NR 566 WEEK #1 STUDY GUIDE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are the major antibiotic drug classes - Answer-Beta-lactams: penicillins
Beta-lactams: Cephalosporins
fluoroquinolones
tetracyclines and macrolides
sulfonamides, trimethoprim, &nitrofurantoin
What is the primary goal of antibiotic therapy - Answer-kill bacteria without harming host
tissue
bacteriostatic antibiotics - Answer-Antibiotics that do not actually kill bacteria but rather
inhibit bacterial proliferation while the hosts immune system does the killing
which antibiotics are preferred for immunocompromised patients: bactericidal or
bacteriostatic - Answer-bactericidal
which antibiotics are preferred for patients with an overwhelming infection: bactericidal
or bacteriostatic - Answer-bactericidal
broad spectrum antibiotics - Answer-affect a broad range of gram-positive or gram-
negative bacteria
narrow spectrum antibiotics - Answer-Effective against specific bacteria
which is used for empiric therapy: narrow or broad - Answer-broad spectrum
Risks of Broad Spectrum - Answer-disruption of normal floral
increases risk of development of antibiotic resistance
which antibiotics increase the risk of antibiotic resistance: narrow or broad spectrum and
why - Answer-Broad spectrum because they kill more competing organisms than narrow
spectrum drugs
is narrow or broad spectrum antibiotics preferred - Answer-narrow is preferred when
possible.
broad spectrum only used when pathogen is unknown or when multiple types of
bacteria is suspected
When is empiric therapy used? - Answer-when treatment is started without cultures or
when culture results are not back yet
who needs empiric therapy - Answer-critically ill pts after first set of cxs
hospitalized pts until css are available
ambulatory pts based on clinical presentation
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