Anti-Infective Drugs
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