Antibiotics US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Antibiotics Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 101: Treatment of Mycoplasma pneumoniae includes _____, doxycycline, and fluoroquinolones (levofloxacin, moxifloxacin)
Answer: macrolides (azithromycin, erythromycin)
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Flashcard 102: Anaerobic infections above the diaphragm are treated with _____
Answer: clindamycin
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Flashcard 103: Macrolides (-thromycin) can cause _____, resulting in jaundice
Answer: acute cholestatic hepatitis
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Flashcard 104: Which antitumor antibiotic drug solely forms free radicals, causing strand breaks in DNA?
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Answer: Bleomycin
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Flashcard 105: Which antibiotic is first-line in the treatment of intra-abdominal anaerobic infections?
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Answer: Metronidazole
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Flashcard 106: If a patient taking penicillin manifests with nausea, hives, or wheezing, they are demonstrating what side effect?
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Answer: Type I Hypersensitivity
Extra: This is a true penicillin allergy and is extremely rare (1-5/10,000).
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Flashcard 107: Fluoroquinolones are _____ synthesis inhibitors
Answer: nucleic acid
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Flashcard 108: Because Trimethoprim inhibits dihydrofolate reductase, it is associated with a(n) _____ anemia as well as increased susceptibility to infections.
Answer: megaloblastic
Extra: Blocking DHFR (Dihydrofolate Reductase) inhibits the synthesis of tetrahydrofolic acid, which is required for DNA synthesis. This toxicity to the bone marrow can be alleviated with folinic acid (leucovorin) supplementation.
Flashcard 109: Penicillin G treats left-sided endocarditis caused by _____ and _____
Answer: Strep viridans
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Flashcard 110: Which enzyme is inhibited by trimethoprim (TMP)?
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Answer: Dihydrofolate reductase (prokaryotic)
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