Quiz 2: Anti-Infectives Study Guide 2024 Updates

Most common drug prescribed for child ear infections {Ans: amoxicillin}Describe what to do before and after giving any type of antibacterial drugs. {Ans: Check the patient's WBC count and use the value as a baseline in detecting side effects and gauging the drug's effectiveness and check the patient's vital signs i.e. temperature and mental status before starting any antibacterial therapy. After giving an antibacterial drug, ask the patient about the number of bowel movements and their character. When giving the first IV dose check the patient every 15 minutes for S&S of allergic reaction.}Increases the risk of muscle weakness in the elderly when the patient is also taking a statin {Ans: raltegravir}Class of antiretroviral drugs that works by preventing new viral particles from leaving the infected cell {Ans: protease inhibitors}What assessment findings would indicate that the antibiotic therapy is working? {Ans: Signs and symptoms of a resolving infection, include reduced or absent fever; no chills; wound drainage that is no longer thick, foul-smelling, brown, green or yellow; wound edges that are not red and raw-looking; and a WBC count that is in the normal range}Why should tetracycline drugs be avoided during pergnancy and lactation?