1. Which narrow spectrum antibiotic is good for strep and syphilis and
contains a Beta Lactam ring in their structure?: Penecillins
2. How do Beta-lactam antibiotics work?: Weaken the cell wall causing
bacteria to take up excessive amounts of water and rupture
3. Other than penicillins what are the 6 other antibiotics that contain a
Beta lactam ring in their structure?: Cephalosporins
Carbapenems
Aztreonams
Imipenems
Meropenems
Ertrapenem
Hint: cephalosporin and the -penems
4. Which penicillin is recommended for kids but is often dismissed to to
it's bad taste?: Penicillin V
5. Oxacillin/Nafcillin/Dicloxacillin are ____ resistant Penicillins.:
Penicillinase
6. Oxacillin/Nafcillin/Dicloxacillin can be used to fight against which two
gram positive bacteria?: Staph Aureus and Staph Epidermis
, 7. What is the result of rapidly administering Penicillin G?:
Hyperkalemia
8. Why type of antibiotic is given if the patient has an allergy to
penicillins, but is avoided if patient has experienced penicillin induced
anaphylaxis?: Cephalosporins
9. Which three antibiotics are effective and safe alternatives for patients
with a penicillin allergy?: Vancomycin
Erythromycin
Clindamycin
10. What are the two Broad Spectrum Penicillins that has the same
antimicrobial spectrum as Penicillin G plus increased activity against H.
Influenzae, E.
Coli, Salmonella, and Shigella species?: Ampicillin and Amoxicillin
11. What is the two main adverse effects of Ampicillin?: Rash and
Diarrhea 12. What microbes are Piperacillin effective against? (4):
Pseudomonas aeriginosa
Enterobacter
Bacterides Fragilis
Klebsiella
13. Cephalasporins are Beta-lactamse, True or False?: True
14. Which generation of cephalosporins have the most narrow spectrum and
typically attack Gran Positive Bacteria?: First generation
15 Bactericidal drugs are directly lethal to bacteria at achievable
concentrations, True or False?: True
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