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antibacterials
Question | Answer |
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erythromycin | macrolides legionnaires disease, whooping cough, acute diptheria, chlamydia, pneumonia *ototoxicity, N/V/D abd pain, suprainfection* |
gentamicin | aminoglycosides gram-negative infections *ototoxicity*nephrotoxicity* |
ciprofloxacin | floroquinolones bacterial infections, severe UTIS, prevention of anthrax *dizziness*headache*confusion*photosensitivity* |
trimethoprim & sulfamethoxazole | sulfonamides UTI, pheumocystis pneumonia, shigellosis enteritis, chronic bronchitis, acute otis media in children *N/V/D*skin reaction*leukocytopenia* |
nitrofurantoin | lower UTIs *N/V/D * neuropathy* tooth staining* brown urine* resp reactions* |
amoxicillin | broad spectrum penicillin 1st choice *N/V/D* rash, hives* suprainfection* |
cephalexin | cephalosporin mostly UTIs and resp infections *N/V/D* risk for hemorrhage* thrombophlebitis* |
aztreonam | monobactams lower resp infections UTIS abd & gynecological infections *thrombophlebitis* suprainfection* yeast* *incompatable in IV solution with many drugs* |
imipenem and cilastatin | carbapenenems serious infections *thrombophlebitis* |
vancomycin | top tier antibiotic severe infections MRSA pseudomembranous colitis ppl with allergies to penicillin *Ottotoxicity* hearing loss* thrombophlebitis* |
isoniazid | tuberculosis *liver damage* negative pressure room* |
rifampin | adjunction therapy for TB preventative therapy for meninococcal meningitis may help treat leprosy *Liver toxicity* red-orange color of body fluids* |
tetracycline | tetracyclines 1st choice for chlamydia mycoplasmal rickettsial syphillis * phtosensitivity* liver toxicity* teeth discoloring*calcium* |
metronidazole | metronidazole protozoal infections *metallic taste* dark urine* suprainfection* |
chloroquine | chloroquine malaria *visual symptoms* N/V |