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NURSING INFO TIP:
MORE INFO AMINOGLYCOSIDES:
EXAMPLE MEDICATIONS: (end in -cin)
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Gentamicin
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Streptomycin
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Tobramycin
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Neomycin
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Note: Azithromycin does not belong to this class
POTENTIAL ADVERSE REACTIONS:
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Ototoxicity
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Nephrotoxicity
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Neurotoxicity
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Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
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C. difficile associated diarrhea
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Seizures
FACTS:
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This class is typically poorly absorbed orally thus often given in IV form(1)
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These antibiotics are typically not used alone(1)
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This class treats gram negative bacterial infections such as pseudomonas aeruginosa (1)
NURSING TIPS:
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Kidney function may likely need to be monitored (Cr, BUN, GFR)
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Important to monitor the peak and trough
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Remember ototoxicity & nephrotoxicity- so think hearing and urine out
TYPE OF NURSING QUESTIONS:
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May ask for labs to monitor
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May ask if the given renal labs are normal
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May ask which diagnosis could be flared by this class (example: myasthenia gravis)
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May get a question on which cranial nerve could be affected (8th cranial nerve)
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