pharm test 1

Question 1

nosocomial

Answer 1

infection acquired from microorganisms in hospitals and other health care facilities

Question 2

pseudomonas

Answer 2

genus of gram negative bacterium of a genus that occurs in soil and detritus including a number that are pathogens, plants, or animals

Question 3

staph

Answer 3

bacterium that includes many different kinds that cause pus formation (especially in skin and mucous membranes)

Question 4

strep

Answer 4

bacterium that includes the agents of souring milk and dental decay, and hemolytic pathogens causing various infections such as scarlet fever and pneumonia.

Question 5

c-diff

Answer 5

is a species of Gram-positive bacteria of the genus Clostridium that causes diarrhea and other intestinal disease when competing bacteria are wiped out by antibiotics.

Question 6

bacteria

Answer 6

single celled microorganisms that do not have nuclei and reproduce by fission or splitting

Question 7

fungal infection

Answer 7

plant like microorganism that live as parasites on living tissue or as saprophytes on decaying organic matter//an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus// a member of a large group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms

Question 8

opportunistic

Answer 8

microorganisms in normal flora that become pathogenic under conditions that are facorable for their (over) growth

Question 9

incubation

Answer 9

time elapsed between exposure to a pathogenic organism, a chemical or radiation, and when symptoms and signs are first apparent.

Question 10

colonization

Answer 10

presence and growth of microorganisms on host tissues

Question 11

infection

Answer 11

the invasion of a host organism’s bodily tissues by disease-causing organisms, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues

Question 12

culture

Answer 12

identifies the causative microorganism

Question 13

susceptibility

Answer 13

the vulnerability of the bacteria to the effects of an antibiotic

Question 14

penicillin

Answer 14

first antibiotic developed//an antibiotic or group of antibiotics produced naturally by certain blue molds, and now usually prepared synthetically.

Question 15

PNC allergy

Answer 15

occurs when body over reacts to penicillin

Question 16

beta-lactamase inhibitors

Answer 16

drugs with beta lactam structure but minimal antibacterial activity

Question 17

bacteriostatic

Answer 17

agent that inhibits bacterial growth and replication

Question 18

bactericidal

Answer 18

agent that kills bacteria

Question 19

broad spectrum

Answer 19

drugs that are effective against a wide range of bacteria

Question 20

narrow spectrum

Answer 20

those that are effective against a limited range or a specific type of bacteria

Question 21

peak

Answer 21

The point at which the desired effect is greatest compared with any side effects.

Question 22

trough

Answer 22

the lowest level that a medicine is present in the body

Question 23

red man syndrome

Answer 23

adverse reaction when vancomycin is administered too quickly; characterized by hypotension, flushing and skin rash