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gold usmle: anti-infective pharm Flashcards

1
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Primaquine

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Malaria profylaxis

5. Used for extraerythrocytic forms Plasmodium vivax or P. ovale

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Ciporfloxacin

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Quinolone derivative

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3
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Sulfonamides

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PABA structural analogs

8. Inhibit Folic acid synthesis

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Tertacyclines, anuria & the exception

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Should not be used in anuric pt due to production of (-) Nitrogen balance & ↑d BUN levels.
10. Doxycycline is the exception

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Ceftriazone

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3rd generation cephalosporin

  1. DOC for bacterial meningitis in kids (ie… HiB)
  2. One dose txt of gonorrhea
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Hepatic coma DOC

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Neomycin (aminoglycoside) – it supresses the normal flora = ↓g NH4 production = ↓g free
nitrogen levels in the bloodstream.

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Clavulanic acid

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Irreversible (-)r of β lactamases, but ot of transpeptidase = use w/ a β lactamase sensitive
penicillin

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Piperacillin

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Txt Pseudomonas aeruginosa & Klebsiella

17. Broad spectrum antibiotic

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9
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Streptomycin (aminoglycoside)

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Txt Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Isoniazid

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Most commonly used drug for TB.

  1. Usually combined w/ Rifampin and/or Ethambutol
  2. Pre Txt w/ Pyridoxine (Vit B6) can prevent peripheral neuritis‘
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Pyrantel Pamoate

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Txt of Hookworm disease

23. Depolarizing NMJ (-)r

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Buy “AT” 30, “CELL” at 50

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A = Aminoglycosides

  1. T = Tetracyclines
  2. C = Chloramphenicol
  3. E = Erythromycin (macrolide)
  4. L = Clindamycin
  5. L = Lincomycin
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Cefoxitin

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Txt intraabdominal infections (ie… w/ Bacteroides fragilis)

31. Traditional txt has been Clindamycin & Gentamycin

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Chloramphenicol

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Broad spectrum antibiotic

  1. Bone marrow depression (common) – Aplastic anemia (rare)
  2. Gray baby syndrome (chloramphenicol cannot be conjugated)
  3. DOC Typhoid Fever (symptomatic Salmonella infection)
  4. DOC HiB meningitis in kids – especially resistant strain to ampicillin
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Nifurtimox

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Txt trypanosomiasis

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Metronidazole

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Txt Leishmaniasis & Amebiasis

  1. Good for anaerobic bacteria = Bacteroides fragilis
  2. DOC Trichomoniasis
  3. DOC Giardia lamblia
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Txt P. carinii

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TMP-SMX & Pentamidine

18
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Tetracycline

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Txt of Brucellosis & Cholera

  1. Txt Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
  2. Txt spirochete infections = Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi)
19
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TMP-SMX

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(-) dihydrofolate reductase activity

20
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Benzathine Penicillin G

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Long duration of action = given once every 3-4 weeks for Txt of Syphilis

21
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Praziquantel

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Txt Schistosomiasis (trematode [fluke] infections)

22
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Melarsoprol

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Txt Trypanosomiasis that has neurological symptoms

23
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Stibogluconate

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Txt Leishmaniasis

24
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Fluconazole

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Txt fungal encephalitis

25
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Amphotericin B

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Polyene antifingal

26
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Ketoconazole MOA

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(-) fungal ergosterol synthesis = disrupts membrane

27
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Griseofulvin MOA

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Accumulates in keratinized layers of the skin = used in dermatomycoses infections

28
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Mefloquine

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Anti malarial

56. Txt Chloroquine resistant strains = P. falciparum

29
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Chloroquine

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Txt for Malaria when inside RBC

30
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Nifurtimox

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DOC Chagas disease due to Trypanosoma cruzi

31
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Erythromycin

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Used in pts allergic to penicillins

32
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Nystatin

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Topical txt of superficial mycotic infections = Candidiasis

33
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Acyclovir

A

Guanine analog

62. Txt Herpes infections

34
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Imipenem

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Used w/ Cilastatin

64. Can cause seizures

35
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Cefoperazone side effects

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Bleeding due to vit K level alterations

66. Contraindicated in pts w/ bleeding disorders

36
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Vancomycin

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Used for MRSS (methicillin resistant Staph. Aureus)

68. “Red neck”: due to histamine release causes facial flushing

37
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Meropenem

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used w/ Cilastatin

70. Does not cause seizures (cf w/ Imipenem)

38
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Nafcillin

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Only penicillin that does not need dose adjustment in renal impairment

39
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Peripheral neuropathy

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Seen w/ use of:

73. Metronidazole – Isoniazid – Vincristine – ddI – AZT – Allopurinol

40
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Sulfonamides & newborns

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Kernicterus can occur

41
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“O.N.E.” for gonorrhea

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Fluoroquinolones used in a one dose deal for gonorrhea:

  1. O = Ofloxacin
  2. N = Norfloxacin
  3. E = Enoxacin
42
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Ribavirin

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Txt RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus)

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