Exam 5 - Infectious Disease Pathophysiology Flashcards
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What are the four types of BETA-LACTAMS?
1) PCN
2) Cephalosporins
3) Carbapanems
4) Monobactam
The four types of beta-lactams include: ____, _____, _____, and _____.
The four types of beta-lactams include: PENICILLINS, CEPHALOSPORINS, CARBAPENEMS, and MONOBACTAM.
Name the four penicillin drugs.
1) PCN G
2) PCN VK
3) Procaine PCN
4) Benzathine PCN
Name the three penicillin-ase resistant penicillins.
1) Nafcillin
2) Oxacillin
3) Dicloxacillin
Name the 4 amino penicillins.
1) Ampicillin
2) Amoxicillin
3) Ampicillin-sulbactam = UNASYN
4) Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid = AUGMENTIN
What is the generic name for Unasyn?
Amoxicillin-sulbactam
What is the brand name for Amoxicillin-sulbactam?
Unasyn
What is the generic name for Augmentin?
Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid
What is the brand name for Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid?
Augmentin
Name the extended spectrum PCN.
Piperacillin-tazobactam = ZOSYN
How is Piperacillin-tazobactam classified?
It is an extended-spectrum pcn
What is the generic name for Zosyn?
Piperacillin-tazobactam
What is the brand name for Piperacillin-tazobactam?
Zosyn
Name the two Oxazolidinone drugs.
1) Linezolid = Zyvox
2) Tedazolid = Sivextro
How are Linezolid and Tedazolid classified?
They are both Oxazolidinone drugs
What is the brand name for Linezolid?
Zyvox
What is the brand name for Tedazolid?
Sivextro
What is the generic name for Sivextro?
Tedazolid
What is the generic name for Zyvox?
Linezolid
When are the penicillin-ase resistant penicillins used?
For MSSA
What are the penicillin-ase resistant penicillin drugs that are used for MSSA?
Nafcillin
Oxacillin
Dicloxacillin
Why are penicillin drugs used so often?
They are narrow spectrum drugs
What are the uses for Benzathine and Procaine?
Syphillis Strep throat (IM injection)
Name the classes of drugs that fall under Beta-Lactam drugs.
- PCN
- Cephalosporins
- Carabapenems
- Monobactam
What do Unasyn (Ampicillin-sulbactam), Augmentin (Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid), and Zosyn (Piperacillin-tazobactam) have in common?
They have beta-lactamase inhibitors with them
Name the two 1st generation cephalosporins.
1) Cefazolin (Ancef)
2) Cephalexin (Keflex)
How are Cefazolin and Cephalexin classified?
1st generation cephalosporin