Micro Drugs Flashcards
(179 cards)
Fluoroquinolones MOA?
Block DNA topoisomerase
Patient with strep is allergic to pencillin; What do you treat her with?
Macrolides
Inhibits dehydropteroate synthase?
Sulfonamides
Obstructed crystalline nephropathy?
Acyclovir, Valacyclovir, famciclovir
MOA of fluoroquinolones?
Inhibit DNA gyrase
Metronidazole treats?
GET GAP on the Metro: Giardia; Entamoeba, Trichimonas; Garnderalla; Anaerobes (Cdiff and bacteroides); Hpylori (along with proton pump inhibitor; and clarithromycin)
Used for history of recurrent UTIs
TMP SMX
Endocarditis with surgical or dental procedures?
Penicillins
Trypansoma brucei? What is trypansoma brucei?
suramin and melarsoprol; African sleeping sickness
4 main uses of tetracycline?
Borrelia; M. pneumoniae; Very effective against Chlamydia and Rickettsia for its ability to accumulate intracellularly
Pregnant woman with group B strep?
Ampicillin (may cause pseudomembranous colitis)
Prevention of gonoccocal or chlamydial conjunctivitis in newborn?
Erythromycin ointment
Inhibits DNA dependent RNA polymerase?
Rifampin
All drugs that end in “navir?”
Protease inhibitors
Drug used for Staph Aureus?
Nafcillin (use Naf for Staph); Oxacillin, dicloxacillin
NRTI that is a nucleoTide and therefore does not need to be activated?
Tenofovir
Inhibits D-ala D-ala portion of cell wall precursors?
Vancomycin
This molecule converts Flucytosine to 5 FU
cystosine deaminase
Protein synthesis inhibitor that requires O2 for uptake?
Aminoglycosides
Patient presents with gynecomastia and liver dysfunction 1 week after starting a medication to treat his coccioides infection.
Azoles! cause gynecomastia
Damages DNA?
Metronidazole
Trimethoprim MOA?
Inhibits bacterial dihydrofolate reducatase
MOA of caspofungin and micafungin?
inhibit synthesis of beta glucan; used for invasive aspergilossis and candida May cause flushing due to histamine release
Nifurtimox?
treats trypanosoma cruzi