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why are tetracyclines contraindicated in children?
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they can turn teeth yellow/brown 4months-8yrs
can cause enamel development in teeth in children under 8 years in children and babies it can suppres bone growth |
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Tetracycline drugs
3 types: (short acting or long acting) |
Tetracycline- short acting 4 times a day
Doxycycline & Minocycline (Long acting- 1-2 times a day) |
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Doxycycline (short or long acting)
how many times can you give it? drug of choice for _________ |
long acting
1-2 times a day (drug of choice for acne) |
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Minocycline (short or long acting)
how many times can you give it |
long acting 1-2 times a day
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What is Tetracyclines used to treat
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Chlamydia
lyme disease H pyolori rocky mountain spotted fever acne pneumonia |
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Tetracycline
-what is a side effect linked to sun exposure? |
skin is photosensitivity. burning occurs with blisters under the skin. must educate the patient about effects to wear sun screen and protective clothings when driving
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if taking tetracycline, what should you avoid eating:
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milk products
calcium supplements iron supplements |
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Erythromycin is in a family called:
typically used as a first line drug for people who are |
macrolides
allergic to penicillin |
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Macrolides
Erythromycin is also called: what are it's uses: |
ery-tab, E.E.S
PO, IV -strep pneumonia (step throat) -strep pyrogenes (mild bronchitis) -mycoplasma pneumoniaea -pertusis |
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Macrolides
what are the 3 drugs under this |
erythromycin
azithromycin clarithromycin |
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Macrolides
Azithromycin (zithromax) |
PO and IV
strep H influenza Chlamydia S aureus (upper respiratory infections) |
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Macrolides
Clarithromycin (biaxin) -what does it treat -what is unique about it |
treates severe infections like:
serious respiratory tract infections abdominal/pelvic infections sever pneumonia really bad taste in mouth 1 hour after taking it |
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Macrolides
drug interactions with: |
warfarin(coumadin) and anti seizure medications (Dilantin)
it can causes these drugs to reach toxic levels by inhibiting P450 which elevates these drugs to toxic levels |
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Macrolides
Clarithromycin (Biaxin) -used to treat what: -side effects: |
severe infections particularly pneumonia
bad taste in mouth 1 hr after taking (metal) |
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Gentamicin and Tobramycin
-what classes of antibiotics are these: |
Aminoglycosisdes (new family of drugs)
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Aminoglycosisdes
what assessment needs to be done prior to patients receiving these meds whats your first sign? |
assess the ear and kidney
tthis is weight based so you have to take a daily weight monitor liver tests monitor BUN and creatine adverse effects cause injury to inner ear (1st sign if a high pitched tinnitus --ringing of ear) |
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Aminoglycosisdes
Peak Trough |
peak- 1 hour after IV administration
through - 1 hr before next administration |
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what does peak mean?
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going to go ahead and measure a blood amount of this drug in the human body, 1 hour after medication is given
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what does trough mean
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the lowest amount that could be circulating in the human body beacuse the next dose --drawn 1 hour b4 the next dose
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Sulfomnamides and Trimethoprom is the new category. what is under this:
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bactrim
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what is the number 1 choice of a drug to treat an uncomplicated UTI?
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bactrim
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Bactrim
-what's the allergy relationship? |
hypersensitvity reactions because it contains sulfa 2 (which is the second most common allergy)
so you should use Nitrofurantoin (Macrodantin) when patient is allergic to sulfa |
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Fluroquinolones
what drugs are under this category (2) |
Ciprofloxacin (Cipro)
Levofloxacin (Levaquin) |
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what is anthrax treated with?
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Ciprofloxacin (Cipro)
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what medication is used to treat vaginal and bone infections?
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Cipro
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what drug is preferred for pseudomonas infections
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Cipro
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in treatment of complicated UTIs and pyelonephritis the drug choice would be ________
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Cipro
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