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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 (2021) | Physician Assistant (PA) School Study Aid
Acyclovir (Zovirax)
- Mechanism
- Guanosine Analog
- Inhibits Viral Replication
- Thymidine Kinase Activation
- Indications
- Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)
- Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV)
- Side Effects (Oral)
- Headache
- GI Distress
- Side Effects (IV)
- CNS Toxicity
- Nephrotoxicity (Crystalline Nephropathy)
- Considerations
- Prevents Recurrent Episodes
- Slow IV Infusion
2 mins
Ganciclovir
- Indications
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Immunocompromised
- Mechanism
- Guanosine Analog
- Disrupts DNA Synthesis
- Inhibits Viral DNA Polymerase
- Side Effects
- Hematologic Effects
- Nephrotoxicity
1 min
Foscarnet
- Indications
- CMV Retinitis
- Acyclovir-resistant HSV
- Mechanism
- Does Not Require Activation (by Viral Kinase)
- Inhibits Viral DNA Polymerase
- Pyrophosphate Analog
- Resistance through Mutated DNA Polymerase
- Side Effects
- Nephrotoxicity
- Electrolyte Abnormalities
- Hypokalemia
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypomagnesemia
2 mins
Cidofovir
- Indications
- CMV Retinitis
- Acyclovir-Resistant HSV
- Mechanism
- Inhibits Viral DNA Polymerase
- Side Effects
- Nephrotoxicity
- Administer with Probenecid and IV Saline
1 min
