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Pharm2 Chapter 41

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1. What is mycosis   a. An infection caused by pathologic fungus  
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2. Molds are   a. Multicellular  
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3. Yeasts are   a. Single celled organisms  
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4. Yeasts produce how   a. By budding  
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5. Molds are characterized by what   a. Long, branching filaments called hyphae  
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6. The most commonly used antifungal drug is by what method   a. Topical  
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7. Some examples of topical antifungal drugs are   a. Clotrimazole (lotrimin), miconazole (monistat), nystatin  
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8. Fungi are difficult to treat because what reason   a. Chemicals that kill fungi are not tolerate by humans  
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9. What is the oldest antifungal drug   a. Amphotericin B  
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10. A major group of antifungal drug that includes: ketoconazole, miconazole, and clotrimazole   a. Imidazoles  
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11. These require external carbon source   a. Fungi  
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12. Another major group including: amphotericin b and nystatin is called what   a. Polyenes  
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13. When giving an infusion of amp b, what s/e should you monitor for   a. Chills, fever, and malaise  
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14. The drug of choice for systemic fungal infections is   a. Amp b  
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15. 2 drugs that are used systemically are   a. Amp b and fluconazole (diflucan)  
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16. s/e of amp b include   a. Renal toxicity, neurotoxicity- seizures and praesthesias  
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17. What pretreatment may reduce the severity of infusion related reactions   a. Antipyretic antihistamine and antiemetics  
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18. When using antifungals you should obtain what   a. Baseline VS, CBC, liver function studies and ECG  
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19. If giving amp b IV, you should use what   a. The most distal vein possible  
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20. Nystatin suspension, taken orally should be   a. Swished in the mouth thoroughly as long as possible before swallowing  
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21. A problem of most concern in pts about to receive antifungal meds are   a. Those with hepatic disease  
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22. A common underlying source of drug interactions with an antifungal are   a. Cytochrome P-450 enzyme system  
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23. When taking griseofulvin, you should look for what potential s/e   a. Blood dyscrasis  
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