Antibiotics US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Antibiotics Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 341: Which antibiotics should not be taken with antacids, milk, or ferrous sulfate?
_____
Answer: Tetracyclines and fluoroquinolones
Extra: This interaction is commonly seen with:
- Antacids (containing Mg, Al, or Ca)
- Dairy products (containing Ca)
- Iron supplements (ferrous sulfate)
- Sucralfate (contains Al)
Flashcard 342: _____ and _____ can be used to treat Lyme disease in children and pregnant women (β-lactams)
Answer: Amoxicillin
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Flashcard 343: Macrolides (-thromycin) can prolong the _____, predisposing to Torsades de pointes
Answer: QT interval
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Flashcard 344: Sensitive Enterococcus spp. are treated with _____ or IV ampicillin
Answer: vancomycin
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Flashcard 345: To remember the protein synthesis inhibiting antibiotics, the mnemonic "_____" is used
Answer: Buy AT 30, CCEL at 50
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Flashcard 346: Resistance to Rifamycins is developed when mutations reduce binding to _____
Answer: RNA polymerase
Extra:
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Flashcard 347: Trimethoprim inhibits the conversion of dihydrofolic acid to tetrahydrofolic acid by inhibiting the enzyme _____.
Answer: dihydrofolate reductase
Extra: Trimethoprim inhibits bacterial dihydrofolate reductase, preventing the conversion of dihydrofolic acid to tetrahydrofolic acid. This disrupts DNA synthesis.
Sulfonamides inhibit dihydropteroate synthase (the upstream step).
Flashcard 348: Which β-lactam antibiotics can cause GI side effects?
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Answer: Carbapenems
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Flashcard 349: Clarithromycin and erythromycin _____ cytochrome p-450
Answer: inhibit
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Flashcard 350: To remember the coverage of Amoxicillin, Ampicillin, and Aminopenicillins, use the mnemonic: Am-cillin HHELPSS kill enterococci
Haemophilus influenzae
Helicobacter pylori
Escherichia coli
Listeria monocytogenes
Proteus mirabilis
Salmonella spp.
S_____
Answer: higella spp.
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