Anti-Infective Drugs

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The drug of choice for treating methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is?

Vancomycin

What drug has employed as the "last line of defense" against staphylococcal infections as well as for certain streptococcal and enterococcal infections?

Vancomycin

The best treatment for herpes zoster (shingles) will start within how many hours of the onset of the blister-like rash?

24-72

When administering an anti-infective drug to an older patient, which of the following may be indicated for safe treatment?

A lower dose

A patient receiving zanamivir might experience which side effect?

Airway Obstruction

An over-response of the body to a specific substance is called

Allergic Hypersensitivity

What class of anti-infective drugs is administered parenterally because of poor absorption from the GI tract?

Aminoglycosides

A sudden onset of dyspnea, chest congestion, shock, and collapse is called

Anaphylaxis

Which anti-infective drug can cause potentially fatal cardiac arrhythmia when combined with calcium channel blockers or antiarrhythmic drugs?

Erythromycin

When taking quinolones, geriatric patients should be instructed to be especially careful to report

GI and CNS effects

The medication typically used for treatment of asymptomatic tuberculosis is

Isoniazoid (inh)

The synthetic antibacterial and antiprotozoal agent that is effective against protozoa such as Trichomonas vaginalis as well as against amebiasis and giardiasis is

Metronidazole (Flagyl)

What medication is used to treat oral cavity candidiasis?

Nystatin

The physician orders an antibiotic to be given to a patient before surgery. What type of dosing called?

Prophylactic

What category of drugs blocks the activity of the HIV enzyme essential for viral replication late in the virus life cycle?

Protease Inhibitors

When anti-infective drugs are used so frequently that they are no longer effective against specific organisms, those organisms are said to be

Resistant

What is the best method for preventing the spread of infection?

Routine hand washing

New infections that develop as a result of killing the normal flora in the intestines or mucous membranes, especially with broad-spectrum antibiotics, are called

Superinfections

Diseases such as Rocky Mountain fever, atypical pneumonia, some sexually transmitted diseases, and some severe cases of inflammatory acne are treated with

Tetracycline

Which medication category may cause discolored teeth in young children?

Tetracyclines

A patient taking an antiretroviral should be instructed that

The drugs should be taken while in an upright position and with a full glass of water.

What side effect might protese inhibitors cause?

exacerbation of existing diabetes

Cautions needs to be exercised when prescribing a cephalosporin to a patient with which known allergy?

penicillin


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