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Unit 2
MGCCC level 2 Anti-Infectives
Question | Answer |
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What does antimicrobial fight against? | Microbes |
What does bacteriostatics do? | inhibits growth of bacteria |
What do bacteriostatic agents do? | kills bacteria |
what are some factors that increase risk of infection? | skin,neutropenia and other blood disorders,malnutrition, poor personal hygene, suppression of normal flora and immune system, diabetes and other diseases, age |
What are some interventions to decrease risk of infections? | promote general health and well being, treat ALL body fluids as infections, vaccines, sterile technique, assess fluid and nutrition status, decrease level of stress |
Drug selection criteria? | C&S, patient tolerence, allergy and contradictions, specific to infectious organism, site of infection, dosage requirements, cost |
When do you obtain a culture? | Before starting antibiodics |
What are the modes of action of antimicrobials? | Inhibit cell wall synthesis(bacteriocidal & bacteriostatic) |
what are 2 steps of the CDC 12 step approach to preventing rsistance? | Vaccinate and get the catheters out (b/c bacteria will grow) |
What are some adverse side effects of Tetracyclines? | Photosensitivity and Permanent discoloration of teeth |
What is a contraindication of Sulfonamides? | Patients under two months of age (elevates bilirubin b/c undeveloped liver) |
What type of microorganisms is Vancomycin active against? | Gram Positive |
What is important to remember about administering Vancomycin? | Admisister slowly through central line or PICC. |
What drug is the first line of therapy for TB? | Isoniazid |
What is a adverse effect of the TB medication Rifampin? | Harmless red orange discoloration of urine, tears, sweat, and other body fluids (may stain contact lenses permanently) |
When administering the Fungal medication Nysatin, how do you give it orally? | Swish and swallow |
Vermox is a medication given for what? | Broad spectrum, Pinworms, hookworms, roundworms |
Permethrin is given for what | Scabicide (scabies) |