Werner Ch. 7

Question 1

What do antibiotics do?

Answer 1

fight off infections and diseases caused by bacteria

Question 2

What are some well known antibiotics?

Answer 2

penicillin, tetracycline, streptomycin, chloramphenicol, and the sulfa drugs, or
sulfonamides

Question 3

What should you do if you do not know the name of an antibiotic?

Answer 3

Read the fine print. For example, paraxin is known as chloramphenicol.

Question 4

What is chloramphenicol used for?

Answer 4

Very serious illnesses, like typhoid, and is especially
dangerous when given to the newborn

Question 5

What is true about antibiotics?

Answer 5

Never use an antibiotic unless you know to what group it belongs, what
diseases it fights, and the precautions you must take to use it safely

Question 6

What is the guideline for ALL of the use of antibiotics(part 1)?

Answer 6

1. If you don’t the use and what it does, DON’T use it
2. Use antibiotics that are reccommended for the infections you want to treat
3. Know the risks and take precautions
4. Use only the recc. doses. Doses are based on the illness, age, or weight of person

Question 7

What is the guideline for ALL of the use of antibiotics(part 2)?

Answer 7

5. Never inject them if they are better if taken by mouth. Inject only when necessary
6. keep using antibiotic when illness is completely cured OR 2 days after the fever and other signs of infection have gone.
   *tuberculosis/leprosy can take months
7. Stop and never use again if it causes rash, itching, and difficulty breathing
8. only use when the need is great

Question 8

What are the conditions for CERTAIN antibiotics(part 1)?

Answer 8

1. Before injecting penicillin/ampi. have ampules of adrenaline ready to control allergic rxn
2. use erythromycin/sulfa if person is allergic to penicillin
3. DO NOT use tetracycline, ampicillin, or another broad-spectrum antibiotic for an
   illness that can probably be controlled with penicillin or another narrow-spectrum
   antibiotic
   *Broad-spectrum antibiotics attack many more kinds of bacteria
   than narrow-spectrum antibiotics.
4. Use chloramphenicol for severe/life threatening illnesses like typhoid. NEVER use for mild illnesses or newborns(unless whooping cough)

Question 9

What are the conditions for CERTAIN antibiotics(part 2)?

Answer 9

5. NEVER inject tetracycline or chloramphenicol
6. DO NOT give tetracycline when pregnant or under 8 yrs. Can damage teeth and bones
7. Use streptomycin, and products that contain it, only for tuberculosis and always together with other anti-tuberculosis medicines.
   *Streptomycin in combination with penicillin can be used for wounds to
   the gut, appendicitis, and other specific infections when amp. is not available
   should never be used for colds, flu, and common respiratory infections.
8. All medicine in the streptomycin group are toxic.
9. Eating yogurt or curdled milk helps to replace necessary bacteria killed by
   antibiotics like ampicillin and to return the body’s natural balance to norma

Question 10

When do antibiotics begin to work?

Answer 10

A day or two after taking.

Question 11

What is true if an antibiotic does not help?

Answer 11

1. illness can be wrong
2. the dose is not correct
3. the bacteria became resistant
4. you may not know enough to cure the illness

Question 12

Why should there be limited use of antibiotics?

Answer 12

1. They can cause poising or allergic reactions
2. Can cause imbalance to the body. Can kill good bacteria. Babies who take antibiotics can develop fungus or yeast infections of the mouth or skin
3. resistance to treatment when taking too much antibiotics.

Question 13

What is true about chloramphenicol?

Answer 13

It has been used too much for minor infections that it no longer works for typhoid

Question 14

When is antibiotics not necessary?

Answer 14

colds and diarrhea