Antimicrobials US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Antimicrobials Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 191: -Posides (aka Topoisomerase II inhibitors) act as antineoplastics by preventing _____
Answer: DNA religation
Extra: Etoposide and Teniposide are used in the treatment of solid tumors (SCLC, testicular cancer) and certain leukemias/lymphomas. Side effects include myelosuppression and alopecia.
Flashcard 192: Which strain(s) of Plasmodium is chloroquine used to treat?
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Answer: Plasmodium vivax/ovale; Plasmodium malariae
Extra:
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Flashcard 193: What type of vaccine is used for Corynebacterium diphtheriae?
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Answer: Toxoid
Extra:
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Flashcard 194: Microsporidium is treated with _____ for diarrhea or _____ for keratoconjunctivitis
Answer: albendazole
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Flashcard 195: What is the treatment of late (CNS) Trypanosoma brucei infection?
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Answer: Melarsoprol
Extra:
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Flashcard 196: Pyrimethamine + Dapsone is used as a second line option to prevent _____ in patients with HIV/AIDS
Answer: Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia
Extra:
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Flashcard 197: What is the formula used to calculate **half-life** ($t_{1/2}$) in first-order elimination kinetics?
Answer: $$t_{1/2} = \frac{0.693 \times V_d}{CL}$$
Extra: In first-order kinetics, the half-life ($t_{1/2}$) is constant and independent of the drug concentration.
$V_d$ = Volume of distribution
$CL$ = Clearance
Flashcard 198: Etoposide and teniposide inhibit the _____ of double stranded breaks caused by topoisomerase II
Answer: religation
Extra:
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Flashcard 199: What chemotherapeutic agent may cause acute tubular necrosis?
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Answer: Cisplatin
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Flashcard 200: What drug class does vilazodone belong to?
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Answer: Atypical antidepressants
Extra:
First Aid Pharmacology: Neuro/Psych
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