Antibiotic Drugs Flashcards

1
Q

Also known as prokaryotes which are single-celled organisms that lack a true.

A

Bacteria

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2
Q

He devised a method to classify bacteria using the Gram-stain method.

A

Hans Christian Gram

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3
Q

A substances that inhibit bacterial growth or kill bacteria and other microorganisms.

A

ANTIBACTERIAL DRUGS

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4
Q

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

A

Alexander Fleming

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5
Q

A drugs that penetrate the bacterial cell wall and have an affinity for the bacteria’s binding sites.

A

Antibacterial

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6
Q

When bacteria is sensitive to the drug = the pathogen can be inhibited or
_______.

A

Destroyed

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7
Q

When bacteria is resistant to the drug
= the pathogen will continue to _____
despite administration.

A

Grow

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8
Q

What type of resistance that occurs
without previous exposure to the drug.

A

Inherent

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9
Q

What type os resistance that caused by prior exposure to the antibacterial.

A

Acquired

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10
Q

It occurs when one antibiotic increases the effectiveness of the 2nd drug.

A

POTENTIATIVE EFFECT

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11
Q

When two drugs are used together, the desired effect may be greatly reduced.

A

ANTAGONISTIC EFFECT

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12
Q

Spectrum that primarily effective against one type of organism (selective).

A

NARROW SPECTRUM

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13
Q

This spectrum effective against gram-positive and gramnegative organisms.

A

BROAD SPECTRUM

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14
Q

What do you call this therapy when a drug selected is known to
be the best drug that can kill the MO.

A

EMPIRIC THERAPY

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15
Q

It occurs when the antibiotics reduce or completely eliminate the normal bacterial flora.

A

SUPERINFECTION

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16
Q

This is when signs and symptoms do not improve.

A

SUBTHERAPEUTIC

17
Q

A therapy that once the MO is identified in the lab, the antibiotic therapy is tailored by using the most
narrow-spectrum, least toxic drug based on C&S results.

A

DEFINITIVE THERAPY

18
Q

What are the 3 antibiotics affecting
the bacterial cell wall.

A

1.Penicillin
2.Cephalosporins
3.Other Inhibitors

19
Q

True of False:
Penicillins are contraindicated for clients who have a severe history of allergies.

A

True

20
Q

It is a bioassay performed on the skin which detects presence of allergen- specific IgE on a patient’s mast
cells.

A

Skin testing