Carbapenems Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

MIC - ️️lowest drug concentration that prevents visibile microbial growth in 24 hours gram (+) bacteria species - ️️staph, strep, EC, clostridium, listeria which antibiotics exhibit time-dependent killing? - ️️penicillins, cephalosporins how can you increase the killing of a time-dependent antibiotic? - ️️dose more frequently, extend the infusion time example of concentration-dependent antibiotic? - ️️aminoglycosides (gentamicin, tobramycin, amikacin) what are ...

Aminoglycosides Prototype -Answer Gentamicin Aminoglycosides Indication -Answer treatment of susceptible infections Aminoglycosides Action -Answer disrupts bacterial protein synthesis Aminoglycosides Contraindications -Answer -known allergy -pregnancy & lactation -renal impairment Aminoglycosides Adverse Effects -Answer -ototoxicity -nephrotoxicity -hypersensitivity Aminoglycosides Nursing Considerations -Answer -monitor for hearing loss -complete entire cou...

Midterm Exam: NR 568 (NR568) Advanced Pharmacology for the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Week 1-4| Complete Study Guide with Verified Answers |Latest 2023/ 2024|- Chamberlain Week 1 Things to know about each of the major antibiotic drug classes - Aminoglycosides (Gentamicin, Neomycin, Tobramycin) ‘icin Precautions / Contraindications  Pregnancy: fetal ototoxicity  With other ototoxic drugs: furosemide, minocycline  With nephrotoxic drugs: vancomycin, ...

Medications for Infection: Aminoglycosides correct answers Gentamcin - fights infection - C: pregnancy, renal issues - AE: Ototoxicity, nephrotoxicity, hypersensitivity - NC: Peaks and troughs Medications for Infection: Carbapenems correct answers Meropenem, Imipenem - fights infection - C: Penicillin allergy, renal issues - AE: GI upset, superinfection, allergies - NC: Monitor for allergic reactions Medications for Infection: Penicillins correct answers Penicillin, Amoxicillin...

Rank speed of absorption: Po, IM, IV - Answer-Po slowest, then IM, IV fastest Describe drug distribution in relation to protein binding - Answer-Protein binding- Most drugs form a compound and bind with plasma proteins. Drug molecules bound to plasma proteins are pharmacologically inactive. Only the free or unbound portions of the drug acts on the cells. Protein binding allows for some of the drug to be stored and others to be released as needed. This gives the constant blood level and decr...

USMLE Exam Practice Questions With Answers Latest Updated 2023-2024 | 100% Verified. Vasculitis associated with chronic Hep C - ANSWER-cryoglobulinemia Best blood test for polyarteritis nodosa - ANSWER-There is none. Get abdominal angiography first, then biopsy of muscle, skin, or sural nerve. Churg-Strauss - ANSWER-vasculitis + eosinophilia + asthma Takayasu's arteritis - ANSWER-young asian female with diminished pulses (usually preceeded by fatigue, weight loss, arthralgia, anemia, eleva...

Medications for Infection: Aminoglycosides -Answer Gentamcin - fights infection - C: pregnancy, renal issues - AE: Ototoxicity, nephrotoxicity, hypersensitivity - NC: Peaks and troughs Medications for Infection: Carbapenems -Answer Meropenem, Imipenem - fights infection - C: Penicillin allergy, renal issues - AE: GI upset, superinfection, allergies - NC: Monitor for allergic reactions Medications for Infection: Penicillins -Answer Penicillin, Amoxicillin, Ampicillin - fight...

PHR3102 Exam 1 Questions and Answers 2024 pathogen - Answer-microbe that can cause disease pathogencity - Answer-overall ability of a microbe to cause infection/harm resevoir - Answer-source of pathogenic organism vector - Answer-living being that can carry pathogenic organism from reservoir to host nosocomial infection - Answer-infection acquired in health care facility >48 hours after admission or within 3 days of discharge nosocomial infection - Answer-this type of infection has hig...

Medications for Infection: Aminoglycosides - correct answer Gentamcin - fights infection - C: pregnancy, renal issues - AE: Ototoxicity, nephrotoxicity, hypersensitivity - NC: Peaks and troughs Medications for Infection: Carbapenems - correct answer Meropenem, Imipenem - fights infection - C: Penicillin allergy, renal issues - AE: GI upset, superinfection, allergies - NC: Monitor for allergic reactions Medications for Infection: Penicillins - correct answer Penicillin, Amoxicil...

- True or false: Carbapenems (ex. ertapenem) are typically broad spectrum. - ️️- True! (cover gram-positive and gram-negative anaerobes) (ex. ertapenem (Invanz), imipenem (Primaxin), doripenem (Doribax), meropenem (Merrem)) - Bactrim works best ________ (taken with food or on an empty stomach). - ️️- Bactrim works best "on an empty stomach". (take with a full glass of water, and counsel patient that Bactrim increases photosensitivity, so be careful out in the sun) - The generi...