Antibiotic Drugs Flashcards
They are chemicals produced by one kind of microorganism that inhibits growth or kills bacteria.
Antibiotics
What is the five mechanisms of Antibacterial Action?
- Inhibition of bacterial cell-wall synthesis
- Alteration of membrane permeability
- Inhibition of protein synthesis
- Inhibition of the synthesis of bacterial RNA and DNA
- Interference with metabolism within the cell
What is the term used when a drug inhibit the growth of the bacteria?
Bacteriostatic Drug
What is the term used when a drug inhibits the growth of bacteria?
Bacteriostatic Drug
When the pathogen continues to grow it means that bacteria is_______ to anti-bacterial.
Resistant
It is an antibiotic effect that occurs when one antibiotic increases the effectiveness of the 2nd drug.
a. Additive Effect
b. Potentiative Effect
c. Antagonistic Effect
b. Potentiative Effect
It is an antibiotic effects when two drugs are used together, the desired effect may be greatly reduced.
a. Additive Effect
b. Potentiative Effect
c. Antagonistic Effect
c. Antagonistic Effect
Side effects/ adverse reactions of penicillins include:
a. seizures
b. renal failure
c. hypertension
d. Hemolytic anemia
d. Hemolytic anemia
A side effects that may occur when taking daptomycin include:
a. hypotension
b. seizures
c.ototoxicity
d. nephrotoxicity
a. hypotension
The serious adverse effect of lincosamides are:
a. seizures
b. ototoxicity
c. hepatotoxicity
d. pseudomembranous
d. pseudomembranous
A client is taking levofloxacin (Levaquin). Which of the following is true regarding this drug?
a. Administer IV only
b. May cause hypertension
c. Classified as aminoglycoside
d. The adverse reaction includes dysrhythmias
d. The adverse reaction includes dysrhythmias
Which of the following is true concerning sulfonamides?
a. Avoid caffeine during sulfonamide
b. Administer 50 mL of fluid over 30 minutes
c. Avoid sulfonamides during the third trimester of pregnancy
d. Encourage the use of ultraviolet light to enhance drug effectiveness.
c. Avoid sulfonamides during the third trimester of pregnancy
If a client is taking antiseptics what could possibly happen to the client?
a. Urine may have brownish discolorations
b. Teeth become whiter
c. Increase in weight
a. Urine may have brownish discolorations
It is an illness characterized by granulomas in the lungs from the accumulation of inflammatory cells with a cheesy caseated consistency.
a. Tuberculosis
b. Urinary tract Infection
c. HIV/AIDS
a. Tuberculosis
For the client who is taking nitrofurantoin, the nurse should teach the client to:
a. expect the urine to turn blue
b. keep urine acid by drinking milk
c. rinse the mouth after oral nitrofurantoin to avoid teeth staining
d. take an antacid with oral nitrofurantoin to avoid gastrointestinal distress
c. rinse the mouth after oral nitrofurantoin to avoid teeth staining
A term used to describe fungal infections
Mycosis
It disrupts cellular metabolic pathways of the fungi
a. Polyenes
b. Anti-metabolite
c.Imidazoles
d. Triazoles
b. Anti-metabolite
A client is taking primaquine. The nurse should instruct the client to:
a. Take the drug without meals
b. Take the drug after breakfast
c. Take drugs with meals
c. Take drugs with meals
A client with a history of malaria, presently being treated with chloroquine, is admitted to the hospital. The nurse advised the client to:
a. get frequent hearing checks
b. take anti-malarial before meals
c. get stool specimens for frequent testing
d. check heart rate prior to taking the drug to assure at least 60 or above
a. get frequent hearing checks
These drugs are chemicals that kill or suppress viruses by either destroying virions or inhibiting their ability to replicate.
a. Anti-malarial
b. Anthelmintic
c. Antiviral
c. Antiviral
