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Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Nursing Practice, 1st. Ed., Demler & Rhoads, 2018 | Nursing (RN) School Study Aid
Histoplasmosis
- Fungi
- 2-5 um
- Yeast cells within macrophages
- Starling Bird Poop
- Bat poop
- Caves
- Mississippi and Ohio river valley
- Pneumonia
- Caseating granuloma
- Erythema Nodosum
1 min
Coccidioidomycosis
- Characteristics
- Fungi
- Dimorphic
- Southwest
- After earthquakes
- Spherule
- 20-60 um
- Signs and Symptoms
- Pneumonia
- Meningitis
- Bone Infection
- Skin infections
- Erythema Nodosum
- Granulomatous Inflammation
- Caseous Necrosis
2 mins
Cryptococcus neoformans
- Characteristics
- Monomorphic
- Encapsulated
- Polysaccharide Capsule
- Narrow-Based Buds
- Latex Agglutination
- Pigeons
- India Ink
- Mucicarmine stain
- Signs and Symptoms
- AIDS/Immunocompromised
- Meningitis
- Soap Bubble Lesions in Brain
- Pneumonia
- Treatment
- Fluconazole
- Flucytosine
- Amphotericin
3 mins
Blastomyces
- Characteristics
- Fungi
- Hyphae Form at 20ยฐ-25ยฐC
- Yeast Form at 37ยฐC
- Round Yeast
- 5-15 Micrometer (um or ฮผm)
- Single Broad-Based Buds
- Thick Doubly-Refractive Walls
- East of the Mississippi River and Around the Great Lakes
- Signs and Symptoms
- Pneumonia
- Skin Infection
- Bone Infection
- Granulomatous Response
- Treatment
- Itraconazole
- Amphotericin B
3 mins
Paracoccidioido-mycosis
- Fungi
- Latin America
- Common in Brazil
- Budding yeast with captain wheel formation
- 40-50 um
- Pneumonia
39 secs
Candida Albicans
- Fungi
- Yeast with Pseudohyphae at 20 Degrees C
- Germ Tube Formation at 37 Degrees C
- Pruritic Vaginitis
- White Cottage Cheese Discharge
- Fiery Red Mucosa
- Diabetics
- Antibiotic Use
- Esophageal Thrush in Immunocompromised
- Diaper Rash
- Endocarditis in IV Drug Users
2 mins
Amphotericin B
- Indications
- Systemic Mycosis
- Fungal Meningitis
- Last Resort for Protozoan infections
- Mechanism
- Polyene
- Binds Ergosterol
- Forms Membrane Pores
1 min
Amphotericin B Side Effects & Toxicity
- Side Effects
- Fever/Chills "Shake and Bake"
- Nephrotoxicity
- Milder with Liposomes
- Hypotension
- Anemia
- IV Phlebitis
- Arrhythmias
1 min
Terbinafine
- Indications
- Dermatophytosis
- Onychomycosis
- Mechanism
- Inhibits Squalene Epoxidase
- Side Effects
- Hepatotoxicity
- GI Distress
- Taste Disturbances
- Headache
2 mins
Azoles (Ketoconazole)
- "-azole" suffix
- Indications
- Local and Less Serious Systemic Mycosis
- Mechanism
- Inhibits Ergosterol Synthesis
- Inhibits P450
- Side Effects
- Liver Dysfunction
- Inhibition of Testosterone Synthesis
1 min
Echinocandins
- "-Fungin" suffix
- Indications
- Invasive Aspergillosis
- Candida
- Mechanism
- Inhibits Cell Wall Synthesis
- Inhibits Synthesis of Beta-glucan
- Side Effects
- GI Distress
- Flushing
1 min
Nystatin
- Indications
- Candidiasis
- Vaginal
- Oral
- Cutaneous
- Mechanism
- Polyene
- Binds Ergosterol
- Forms Membrane Pores
- Topical form of Amphotericin B
- Side Effects
- Rash
1 min
Griseofulvin
- Mechanism
- Disrupts Microtubules in Mitosis
- Indications
- Antifungal for Superficial Infections
- Tinea and Ringworm
- Side Effects
- Teratogen
- P450 Inducer
- Confusion
- Headache
2 mins
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