Antimicrobials — Flashcards

Flashcard 51: Cetuximab is an antitumor monoclonal antibody that targets _____

Answer: EGFR

Flashcard 52: Dornase Alfa is an aerolized medication used in the treatment of Cystic Fibrosis that is a recombinant _____

Answer: DNase I

Flashcard 53: Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) are used for prophylaxis and treatment of _____ pneumonia

Answer: Pneumocystis jirovecii

Flashcard 54: Etanercept is a recombinant fusion protein that acts as a _____ for TNF-α

Answer: decoy receptor

Extra: Etanercept "intercepts" TNF-α. It consists of the ligand-binding portion of the human TNF receptor linked to the Fc portion of human IgG1.

Flashcard 55: Which antibiotics are used for prophylaxis and treatment of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia? _____

Answer: Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX)

Flashcard 56: Acute tubular necrosis caused by _____ is due to toxic substances

Answer: nephrotoxicity

Extra: Atlas:

Flashcard 57: Which type of anemia can result from cytarabine use? _____

Answer: Megaloblastic (macrocytic) anemia

Flashcard 58: Methotrexate can cause _____, resulting in restrictive lung disease

Answer: pulmonary fibrosis

Flashcard 59: Which of the platinum analogs is most commonly associated with immunosuppression? _____

Answer: Carboplatin

Flashcard 60: Is the conjugate vaccine or the polysaccharide vaccine the only meningococcal vaccine indicated for people older than 55? _____

Answer: *Conjugate