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Pharm Midterm
Antiinfectives
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Nursing
Undergraduate 3
09/29/2010

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Term
viruses
Definition
intracellular pathogens
Term
bacteria
Definition
produce a rigid cell wall
Term
HIV virus
Definition
requires the enzyme, reverse transcriptase to replicate
Term
fungi
Definition
most only cause incidental infections of skin and mucous membrane
Term
viruses, rickettsia
Definition
require a host cell to replicate
Term
three methods of actions for anti-bacterial medications
Definition
1. inhibit synthesis of cell wall
2. prevent folic acid synthesis
3. interfere intracellularly by inhibiting DNA gyrase
Term
antibiotic
Definition
chemical produced by one microbe that can harm another microbe
Term
antimicrobial
Definition
any agent that can harm microbes
Term
bacteriocidal
Definition
drugs that kill microbes
Term
bacteriostatic
Definition
drugs that slow microbe reproduction
Term
chemotherapy
Definition
using chemicals against invading organisms
Term
what assessment is most critical to complete before administering a penicillin antibiotic
Definition
allergy history
Term
characteristics of cephalosporines are most like
Definition
penicillins
Term
a patient is prescribed a tetracycline antibiotic. what is a reason for withholding the medication and notifying the prescriber
Definition
pregnancy status unknown
Term
what lab study is most related to adverse effects of aminoglycoside medications? why?
Definition
BUN & creatinine
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the primary reason to teach a client to take a sulfonamide antibiotic with a full glass of water is to
Definition
lessen crystal formation in urine
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