206 SSNS - Disease & Pharmacology Flashcards
3 probably sites of action of antiemetic drugs
In medulla oblongata:
- The chemoreceptor trigger zone (CTZ)
- Vomiting centre
- Vestibular nuclei
Ménière’s disease
Inner ear disorder that causes vertigo, fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus
Treatment of Ménière’s disease & example
Low-salt diet
Diuretic - Hydroclorothiazide + Triamterene
Anticholinergic
Antiemetics - Metoclopramide
Antihistamines (w calcium channel blocking activity) - Cinnarizine
Benzodiazepines
Histamine H1 receptor antagonist
vestibular disorders
Cyclizine - motion sickness, vestibular disorders
Histamine analogue
vestibular disorders
Betahistine
Muscarinic receptor antagonist
vestibular disorders
Hyoscine - motion sickness
Dopamine D2 receptor antagonist
vestibular disorders
Prochlorperazine - vomiting caused by migraine, vestibular disorders
5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT3) receptor antagonists
- “setrons”
(vestibular disorders)
Ondansetron - cytotoxic drugs or radiation
Cannabinoids
vestibular disorders
Nabilone - cytotoxic drugs
Neurokinin-1 (NK1) receptor antagonists
vestibular disorders
Fosaprepitant - cytotoxic drugs
Which drugs are used for hyperemesis gravidarum (妊娠劇吐)?
Cyclizine
Promethazine
What’s an peculiar effect of metoclopramide?
Oculogyric crisis
- a prolonged involuntary upward deviation of the eye
Impetigo
Infection of the epidermis
3 types of impetigo
Classic
Bullous
Ecthyma
Classic impetigo
Vesicles surrounded by erythema
Fluid filled lesions break down to form “honey coloured” crusts
Bullous impetigo
A raised area of skin
Degrades desmosomes - loss of adhesion of superficial epidermis
*Staphylococcus aureus
Ecthyma impetigo
Ulcerating form
Involves dermal layer
*Streptococcus pyogenes
膿皰瘡
Staphylococcus scaled skin syndrome
Caused by *staphylococcus aureus - secretes toxins that degrades desmosomes
Bullous impetigo
Erysipelas
Infection of the dermis - requires a break in skin integrity
Involves upper dermis & superficial lymphatics
Raised lesions
Clear line of demarcation
Cellulitis
Infection of the dermis - requires a break in skin integrity
Involves lower dermis & subcutaneous fat
Not raised lesions
Irregular/diffuse inflammation
Signs of cellulitis & erysipelas
Erythema (redness)
Swelling
Pain
W or w/o fever
What pathogen may cause cellulitis/erysipelas?
β-hemolytic streptococcui
- S.pyogenes
- S aggalactiae
α-hemolysis
Partial hemolysis
- caused by enzymes that denature hemoglobin inside RBC causing greenish discoloration around colony
β-hemolysis
Complete hemolysis
- caused by enzymes that lyse RBC causing complete clearing around the colony - white colonies
γ-hemolysis
No hemolysis
Folliculitis
Superficial infection of hair follicles
- Accumulations of bacteria & purulent material (pus) in hair follicles
- Staphylococus aureus
3 types of skin abscesses
Trauma
Single hair follicle
Multiple hair follicles
Pathogens that cause skin abscess
Staphylococcus aureus
Group A streptococcus
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Fungi: Coccidiodes, Canida, Cryptococcus
Necrotizing fasciitis
Involves skin of mucosa breach
- defined portal of entry
- from outside to inside
壞死性筋膜炎
Myonecrosis
No skin/mucosal breach
- no defined portal of entry
- from inside to outside
肌壞死
Viral warts
Benign proliferation of skin & mucosa
*HPV
Molluscum contagiosum
*poxvirus (aka moolluscum contagiosum virus)
Benign lesions anywhere on body
傳染性軟疣
Orf disease
Zoonotic viral skin infection
*parapox virus
Solitary lesions
Herpes simplex
Cause localized blistering
After primary infection, virus resides in dorsal root nerves
HSV-1
Mainly oral or facial infections
HSV-2
Mainly genital or rectal infections
Eczema herpeticum
*HSV
Complication of atopic eczema
- widespread eruption of crusted papules/blisters - not localized
疱疹性濕疹
Herpes zoster
*varicella-zoster virus
Primary infection - chickenpox
Recurrent infection - shingles
Dermatophytoses
Fungal infections of superficial keratinized structures (skin, hair, nails)
皮膚癬菌
Candidiasis
*Candida spp.
White plaques on mucosal areas
Erythema w satellite lesions in skin fold
Drugs used topically for skin conditions or to treat disorders in other organs.
(Skin medication)
Glucocorticoids Antimicrobial agents Hormone antagonists Vitamin D derivatives Vitamin A retinoids
Topical Gluococorticoids
Skin medication
First thing prescribed when there’s skin problem - steroid
only use mild steroids on face
Black box warning of topical calcineurin inhibitors
Possible link to cancers, in particular lymphoma and skin cancer
Topical Vitamin D Analogues
Skin medication
Calcipotriene
Calcitrol
Folic acid antagonists
Psoriasis
Methotrexate
Pemetrexed
Ralitrexed
Immunosuppressive/Biological Therapy of psoriasis
Adalimumab
TNF-α inhibitors
Infliximab
AE: latent TB
Serious adverse effect of TNF-α inhibitors
Latent TB and other serious infections may recur
Conjunctivitis
Infection of the conjunctiva
Keratoconjunctivitis
Keratitis (Infection of cornea) + Conjunctivitis (Infection of conjunctiva)