Antibiotics drugs (finals)

Question 1

a class of antibiotic medication with the most comprehensive antibacterial effects of any antibiotic.

Answer 1

Carbapenems

Question 2

What are the adverse reactions of Antibacterial drugs?

Answer 2

1.Allergy or hypersensitivity
2.Superinfection
3. Organ toxicity

Question 3

Medications for severe malaria:

Answer 3

Artesunate IV
Primaquine
Quinine

Question 4

Hans Christian Gram

Answer 4

A bacteriologist discovered a devised method to classify bacteria using the Gram stain Method

Question 5

Alternatively referred to as prokaryotes, single-celled organisms without a true nucleus and nuclear membrane

Answer 5

Bacteria

Question 6

M. Tuberculosis
M. leprae
M. avium-intracellulare

Answer 6

3 types of tuberculosis

Question 7

Alexander Fleming

Answer 7

A Scottish medical researcher who gained fame for developing Penicillin

Question 8

Azithromycin

Answer 8

This prevents bacterial growth and is used to treat certain bacterial infections like bronchitis and pneumonia.

Question 9

Enumerate the 4 host factors

Answer 9

Immune system
Site of infection
Age
Pregnancy

Question 10

Azithromycin
Clarithromycin
Erythromycin

Answer 10

The most common macrolides

Question 11

What are the 5 mechanisms of Antibacterial action?

Answer 11

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 12

Which antibiotics have an impact on bacterial cell walls?

Answer 12

Penicillin
Cephalosporins
Other Inhibitors

Question 13

RIPES stands for?

Answer 13

RIFAMPICIN
ISONIAZID
PYRAZINAMIDE
ETHAMBUTOL
STREPTOMYCIN

Question 14

Inherent and Acquired

Answer 14

2 types of resistance

Question 15

What are the adverse effects of Penicillin?

Answer 15

Allergies/ Anaphylaxis
Renal impairment
Hyperkalemia/ dysrhythmias
Hypernatremia

Question 16

An expression that refers to a fungus infection

Answer 16

Mycosis

Question 17

Which enzyme resistance rises with each generation of cephalosporin-containing drugs?

Answer 17

Beta-lactamase

Question 18

Antagonistic Effect

Answer 18

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

Question 19

It happens when antibiotics drastically alter or eradicate the body’s normal bacterial flora.

Answer 19

Superinfection

Question 20

MDR-TB medications include:

Answer 20

Kanamycin
Levofloxacin
Prothionamide
Cycloserine