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Pharm Lesson 11
The following are activities related to the key terms for the chapter.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adverse reactions | A list of possible unpleasant or dangerous secondary effects, other than the desired effect |
| Aminoglycosides | Drugs used in combination with other antibiotics that treat many infections caused by gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria |
| Anaphylaxis | Allergic hypersensitivity reaction of the body to a foreign substance or drug- Mild symptoms include rash, itching, and hives- Severe symptoms include dyspnea, chest constriction, cardiopulmonary collapse, and death |
| Antifungals | Medications used in the treatment of candidal and other specific susceptible fungi |
| Antiretroviral (ARV) agents | Agents that act against retroviruses such as HIV |
| Antituberculosis agents | Medications used to treat asymptomatic infection, and to treat active clinical tuberculosis and prevent relapse |
| Antiviral | Medications used to treat viruses, for example, HIV and herpes |
| Broad-spectrum | Antibiotic effective against a large variety of organisms |
| Carbapenems | A class of broad-spectrum antibiotic drugs derived from cephalosporins that resist degradation by bacterial beta-lactamases |
| Cephalosporins | Semisynthetic antibiotic derivatives produced by a fungus |
| Culture and sensitivity (C & S) | Culture and sensitivity test to identify a causative infectious organism and the specific medicine to which it is sensitive |
| Direct toxicity | Drug that results in tissue damage; may or may not be permanent |
| Empiric | Best guess therapy based on history and available clinical information |
| Hypersensitivity | Allergic or excessive response of the immune system to a drug or chemical |
| Macrolides | Drugs used in many infections of the respiratory tract, for skin conditions such as acne, or for some sexually transmitted infections when the patient is allergic to penicillin |
| Opportunistic infections | Infections that occur because the immune system is compromised |
| Penicillins | Antibiotics produced from certain species of a fungus |
| Quinolones | Drugs used in adults for the treatment of some infections of the urinary tract, lower respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, skin, bones, and joints |
| Resistance | An organism’s lack of response to antibiotics when they are used too often or treatment is incomplete |
| Sulfonamides | Anti-infectives used in combinations with other drugs to slow the development of resistance; used in treatment of urinary tract infections, enteritis, and opportunistic infections of AIDS |
| Superinfection | A new infection with different resistant bacteria or fungi-Usually associated with certain types of antibiotic therapy |
| Tetracyclines | Broad-spectrum antibiotics used in the treatment of infections caused by rickettsia, chlamydia, or some uncommon bacteria |
| Urinary anti-infectives | Drugs used for initial or recurrent urinary tract infections caused by susceptible organisms, usually bacteriostatic instead of bactericidal |
| Vaccines | Suspensions containing antigenic molecules derived from a microorganism, given to stimulate an immune response to an infectious disease |
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