Antibiotics Part 2 Flashcards
which drugs are aminoglycosides
tobramycin
neomycin
gentamycin
amikacin
what is the order of aminoglycosides in order of spectrum of activity
amikacin > tobramycin > gentamycin > neomycin
what is the Vd of aminoglycosides
small Vd
true or false:
aminoglycosides are concentration dependent
true
how are aminoglycosides excreted
renal / kidney / urine
are aminoglycosides bacteriocidal or bacteriostatic
bacteriocidal
what is the spectrum of aminoglycosides
gram -
aerobes
what is the main use of all aminoglycosides
treat aerobic gram - bacteria and staphylococci
what are amikacin and tobramycin used to treat
P. aeruginosa
what is drug is usually the first choice of treatment of MRSP infections
gentamycin
what are the adverse effects of all aminoglycosides
ototoxicity
nephrotoxicity
which aminoglycoside can cause vestibular damage
gentamycin
which aminoglycoside can cause cochlear damage
amikacin
neomycin
what are some considerations to take when deciding on if to give food animals aminoglycosides
Renal accumulation into tissues
NOT SAFE FOR FOOD ANIMALS
what are used to measure the nephrotoxicity of aminoglycosides
peak and trough concentrations
true or false:
aminoglycosides are easy drugs to combine with others
false
physically incompatible with many drugs
when should aminoglycosides not be given
newborns / first weeks of life
what are some risk factors for toxicity with aminoglycosides
prolonged therapy
acidosis and electrolyte disturbances
hypovolemia
age
renal disease
which type of drug would be your first choice in treatment of bacterial bovine and porcine respiratory disease complexed
tetracyclines
what can tetracyclines be used to treat in cases of resistance
methicillin resistant staphylococcal infections
true or false:
tetracyclines are best for their impact on obligate intracellular pathogens
true
what are the outcomes of using doxycycline in calves
cardiotoxicity
in what species is doxycycline not safe to administer
horse
calves
what are some adverse effects of tetracyclines
nephrotoxicity
severe liver damage
acute cardiac toxicity
what are the drugs within tetracycline
chlortetracycline
tetracycline
oxytetracycline
doxycycline
tetracyclines - bacteriocidal or bacteriostatic?
bacteriostatic
what is the Vd of tetracyclines
high Vd
how are most tetracyclines excreted? what’s the exception?
renal/ kidney/ urine
doxycycline = intestinal by P-gp and biliary
what is the bioavailability of tetracyclines
good orally
in what type of patients should tetracyclines not be used in
liver or kidney patients
what drugs are chloramphenicols
chloramphenicol
florfenicol