Drug Therapy With Tetracyclines, Sulfonamides, and Urinary Antiseptics CH18 E3

Question 1

Crystalluria

Answer 1

presence of crystals in the urine, indicating renal irritation

Question 2

Sulfonamide

Answer 2

older, broad-spectrum, bacteriostatic drug (organic sulfur compounds) that is rarely used for systemic infection because of microbial resistance and the development of more effective or less toxic drugs; also known as sulfa drug

Question 3

Tetracycline

Answer 3

antibiotic derived from chlortetracycline; used to treat a broad variety of infections

Question 4

Urinary antiseptic

Answer 4

drug that exerts antimicrobial activity in the urine but has little or no systemic antibacterial effect; usefulness is limited to therapy and prevention of urinary tract infections