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ANTIBIOTIC MUST KNOW Flashcards

1
Q

What family of antibiotics does duricef belong to?

A

cephalosporins

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2
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What family of antibiotics does vancomycin belong to?

A

glycopeptides

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3
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What family of antibiotics does clarithromycin belong to?

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macrolides

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4
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What family of antibiotics does gentamicin belong to?

A

aminoglycosides

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5
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What antibiotic would you use on C difficile and why?

A

metronizadole

c diff is an anaerobe

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6
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What antibiotic group can pronlong QT interval?

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fluroqionones

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7
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what group of people do you need to be aware of especially with fluroquinones?

A

epeliptics

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8
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Why are fluroquininones restricted in tayside?

A

risk of C diff infection in the elderly

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9
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FLUROQUINONES are excreted how?

A

in urine

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10
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What is trimethroprim normally given for?

A

UTIs

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11
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How is trimethroprim excreted?

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via kidneys

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12
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SE gentamicin?

A

damage to CN VIII deaf ad dizziness and renal damage

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13
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What antibiotic is commonly used to treat against gram negative aerobic organisms?

A

gentamicin

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14
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what antibiotic for e.coli?

A

gentamicin

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15
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what antibiotic for neisseia?

A

gentamicin

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16
Q

what antibiotics for pseudomonas aeruginosa?

A

gentamicin

17
Q

What antibiotic for staph aureus?

A

gentamicin

18
Q

How are aminglycosides excreted?

A

urine

19
Q

what antibiotic is it recommended to avoid in younger patients and why?

A

tetracyclines

can permantly stain teeth

20
Q

what antibiotic has a side effect of permanent teeth staining?

A

tetracyclines

21
Q

What antibiotic can have a side effect of increased photosensity and greater risk of sunburn?

A

tetracyclines

22
Q

How are tetracycline excreted?

A

via liver and biliary system

23
Q

What antibiotic do you need to watch in liver patients?

A

macrolides

clarithromycin

24
Q

How are macrolides excreted?

A

excreted via the liver, biliary tract and into the gut (not excreted in urine)

25
Q

What antibiotic has the side effect of red man syndrome?

A

vancomycin

26
Q

What family of antibiotics can only be used on organisms with a gram positive cell wall?

A

glycopeptides

27
Q

What other antibiotic family should you avoid if a patients allergic to penicillin?

A

cephalosporins

28
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how are glycopeptides excreted?

A

via kidneys and urine

29
Q

how are cephalosporins excreted?

A

via kidneys and urine

30
Q

How are penicillins excreted?

A

rapidly via kidneys

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