Exam Flashcards
What kind of patient can use the bacteriostatic Tetracycline?
Patients with healthy immune system
What is an adverse effect from the bacteriostatic tetracycline?
Yellow/ brown teeth
What patients cannot take tetracycline ?
Children and pregnant woman
Bacteriostatic means ?
Slow growth of microorganisms
Bactericidal
Lethal to microorganisms
⭐️ cidal sounds like suicidal
What kind of culture helps determine what is the best antibiotic for the patient?
Sputum culture
How do you get the identification of the causative agent ?
Lab test of the body fluids
Erythromycin is a bacterialstatic antibiotic but at high doses it is a ?
Bactericidal
Erythromycin treats patients who have which kind of allergy?
penicillin Allergy
What is med causes an interaction with erythromycin?
Warfarin, so watch for pt/INR & Liver function tests
⭐️ erythro sounds like blood so think of warfarin being a blood medication
Why can erythromycin cause toxicity of warfarin (risk bleeding) ?
Because erythromycin inhibits metabolism of warfarin so it builds up in the body
Amino-glycoside therapy : GENTAMICIN (Bactericidal Antibiotic) what is the adverse effect of this med?
Ototoxicity & Nephrotoxicity
Monitor creatinine levels
What med interact with Amino-glycoside therapy : GENTAMICIN (Bactericidal Antibiotic) ?
Meds with other ototoxic risks like LOOP Diuretics
If aminoglycosides are given in 2 divided doses what is the peak?
Peak is 1 hr after after administration IM or 30 min after completion of IV infusion
What is the trough level of amino-glycosides?
Right before the NEXT dose
