Antibiotics Pt. 3 & Anti-fungals

Question 1

What is TB caused by

Answer 1

Mycobacterium

Question 2

What is TB characterized by

Answer 2

granulomas in the lungs

Question 3

What is the promary site of TB

Answer 3

LUngs

Question 4

How is TB spread

Answer 4

Airborne

Question 5

Can people have non-active TB

Answer 5

Yes because it can be dormant or be walled off

Question 6

What are the first line drugs for TB

Answer 6

Isoniazid (INH) & Rifampin

Question 7

Why is treating TB difficult

Answer 7

Drug REGIMEN, COMPLIANCE for 2 years

Question 8

What is the drug choice for TB

Answer 8

Isoniazid

Question 9

What does isoniazid effect

Answer 9

Liver, “slow acetylators”

Question 10

What are the adverse effect of isoniazid

Answer 10

Neuro/hepatotoxicity

Question 11

What are the adverse effects of rigampin

Answer 11

Discoloration of body fluids, ineffectivness of oral contraceptives

Question 12

What should you assess when your pt is on an antiTB med

Answer 12

Liver function

Question 13

What are fungi

Answer 13

Yeasts and mold

Question 14

What are fungal infections know as

Answer 14

mycoses

Question 15

What are dermatophytes

Answer 15

Fungi that cause integumentary infections

Question 16

What are yeasts

Answer 16

single-cell

Question 17

What are molds

Answer 17

multi-cellular

Question 18

What type of mycotic infections are life threatening especially for immunocompromised hosts

Answer 18

Systemic

Question 19

What is candida albicans

Answer 19

Most COMMON fungal infection usally after antibiotic use, trush

Question 20

What type of drugs are amphotericin B, fluconazole, and nystatin

Answer 20

Antifungal drugs

Question 21

What is amphotericin B used for

Answer 21

Severe systemic fungla infectionsha

Question 22

What is fluconaole used for

Answer 22

Fungal meningitis

Question 23

What are the adverse effects of amphotericin B

Answer 23

Cardiac, neuro/nephro toxicity

Question 24

What are some interventions of amphotericin B

Answer 24

premeds, slow infusion

Question 25

What pt should you be careful giving antifungal drugs to

Answer 25

Renal and liver issues

Question 26

What are the contraindications for antifungla drugs

Answer 26

Liver and renal

Question 27

What should you monitior during Iv infusions

Answer 27

I+Os

Question 28

How is nystatin administered

Answer 28

Dizzolved or swished in the mouth

Question 29

What type of infections are malaria, giardiasis, and trichomoniasis

Answer 29

Parasitic protozoa

Question 30

What is the most signigicant protozoal disease

Answer 30

Malaira

Question 31

How is malaria transmitted

Answer 31

mosquitos and infected indiciduals

Question 32

What are the S+S of malaria

Answer 32

Chills, fever, sweating, fatiguw, joint pain

Question 33

When is the treatment of malaria initiated

Answer 33

After a confirmed diagnostic

Question 34

What is primaquine used for

Answer 34

Antimalarial

Question 35

What is metronidazole used for

Answer 35

Antiprotozoal

Question 36

What are anthelminitic drugs used for

Answer 36

parasitic worm infections

Question 37

What is ivermectin used for

Answer 37

Anthelmintic drugs

Question 38

What must you do realated to helmintic infections

Answer 38

Identigy the worm