Antivirals US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Antivirals Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 131: Which antiviral is used during solid-organ and bone marrow transplant?
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Answer: Ganciclovir or Valganciclovir
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Flashcard 132: Do NNRTIs compete with nucleotides for binding to reverse transcriptase?
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Answer: No
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Flashcard 133: Ganciclovir and Valganciclovir are used to treat CMV, especially in _____ patients
Answer: immunocompromised
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Flashcard 134: Uncommon side-effects of acyclovir include _____, confusion, vertigo, and _____
Answer: delirium
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Flashcard 135: Simeprevir can cause drug-drug interactions by inhibiting _____
Answer: cytochrome p450
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Flashcard 136: Enfuvirtide prevents HIV infection by binding what HIV glycoprotein?
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Answer: gp41
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Flashcard 137: If a patient taking Integrase Inhibitors can develops elevated Creatine Kinase levels, what should you suspect is occurring?
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Answer: Rhabdomyolysis
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Flashcard 138: Which NRTI is associated with myelosuppression?
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Answer: Zidovudine
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Flashcard 139: _____ can be used to treat urogenital warts by activating TLR-7, leading to unregulated pro-inflammatory transcription factor NF-kB which initiates the immune response
Answer: Imiquimod
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Flashcard 140: Do NRTIs need to be phosphorylated by host cellular kinases to be active?
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Answer: Yes
Extra: Mechanism: Competitive inhibition of HIV reverse transcriptase; causes DNA chain termination (due to lack of a 3' OH group).
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