South Dakota Medication Aide Study Guide Questions And Answers With Verified Solutions

pathogen - Answer-microbes that are harmful and can cause infection anti-microbial agents - Answer-are chemicals that eliminate pathogens signs of allergic reactions are - Answer-swelling, hives, rash, itching, dyspnea, fever, diarrhea, and malaise amino-glycosides are - Answer-antibiotics that kill bacteria by inhibiting protein synthesis neomycin (Neo-Fradin) belongs in what drug class - Answer-amino-glycosides when giving neomycin (Neo-Fradin) report and record - Answer-dizziness, tinnitus, signs of hearing loss, and bloody or smoky-colored urine cephalo-sporins are - Answer-drugs that inhibit cell wall synthesis in bacteria cefaclor (Ceclor), cefadroxil (Duricef), cefixime (Suprax), cefprozil (Cefzil), cefuroxime (Zinacef), cephalexin (Keflex) all belong to what drug class - Answer-cephalo-sporins when giving cephalo-sporins report and record - Answer-diarrhea, thrush, bleeding, easy bruising, and changes in alertness telithromycin (Ketek) belongs to what drug class - Answer-Ketolides Macrolides kill bacteria by - Answer-inhibiting protein synthesis in susceptible bacteriaazithromycin (Zithromax), clarithromycin (Biaxin) and erythromycin belong to what drug class - AnswerMacrolides penicillin's kill bacteria by - Answer-interfering with bacterial cell wall synthesis most common side effect of penicillin is - Answer-diarrhea fluro-quinolones show great promise against - Answer-gram-positive, gram-negative and some anaerobes when giving quinolones report and record - Answer-N/V/D, dizziness, photo-sensitivity, tinnitus Quinolones end in - Answer--xacin sulfonamides inhibit bacteria from making - Answer-folic acid, causing bacterial death tetracyclines are used in persons allergic to - Answer-penicillin True or False: tetracyclines may stain the teeth if take during tooth development - Answer-True tetracyclines should be given when - Answer-1 hour before or 2 hours after antacids or dairy products what TB drugs dose is based on the persons weight - Answer-ethambuol (Myambutol) and isoniazid (INH) rifampin (Rifadin) is given when - Answer-1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal clindamycin (Cleocin) is used against what type of bacteria - Answer-gram-negative aerobes, grampositive and gram-negative anaerobeswhen taking metronidazole (Flagyl) and tinidazole (Tindamax) the person should avoid what - Answeralcoholic beverages and drugs containing alcohol vancomycin (Vancocin) severe side effects are - Answer-hearing damage, kidney toxicity, and thrush topical anti-fungal agents are used to treat - Answer-athlete's foot, jock itch, ringworm, thrush and diaper rash systemic anti-fungal agents are given how - Answer-orally fluconazole (Diflucan), flucytosine (Ancobon), griseofulvin, itraconazole (Sporanox), ketoconazole (Nizoral), and terbinafine Lamisil) belong to what drug class - Answer-systemic anti-fungal agents