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Nursing Pharmacology - Antibiotics

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What are the main antibiotics?   Penicillins, cephalosporins, Monobactums, tetracyclines, Bacteriostatic Inhibitors, Aminoglycosides, Sulfonamides, UT Anticeptics, Antimycrobial, Antiviral, Flouroquinolones, Antiprotozoals, Antifungals  
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What is the penicillin prototypical drug   Penicillin G  
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What is the 1st generation cephalosporin prototypical drug   Keflex  
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What is the 2nd generation cephalosporin prototypical drug   Ceclor  
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What is the 3rd generation cephalosporin prototypical drug   Rocephin  
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What is the 4th generation cephalosporin prototypical drug   Maxipime  
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What is the monobactums prototypical drug   vancomycin  
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What is the tetracycline prototypical drug?   tetracycline hydrochloride  
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What is the bacteriostatic prototypical drug?   erythromycin  
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What is the aminoglycocide prototypical drug?   gentamicin  
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What is the sulfonamide prototypical drug?   Bactrim  
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What is the UT Antiseptic prototypical drug?   Macrodantin  
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What is the antimycobacterial prototypical drug?   isoniazid  
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What is the antiviral prototypical drug?   acyclovir  
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What is the flouroquinolones prototypical drug?   ciprofloxacin  
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What is the antiprotozoal prototypical drug?   metronidazole  
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what is the antifungal prototypical drug?   amphotericin  
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What is the drug of choice for meningitis and syphilis?   penicillin  
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What other drug allergies would prevent use of penicillin?   Cephalosporins  
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What is characteristic about the 4 generations of Cephalosporins?   They are progressively more effective against gram - organisms and anearobs; progressively less likely to be destroyed by beta-lactamase; progressively more able to reach the crebrospinal fluid.  
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What causes pseudomembranous colitis?   C. difficile  
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What is the drug of choise for C. dif?   vancomycin  
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What drug classification is vancomycin?   Monobactum  
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What is the drug of choice for MRSA?   vancomycin  
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What is the drug of choice for GI infections caused by H.pylori?   tetracycline hydrochloride  
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What drug classification is tetracycline hydrochloride?   tetracycline  
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What drug is used to treat people with infections who have an allergy to penicillin?   erythromycin  
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What drug classification is erythromycin?   Bacteriostatic Inhibitor  
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what is the drug of choice for e. coli, Klebsiella, psuedomonas aeruginosa?   gentamicin  
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What drug classification is gentamicin?   aminoglycoside  
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What is the drug of choice for UTI?   Bactrim  
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What drug classification is Bactrim?   sulfonamide  
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What is the drug of choice for viral infections?   acyclovir  
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What drug classification is acyclovir?   Antiviral  
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What is the drug of choice for anthrax?   ciprofloxacin  
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What drug classification is ciprofloxacin   flouroquinolone  
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What should a person on a flouroquinolone be cautious about?   Achilles Tendon ruptures  
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What is the drug of choice giardia, trichomoniasis, and CNS infections?   Flagyl  
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What drug classification is Flagyl?   Antiprotozoal  
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What is the drug of choice for fungal infections?   Fungizone  
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what drug classification is Fungizone?   Antifungal  
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What are some contraindicating factors for the use of antifungals?   Renal failure (nephrotoxic); Liver disease (hepatotoxic)  
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What should you monitor when antifungals are ordered?   Any infusion reactions, renal failure, hepatic failure, potassium levels.  
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