Brand Name: Generic Name: Ampicillin Classification: Anti - Infectives Action - interferes with the cell wall synthesis of susceptible organisms, preventing bacterial multiplication multiplication . it also renders the cell wall osmotically unstable burst due to osmotic pressure. Deactivated by beta lactamase, an enzyme produced by resistant bacteria.
Indication - Treatment of respiratory tract and soft tissue infection, bacterial meningitis, septicemia and gonococcal infections caused by susceptible microorganism; microorganism; prophylaxis in rape victims and for bacterial endocarditis.
Contraindication Contraindication -Hypersensitivity -Hypersensitivity to penicillins, cephalosporins or impenem. Oral form not used to treat severe pneumonia, emphysema, bacteremia, pericarditis and purulent or septic arthritis during acute stage.
Dosage 68 mg Tsiv q 36
Nursing Responsibilities Responsibilities - obtain patients history of infection before and during therapy to assess response. - assess patient for sign and symptoms of infection, fever, characteristics characteristics of wounds, sputum, urine, stool, and wbc count - Monitor renal function; urine output, urinalysis: protein and blood, BUN, creatinine
Indication - Short term treatment of serious infections caused by susceptible strains of microorganism, especially gram negative bacteria, adjunct to systemic gentamicin in serious. CNS infections; treatment of superficial ocular i nfections, treatment treatment of superficial skin infections, and aid to healing.
Contraindication Contraindication - hypersensitivity to gentamicin, flurometholone, flurometholone, benzalkonium CI; injury and ulceration of the cornea; viral infections or mycosis; eye tuberculosis tuberculosis ; glaucoma, tuberculosis tuberculosis lesions of skin, acute herpes simplex, vaccinia or varicella. Patients with suspected perforation perforation of the ear drum.
Dosage 6 mg Tsiv q 36
Nursing Responsibilities Responsibilities - Assess patient for previous sensitivity reaction - Assess patient for signs and symptoms of infection including characteristics of wounds, sputum, urine, stool and fever.
Brand Name: Generic Name: gentamicin Classification: Anti - Infectives Action - interferes with the protein synthesis in bacterial cell by binding to ribosomal subunit, causing misreading to genetic code, inaccurate peptide sequence forms in protein chain, causing bacterial death.
