Antivirals US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Antivirals Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 21: Resistance to Foscarnet develops via a mutation of _____
Answer: DNA Polymerase
Extra:
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Flashcard 22: What type of vaccine is the yellow fever vaccine?
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Answer: Live attenuated
Extra:
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Flashcard 23: Which step of the viral life cycle is targeted by **Oseltamivir** and **Zanamivir**?\n_____
Answer: Release
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Flashcard 24: Which hepatitis drug has myelosuppression as a possible side effect?
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Answer: Interferon alpha
Extra:
Sketchy Pharmacology: GI (Hepatitis)
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Flashcard 25: Which two antiviral drugs directly inhibit DNA polymerase?
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Answer: Foscarnet and Cidofovir
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Flashcard 26: Ganciclovir and Valganciclovir are _____ analogs
Answer: guanosine
Extra:
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Flashcard 27: What is the MOA of Cidofovir?
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Answer: Preferential direct inhibition of viral DNA polymerase
Extra:
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Flashcard 28: Foscarnet and Cidofovir can cause damage to the _____
Answer: kidneys
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Flashcard 29: The traditional treatment for HCV was pegylated _____ / oral ribavirin
Answer: Interferon alpha
Extra: Pegylated interferon alpha and ribavirin were the mainstay of HCV treatment for many years but are now rarely used due to the superior efficacy and safety profile of DAAs (e.g., sofosbuvir, ledipasvir).
Flashcard 30: Foscarnet can cause _____ due to electrolyte disturbances
Answer: seizures
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