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antibiotics: AMINOGLYCOSIDES
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gentamycin (garamycin), neomycin, streptomycin, tobramycin (tobrax), amikacin (AMIKIN) | "-mycin", EXCEPT vancomycin/erythromycin/clindamycin/azethromycin = "V.E.C.A" not aminoglycosides |
| OTOtoxicity/NEPHROtoxicity | check 8th cranial nerve (hearing= weber & rhinne tests), check renal (BUN/Creat), encourage fluids, small freq meals |
| teach | report sensory alterations (tinnitus/vertigo/nystagmus/ataxia) |