Introduction to Antibiotics
These antibiotics are directly lethal to bacteria at clinically achievable concentrations, causing the bacteria to die.
What are bactericidal antibiotics?
Amphotericin B can cause these four common side effects.
What are nephrotoxicity, electrolyte imbalance, rigors and anemia?
What are bleeding irregularities?
What is 2 billion people?
These drugs are often considered "safer" for use.
What is over the counter drugs?
These drugs can slow bacterial growth by do not cause cell death. The ultimate elimination of bacteria is achieved by the host's immune system.
What are bacterostatic antibiotics?
Itraconazole (Sporanox) comes with these three side effects.
These vitamins are water-soluble.
What are A, D, E and K?
This drug is the drug of choice when treating roundworms and mixed infestations. Describe the mode of action.
What is mebendazole?
This is the minimum effective dose for 50% of the population.
These microorganisms require oxygen to survive and thrive.
What are Aerobic microbes?
Superficial mycoses are often caused by these two groups of organism.
What are candida species and dematophytic infections (i.e. ringworm)?
What is high cholesterol?
These formulations of Permethrin are used to treat lice and scabies, respectively.
What are Nix and Elimite?
DAILY DOUBLE!!
What is therapeutic index?
These are 6 host considerations when selecting antibiotics for a patient.
What are allergies, ability to penetrate the skin, immunocompromised patients, foreign hardware within the body, age, and genetic factors?
DAILY DOUBLE!!
What are clotrimazole (Mycelex) and nystatin (Mycostatin)?
This dietary supplement is used to help with menopause symptoms.
This common antihelminthic drug has minimal side effects due to this characteristic.
What is birth defects?
This type of antibiotic therapy is initiated before the specific pathogen is identified, usually based on the patient's clinical presentation and symptoms.
What is Empiric therapy?
These two medications are used to prophylactically treat patients for rigors before Amphotericin B administration.
What are tylenol and diphenhydramine (Benadryl)?
This dietary supplement is taken to help with insomnia.
This is the fancy word for an infestation with lice.
What is pediculosis?
These are the three error categories outlined by Just Culture.
What is human error, at-risk behavior, and reckless behavior?