Antibiotic Drugs Flashcards

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Also known as prokaryotes which are single-celled organisms that lack a true nucleus and nuclear membrane

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Bacteria

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2
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Substances that inhibit bacterial growth or kill bacteria and other microorganisms

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Antibacterial Drugs

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3
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Drugs that cannot act alone in destroying bacteria together with natural body defense

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Antibiotics

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4
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A chosen medicine is acknowledged to be the most effective at killing the MO

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Empiric Therapy

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5
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If signs and symptoms do not improve

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Subtherapeutic

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6
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Happened when the antibiotics reduce or completely eliminate the normal bacterial flora

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Superinfection

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7
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Based on C&S results, the antibiotic therapy is customized by employing the medicine with the narrowest spectrum and lowest toxicity.

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Definitive Therapy

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7
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Based on C&S results, the antibiotic therapy is customized by employing the medicine with the narrowest spectrum and lowest toxicity.

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Definitive Therapy

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8
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A drug for pain reliever

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Penicillins

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9
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A post-antibiotic effect –continued bacterial growth suppression after antibiotic exposure

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Aminoglycosides

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10
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Cardiac effect lengthens QT interval, causing risky arrhythmias

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Quinolones

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11
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Used to kill Plasmodium organisms and work during the phases of the parasite’s growth inside humans.

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Anti-Malarial Drugs

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11
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Used to kill Plasmodium organisms and work during the phases of the parasite’s growth inside humans.

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Anti-Malarial Drugs

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