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Antiinfectives-Adverse effects
Taken from Lehne
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Nursing
Undergraduate 3
09/03/2014

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Penicillin
Definition
allergic reactions is the principal concern, other general SE include dizziness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain
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Cephlasporins
Definition
Allergic reactions, bleeding, thrombophlebitis
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Carbapenems
Definition
Gastrointestinal effects (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea), hypersensitivity (rashes, pruritus, drug fever)
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Vancomycin
Definition
Ototoxicity if level is 30mcg/ml, Redman syndrome upon rapid infusion, thrombophlebitis
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Tetracyclines
Definition
Gastrointestinal irritation, yellow teeth, phototoxicity, supra infection, hepatoxicity, renal toxicity.... do not take with food or milk
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Macrolides
Definition
Small risk of sudden cardiac death, gastrointestinal effects, QT prolongation. .... therefore. ... do not give wroth a CYP3A4 inhibitor
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Clindamycin
Definition
Antibiotic associated pseudomembranous Colitis.... cause is C-diff. Report any diarrhea. ... do not use anticholinergic or opioid drugs which will worsen symptoms.
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Linezolid
Definition
Diarrhea, nausea, headache. .. can cause reversible myelosuppression.
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Chloramphenicol
Definition
Gray syndrome, toxicity to the blood
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Tigecycline
Definition
Similar to tetracycline effects
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Aminoglycosides
Definition
Toxicity to inner ear and kidneys. .. remember the ears and kidneys look alike
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Gentamicin
Definition
Toxic to the ears and kidneys just like all aminoglycosides
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Tobramycin
Definition
Ear and kidneys just like all aminoglycosides
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Sulfonamides
Definition
Hypersensitivity reactions, blood dyscrasias, kernectirus, renal damage from Crystallia
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TMP/SMZ
Definition
nausea, vomiting, rash. ... rarely. .... hypersensitivity reactions, blood dyscrasias.. like Steven johnson syndrome, kernectirus, and renal damage
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Rifampin
Definition
Hepatoxicity, discoloration of body fluids
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Ciproflixacin
Definition
Gi reactions, CNS effects, candida
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