Chapter 45 Drugs Used To Treat Infections

A patient is admitted to the emergency department with a "life threatening medical emergency" to an antibiotic they started taking. What are they experiencing? {Ans: an Anaphylactic Reaction}What are the "Big 3" in regards to antimicrobial therapy? {Ans: Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea}What type of medication is Acyclovir? {Ans: An antiviral}What tests are ran when using Vancomycin? {Ans: Renal function tests (BUN and Creatinine)}Stomatitis, black furry tongue, and genital discharge are signs of what type of infection? {Ans: Superinfection}Occurs when antibiotics eliminate normal bacterial flora {Ans: Superinfection}