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cilostazol contraindications - Answer HF, thrombocytopenia, bleeding disorders
caution w tobacco smokers and pregnancy
cilostazol drug interaction - Answer -Aspirin, clarithromycin, erythromycin,
enoxaprin, warfarin: inc effects
cilostazol food interactions - Answer -Grapefruit juice/green tea: inc levels
-Gingko: inc bleed time
-St Johns: dec effects
cilostazol side effects/adverse reactions - Answer CNS effects, nasopharyngitis,
melena, inc susceptibility to infection, tachycardia, blood disorders
cilostazol interventions - Answer -inform client therapeutic response may take
from 1.5-3mo
-don't smoke (vasospasm)
-take med with meals (GI)
-avoid alc (hypotensive reaction)
,when should you draw up blood cultures - Answer -when the temperature is
rising
-before starting antibiotics
how to draw up blood cultures - Answer -clean skin
-draw 2 cultures from 2 different sites
-draw 10-15mL of blood
-send to lab immediately
bactericidal - Answer antibiotics that kill bacteria; killing fast
bacteriostatic - Answer antibiotics that function to stop/slow growth of bacteria;
killing slow
body defenses - Answer -age (very young/very old)
-nutrition (protein)
-immunoglobulins (boosts immune system and response to disease processes)
-circulation
-WBCs
-organ function (kidneys, liver, and ears)
resistance - Answer
HAIs - Answer -MRSA (methicillin resistance)
,-VREF (vancomycin resistance)
-VRSA
cross resistance - Answer can occur between antibacterial drugs with similar
actions
antibacterial adverse reactions - Answer -Allergic reactions: hypersensitivity,
rash, pruritus
-Superinfection: secondary infection when normal flora are killed (mouth, skin,
resp tract, GU tract, intestines. ex stomatitis)
-Organ toxicity (ear, liver, kidney)
antibacterial mechanism of action - Answer -inhibition of bacterial cell wall
synthesis
-alt of membrane permeability
-inhibition of protein synthesis
-inhibition of synthesis of bacterial RNA and DNA
-interference with metabolism within cell
antibacterial narrow spectrum - Answer primarily effective against 1 bacteria
type (penicillin, erythromycin)
Antibacterial Broad Spectrum - Answer -effective against gram pos and neg.
(amoxicillin)
, amoxicillin (Penicillin) use - Answer treats OM, tonsillitis, sinusitis,
gastric/duodenal ulcers, skin, resp, and UTIs
Amoxicillin (penicillin) side effects - Answer GI distress, rash, anaphylaxis,
tongue/tooth discoloration
Amoxicillin (Penicillin) organ toxicity - Answer hepatotoxicity and
nephrotoxicity
amoxicillin (penicillin) superinfection - Answer stomatitis and vaginitis
amoxicillin (penicillin) interventions - Answer -assess for allergies for
penicillin/cephalosporin
-take with food
-take with probiotics
-monitor LFTs, BUN/creatinine
-monitor UOP
ceftriaxone class - Answer Cephalosporin
ceftriaxone use - Answer respiratory, urinary, skin, bone, joint, and genital
infections
ceftriaxone side effects - Answer GI distress, IM site reaction