PHARM exam 8

Question 1

are single celled or multicellular organisms

Answer 1

fungi

Question 2

fungi are more complex than

Answer 2

bacteria

Question 3

examples of fungi

Answer 3

mushrooms
yeasts
molds

Question 4

decomposes dead organisms

Answer 4

fungi

Question 5

humans are exposed to fungi by handling what?

Answer 5

soil or inhaling spores

Question 6

fungal infections =

Answer 6

mycoses

Question 7

affect hair, skin, nails, mucous membranes

Answer 7

superficial fungal infections

Question 8

most exposure to fungi spores occurs through

Answer 8

inhalation or handling contaminated soil

Question 9

affect internal organs

are less common

can be fatal in immunosuppressed patients

treated with oral or parenteral agents

Answer 9

systemic fungal infections

Question 10

fungi is unaffected by most ______.

Answer 10

antibiotics

Question 11

human body is quite resistant to ____.

Answer 11

fungi

Question 12

most serious fungal infections occur in patients with?

Answer 12

suppressed immune defenses

Question 13

ex of suppressed immune defense

Answer 13

HIV

Question 14

are single celled animals

Answer 14

protozoan

Question 15

protozoan infections commonly cause significant dx in what countries

Answer 15

africa
south america
asia

Question 16

protozoan infections thrive in areas of

Answer 16

poor sanitation

Question 17

drugs used to treat bacterial and fungal infections are ineffective are ineffective to _____.

Answer 17

protozoan

Question 18

most common protozoan is

Answer 18

malaria

Question 19

parasitic worms that cause significant dx in certain regions or world

Answer 19

helminths

Question 20

roundworms

Answer 20

nematodes

Question 21

flukes

Answer 21

trematodes

Question 22

tapeworms

Answer 22

cestodes

Question 23

most common helminth infection in US

Answer 23

enterioblasis (pinworm)

Question 24

most helminths enter body through ____ or ____ ___.

Answer 24

skin or GI tract

Question 25

goals of anti fungal therapy:

Answer 25

to rid the body of fungal infection while causing as few adverse effects as possible

Question 26

for superficial fungal infections what is commonly recommended

Answer 26

topical solutions

Question 27

for systemic fungal infections what is given

Answer 27

oral medications

Question 28

prototype anti-fungal drug

Answer 28

nystatin (Mycostatin)

Question 29

how does nystatin work>?

Answer 29

binds to steriods in the fungal cell membrane, allowing leakage of intracellular contents

Question 30

nystatin tx’s

Answer 30

candida infections of the intestines, vagine, skin, mouth, and intestine

Question 31

adverse effects of nystatin:

Answer 31

minor skin irritation

N/V/D

Question 32

how are medications used to tx candidias

Answer 32

“swished and swallowed” or “swished and spit:

Question 33

monitor for what in high doses of superficial anti fungal therapy

Answer 33

N/V/D

Question 34

CDC RECOMMENDS PROPHYLACTIC ANTIMALARIALS WHEN?

Answer 34

prior to, during, and for 1 week after visits to infested areas

Question 35

goals of antimalarial therapy:

Answer 35

prevention of relapse

eliminate latent forms of plasmodium residing in liver

Question 36

patients may be on antimalarial therapy for up to ___ weeks as prophylaxis therapy

Answer 36

6

Question 37

most common protozoal disease

second most fatal infectious disease in the world

Answer 37

malaria

Question 38

malaria is caused by:

Answer 38

protozoan plasmodium

Question 39

how is malaria translated?

Answer 39

by bite of female anopheles mosquito