Quiz 4 cont Flashcards
Who should not be vaccinated for flu?
Children <6mo
Severe egg allergy
History of Guillain-Barré Syndrome
What happens when the flu vax is given to pt with history of Guillain-Barré Syndrome
- Ascending paralysis start from toe → pelvis → abdomen → diaphragm → heart
- When giving flu vax to pt w/a history of GBS, they can have a recurrence of GBS.
What drug is used for Hep B?
Adefovir (Hepsera) – for HBV
peginterferon alfa-2a (Pegasys) – for HBV AND HCV
Waht drug is used for Hep C?
peginterferon alfa-2a (Pegasys) – for HBV AND HCV
Which drug is used for ear and throat conditions
Amoxicillin
(Penicillins)
Which drug is used as an alternative for people with allergies to penicillin and is used for respiratory, ear, UTI, skin infections
Cephalexin
(Cephalosporin)
Which drug is reserved for serious infections like MRSA, ECRA, and Suprainfection?
Vancomycin
(Monobactam)
Which drug is used as an alternative for Penicillin & cephalosporin, and is used for Pneumonia, Legionnaires disease, and whooping cough?
Erythromycin
(Macrolide)
Which protein synthesis inhibiting drug is reserved for serious infections like Gastrointestinal, Respiratory, Urinary Tract?
Gentamicin
(Aminoglycoside)
Which drug is used for Chlamydia, UTIs, prophylaxis for pneumonia?
sulfamethoxazole
(Sulfonamide)
Which drug Inhibit DNA replication and is used for Urinary tract, resp, GI infections, bone and joint?
Ciprofloxacin
(Quinolone)
Which drug is used for active tuberculosis?
Isoniazid
(Antituberculosis)
Which drug is used for systemic and superficial mycoses?
itraconazole
(Azole)
Which drug is used for systemic mycoses and is reserved for serious infections?
amphotericin B
(Polyene)
Which drug is used for Herpes simplex virus (HSV), Varicella-zoster virus (VZV), and Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
acyclovir
(Antiviral)
Which antiretroviral drug has adverse effects of bone marrow suppression, leading to severe anemia, lower WBCs, fewer platelets?
zidovudine
(Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor (NRTI))
Which antiretroviral drug is most/more effective and has adverse effects of Inducer: St. John’s Wort (Used for depression w/ indinavir = drug cleared too quickly)
Indinavir
(Protease inhibitor)
What drug acts on helper T cells and is used for autoimmune diseases and preventing organ rejection?
cyclosporine
(Immunosuppressant)
What drug inhibits cyclooxygenase and is used for analgesic (pain), antipyretics (fever), anti-inflammatory, and dysmenorrhea (period pains)
ibuprofen
(NSAID (Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory))
