NEET MDS Lessons
Pharmacology
Quinolone
Quinolones and fluoroquinolones form a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics. They are derived from nalidixic acid.
Fluoroquinolone antibiotics are highly potent and considered relatively safe.
MOA : Quinolones act by inhibiting the bacterial DNA gyrase enzyme. This way they inhibit nucleic acid synthesis and act bacteriocidically.
Drugs :Nalidixic acid, Ciprofloxacin , Levofloxacin, Norfloxacin ,Ofloxacin, Moxifloxacin , Trovafloxacin
α-glucosidase inhibitors
acarbose
miglitol
Mechanism
inhibit α-glucosidases in intestinal brush border
delayed sugar hydrolysis
delayed glucose absorption
↓ postprandial hyperglycemia
↓ insulin demand
Clinical use
type II DM
as monotherapy or in combination with other agents
Hydromorphone
- About 8-10 times more potent than morphine when given intravenously.
- Slightly shorter duration of action.
- More soluble than morphine, thus higher concentrations may be injected if necessary.
- Better oral/parenteral absorption ratio than morphine, but not as good as codeine or oxycodone.
- It is used for the treatment of moderate to severe pain
Cephalosporins
Produced semisynthetically by chemical attachment of side chains to 7-aminocephalosporanic acid. Same mode of action , same resistance mech.
But tend to be more resistant than penicillins to certain beta –lactamases .
GENERATION BASED ON :
-- BACTERIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERNS
-- RESISTANCE TO BETA –LACTAMASES
--NOT EFFECTIVE AGAINST -MRSA , L. MONOCYTOGENES , C. DIFFICLE , ENTEROCOCCI
First Generation
Parentral
- CEPHALOTHIN
- CEFAZOLIN
Oral
- CEPHALEXIN
- CEPHRADINE
- CEFADROXIL
Second Generation
Parentral
CEFUROXIME
CEFOXITIN
Oral
CEFACLOR
CEFUROXIME AXETIL
Third Generation
Parentral
CEFOTAXIME
CEFTIZOXIME
CEFTRIAXONE
CEFTAZIDIME
CEFOPERAZONE
Oral
CEFIXIME
CEFPODOXIME
CEFDINIR
CEFTIBUTEN
Fourth Generation
Parentral
CEFEPIME
CEFPIROME
Methods of general anesthesia
CIRCLE SYSTEM
*HIGH-FLOW
FRESH GAS FLOW > 3 l/min.
*LOW-FLOW
FGF ok. 1l/min.
*MINIMAL-FLOW
FGF ok. 0,5 l/min.
Oxycodone
About equal potency to morphine. Very effective orally.
It is combined with aspirin or acetaminophen for the treatment of moderate pain and is available orally
Oxycodone is a semisynthetic compound derived from thebaine, with agonist activity primarily at mu receptors.
Heparin:
- Inhibits blood coagulation by forming complexes with an α2-globulin (Antithrombin III) and each of the activated proteases of the coagulation cascade (Kallikrein, XIIa, XIa, IXa, Xa, and Thrombin). After formation of the heparin-ATIII-coagulation factor, heparin is released and becomes available again to bind to free ATIII.
- Blocks conversion of Prothrombin to Thrombin and thus inhibits the synthesis of Fibrin from Fibrinogen.
- Inhibits platelet function and increases vascular permeability. May induce moderate to severe thrombocytopenia.
- Is prescribed on a “unit” basis.
- Heparin is not effective after oral administration and is generally administered by intravenous or subcutaneous injection. Intramuscular injections should be avoided.
- Heparin does not cross the placenta and does not pass into the maternal milk.
- is contraindicated in any situation where active bleeding must be avoided.
Ulcerative lesions, intracranial hemorrhage, etc.
Overdosage:
• Simple withdrawal.
• Protamine sulfate: Highly basic peptide that binds heparin and thus neutralizes its effects.