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Protozoal infections include....
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Malaria
leishmaniasis am |
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When do antimalarial drugs take effect?
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Asexual cycle, in humans
sexual cycle occurs in the mosquito. |
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What are the two phases(asex) of Plasmodium (malaria)?
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-Exoerythrocytic phase.(tissue phase)
-Erythrocytic phase(inside RBC)(blood phase) |
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Primaquine kill the parasite in which phase?
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Both, the rest are erythrocytic phase drugs.
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What Antibiotics are used in combo with antimalarials to increase protozoacidal effects?
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Sulfonamides, tetracyclines, clindamycin
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Besides killing the parasite, what other effect do antimalarials have? (Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine)
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Anti inflamitory
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Why do you use Antimalarials?
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-Kill plasmodium (malaria)
-prophylaxis -Chloroquine for RH arthritis and systemic lupus |
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What are the major areas of adverse effects?
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GI,
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Name 5 Protozoal infections.
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-amebiasis
-Giardiasis -Pneumocystosis -Toxoplasmosis -Trichomoniasis |
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Transmission is by..
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-contact,(person to person
-food and water -contact with parasite -Insect bite |
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Who's at the greatest risk?
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pts w/immune supression.
-fatal in these cases/ |
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Antihelmintics treat what?
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parasitic worms, specific tx for each organism, THIS MAKES KNWOWING THE ORGANISM IMPORTANT FOR TX> eggs in feces, urine, blood, sputum and tissue
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1. Cestodes
2. Nematodes 3. Trematodes 4. platyhelminthes |
1. Tapeworms
2. round worms 3. flukes 4. flatworms |
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Waht are the common adverse effects of Anthelmintics?
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-GI (Naus/vomit) CNS (Head ache, headache)
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Nursing implication for this class of drugs?
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-stinky pee, skin, metalic taste.
-take w/food |
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Nursing implications for antimalarial meds>
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-when prophylaxis (1-2weeks prior...to ...4 weeks after exposure)
-med is taken weekly w/8 ounc. of h2o - notify Dr. ear, visual, Gi smtoms) |
