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AM - Side effects/toxicity Flashcards

1
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What antimicrobial type most commonly causes allergic reactions?

A

B-Lactams

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2
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How common is penicillin hypersensitivity?

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True penicillin hypersensitivity is rare but alot of patients with other side effects are wrongly labelled as allergic

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3
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Are penicillin alleric patients allergic to any other antimicrobials?

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Around 10% of the truly penicillin alleric patients are also alleric to cephalosporins

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4
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What are the 2 types of antimicrobial allergy?

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Immediate hypersensitivity
Delayed Hypersensitivity

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5
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Whats the most extreme form of immediate hypersensitivity?

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Anaphylactic shock usually following parenteral administration of an antibiotic

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6
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What mediates immmediate allergic reactions?

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IgE

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7
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What are the symptoms of immediate hypersensitivity?

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  • Itching
  • Urticaria
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Wheezing
  • Shock
  • Laryngeal Oedema
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8
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What symptom of immediate hypersensitivity is most commonly fatal?

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The laryngeal Oedema is often fatal if the airway isnt cleared.

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9
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How long does a delayed hypersensitivity reactions take?

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Hours or Days to occur

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10
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What mediates delayed hypersensitivity reactions?

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  • Immune complexes
  • or Cell mediated
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11
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What are the symptoms of delayed hypersensitivity?

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Drug rashes
Drug Fever
Serum Sickness
Erythema Nodosum

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12
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Whats erythema nodosum?

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Red lumps on the skin

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13
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Describe the rashes in a delayed hypersensitivity reaction?

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Rashes are maculopapular
i.e. flat red area of skin covered in small bumps

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14
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Whats stevens-johnson syndrome?

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A form of delayed hypersensitivity where the skin & mucous membranes are both involved.
Its associated with sulphonamides

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Whats the common gastrointestinal side effects of antimicrobials?

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Nausea
Vomiting

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16
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What is CDAD?

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Clostridium Difficile Associated Diarrhoea

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17
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Whats CDI?

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Clostridium Difficile Infection (specifically infection of a dangerous strain no the normal commensal in the gut)

18
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Whats an EIA?

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An Enzyme Immunoassay

19
Q

What happens to C. Diff. when during antibiotic use?

A

It overgrows normal flora in the gut and produces toxins

20
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What does C. Diff growth cause during antibiotic use?

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Anything from mild CDAD or CDI to life threatening pseudomembranous colitis.

21
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How do we check fo a CDI?

A

Use an EIA to check the stool for toxins

22
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How do we treat a CDI?

A

Oral Vancomycin or metronidazole
IF possible stop all other antibiotic treatment

23
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How do we stop spores of the dangerous C Diff strains spreading?

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  • Isolating patients with CDI
  • Hand Washing with soap (resistant to alcohol gel)
24
Q

What antimicrobials cause thrush?

A

Broad Spectrum penicillins & cephalosporins

25
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What is Thrush?

A

ORal and/or Vaginal Candidiasis
(fungal infection of candida yeast)

26
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How do antimicrobials cause thrush?

A

Certain antimicrobials cause thrush by suppressing normal flora leading to overgrowth of yeast candida albicans

27
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What kind of liver toxicity can be caused by antimicrobials?

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Varies from transient elevation of liver enzymes al the way to severe hepatitis

28
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In what patients are liver toxicity side effects most common?

A

Pregnant patients
Or those with pre-existing liver disease

29
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Name some drugs associated with liver toxicicity:

A

Tetracycline
Rifampicin
Flucloxacillin
Isoniazid (anti-TB)

30
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Who does nephrotoxiicty effect most?

A

People with pre-exisiting renal disease

31
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Why do we monitor the levels of aminoglycosides & vancomycin in the blood?

A

Because they can cause renal toxicity

32
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What drugs cause ototoxicity?

A

Aminoglycosides
Vancomycin

33
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What drug can cause optic nerve damage?

A

Ethambutol an anti-TB drug can damage the optic nerve

34
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What do we monitor during ethambutol treatment?

A

Durin ethambutol treatment we monitor optic nerve function

35
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What drugs cause encephalopathy & convulsions?

A

High dose Penicillin
High dose Cephalosporin
Acyclovir (an anti-viral)

36
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How do we alter the drug if the pateint has renal impairment?

A

MAy have to reduce the dose proportionally to impairment to avoid toxicity (particularly encephalopathy & convulsion)

37
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What drugs can cause peripheral neuropathy?

A

Metronidazole
Nitrofurantoin

38
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How does Isoniazid cause peripheral neuropathy?

A

By competetive inhibition wiht pyridoxine (Vitamin B6)

39
Q

In what ways can AMs affect cause marow depression?

A

Selective Depression of one cell line
Unselective depression of all bone marrow elements (pancytopenia)

40
Q

Example of AM that suppresses marrow?

A

Linezolid (an anti-MRSA agent) can cause low platelet counts

41
Q

What haematological side effect can co-trimoxazole cause?

A

Inhibits folic acid synthesis
-> a folate deiciency
-> megaloblastic anaemia

42
Q

What antiviral blood levels must be monitored?

A

Zidovudine for HIV
Ganciclovir for CMV

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