Antibiotic Drugs

Question 1

BACTERIA

Answer 1

Also known as prokaryotes which are single-celled organisms that lack a true nucleus and nuclear membrane

Question 2

ADDITIVE EFFFECT

Answer 2

equal to the sum of the effects of two antibiotics

Question 3

POTENTIATIVE EFFECT

Answer 3

occurs when one antibiotic increases the effectiveness of the 2nddrug

Question 4

ANTAGONISTIC EFFECT

Answer 4

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

Question 5

NARROW SPECTRUM

Answer 5

primarily effective against one type of organism (selective)

Question 6

BROAD SPECTRUM

Answer 6

effective against gram-positive and gram-negative organisms

Question 7

EMPIRIC THERAPY

Answer 7

when a drug selected is known to be the best drug that can kill the MO

Question 8

DEFINITIVE THERAPY

Answer 8

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

Question 9

SUBTHERAPEUTIC

Answer 9

when signs and symptoms do not improve

Question 10

SUPERINFECTION

Answer 10

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