Bacteriostatic - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NR 566 week 1 NR 566 Chamberlain College Nursing Question and answers already passed What are the major antibiotic drug classes - correct answer Beta-lactams: penicillins Beta-lactams: Cephalosporins fluoroquinolones tetracyclines and macrolides sulfonamides, trimethoprim, &nitrofurantoin What is the primary goal of antibiotic therapy - correct answer kill bacteria without harming host tissue Bactericidal antibiotics - correct answer directly kill bacteria bacteriostatic anti...

Exam 1: NR293 / NR 293 (NEW Update 2024/2025) Pharmacology | Complete Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct -Chamberlain QUESTION Bacteriostatic doesn't kill bacteria, it inhibits growth QUESTION bactericidal Answer: kills bacteria QUESTION healthcare associated infections Answer: are contracted in a hospital or institution (>48 hours after admin) , are more difficult to treat, and are more virulent QUESTION antisept...

bacteriostatic -Correct Answer drugs that do not kill the bacteria, but slows their growth culture and sensitivity -Correct Answer take a blood culture so we can determine where the bacteria is growing; sensitivity report determines the best treatment antibiotic combos -Correct Answer Additive potentiative antagonisitic empiric therapy -Correct Answer treatment of an infection before specific culture information has been obtained definitive therapy -Correct Answer antibiotic therap...

What are the major antibiotic drug classes - ANSWER Beta-lactams: penicillins Beta-lactams: Cephalosporins fluoroquinolones tetracyclines and macrolides sulfonamides, trimethoprim, &nitrofurantoin 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 aff...

Sulfonamides - Answer -Often combined with another antibiotic -One of the first groups of antibiotics -Bacteriostatic -Prevent synthesis of folic acid required for synthesis of purines and nucleic acid -Do not affect human cells only organism that synthesize their own folic acid -Effective against both gram positive gram negative -Treatment of urinary tract infections and upper respiratory tract infections ADVERSE EFFECTS -anemia,agranulocytosis,thrombocytopenia, hemo...

Test Bank For Lehnes Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants 2nd Edition Rosenthal 9780323554954 Chapter 1-92 Complete Guide. Table Of Contents Chapter 1 Prescriptive Authority Chapter 2 Rational Drug Selection and Prescription Writing Chapter 3 Promoting Positive Outcomes of Drug Therapy Chapter 4 Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Drug Interactions Chapter 5 Adverse Drug Reactions and Medication Errors Chapter 6 Individual Variation in Drug Responses Cha...

MICR221 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS Define death of microorganisms - Answer-Loss of ability to multiply under any known conditions Define sterilisation - Answer-Complete removal or destruction of all microorganisms from inanimate objects. Non-selective physical and chemical methods Define disinfection - Answer-Destruction or removal of microorganisms (but not bacterial endospores) on inanimate objects by physical or chemical methods Define antisepsis - Answer-Chemicals ap...

What is bacteriostatic? (Ans- inhibits bacterial growth what is bactericidal? (Ans- kills bacteria What is a broad spectrum antibiotic? (Ans- - able to control a variety of organisms (gram - or +) - used when you cannot identify what the organism causing the disease is - targets many bacteria ("shotgun approach) when are broad spectrum antibiotics used? (Ans- when you do not know what organism is causing the problem What are narrow spectrum antibiotics? (Ans- - effec...

NURS 5334 Antimicrobials Study Guide ▪ Differentiate Bacteriostatic and Bacterialcidal. • bactericidal – directly lethal to bacteria at clinically achievable concentrations • bacteriostatic – slow bacterial growth but do not cause cell death

NR 566 week 1 Questions With 100% Correct Answers 2024/2025 A+ What are the major antibiotic drug classes - ANS-Beta-lactams: penicillins Beta-lactams: Cephalosporins fluoroquinolones tetracyclines and macrolides sulfonamides, trimethoprim, &nitrofurantoin What is the primary goal of antibiotic therapy - ANS-kill bacteria without harming host tissue Bactericidal antibiotics - ANS-directly kill bacteria bacteriostatic antibiotics - ANS-Antibiotics that do not actually kill bacteria but ra...