4/3 micro Flashcards

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Which cardiac abnormality causes wide & fixed splitting?

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ASD

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In cardiac splitting of S2: which sound comes last?

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pulm. valve closing.

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systolic ejection murmur that inc. in intensity w/standing.

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hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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abrupt standing: how does this affect cardiac parameters?

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  • dec. preload.

- dec. afterload.

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What gets converted to propionyl coa?

-mnemonic?

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VOMIT pathway:

  • valine
  • odd chain FA
  • methionine
  • isoleucine
  • threonine
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glucocorticoids effect on glycogen in liver:

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glycogenesis!

-you would think glycogenolysis, but nope!

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fenoldopam

  • mech?
  • ues?
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  • dopamine D-1 receptor agonist. Dec. BP & inc. natriuesis.

- hypetensive emergencies.

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Cephalosporins

  • What do they not cover?
  • Whats the one exception?
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LAME

  • listeria
  • atypicals
  • MRSA (except ceftaroline)
  • enterococci
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Only cephalosporin to kill MRSA:

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ceftaroline.

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1st generation cephalos:

  • name them?
  • coverage?
  • mnemonic:
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  • cefazolin, cephalexin.
  • PEcK
  • Proteus
  • E.coli
  • Klebsiella
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2nd gen cephalos

  • coverage?
  • mnemonic?
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HEN PEcKS

  • H. influenzae
  • enterobacter
  • neisseria
  • proteus
  • E.coli
  • klebsiella
  • serratia
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Ceftriaxone

  • which gen. cephalo?
  • uses?
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  • 3rd gen.

- meningitis and gonorrhea.

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Ceftazidime

  • which gen. cephalo?
  • uses?
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  • 3rd gen.

- Pseudomonas.

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Cefepime

  • which gen. cephalo?
  • uses?
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  • 4th gen.

- Pseudomonas.

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ceftaroline

  • which gen. cephalo?
  • uses?
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  • 5th gen.

- MRSA.

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Which cephalos target pseudomonas?

-mnemonic?

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CeftazaDIME & cefe”PRIME” = the girl in the tub in the pseudomonas vid was a DIME piece, super PRIME.

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Cephalos

-tox:

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  • vitamin K deficiency.

- nephrotoxicity of aminoglycosides.

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Which antibiotic can cause vitamin K deficiency?

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Cephalos

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Which 2 antibiotic classes together are very nephrotoxic?

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Cephalos & aminoglycosides.

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tryptase

-marker for what?

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  • released by mast cells.

- marker for mast cell activation.

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Aztreonam

  • is it a lactam?
  • sensitive to beta-lactamases?
  • can you use it if you’re allergic to PCN?
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  • yes.
  • no, not sensitive.
  • yes, no cross-reactivity w/PCN.
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Aztreonam

-mech:

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-Prevents peptidoglycan cross-linking by binding to

penicillin-binding protein 3.

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Aztreonam:

-Synergistic with:

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Synergistic with aminoglycosides.

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Aztreonam:

  • target:
  • can it target anaerobes?
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  • gram (-) rods.
  • the specific type of PBP it binds to are only found on gram (-) rods.
  • can NOT target anaerobes!
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Carbapenems - lactam? - sensitive to beta-lactamases? - can you use it if you're allergic to PCN?
- yes. - no, not sensitive. - no, you cant.
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Imipenem - must administer w/what drug? - why?
- Cilastatin = inhibitor of renal dehydropeptidase I | - To dec. inactivation of drug in renal tubules.
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Carbapenems | -suffix?
-"penem"
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Carbapenems - tox? - which is safest carbapenem?
- CNS toxicity (seizures). | - meropenem.
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Vancomycin - tox: - mnemonic:
NOT trouble free - Nephrotoxicity, Ototoxicity, Thrombophlebitis. - red man syndrome (can largely prevent by pretreatment with antihistamines and slow infusion rate).
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Linezolid | -mech:
prevent formation of 70S ribosome.
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Aminoglycosides | -why cant they be used against anaerobes?
bc they req. O2 for uptake.
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Aminoglycosides | -mnemonic for names & tox:
mean GNATS caNNOT kill anaerobes! - gentamicin - neomycin - amikacin - tobramycin - streptomycin - nephrotoxic (esp. w/cephalos) - NMJ blockade - ototoxicity - teratogen *cant kill anaerobes.
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Aminoglycosides | -mech:
-Inhibit formation of initiation complex and cause misreading of mRNA. Also blocks translocation.
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Aminoglycosides - ototoxicity is worse when used w/what? - nephrotoxicity is worse when used w/what?
- oto = loop diuretics. | - neph = cephalosporins.
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Aminoglycosides | -mech of resistance?
Bugs conjugate the drug so its eliminated faster than it can work. -using transferase enzymes.
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Tetracyclines - coverage? - mnemonic:
May Cause Rough Bite - mycoplasma - chlamydia - ricketsia - borrelia burgdorferi
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Tetracyclines - mech: - what inhibits its absorption?
- prevents binding of tRNA to A site. | - divalent cations inhibit its absorption in the gut. Its a chelator.
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Tetracyclines | -tox:
- Discoloration of teeth and inhibition of bone growth in children, photosensitivity. - teratogen.
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Tetracyclines | -mech of resistance:
Plasmid-encoded transport pumps.
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Macrolides | -how to recognize?
-"thro mycin".
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Which macrolide is NOT a P450 inhibitor?
azithromycin.
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Macrolides - mech: - which part of ribo does it bind?
-Blocking translocation (“macroslides”); bind to the 23S rRNA of the 50S ribosomal subunit.
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Macrolides - coverage: - mnemonic?
``` "blew out MCL during "slide". Soccer ball represents gram (+) cocci. M=mycoplasma C=chlamydia L=legionella *Its also atypical to blow your MCL out in soccer - atypical pneumonias ```
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Macrolides - tox: - mnemonic:
MACRO - motility (binds to motilin receptors). - arrythmia (QT prolongation). - cholestatic hepatitis - rash - eOsinophilia
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Macrolides | -mech of resistance:
Methylation of 23S rRNA-binding site prevents binding of drug.
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linezolid | -tox:
bone marrow suppression (esp. platelets).
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Chloramphenicol - coverage? - tox? - mnemonic?
GRAM - grey baby syndrome - ricketsia - aplastic anemia - meningitis
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Chloramphenicol - mech: - mech of resistance?
- Blocks peptidyltransferase at 50S ribosomal subunit. | - Plasmid-encoded acetyltransferase inactivates the drug.
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Clindamycin - mech: (same as which other drug)? - mech of resistance?
-Blocks peptide transfer (translocation) at 50S ribosomal subunit. -same as macrolide. -Methylation of 23S rRNA-binding site prevents binding of drug.
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Clindamycin - coverage? - mnemonic?
- linDAA has GAS. AAD = anaerobes above diaphragm. | - GAS = group A strep, also reminds you about psuedomembranous colitis.
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Sulfonamides - mech? - bacteriocidal or static?
- PABA antimetabolites inhibit dihydropteroate synthase. | - bacteriostatic! (stops it from growing, doesn't kill it).
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Sulfonamides - coverage? - tox? - mnemonic?
CUNG HANK - chalmydia - UTI - nocardia - gram +/- - hemolysis in G6PD def. - albumin displaced - nephrotoxic - kernicterus
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Babies w/E.coli or GBS meningitis (or any E.coli infection) should NOT be treated _____. -why?
sulfondamides | -can cause kernicterus in kids by displacing unconjugated bili from albumin.
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which bilirubin is complexed w/albumin?
indirect bili.
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TMP-SMX | -bacteriostatic or cidal?
static
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TMP - tox: - mnemonic:
Treats Marrow Poorly. | -Megaloblastic anemia, leukopenia, granulocytopenia. (May alleviate with supplemental folinic acid).
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Fluoroquinolones | -suffix?
-oxacin.
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Fluoroquinolones - mech? - cidal or static? - dont take it with what drug?
- Inhibit DNA gyrase (topoisomerase II) and topoisomerase IV. - Bactericidal. - Must not be taken with antacids.
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If you're on antacids, which ABx should you NOT take?
Fluoroquinolones
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nalidixic acid | -what is it?
a quinolone
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Fluoroquinolones - C/I in which pts? - tox: - mnemonic:
- children not done w/growth spurt, nursing mothers, pregnant women. - Fluoroquinolones hurt attachments to your bones. - tendonitis, tendon rupture, leg cramps, and myalgias. - some prolong QT interval & can cause torsades bc they interefere w/ions like Calcium.
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Which two ABxs can cause QT prolongation and possible torsades? -which one more associated with this?
Macrolides & fluoroquinolones. | -macrolides.
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Fluoroquinolones | -tendon rupture risk inc. w/concurrent use of what drug?
prednisone.
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Metronidazole | -mech:
-Forms free radical toxic metabolites in the bacterial cell that damage DNA. Bactericidal, antiprotozoal.
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Metronidazole - targets? - mnemonic?
GET GAP on the Metro - giardiasis - entamoeba histolytica - trichomonas vaginalis - gardnerella vaginalis - anaerobes below diaphragm (C. dif, bacteroides). - h. Pylori
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Metronidazole - tox: - mnemonic:
- you're on a metal (metallic taset) metro-train and you get car sick (disulfiram). - metallic taste, disulfiram like reaction.
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M. avium–intracellulare | -Tx:
Azithromycin or clarithromycin + ethambutol. | *Can add rifabutin or ciprofloxacin.
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M. leprae | -Tx:
Long-term treatment with dapsone and rifampin for tuberculoid form. -Add clofazimine for lepromatous form.
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M. tuberculosis | -prophylaxis?
isoniazid + B6
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Isoniazid (INH) - mech: - what does it need to be activated?
- Inhibit synthesis of mycolic acids. | - Bacterial catalase-peroxidase (encoded by KatG) needed to convert INH to active metabolite.
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Which TB med is a prodrug? | -what does it need to be activated?
- Bacterial catalase-peroxidase (encoded by KatG) needed to convert INH to active metabolite. * pyrazinamide is also a prodrug.
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Isoniazid (INH) - how is it metabolized? - whats special about this? - what other drugs are metabolized this way?
- isoniazid, dapsone, hydralazine, procainamide = all metabolizes thru acetylation. - slow/fast acetylators: can get bimodal distribution graph.
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Isoniazid (INH) | -effect on P450 system:
Inhibitors P450 system.
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Isoniazid (INH) - tox: - mnemonic:
INH Injures Neurons and Hepatocytes. - Neurotoxicity, hepatotoxicity, drug-induced lupus. - B6 def => peripheral neuropathy.
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What type of anemia can isoniazid lead to? | -why?
- B6 deficiency. - Can't build heme w/o B6. You'll get sideoblastic anemia. The RBCs will be made w/o Iron. So you will get inc. serum iron.
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Rifamycins | -mech:
-Inhibits DNA-dependent RNA polymerase.
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Rifamycins | -prophylaxis for which bugs?
H. influenza, N. meningitidis.
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Rifamycins - which two drugs? - which one inc. P450? - which one favored in HIV pts?
rifampni, rifabutin. - rifampin ramps up P450, rifabutin does not. - Rifabutin favored over rifampin in patients with HIV infection due to less cytochrome P-450 stimulation.
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Pyrazinamide | -mech:
- acidify intracellular environment. | - Effective in acidic pH of phagolysosomes, where TB engulfed by macrophages is found.
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Pyrazinamide | -tox:
Hyperuricemia, hepatotoxicity.
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which TB drug can cause gout?
Pyrazinamide can cause hyperuricemia.
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Ethambutol | -mech:
Inhibit carbohydrate polymerization of mycobacterium cell wall by blocking arabinosyltransferase. *like a beta-lactam but for TB cell wall.
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Ethambutol - tox: - mnemonic:
Ethambutol sounds like ethanol. Arabs drink lots of ethanol. When you're hammered you cant see straight. * Arabs dont celebrate christmas (no red/green). - Optic neuropathy (red-green color blindness).
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Endocarditis with surgical or dental procedures | -pophylaxis:
PCN
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Meningococcal infection | -pophylaxis:
Ciprofloxacin (drug of choice), rifampin for children.
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Pregnant woman carrying group B strep | -prophylaxis:
ampicillin.
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Prevention of postsurgical infection due to S. aureus:
Cefazolin
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Prophylaxis of strep pharyngitis in child with | prior rheumatic fever:
PCN
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Syphilis | -prophylaxis
Benzathine penicillin G
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pentamidine | -can treat what?
pneumocystis jirovecci
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Which ABxs can treat MRSA?
- vancomycin - daptomycin - linezolid (can cause serotonin syndrome) - tigecycline - ceftaroline
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Which ABxs can treat VRE?
- linezolid | - streptogramins (quinupristin/dalfopristin).
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Daptomycin - mech? - targets? - what inactivates it?
- Bacteriocidal against almost all gram (+) bacteria. - creates transmembrane channels which disrupts the membrane. Fucks up the membrane potential. Leaking ions. - inactivated by pulmonary surfactant, so cant treat pneumonias - cant penetrate outer membrane, so cant treat gram negatives.
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Daptomycin | -tox:
-Associated w/myopathy. CK levels checked periodically.
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surfactant inactivates which ABx?
Daptomycin
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linezolid - mech: - targets:
- bacteriostatic. | - inhibits protein synth by binding to 50S subunit.
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linezolid | -tox:
- Occasionally linked to bone marrow suppression. - neuritis. - Can have MAO inhibitory actions as well, so watch out if you take it w/SSRI = could get serotonin syndrome.
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wolff parkinsons white -PR interval: -QRS complex: are they inc or dec?
- PR interval dec. | - QRS complex widened.
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Brocas | -which lobe?
frontal lobe
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beta-blocker OD | -tx?
glucagon | -by increasing cAMP.
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isoproterenol | -whats it do?
nonspecific beta agonist.
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How is digoxin cleared?
Renally.
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sickle cell | -whats the substitution?
valine put in for glutamic acid at residue 6.
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Hartnup disease | -whats the problem?
Deficiency in neutral AA absorption in kidney & gut. - ie. tryptophan (which is used to make serotonin, niacin, & melatonin). - results in B3 (niacin) deficiency => photosensitivity & pellagra like skin rashes.
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tocopherol | -what is it?
vitamin E
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tocotrienol | -what is it?
vitamin E
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GLUT-2 - high or low Km? - high or low capacity? - which tissues?
- high Km - high capacity - liver, pancreatic B-cells, renal tubular cells, small intestine.
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In which situation will you see acyclovir nephrotoxicity?
Young HSV-1 encephalitis pt hospitalized receiving IV acyclovir.
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Which sexual development disorder can present w/virilization of the mother in utero?
aromatase deficiency. *placenta has aromatase. Thats why a 21-hydroxylase def. or anything like that would not lead to maternal virizilation. The placental aromatase would handle those excess androgens.
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Amphotericin B | -what do you have to supplement this drug with?
-Supplement K+ and Mg2+ because of altered renal tubule permeability.
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Amphotericin B | -commonly used w/which other drug?
flucytosine
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Amphotericin B - tox? - how to dull some of the toxic effects?
- Fever/chills, hypotension, nephrotoxicity, arrhythmias, IV phlebitis. - suppression of EPO synth => anemia. - Hydration dec.  nephrotoxicity. - Liposomal amphotericin dec. toxicity.
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Azoles | -mech:
- Inhibit 14–α–demethylase which converts lanosterol to ergosterol. - its a P450 enzyme!
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Azoles | -which is only azole that crosses BBB?
fluconazole
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topical fungal infections | -which anti-fungals?
Clotrimazole and miconazole. | -aka clotrimin-ultra.
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Azoles | -tox:
- Testosterone synthesis inhibition = a P450 enzyme makes testosterone. - gynecomastia (esp. with ketoconazole) - liver dysfunction = inhibits cytochrome P-450.
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What other random drug had anti-androgen effects like the azoles?
spironolactone
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How does ketoconazole produce anti-androgen effects?
Inhibits desmolase which converts cholesterol to pregnenolone - one of first steps of steroid synthesis. -will reduce androgens as well as cortisol.
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How does spironolactone produce anti-androgen effects?
1) Inhibits desmolase which converts cholesterol to pregnenolone - one of first steps of steroid synthesis. - will reduce androgens as well as cortisol. 2) inhibits steroid binding. 3) inhibits 17alpha-hydroxlase.
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How do spironolactone and ketoconazole lead to amenorrhea?
No androgens means no estrogens. | -no estrogen = no menses.
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Flucytosine - what is it? - mech?
- Inhibits DNA and RNA biosynthesis => anti-fungal. - converted to 5-FU by cytosine deaminase. * 5-FU inhibits thymidilate synthase.
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Flucytosine | -use?
Systemic fungal infections (esp. meningitis caused by Cryptococcus) in combination with amphotericin B.
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Echinocandins | -suffix?
-fungin.
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Echinocandins - mech? - mnemonic:
Inhibits cell wall synthesis by inhibiting synthesis of β-glucan. -echinocanDIN(ner) - ends w/GIN: Glucan INhibitor.
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Echinocandins - target? - mnemonic:
- Invasive aspergillosis, Candida. | - C-AS-pofungin: C=candida, AS=aspergillosis.
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Echinocandins | -tox:
GI upset, flushing (by histamine release).
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Terbinafine - mech: - mnemonic:
-Inhibits the fungal enzyme squalene epoxidase. Part of ergosterol synth pathway. "Use epoxy glue to fix the turbine. They were squeeking."
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Terbinafine | -use:
Dermatophytoses (especially onychomycosis—fungal infection of finger or toe nails).
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Terbinafine - tox: - mnemonic:
- hepatotoxicity, taste disturbance. | - think of turbines in nose and associate w/taste impairment
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Griseofulvin - mech: - mnemonic:
Interferes with microtubule function. Deposits in keratin-containing tissues. -Grease up the MTs.
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Griseofulvin | -use:
Oral treatment of superficial infections; inhibits growth of dermatophytes (tinea, ringworm).
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Griseofulvin | -tox:
Teratogenic, carcinogenic, confusion, headaches, inc. P-450 and warfarin metabolism.
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Besides the azoles, which other antifungal inc. P450 system?
griseofulvin. | "greasy"