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Lecture 5: renal Flashcards

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What medications should be removed if a patient develops acute kidney injury?

A

Remove ACEI, ARBS, and NSAIDS.

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What is the treatment for hypervolemia?

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Diuretics/typically loop diuretics

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What type of organism do Beta-lactams usually treat?

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Gram positive

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What is a side effect of fluoroquinolones that is pertinent to physical therapists? (-floxacin)

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Tendon rupture

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What type or antibiotic is usually used to treat STDs?

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Macrolides (azithromycin)

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What are the instructions (diet) for taking tetracyclines, such as doxycycline?

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Must be taken on an empty stomach and avoid calcium rich food and supplements.

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What patients should not take sulfonamides?

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Patients with renal failure (CrCl<20 ml/min

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What is the #1 drug of choice when treating uncomplicated UTIs?

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Nitrofurantoin

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What type of patient should not take nitrofurantoin?

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Patients with CKD (CrCl <50)

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What drug is the biggest cause of C Diff?

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Clindamycin

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What should be avoided when taking antiparasitics (metronidazole)?

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Alcohol

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What bactrium is the most common cause of UTI?

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E. Coli

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What medication is a treatment for incontinence?

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Anticholinergics (tolteridine)

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Who should not come into contact with 5-alpha reductase inhibitors? (Dutasteride)

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Pregnant women

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What drug type should patients avoid taking if they are taking oral phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor? (Viagra)

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Do not take with nitrate containing medication within 24 hours

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What is an undesirable side effect of steroids with men?

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Gynecomastia

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Which medication classes can slow the progression of chronic renal disease?

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ACEI and ARBs

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Are macrolide antibiotics useful in the treatment is UTIs?

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No

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In 3rd and 4th generation cephalosporins and clindamycin are well documented to cause super infection? What organism is most likely?

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Clostridium difficile

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What agent is used in the treatment of trichomoniasis?

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Metronidazole

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Is it safe for a pregnant woman to come into contact with 5 alpha reductase inhibitors?

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No

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Why is ciprofloxacin no longer being used in the treatment of uncomplicated UTI?

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Bacterial Resistance

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