori
3 expected adverse reactions to amphotericin B
fever, chills, hypotension, tachycardia, malaise, muscle and joint pain, anorexia, nausea and vomiting, and headache
The action of Pyrantel
Paralysis of the worm
2 adverse effects of Isoniazid
Peripheral neuropathy
Liver damage
2 superinfections
Vaginal yeast infections
Cdiff
Secondary infections
2 antibiotics that can treat protozoans
Tetracycline
Sulfa Drugs
Metronidazole
Two nursing implications while giving amphotericin B IV
Test dose
Over 2-6 hours
Clear solution
Monitor q15 minutes
Prior to anthelmintic therapy
Samples of feces, urine, blood, sputum, or tissue from the infected host for the presence of ova or larvae
3 indications that antiretroviral treatment is working
reduce the viral load
undetectable viral load is a primary goal
Reduced incidence of opportunistic infections
Improves physical performance
Significantly increases T-cell counts
2 contributions to antibiotic resistance
Not completing the entire course
Overuse/non-bacterial infections
Explain the bacterial coverage of cephalosporins generation 1-3
more positive coverage with Gen 1
more negative coverage with gen 3
1st gen- cefazolin - prophylaxis
3rd gen cross BBB - ceftriaxone
Instructions on giving oral nystatin, both suspension and lozenge
suspension - swish as long as you can then swallow
Lozenge - do not chew or swallow whole
Baseline assessments for to be performed for hydroxychloroquine
GI, Neuro, Visual, and Hearing
2 things prophylaxis HIV therapy can be used for
Infected mothers has been shown to reduce infant infection
Newborn infant, typically for the first 6 weeks of life.
Prophylactic therapy is given to health care workers with a known exposure to HIV
2 educational points to give to someone taking sulfa drugs
8 oz of water with each dose
wear sunscreen
complete entire course
report signs of superinfections
3 infections Vancomycin is used for
MRSA
Gram-positive infections - staph
Oral - colitis (C. difficile)
IV- Bone, joint, and bloodstream infection