Exam 4 Chemotherapeutics

Question 1

antibiotic prophylaxis

Answer 1

• used preoperatively

- use for people with cardiac valve damage

Question 2

metronidazole (Flagyl)

Answer 2

-antiprotozoal and antobacterial, not antifungal even though its an azole
-used to treat and prevent malaria
-can cause flu-like immune response
-ototoxic
can cause cinchinism syndrome

Question 3

cinchinism syndrome

Answer 3

vertigo, tinnitus, and bone marrow suppression

Question 4

how to antivirals work

Answer 4

kill the RNA or DNA replication process in the host cell

Question 5

rimantadine (Flumadine) uses and actions

Answer 5

• influenza A

- prevents the shedding of the viral protein coat so it can’t replicate

Question 6

nursing process for rimantadine (Flumadine)

Answer 6

have to take at least 48 hours after symptoms start (fever) or it will turn into viral pneumonia

Question 7

acyclovir (Zovirax) uses and side effects

Answer 7

• herpes

- dangerous drug: neuropathies, parasthesias, confusion, renal toxicity, bone marrow suppresion

Question 8

HIV drugs

Answer 8

• it takes a lot of drugs to treat

- HIV is under control, no longer a death sentence

Question 9

uses and side effects of ciprofloxacin (Cipro)

Answer 9

• gram negative infections (mostly UTIs/ e. Coli)

- BBW: tendon pain, esp in the achilles tendon, can turn into ruptured achilles tendon

Question 10

hardest place to treat fungi

Answer 10

scalp and nails

Question 11

common side effects of antibiotics

Answer 11

bone marrow suppression and diarrhea