Opharmacotherapeutics - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

beta-lactamases: • cross-allergenicity: occurs when the proteins in one substance are like the proteins in another. As a result, the immune system sees them as the same. In the case of food allergies, cross-reactivity can occur between one food and another. Cross-reactivity can also happen between pollen and foods or latex and foods. • extended spectrum: antibiotic is one that, as a result of chemical modification, affects additional types of bacteria, usually those that are gram-negat...

beta-lactamases: • cross-allergenicity: occurs when the proteins in one substance are like the proteins in another. As a result, the immune system sees them as the same. In the case of food allergies, cross-reactivity can occur between one food and another. Cross-reactivity can also happen between pollen and foods or latex and foods. • extended spectrum: antibiotic is one that, as a result of chemical modification, affects additional types of bacteria, usually those that are gram-negat...

beta-lactamases: • cross-allergenicity: occurs when the proteins in one substance are like the proteins in another. As a result, the immune system sees them as the same. In the case of food allergies, cross-reactivity can occur between one food and another. Cross-reactivity can also happen between pollen and foods or latex and foods. • extended spectrum: antibiotic is one that, as a result of chemical modification, affects additional types of bacteria, usually those that are gram-negat...

NUR 239/Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapeutics in Nursing I Guided Note Antibiotics 1 Key terms: Frandsen Chapter 18: • beta-lactamases: • cross-allergenicity: occurs when the proteins in one substance are like the proteins in another. As a result, the immune system sees them as the same. In the case of food allergies, cross-reactivity can occur between one food and another. Cross-reactivity can also happen between pollen and foods or latex and foods. • extended spectrum: antib...

Name; Safety and Infection Control ATI Patho Pharm Earnback 1. Antibiotics Affecting the Bacterial Cell Wall: Identifying Medication Cross-Sensitivity Requiring a Clarification from The Provider • Clients who have a penicillin allergy are at a cross-sensitivity risk to cephalosporins. • Stop the medication administration and notify the provider if indications of an allergic reaction appear such as urticaria, rash, hypotension, or dyspnea. • Notify the provider if the client report...