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1
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hemolytic anemia associated with G6PD deficiency can present with _______

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fatigue and scleral icterus (yellow in eyes) with elevated lactate dehydrogenase and total bilirubin

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patients with G6PD deficiency are susceptible to developing ____ when they are exposed to ____ drugs

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hemolysis when they are exposed to oxidizing agents such as sulfonamides like sulfamethoxazole

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trimethoprim and pyrimethamine mechanism

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inhibits dihydrofolate reductase (folate synthesis need for DNA)

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sulfonamides and dapsone mechanism

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inhibits dihydropteroate synthase (folate synthesis needed for DNA)

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aminoglycosides are commonly associated with what side effects?

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ototoxicity (high frequency hearing loss) and nephrotoxicity

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tetracyclines toxicity includes:

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tooth discoloration, photosensitivity reactions and inhibition of bone growth in children

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flouroquinolone toxicity includes:

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achilles tendonitis

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macrolides toxicity includes:

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acute cholestatic hepatitis, eosinophilia and skin rashes

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9
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what are the aminoglycosides?

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30s ribosomal subunit against gram negative rod infections. Cannot treat anaerobes bc requires O2 for uptake
“GNATS”
gentamicin, neomycin, amikacin, tobramycin, streptomycin

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when combined with alcohol, ____ causes a disulfiram-like “hangover” reaction

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metronidazole
buildup of acetylaldehyde

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what are the fluoroquinolones?

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end in “floxacin”
inhibit topo 2 (DNA gyrase)
bactericidal
against gram negative rods of urinary and GI tracts (including pseudomonas)

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symptoms and treatment of trichomonas vaginitis

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frothy, yellow-green foul smelling discharge. pear shaped trichomonads
metronidazole

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symptoms and treatment of candida vulvovaginitis

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thick, white, “cottage cheese” discharge.
pseudohyphae
treat with azoles

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how does metronidazole work?

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forms toxic free radical metabolites in the bacterial cell that damage DNA
bactericidal and antiprotozoal

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what is the mechanism of resistance to aminoglycosides?

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inactivation via enzymatic modification like acetylation, phosphorylation, adenylation etc.

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what is the mechanism of resistance for vancomycin?

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amino acid modification of D-Ala-D-Ala to D-Ala-D-Lac

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what is the mechanism of resistance for penicillins?

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structural change in transpeptidases (PBPs = penicillin binding proteins)

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what is the mechanism of resistance against macrolides?

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methylation of 23S rRNA-binding site to prevent the drug from binding

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what are the penicillinase-resistant penicillins?

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dicloxacillin, nafcillin, oxacillin

use “Naf” for staph! (except MRSA)

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what is the mechanism for penicillinase-resistant penicillins?

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similar to penicillin but has a narrow spectrum. Penicillinase resistant because bulky R groups block access of beta-lactamase to beta-lactam ring

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18
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aspergillus fumigatus

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branching of septate hyphae, catalase positive
immunocompromised patients can get aspergillomas after TB infection
treat with voriconazole or echinocandins (2nd line)

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cryptococcus neoformans

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narrow budding, heavily encapsulated yeast. can see clear halo with india ink
found in soil and pigeon droppings

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20
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sores on penis can indicate ____

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syphillis, confirm diagnosis with flourescent treponemal antibody test. treat with penicillin G

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21
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how do macrolides work?

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inhibits protein synthesis by blocking translocation

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how do cephalosporins work?

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beta lactam drugs that inhibit cell wall synthesis but are less susceptible to penicillinases

23
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what type of infection does ciprofloxacin treat?

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aerobic gram-negative rod infections

24
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what drug can cause “red man syndrome” and is also often used to treat MRSA?

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vancomycin

25
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what categories of bacteria does clindamycin treat?

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anaerobes and gram positive organisms, good for treating pulmonary abscess

26
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what is the first line treatment of UTIs in pregnant women?

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nitrofurantoin, it damages bacterial DNA and ribosomal proteins after intracellular reduction into reactive molecules

27
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what is the mechanism of resistance for macrolides?

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methylation of rRNA at a ribosome-binding site

28
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what type of bacteria is C. Diff?

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gram positive, anaerobic, spore former

29
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what is the treatment for clostridium profringes?

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clindamycin

30
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what is bacitracin active against?

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gram positive staph and strep

31
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chlamydia has what type of discharge?

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watery

32
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gonorrhoeae has what type of discharge

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thick, can be green-yellowish or white

33
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what is the treatment for chlamydia?

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azithromycin (macrolide) or doxycycline (tetracycline)

34
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what is the treatment for gonorrhoeae?

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cephtriaxone (cephalosporin)

35
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what penicillins are beta lactamase resistance?

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nafcillin and oxacillin have a bulky R side chain that blocks beta lactamases from beta lactam ring

36
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what drug works synergistically with beta lactams?

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aminoglycosides (concentration dependent)

37
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what is the drug of choice for staph aureus? (not MRSA)

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nafcillin

38
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what are the anti pseudomonal penicillins?

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piperacillin and ticarcillin

39
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what fungal disease presents as annular plaques?

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tinea corporis “ringworm”

40
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what is used to treat systemic ringworm?

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itraconazole, blocks the formation of fungal membrane sterols by inhibiting fungal cytochrome P-450

41
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what antifungal is used for chronic suppression of cryptococcal meningitis in people with HIV?

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fluconazole

42
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how does MRSA resist beta lactams?

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by altering its penicillin binding protein

42
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treatment for leishmania donovani

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atovaquone and azythromycin

43
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what parasite presents with bloody stool?

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entamoeba hystolytica

44
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what parasite presents with swollen eye?

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trypanososma cruzi (chagas disease caused by kissing bug)

45
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what is the treatment for complicated malaria?

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quinine

46
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what is the treatment for uncomplicated malaria?

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chloroquine, second choice primaquine but can cause cardiac arrhythmia

47
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what are the prophylactics for malaria?

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atovaquone (inhibits ETC)
proguanil (inhibits DHFR)

48
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what parasite presents with maltese cross in blood smear?

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babesa (tick bite in northeast)

49
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what kind of virus is HIV?

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retrovirus (+ ssRNA)

50
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what enzyme do retroviruses (+ssRNA) use?

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reverse transcriptase

51
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all DNA viruses except poxvirus replicate in the ____

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host cell nucleus

52
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all RNA viruses except influenza replicate in the ____

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cytoplasm

53
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DNA viruses use what machinery to replicate?

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enters the nucleus and uses host cell nucleic acid synthesis machinery

54
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RNA viruses use what machinery to replicate?

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since they replicate in the cytoplasn, they use their own machinery in combo with host cell ribosomes

+ssRNA can be directly translated by host ribosomes
-ssRNA brings RNA-dependent RNA polymerase to switch to +ssRNA

55
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what are some DNA viruses?

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herpesvirus & pox virus (enveloped),
papillomavirus (naked)

56
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what does the diptheria exotoxin do

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ribosylates EF-2, inhibiting protein synthesis

57
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what does the cholera exotoxin do

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ribosylates GTP binding protein, increasing cAMP = fluid loss as seen in rice water stools

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