Multisystems Final Flashcards
Ethanol
Depressant that enhances the effects of GABA (GABAa agonist), induces the release of endogenous opioids, alters levels of serotonin and dopamine (NMDA antagonist) Chronic use a/w pancreatitis, fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, cirrhosis, fetal alcohol syndrome, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, Mallory-Weiss syndrome Treat withdrawal with benzodiazepines Treat addiction with disufiram, naltrexone, acamprosate
Disulfiram
Inhibits aldehyde dehydrogenase leading to accumulation of acetaldehyde Resulting flushing, tachycardia, hyperventilation, and nausea leads to conditioned avoidance/aversion therapy in alcohol substance use
Naltrexone
Oral, long-acting opioid antagonist used for relapse prevention after opioid or ethanol detox
Acamprosate
Activates GABAa receptors and weak NMDA receptor antagonist (reduces Glu neurotransmission) Used to treat ethanol addiction
Heroin
Depressant opioid (µ receptor agonist) Leads to euphoria, miosis, respiratory depression Acute treatment with naloxone (opioid antagonist) Long-term treatment with methadone, buprenorphine/nalaxone, naltrexone
Naloxone
Opioid antagonist (IV, nasal spray) used to treat opioid overdose
Buprenorphine
Partial opioid agonist causes shorter and less severe opioid withdrawal Often combined with naloxone to prevent abuse
Amphetamines
Sympathomimetic stimulant Displaces monoamines via VMAT, inhibits MAO –> increased secretion of dopamine, NE, and serotonin Causes euphoria, hyperthermia, convulsions, seizures, cardiac arrest Treat with benzodiazepines
Cocaine
Sympathomimetic stimulant Inhibits reuptake of norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin Causes euphoria, hyperthermia, convulsions, seizures, cardiac arrest Treat with benzodiazepines
Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)
Partial agonist at 5-HT2A receptors Causes hallucinations, visual and auditory distortions, depersonalization
Tetrahydrocannbinol (THC)/Marijuana
Activation of CB1 cannabinoid receptors causes hallucination, physical relaxation, hyperphagia, impaired memory, decreased muscle coordination, conjuctivitis
Fomepizole
Inhibits alcohol dehydrogenase to prevent accumulation of toxic metabolites after ingestion of methanol or ethylene glycol
Clonidine
α2 receptor agonist reduces the severity of opioid withdrawal symptoms by reducing the activity of noradrenergic neurons in the locus ceruleus
Varenicline
Reduces central stimulation by nicotine and reduces dopamine release Side effects include liver injury and depression
Which malarial drugs can you use for prophylaxis?
Chloroquine (suppressive) Mefloquine (suppressive) Doxycycline (suppressive) Atovaquone-proguanil (causal)
Which malarial drug can prevent relapsing malaria from P. ovale or P. vivax?
Primaquine
Chloroquine
Prevents plasmodium from polymerizing heme to hemozoin –> accumulation of heme results in oxidative damage to membranes –> lysis of parasite and RBC First line treatment for all non-resistant plasmodium species (Central America, Haiti, Dominican Republic) Can be used as prophylaxis Can cause retinopathy, pruritis, and prolong QT interval
Mefloquine
Prevents plasmodium from polymerizing heme to hemozoin –> accumulation of heme results in oxidative damage to membranes –> lysis of parasite and RBC Use against malaria when other agents fail May cause vivid dreams, neuropsychiatric complications, and ECG abnormalities if taken with quinine/quinidine
Artemether/Lumefantrine
Heme iron cleaves the drug’s endoperoxide bridge producing free radicals Treatment of chloroquine-resistant P. falciparum
Quinidine
Interferes with heme polymerization –> lysis of parasite and RBC Used in the U.S. for life-threatening malaria May cause cinchonism (nausea, vomiting, tinnitus, vertigo, bitter taste, headache), hypoglycemia, QT prolongation
Quinine
Interferes with heme polymerization –> lysis of parasite and RBC Used outside the U.S. for life-threatening malaria Often given with doxycycline, tetracycline, or clindamycin May cause cinchonism (nausea, vomiting, tinnitus, vertigo, bitter taste, headache), hypoglycemia, QT prolongation
Artesunate
Heme iron cleaves the drug’s endoperoxide bridge producing free radicals Used to treat life-threatening malaria (IV)
Primaquine
8-aminoquinoline metabolites act as schizonticidal oxidants Eradicates tissue forms of plasmodia and prevents recurring malaria (P. vivax and P. ovale) Gametocytic –> prevents transmission Test for G6PD deficiency to prevent hemolytic anemia Contraindicated in prengnancy (don’t know G6PD status of fetus)
Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine
Inhibits dihydrofolate reductase and dihydropteroate synthase, respectively which inhibits nucleic acid synthesis Can be used to treat malaria during pregnancy Side effect include megaloblastic anemia –> leucovorin rescue
Atovaquone-proguanil
Atovaquone inhibits mitochondrial electron transport Proguanil inhibits dihydrofolate reductase Used to treat malaria (chloroquine-resistant P. falciparum) and as prophylaxis Take with food/milk Reports of treatment failure if > 220 lbs.
What is the WHO treatment guideline for uncomplicated malaria?
Aremether-lumefantrine Artesunate plus amodiaquine Artesunate plus mefloquine Artesunate plus sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine
What is the WHO treatment guideline for severe malaria?
IV Artesunate IV Quinine Okay during pregnancy
What is the CDC treatment guideline for uncomplicated malaria?
Atovaquone-Proguanil Artemether-Lumefantrine Quinine + doxy/clindamycin
What is the CDC treatment guideline for severe malaria?
Quinidine gluconate IV Artesunate Okay during pregnancy
Staphylococcus aureus
Gram + cocci in clusters Catalase + Coagulase + a/w acute endocarditis in IV drug abusers and diabetics Large vegetations that destroy the valve, commonly tricuspid Secondary bronchopneumonia, blepharitis, conjuctivitis, endophthalmitis (post-surgical, post-trauma, hematogenous), otitis externa, sinusitis, osteomyelitis in children, furuncle Characterized by focal destructiveness, puss, neutrophilic inflammation, and abscess formation Can cause scalded skin syndrome when exofoliative A and B toxins cleave desmoglein 1 Toxic shock syndrome
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Gram + cocci Catalase + Coagulase - Novoicin sensitive Less virulent than S. aureus a/w endocarditis with prosthetic valves, complicated catheter-associated UTI; makes biofilm Characterized by focal destructiveness, puss, neutrophilic inflammation, and abscess formation
Measles
Paramyxovirus Enveloped -ssRNA –> must bring RNA-dependent RNA polymerase Helical Replicates in the cytoplasm F (fusion protein) causes respiratory epithelial cells to fuse (syncitia) Koplik spots (red spots with blue-white center on buccal mucosa) precede descending maculopapular rash (CTL response) Sequelae include: post-infectious encephalitis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), measles inclusion body encephalitis (MIBE), subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), giant cell pneumonia (in immunosuppressed/malnourished)
Mumps
Paramyxovirus Enveloped -ssRNA –> must bring RNA-dependent RNA polymerase Helical Replicates in the cytoplasm F (fusion protein) causes respiratory epithelial cells to fuse (syncitia) Causes parotitis (elevated amylase), orchitis (usually unilateral, can cause infertility in teenagers), meningitis
Treponema pallidum
Spirochete Causes syphilis (painless ulcers, patches, rashes, disseminated), congenital syphilis (including tooth deformities) Diagnose with darkfield microscopy, nontreponemal and treponemal serology tests Treat with penicillin G
Entamoeba histolytica
Intestinal protozoan parasite Transmitted from ingestion of cysts from contaminated food or water Causes dysentery, liver abscess (anchovy-paste), flask-shaped ulcers Dx: trophozoites with RBCs Rx: metronidazole
Clostridium difficile
Gram + rod Spores resistant to heat Anaerobic Toxin A and B Can cause diarrhea, pseudomembranous colitis, and toxic megacolon Risk factor include older age, Caucasian female, recent hospitalization, recent antibiotic use
Clostridium perfringens
Gram + rod Spore-forming Alpha-toxin (lecithinase) hemolyzes RBCs Myonecrosis Gas gangrene Food poisoning
Schistosoma
Intestinal trematode parasite Blood fluke Snails release cercariae into water that can penetrate skin Can cause liver and spleen granulomas, fibrosis (S. mansoni and S. japonicum) and urinary bladder granuloma (S. haematobium) Rx: praziquantel
Taenia solium
Intestinal cestode (tapeworm) parasite Ingestion of encysted larvae in pork –> intestinal disease Ingestion of eggs –> cysticercosis Rx: prazinquantel
Echinococcus granulosus
Intestinal cestode (tapeworm) parasite Ingestion of eggs from dog feces Causes liver cysts with internal daughter cysts Rx: albendazole
Strongyloides stercoralis
Intestinal nematode (roundworm) parasite Larvae penetrate skin –> lungs –> GI tract Larvae in stool, not eggs Autoinfection possible Hyperinfection syndrome in immunocompromised states Rx: ivermectin, albendazole
Neisseria meningitides
Gram - diplococci Catalase + Oxidase + Lipooligosaccharide endotoxin IgA protease Common cause of meningitis in infants, children, and adults Cutaneous manifestations (non-blanching petechial, purpuric, or ecchymotic rash) Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome (acute hemorrhagic necrosis of adrenal glands) Long-term sequalae include amputations, hearing loss, skin scarring