Antibiotics US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Antibiotics Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 61: _____ readily crosses the blood-brain barrier, and is used to treat tuberculous meningitis
Answer: Pyrazinamide
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Flashcard 62: Which two antibiotics are used to treat nosocomial MRSA infections?
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Answer: Vancomycin; Linezolid
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Flashcard 63: An effective treatment for Moraxella catarrhalis is _____ and clavulanic acid
Answer: amoxicillin
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Flashcard 64: Probenecid is a(n) _____ drug and thus in susceptible patients can cause symptoms ranging from Fever to Urticaria to Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Answer: Sulfa
Extra: Probenecid is a sulfonamide derivative. Hypersensitivity reactions to "sulfa drugs" typically present with:
- Fever
- Urticaria (hives)
- Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) / Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN)
- Hemolytic anemia (in G6PD deficiency)
- Acute interstitial nephritis
- Photosensitivity
Flashcard 65: Which Penicillinase-resistant penicillin is commonly used to treat Staph Aureus?
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Answer: Nafcillin
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Flashcard 66: Which group of modified penicillins is associated with a **morbilliform rash** when administered in the setting of **infectious mononucleosis**?\n_____
Answer: Aminopenicillins (Amoxicillin, Ampicillin)
Extra: This characteristic morbilliform (measles-like) rash occurs in patients with infectious mononucleosis (EBV) treated with aminopenicillins. It is a type IV hypersensitivity reaction, not a true IgE-mediated allergy. It typically starts on the trunk and spreads distally.
Flashcard 67: Do bacterial ribosomal inhibitors affect the human ribosome (80S)?
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Answer: No
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Flashcard 68: Carbapenems are associated with significant side effects, including GI distress, skin rash, and _____
Answer: seizures*
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Flashcard 69: Which antibiotic can cause thrombophlebitis at the injection site?
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Answer: Vancomycin
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Flashcard 70: _____ is a type of β-lactamase that cleaves cephalosporins
Answer: Cephalosporinase
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