How it works
what it treats
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Nursing Tips
100
What do tetracyclines stop bacteria from making?

Protein

100

Common skin problem they help with

Acne

100

common stomach problem

Nausea or diarrhea

100

Child is younger than this age

8 years old

100

Take with full glass of ___

water

200

Do they kill bacteria or just stop them from growing/

Stop them from growing 

200

Tick-borne disease treated with doxycycline

Lyme disease

200

Can turn kids teeth this color

Yellow or brown

200

The patient is this (causes bone/tooth problems).

Pregnant

200

Stay sitting or standing for how long after taking?

30 minutes

300

What part of the bacteria do they attach to?

30S ribosome

300

STI treated by tetracyclines

Chlamydia

300

Makes skin sensitive to this

Sunlight

300

Patient has bad __ function. 

Kidney

300

Avoid this kind of product (blocks absorption).

Dairy

400

Do they work on viruses?

no

400

Used when allergic to penicillin for this disease

Syphilis

400

Can hurt these two organs

liver and kidneys

400

Taking these blocks absorbtion

Antacids or iron

400

Use this when going outside while taking this medication

Sunscreen

500

Why do they not work on viruses?

Viruses don't have ribosomes

500

Rare disease spread by fleas and rodents

Plague

500

Don;t take with milk because it has this

Calcium

500

Combining with this type of antibiotic lowers effect

Penicillin

500

Watch for this infection after long use

yeast of C. diff infection