Anti-biotic Drugs

Question 1

what additional drug do the beta-lactam drugs need to make the drug more powerful against those MOs?

Answer 1

BETA-LACTAMASE INHIBITOR

Question 2

He discovered the mold that produced Penicillin which was the first antibiotic to be used and marketed

Answer 2

Alexander Fleming

Question 3

primarily effective against one type of organism (selective)

Answer 3

NARROW SPECTRUM

Question 4

effective against gram-positive and gram-negative organisms

Answer 4

BROAD SPECTRUM

Question 5

this is the drug of choice for gram-positive cocci (such as Streptococcus pneumonia, viridian, and pyogenes), meningitis caused by gram-negative cocci, Neisseria meningitides and for syphilis caused by Spirochete treponema pallidum

Answer 5

PENICILLINS

Question 6

MEC means?

Answer 6

Minimum Effective Concentration

Question 7

a bioassay performed on the skin which detects the presence of allergen-specific IgEon a patient’s mast cells

Answer 7

Skin testing

Question 8

you have to limit the consumption of this drug if the patient have prosthetic heart valves and recurring urinary tract infections

Answer 8

PROPHYLACTIC

Question 9

Enumerate the Five Mechanisms of Antibacterial Action

Answer 9

1) inhibition of bacterial cell-wall synthesis
2) alteration of membrane permeability
3) inhibition of protein synthesis; 4) inhibition of the synthesis of bacterial RNA and DNA
5) interference with metabolism within the cell

Question 10

The patient who took penicillin has hyperkalemia what nursing intervention should you do?

Answer 10

Monitor cardiac status and electrolytes levels

Question 11

this kind of drug penetrates the bacterial cell wall and have an affinity for the bacteria’s binding sites

Answer 11

Antibacterial Drugs

Question 12

what are the anti-biotic combinations?

Answer 12

1. ADDITIVE EFFECT
2. POTENTIATIVE EFFECT
3. ANTAGONISTIC EFFECT

Question 13

DOC for Rickettsia, Chlamydia and Mycoplasma, spirochetes such as syphilis and Lyme

Answer 13

TETRACYCLINES

Question 14

this drug is prescribed to patients who are allergic to penicillins

Answer 14

MACROLIDES

Question 15

What should you do when the patient who took Macrolides had ototoxicity with high-dose therapy?

Answer 15

Monitor for hearing loss, vertigo, and ringing in the ear. then notify the provider if these occur.

Question 16

This drug should be administered
in oral preparation on an empty stomach (1hr before or 2 hrs after) with a full glass of water unless with GI distress

Answer 16

Azithromycin (MACROLIDES)

Question 17

most effective antimalarial drug for eradicating the parasite during the exoerythrocytic phase

Answer 17

PRIMAQUINE

Question 18

when the antifolate drugs (methotrexate, sulfonamides) are mixed or added to Pyrimethamine what happens?

Answer 18

the bone marrow suppression increases

Question 19

These kinds of drugs are very specific with the worms they can kill, thus accurate identification of causative organisms prior to treatment is necessary

Answer 19

anti-helminthic drugs

Question 20

This drug increases the permeability of the cell membrane of the worm which causes dislodgement on the site of residence which they are then killed by the host

Answer 20

Praziquantel