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Lecture 1 - Mechanisms of antibiotics
Name the four antibiotic modes of...,
Name the 5 antibiotic groups that...,
How do beta lactams work
21  cards
Lecture 16 - Sepsis
Define sepsis,
What predisposes sepsis 2,
Physical signs of sepsis
25  cards
Lecture 2 - Antiviral agents
Describe the mechanism of action ...,
Why does aciclovir not affect all...,
Name three properties of aciclovi...
21  cards
Lecture 3 - Immunisation and immunotherapy
Briefly describe how active immun...,
Briefly describe how passive immu...,
Which immunoglobulins are generat...
29  cards
Lecture 4 - Fungus and how to treat
Name the four main classes of ant...,
Name the three problems associate...,
Name three ways antifungals achie...
22  cards
Lecture 6 - general principles of treatment
Difference between primary and se...,
Name the five questions asked in ...,
If a positive culture has been id...
28  cards
Lecture 7 - Infection control
Define 1 carrier2 colonisation3 i...,
Define 1 contamination 2 reservoir,
What is the difference between ex...
19  cards
Lecture 8 - Adverse Reactions to Antibiotics
Describe the augmented adverse dr...,
Describe the problem with antibio...,
What other things pre dispose c d...
26  cards
Lecture 5 - Parasitic diseases
Name the most common species of m...,
Briefly describe the life cycle o...,
Who has the highest burden of mor...
24  cards
Lecture 9 - The Lab
Which specimens are examined by m...,
What does a culture show,
Define mic and mbc
16  cards
Lecture 10 - chemoprophylaxis
Define chemoprophylaxis,
When should chemoprophylaxis be c...,
Name some disadvantages of chemop...
49  cards
Lecture 11 - treatment of resp infections
Which groups of people are at a h...,
Percentage of cap caused by conve...,
What are the two main causes of cap
29  cards
Lecture 12 - pharmacy
Percentage of c diff in healthy a...,
Describe the c diff cycle,
Name two factors that pre dispose...
23  cards
Lecture 13 - gastrointestinal
Symptoms of gastroenteritis,
1 what is dysentery 2 what is cla...,
Common causes of desentry
16  cards
Lecture 14 - HIV
What proteins are specific to hiv...,
How does hiv replicate,
How does azt work
19  cards
Lecture 15 - Skin and soft tissue
Name some bacteria on the normal ...,
Which bacteria are prone to colon...,
Describe how s aureus and strep p...
16  cards
Lecture 17 - STIs
What is the prevalence of symptom...,
Which age group of woman are at t...,
Which two groups of people are at...
31  cards
Lecture 18 - Meningitis
Name some possible routes of infe...,
Name some complications of mening...,
Name the common bacteria causing ...
38  cards
Lecture 19 - Resistance
Whats the difference between intr...,
How do plasmids cause antibiotic ...,
If a bacteria containing a resist...
3  cards
prophylaxis
Prophylaxis for high risk malaria,
Prophylaxis for moderate risk mal...,
Prophylaxis for low risk malaria
14  cards

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