Antibiotics Flashcards

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Also knowns as prokaryotes which is single-celled organism that lacks a true nucleus and membrane

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Bacteria

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2
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This substance is inhibiting the bacterial growth or kills the bacteria and other microorganism

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Antibiotics

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This penetrates the bacterial cell wall and have an affinity for the bacterial binding sites

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Antibacterial Drugs

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4
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What is the MEC and its description?

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MEC - Minimum Effective Concentration - minimum amount of antibacterial drug to halt the growth of microorganism

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5
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This is when the pathogen will continue to grow despite the administration of the medication

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Bacterial Resistance

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6
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It is an Antibiotic combination that is when two drugs are used together, that desired effect may be greatly reduced

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Antagonistic Effect

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7
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A spectrum that is effective against gram-positive and gram-negative organism

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Broad spectrum

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8
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This occurs when the antibiotic reduce or completely eliminate the bacterial normal flora

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Superinfection

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9
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It is a test that aspiration of the body fluid is examined through microscope

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Gram Stain

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10
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This type of spectrum that is selective

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Narrow Spectrum

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11
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A prophylaxis against from gram-positive cocci as Streptococcus pneumoniae, viridans and pyogenes

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Penicillin

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12
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This is performed on skin which detects presence of allergen-specific on patient’s mast cells

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Skin testing

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13
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Its molecules are chemically altered and semi-synthetic medication are produced

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Cephalosporins

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14
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This drug have the broadest action in any antibiotics.

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Carbapenems

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15
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This drug destroys the bacteria by altering their DNA but does not affect the human DNA

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Quinolones

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16
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Characterized by granulomas in the lung from accumulation of inflammatory cells with a cheesy caseated consistency

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Tuberculosis

17
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this drug that is commonly used and often administered without prescription for oral and vaginal mycoses

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Topical Antifungal drug

18
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It is transmitted through blood transfusion, mother to child or through use of contaminated needle

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Malaria

19
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This drug inhibits dihydrofolate reductase, enzyme needed for production of vital substance

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Pyrimethamine

20
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A small microorganism and replicate only inside the cell of the host

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Virus