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Antibiotics Flashcards

1
Q

List off the classes of antibiotics

A

TAMCC-PFS

  • Tetracyclines
  • Aminoglycosides
  • Macrolides
  • Cephlosporins
  • Carbapenems
  • Penicillins
  • Fluoroquinolines
  • Sulfonamides
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2
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What is the ending for tetracyclines?

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  • cycline
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3
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What comes to mind when you think of -cycline meds?

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Doxycycline

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4
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What is doxycycline used for?

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TAMC

  • Ticks
  • Acne
  • Malaria
  • Chlamydia
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5
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What’s your big side effect for tetracyclines?

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DON’T give to kids riding Tricycles
* No kids younger than 9
Riding tricycles in the sun is bad
* Photosensitivity

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6
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What’s the ending for aminoglycocides?

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Amigo Gliding with a tail of mice

  • mycin
  • micin
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7
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What are your two aminoglycocides?

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Gentleman mice
* Gentamycin
Neon mice
* Neomycin

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8
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What are your aminoglycosides treating?

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BIG hitters (B I C)
Bacterial Meningitis
Intra-abdominal
Complicated UTIs

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9
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Aminoglycosides are big hitters, what are the side effects of these strong drugs?

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Those neon mice are toxic as fuck

  • Neurotoxicity
  • Ototoxicity
  • Nephrotoxicity
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10
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What do macrolides end with?

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Macaroni Mice being thrown

- thromycin

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11
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What is a thromycin drug that first comes to mind?

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Azithromycin

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12
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What do you use azithromycin for?

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The mice got thrown out of the club for eating out a stripper

  • Strep throat when not using PCN
  • Chlamydia as well
  • Skin infections
  • Otitis media
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13
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What do all cephalosporin drugs have in otheir name?

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Cef-

Ceph-

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14
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When you’ve got an issue with PCN resistance what other fungus drug class are you going to use to kill bacteria?

A

Spores

* Cephalosporins

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15
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What are cephalosporins used for

A

The chef is making gnocchi

* All the -ococci issues

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16
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What is a contraindication for cephalosporins?

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Well they’re similar to PCN which is also a fungus drug so…
* Allergy or Sensitivity to PCN

17
Q

What do carbapenems end with?

A
  • penem
18
Q

What are carbapenems used for?

A

If you eat too many carbs you’ll end up at the hospital

* Severe infections with drug resistant organisms

19
Q

What are your side effects of eating too many carbs (carbapenem side effect)?

A

You’re gonna shit yourself

* C. Diff

20
Q

What’s a contraindication for carbapenems?

A

Stephen Johnson Hates Carbs because they give him seizures

  • Stephen-johnson syndrome
  • Seizures
21
Q

What do penicillins end with?

A

-cillin

22
Q

What drug class are you gonna use for pneumonia?

A

PCN or Fluoroquinolones

23
Q

What does penicillin kill?

A

Just about everything

24
Q

What do fluoroquinolones end with?

A

Flocks of oxen smelling the flowers

* -floxacin

25
Q

What other drug class deals with pneumonia?

A

fluoroquinolones

26
Q

What do fluoroquinolones deal with?

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Well when you sniff the flowers they lead to respiratory issues

  • Pneumonia
  • Atypical pneumonia
  • Lower respiratory infections
27
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What are the severe side effects of fluorquinolones?

A

Those flocks of oxen have shitty tendons
* Tendonitis
* Achilles tendon rupture
Those flowers in the sun are bright as fuck
* Photosensitivity

28
Q

What do sulfonamides start with?

A

Sulf-

29
Q

What are sulfonamides used for?

A

MRSA

Burns

30
Q

What are some cautions for sulfonamides?

A
  • Sulfa and G6PD don’t mix

* Sulphur allergies

31
Q

What’s the drug you think of when you treat burns and it has sulfa in the name?

A

Silver sulfadiazine

32
Q

What are the factors that impact the effectiveness of an antibiotic?

A
  • Location of infection
  • Being able to reach the infection
  • Drug resistance of the bacteria
33
Q

What 2 antibiotic classes have a cross-sensitivity?

A

PCN and Cephalosporins

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