Antibiotics and Penicillin

Question 0

What was the first widely used antibiotic

Answer 0

Penicillin

Question 1

What are the 9 antibiotic groups

Answer 1

Penicillin
Cephalosporin
Amino glycosides
Quinolone a
Tetracycline
Sulfonamides/potential sulfonamide a
Metronidazole
Lincosamides
Chloramphenicol

Question 2

When was penicillin developed

Answer 2

1940s

Question 3

What antibiotic is the first line of defenses

Answer 3

Penicillin

Question 4

Why do you take food with penicillin

Answer 4

Less likely to cause GI upset

Question 5

Because penicillin is mostly excreted by the kidneys what can this help in dogs and cats?

Answer 5

UTI

Question 6

What is the mechanism of action in penicillin?

Answer 6

Interferes with the formation of the cell wall in actively growing bacteria

Question 7

What routs is pencilling absorbed well?

Answer 7

Parent wrap and oral

Question 8

What penicillin is not well absorbed if given orally?

Answer 8

Penicillin G

Question 9

Which penicillin will not be decreased of food is present

Answer 9

Amoxicillin

Question 10

How well is penicillin distributed?

Answer 10

Well to most tissues except eye and CNS

Question 11

Where is penicillin mostly excreted?

Answer 11

Kidneys

Question 12

What is penicillin mostly effective against?

Answer 12

G+

Question 13

What do resistant G+ bacteria secrete when in contact with penicillin?

Answer 13

Beta lactamase

Question 14

What does beta lactamase effect on penicillin?

Answer 14

Disrupts the structure of penicillin molecule

Question 15

What is penicillin not effective against?

Answer 15

G-

Question 16

What are five possible allergic reactions to look for with penicillin?

Answer 16

Shock, skin rash, face swelling, swollen lymph nodes, fever

Question 17

What are side effects seen with oral administration?

Answer 17

Anorexia, vomiting, diarrhea

Question 18

What species are susceptBle to a penicillin super infection

Answer 18

Pigs, hamsters, rabbits

Question 19

I what drugs should you not use with antibiotics?

Answer 19

Bacteriostatic a

Question 20

Do you need to watch for withdrawal times with penicillin?

Answer 20

Yes