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19 Cards in this Set
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naturally occurring anti-microbial agents
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antibiotic
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any chemicals that have a physiological effect on living things
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drug
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drug
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agent
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drugs used to treat any disease
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chemotheraputic agent
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drugs used to treat infectious disease
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antimicrobial agent
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drug applied directly to infected area
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topical
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introduces drug directly into a vein;
produces the highest concentrations in the shortest amount of time |
IV administration
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an added infection
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superinfection
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introduces drug into muscle, usually a buttock or arm
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intramuscular administration (IM)
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drug is swalowed
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Oral administration (PO)
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What are the two major barriers to drug distribution?
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1) cell membrane
2) drug-binding proteins |
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3 broad spectrum antibiotics
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1) ampicillin
2) tetracycline 3) streptomycin |
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drugs that affect more than one microbial group
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broad spectrum antibiotics
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drugs that affect only one microbial group
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narrow spectrum antibiotics
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3 narrow spectrum antibiotics
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1) penicillin
2) polymyxin B 3) isoniazid |
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Penicillin is the drug of first choice for treating infections such as ____________, ___________, and ___________
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strep throat, scarlett fever, strep wound infections
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method of drug resistance in which organism produces enzyme that breaks a bond in a ring of penicillin, inactivating it
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beta lactamase or penicillinase
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quantity of drug to be administered
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dosage
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List 5 principle targets of antimicrobial drugs
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1) cell wall
2) cell membrane 3) protein synthesis 4) nucleic acids 5) folic acid synthesis |
