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13 Cards in this Set
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How does chloroquine work?
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Blocks plasmodium heme polymerase
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What are chloroquine and mefloquine used for?
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Plasmodium spp.
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What is used for resistant Plasmodium spp.?
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quinine with pyrimethamine/sulfonamide
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What are toxicities of chloroquine?
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retinopathy
G6PD hemolysis |
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What is pyrimethamine used for?
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toxoplasma
P. falciparum |
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What are suramin and melarsoprol used for?
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Trypanosoma brucei
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What is nifurtimox used for?
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T. cruzi
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What is sodium stibogluconate used for?
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leishmaniasis
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What is mebendazole used for?
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anti-helminths
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what is pyrantel pamoate used for?
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anti-helminths
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what is ivermectin used for?
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anti-helminths
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What is diethylcarbamazine used for?
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anti-helminth
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What is praziquantel used for?
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anti-hemlinth
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