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Antimicrobials Flashcards

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SCIP 1

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Prophylactic abx received within 1 hr prior to surgical incision

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SCIP 2

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Prophylactic antibiotic selection for surgical patients - choose abx appropriate for patient and surgery

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SCIP 3

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discontinue prophylactic abx within 24 hours after surgery (48 hours for cardiac patient)

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SCIP 4

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cardiac surgery patient w/ controlled 6am post-op glucose (<200)

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SCIP 5

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post-op wound infection diagnosed during index hospitalization

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SCIP 6

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surgical patients with appropriate hair removal

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SCIP 7

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colorectal patients with immediate postoperative normothermia

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hypothermia results in:

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peripheral vasoconstriction, decreased wound oxygen tension and recruitment of leukocytes, favoring infection and impaired healing

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9
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How are PCN classified into subgroups?

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B-lactamase susceptibility, structure, and spectrum of activity

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10
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Penicillins interfere with synthesis of _______

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peptidoglycan

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What is peptidoglycan?

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essential component of cell walls in bacterias

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12
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Penicillins decrease the availability of an ______ of murien hydrolase

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inhibitor

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13
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When murien hydrolase is uninhibited, it:

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destroys (lyses) the structural integrity of bacterial cell walls

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14
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What do resistant gram-negative bacteria have/do that prevents PCN from working?

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cell membranes that prevent the penicillin from getting to the site of peptidoglycan synthesis; the bacteria could produce B-lactamase enzymes that hydrolyze the B-lactam ring and make the penicillin inactive

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15
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T/F: Penicillin is ONLY active against growing bacteria

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TRUE

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16
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High doses of PCN G may result in _____ and ______

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Hyperkalemia and neurotoxicity

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17
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PCN G has ____ meq of K per 10 million U

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16

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18
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PCN G is _____% ______ excreted

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90% renally

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19
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3 drugs that prolong PCN duration of action

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probenecid
procaine
benzathine

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20
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Penicillinase-Resistant PCN (list names of drugs)

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Methicillin
Nafcillin (80% bile excreted)
Oxacillin (hepatitis SE)
Cloxacillin (PO)
Dicloxacillin (PO)
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21
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Penicillinase-resistant PCN are used to treat what infections?

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Staphylococci

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22
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What makes penicillinase-resistant penicillins resistant?

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not susceptible to hydrolysis of B-lactam ring by bacteria

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23
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What generation are Penicillinase-susceptible broad spectrum penicillins?

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2nd generation

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24
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Penicillinase-susceptible broad spectrum penicillins (list drugs)

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Ampicillin

Amoxicillin

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25
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Does staphylococcus respond to Penicillinase-susceptible broad spectrum penicillins (2nd generation PCN)?

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No

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26
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Of penicillins, which has highest incidence skin rash?

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Ampicillin

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Ampicillin has (broader/narrower) activity then PCN G

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broader

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Amoxicillin or Ampicillin: which is better absorbed from GI tract?

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Amoxicillin

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29
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Amoxicillin or Ampicillin: which has longer effective circulating concentrations?

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Amoxicillin

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30
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Which generation are Extended-Spectrum Carboxypenicillins?

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third generation

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31
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Extended-Spectrum Carboxypenicillins (list the drugs)

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Carbenicillin

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32
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Is Carbenicillin effective against staph aureus?

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No

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33
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Side effects of Carbenicillin:

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CHF (>10% drug is Na)
hypokalemia
metabolic alkalosis
increased bleeding time with normal platelet count

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34
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What generation are extended-spectrum acylaminopenicillins?

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4th generation

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35
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Are extended-spectrum acylaminopenicillins effective against staph aureus?

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No

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36
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Extended-spectrum acylaminopenicillins (list drugs)

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Mezlocillin
piperacillin
azlocillin

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37
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Which subgroup has broadest spectrum of all penicillins?

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extended-spectrum acylaminopenicillins

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38
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Is piperacillin effective against staph aureus and penicillinase-producing bacteria?

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No

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39
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Penicillinase B-lactamase Inhibitors MOA:

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B-lactam compounds have little intrinsic antimicrobial activity. They bind irreversibly to B-lactamase enzyme so drugs that were inactivated by this enzyme (and breaking of the B-lactam ring) are no longer susceptible, and can work against these bacteria

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40
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Penicillinase B-lactamase Inhibitors (list them)

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Clavulanic acid
Sulbactam
Tazobactam

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41
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Penicillinase B-lactamase Inhibitors Combinations (list the pairings)

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Clavulanic acid + amoxicillin
Sulbactam + ampicillin
Tazobactam + piperacillin

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42
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Why do we use cephalosporins?

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wide therapeutic index
cost effective
low incidence of side effects

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43
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What surgery are cephalosporins used in?

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GI/GU surgery

44
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Incidence of allergic reactions in cephalosporins

45
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Side effects cephalosporins:

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\+ Coombs reaction (antibodies react against RBCs)
hemolysis
nephrotoxicity
bronchospasm
urticaria
hemodynamic collapse
46
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Life threatening anaphylaxis in cephalosporins:

47
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Most common adverse reaction to B-lactam antimicrobials:

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hypersensitivity (IgE antibodies)

48
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Most allergenic of all drugs:

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Penicillin, 1-10%

49
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95% of patients allergic to PCN for ____ metabolite

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penicilloyl-protein conjugate (major antigenic determinant)

minor antigenic determinant is 6-aminopenicillicacid + benzylpenamaldic

50
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T/F: 1st gen cephalosporins are just as good as 2nd and 3rd gen against staphylococci and nonenteral streptococci

51
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allergy to one penicillin increases likelihood of allergy to other penicillins because of ____, which also is a potential for cross reactivity between PCN and cephalosporins

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a common nucleus (B-lactam ring)

52
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Actual cross reactivity between cephalosporins and PCN

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textbook says rare, in class she said 1-3%

53
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First generation cephalosporins (list them)

A

Cephalothin

Cephazolin

54
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How are cephalosporins eliminated?

55
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Drug of choice for antimicrobial prophylaxis for many surgeries

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Cephazolin

56
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Second generation cephalosporins (list them)

A

Cefoxitin
Cefamandole
Cefuroxime

57
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Which is the only second generation cephalosporin effective in treating meningitis?

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Cefuroxime

58
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Generally, activity against gram ___ cocci decreases and activity against gram ____ cocci increases from the first to the third generation

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positive; negative

59
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Third generation cephalosporin is different from the others… how?

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enhanced ability to resist hydrolysis by the B-lactamases of many gram negative bacilli and can achieve therapeutic levels in CSF (so used against meningitis)

60
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Third generation cephalosporins (list them)

A

Cefotaxime
Ceftriaxone
Cefixime

61
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Do you reduce the cephalosporins dose or frequency in ESRD?

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yes
first generation: decrease dose
second generation: do not give ESRD
third generation: cleared renal and hepatic, still reduce dose in renal patient

62
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Aztreonam effective against gram ____ bacteria only

63
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Does Aztreonam have B-lactam ring?

64
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Is Aztreonam cross sensitive with PCN/cephalosporins?

65
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Side effect Aztreonam:

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enterococcal superinfection

66
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Aminoglycosides are excreted:

67
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Aminoglycoside lipid solubility:

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poor. less than 1% oral administration is absorbed systemically

68
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Aminoglycoside normal half-life 2-3 hours in normal renal function.
half-life in renal failure:

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20-40x normal

69
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Side effects aminoglycosides:

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ototoxicity (vestibular and auditory)
nephrotoxicity
skeletal muscle weakness (potentiates NMB, do not give in MG)

70
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Aminoglycosides (list them)

A

gentamicin
streptomycin
amikacin
neomycin

71
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Gentamicin is active against:

A

P. aeruginosa and gram negative bacilli

72
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Important to _____ when administering gentamicin

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monitor plasma concentration

73
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What is toxic level of gentamicin?

74
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Macrolides are absorbed (well/poorly) from GI tract

75
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Macrolides (list them)

A

Erythromycin
Azithromycin
Clindamycin
Vancomycin

76
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Do you need to alter erythromycin dose in renal failure?

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No, excreted in bile

77
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Part of new combo treatment for COVID-19

A

Azithromycin

78
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Clindamycin is used for infection of:

A

GI tract and female genital tract

79
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Clindamycin is excreted:

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hepatic ally, decrease dose in liver patients

80
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Side effects of clindamycin:

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pseudomembranous colitis (swelling or inflammation of large intestine due to c. diff)
diarrhea
large dose can induce NMB in absence of non depolarizer
skin rash

81
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Clindamycin has (more/less) activity against anaerobes (usually gram negative) than erythromycin

82
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MRSA drug of choice

A

Vancomycin

83
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Is routine prophylaxis with vancomycin recommended?

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No, because concerns of resistant organisms

84
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Vancomycin works against gram ____ bacteria

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positive (impairs cell wall synthesis)

85
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Is vancomycin absorbed in GI tract?

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no, poorly absorbed in GI tract

86
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Vancomycin should be infused over ____ minutes to minimize ______

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60 minutes; occurrence of drug-induced histamine release and hypotension

87
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Vancomycin should be started ____ hour(s) before surgery for prophylaxis

A

2 (per stoelting)

88
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Vancomycin is excreted by _____

89
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Does vancomycin dose have to be adjusted in renal failure?

90
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Important guide to dosing vancomycin (especially in renal failure):

A

plasma vancomycin levels

91
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Side effects vancomycin administration:

A 
Red Man Syndrome
arterial hypoxemia, low SpO2
ototoxicity
nephrotoxicity (with aminoglycoside)
Vanco + succs = NMB
histamine release
bronchospasm
92
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Red man syndrome

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rate dependent infusion reaction- NOT A TRUE ALLERGIC RXN
intense facial and truncal erythema
rapid infusion (<30 min) can cause hypotension and cardiac arrest
pruritus
myalgia, dyspnea
venodilation, decreased ventricular filling

93
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Treatment of pseudomembranous colitis

A

Metronidazole

94
Q

Which abx causes pseudomembranous colitis?

A

Clindamycin

95
Q

Fluoroquinolones (list them)

A

Ciprofloxacin (M. tuberculosis)

Moxifloxacin (serious SE, last resort)

96
Q

Vancomycin dose

A

10-15 mg/kg over 60 min

prophylaxis:
<90 kg 1 gm
90-120 kg 1.5 gm
>120 kg 2 gm

97
Q

Silver nitrate is used as a:

A

caustic, antiseptic, astringent

98
Q

Silver nitrate is strong bactericidal, especially for

99
Q

Silver nitrate is used in prophylaxis for

A

ophthalmia neonatorum

100
Q

Silver nitrate SE

A

hypochloremia
hyponatremia
methemoglobinemia

101
Q

Chlorhexidine MOA

A

disrupts cell membranes of the bacterial cells

102
Q

Chlorhexidine is effective against gram ____

A

positive and negative

103
Q

Chlorhexidine is ____ effective in decreasing number of normal cutaneous bacteria than povidone-iodine and hexachlorophene

A

more- greater initial decrease

104
Q

Chlorhexidine is used for

A

preoperative reduction of cutaneous flora for the surgeon and patient

105
Q

Chlorhexidine solution in alcohol base can cause:

A

deafness and corneal injury (if instilled in middle ear or eye)

106
Q

Chlorhexidine potential for contact sensitivity and photosensitivity is:

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