Antibiotics — Flashcards

Flashcard 291: Macrolides can be used to treat Pertussis as long as it is still in the _____ phase

Answer: catarrhal

Flashcard 292: Resistance to Tetracyclines includes bacterial _____ modification/protection via soluble _____ analogues

Answer: ribosomal

Flashcard 293: While Aztreonam is usually nontoxic, patients can experience the occasional _____

Answer: GI upset

Flashcard 294: What drug is used instead of Rifampin in patients on HIV protease inhibitors? _____

Answer: Rifabutin

Flashcard 295: Does fidaxomicin have a weaker or stronger effect on normal colonic flora than metronidazole or vancomycin? _____

Answer: weaker

Flashcard 296: _____ is a combination of sulfapyridine (anti-bacterial) and 5-aminosalicylic acid (anti-inflammatory)

Answer: Sulfasalazine

Extra: First Aid Pharmacology: GI

Flashcard 297: Which of the antitumor antibiotics is associated with minimal myelosuppression? _____

Answer: Bleomycin

Flashcard 298: What is the first line treatment of Borrelia burgdorferi (lyme disease)? _____

Answer: Doxycycline

Flashcard 299: Treatment of the Tuberculoid form of Leprosy includes _____ and _____ for 6 months

Answer: Rifampin

Extra: may add clofazimine for patients with extensive lesions

Flashcard 300: Slow-_____ have an increased risk of side effects from Isoniazid (INH)

Answer: acetylators