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what is prophylactic therapy
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the institution of meaures desined to protect a person from an attack of a disease to which he or she has been, or is liable to be, exposed.
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what is cross sensititvity?
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between 2 or more classifications of drugs indicates that if a person is allergic to one classification of drug they have an increased chance of being allergic to another chemically similar classifciation of drug. this condition occurs between the penicillins and the cephalosporins
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what is a life threatening adverse effect of penicillins?
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allergic reaction which an can result in anaphylatic shock.
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what is a side effect/adverse effect of ototoxicity?
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Toxic to the auditory nerves; tinnitus.
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what is a side effect/adverse of nephrotoxicity?
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toxic to the kidneys, abnormal kidney function tests.
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what is a side effect/adverse of hepatotoxicity?
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toxic to the liver, elevated liver enzymes.
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what is a side effect/adverse of bone marrow supression?
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toxic to the bone marrow, anemia, lqukopenia and thrombocytopenia
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what are aminoglycosides?
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well known for two adverse reactions; ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity; because of these adverse reactions they are reserved to treat only life threatening diseases.
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what are sulfonamides used to treat?
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UTI's, nocardiosis (lung abscesses), burns (topical cream).
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What is a major side effect of sulfonamide therapy?
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Crystalluria (kidney stones), patients should be instructed to drink large quantities of water (force fluids)
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