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AM revision Flashcards

1
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What mediates drug allergies?

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immediate hypersensitivity - IgE mediated
Delayed Hypesensitivity - Cell or immunecomplex mediated

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Symptoms of Immediate hypersensitivity?

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  • LAryngeal Oedema
  • Shock
  • Itching
  • Urticaria (hives)
  • Voming/nausea
  • Wheezing
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Symptoms of delayed hypersensitivity:

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  • Erythema Nodosum
  • Drug Rash
  • Drug fever
  • Serum sickness
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4
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What antivirals need constatn blood conc. monitoring?

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Zidovudine for HIV
Ganciclovir for CMV

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5
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What is stevens-johnson syndrome?

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A form of Delayed hypersensitivity
Not just skin but mucous membranes

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6
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What am is associated with stevens-johnson?

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Sulphonamides

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7
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What is thrush & what am causes it?

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Oral or vaginal candidiasis
Caused by Broad spec. penicillin/cephalosporins

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8
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What drugs commonly cause hepatotoxicity?

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Tetracylcines
Rifampicin
Flucloxicillin
Isonizaid (TB)

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9
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What drugs commonly cause convulsions & encephalopathy?

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PEnicillin
Cephalosporin
Acyclovir

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10
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What drugs commonly cause ototoxicity?

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Aminoglycosides
Vancomycin

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11
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What drugs cause peripheral neuropathy?

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Isoniazid
Metronidazole
Nitrofurantoin

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12
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How does isoniazid cause peripheral neuropathy?

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Competetive inhibition of Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)

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13
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What is pancytopenia?

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Depression of all marrow produced cell lines (unselective depression)

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14
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What causes selective depression of platelets?

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Linezolid

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How does co-trimoxazole produce a haematological side effect?

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Co-trimoxazole inhibits folic acid synthesis
-> Folate deficiency
-> Megaloblastic anaemia

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What is co-trimoxazole?

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Trimethoprim
Sulphamethoxazole

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17
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When would you use co-trimoxazole over cephalosporins and why?

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For chest infections as its less likely to cause a CDI

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18
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How do glycopeptides work?

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Glycopeptides inhibit peptidoglycan precurosor production

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19
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How do Beta-lactams work?

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Bind to PBP
-> Inhibits carb cross chain linkage
-> no peptidoglycan formed
-> cell killed by autolytic enzymes

20
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Another name for benzyl penicillin?

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PEnicillin G

21
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What would you use on a gram +ve infection if someone was alleric to penicillin?

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Macrolides particularly erythromycin & clarythromicin

22
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What do you use levofloxacin for?

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A chest infection
Its much better than older quinalones for gram +ves

23
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Why are glycopeptides given parenterally?

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They arnt absorbed in the gut

24
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What do mutagenic drugs do?

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Mutate foetal chromosomes

25
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What do teratogenic drugs do?

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Theyre associated with congenital abnormilities

26
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How are antimicrobials used for prophylaxis?

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  • Pre-op to prevent infection
  • Post-exposure to a highly communicable disese
27
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What antibiotics need constand monitoring?

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Vancomycin
Gentamicin

28
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Example of synergy with AMs?

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Penicillin & gentamicin undergoe snergy when treating Streptococcal infections

29
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When would you use combination therapy?

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  • When theres a mixed infection
  • When the two drugs have a synergistic effect
  • When you want to limit resistance to any one agent
30
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What drug causes abnormal cartilage development in kids?

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Ciprofloxacin

31
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Define inherent resistance?

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All strains of a species are resistant
Usually because the drug cant penetrate the cell wall
E.g. VRE

32
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Define acquired resistance?

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Sometimes by spontatnoues mutation but normally transfer of genes through plasmids or transposons.
Only some of the strains are resistant
E.g. 30% of E.Coli strains are resistant to Ampicillin

33
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How do we combat B-lactamases?

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  • None B-lactams
  • Modify the B-lactam R1 side chain so its not recognised
  • Mix it with a B-lactamase inhibitor
34
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What is an R1 modified penicillin?

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Flucloxacillin

35
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What is a mix of a B-Lactam & a B-lactamase inhibiotr?

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Co-Amoxiclav is amoxicillin & calvulanic acid.

36
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What is ESBL?

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Exteneded spectrum B-lactamases
Resistant to most if not all B-lactams

37
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What is CPE?

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Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriacaie
Immune to carbapenems and unfortunately often a lot of other antibiotics too.
Endemic in some countries healthcare

38
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VRE?

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Vancomycin REsistant Enterococci
(enterococcus Faecium/Faecalis)

39
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What is MRSAs method of resistance?

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Altered PBP binding sites, hence why its still weak to glycopeptides

40
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What gram +ve organism is partiall resistant to flucloxacillin?

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Staph. Aureus
Some strainds are resistant

41
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Why wouldnt you use amoxicillin fo blind gram-ve coliform treatment?

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20-30% of striands are now ressistant to it

42
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How would we most accurately determine antibiotic sensitivty?

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The MIC & MBC

43
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Do all antivirals inhibit nucleic acid synthesis?

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NO,

44
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What are the 4 bi Cs broad spectru antibiotics known for leading to a rise in CDI?

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Cephalosporin
Clindamycin
Co-Amoxiclav
Ciprofloxacin

45
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Which cephalosporin generations are best for Gram -ve organisms?

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The most recent, i.e. 3rd gen

46
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Which cephalosporins are best for gram +ve organisms?

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The oldest, i.e. 1st gen

47
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Which generation of cephalosporin is effective against pseudomonas?

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Third gen specifcally ceftazidime

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