Lactam antibiotic - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

PC 707 Module 2 Exam - Questions and Answers The Cephalosporin drug class: -beta-lactam -interferes with cell wall synthesis (just like PCN) -bactericidal -often resistant to beta-lactamases -5 generations 1st generation cephalosporins -cephalexin (Keflex) -cefadroxil (Duricef) -cefazolin (Ancef) -covers gram + 2nd generation cephalosporins -cefuroxime (Ceftin) -cefprozil (Cefzil) -gram + (less than 1st gen) and gram - ---cefoxitin (Mefoxin) & cefotetan (AstraZeneca)--also covers atypical anae...

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 common pathogens for community acquired pneumonia (CAP)? - ANSWER S. Pneumoniae What is the first line treatment for community acquired pneumonia (CAP)? - ANSWER Amoxicillin (beta-lactam), Doxycycline (tetracycline) or azithromycin (macrolides) What drugs do you give for community acquired pneumonia is the first drugs did not work? - ANSWER Respiratory Fluoroquinolones (Levofloxacin, Moxifloxacin) If someone has been treated with an antibiotic in the previous 90 days of ...

PHARMACOLOGY TESTBANK TEST 2 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS A nurse is caring for a patient who is on amphotericin B. On morning rounds the patient reports weakness, numbness, and a tingling sensation in his feet. What would be a priority action by the nurse? Keep the bed in a low position and the side rails up at all times. A nurse is monitoring the fluid input and output of a 26-year-old woman who is on amphotericin B. Which of the following would the nurse report immediately to the physician? Seru...

Causes of drug resistance - correct answer Recent use of antibiotics Over use of broad spectrum antibiotics Age less than 2 years or greater than 65 years Daycare center attendance Exposure to young children Multiple medical comorbidities Immunosuppression True or false Every antibiotic class has resistant organisms - correct answer True How can your identify local re...

What is metagenome? correct answersSampling the genome sequence of a community of organisms. Polymorphism involved for Irinotecan? correct answersUGT1A1 NGS related to deletions and insertions, coverage, depth? correct answers-Paired-end reads for detection of indels -Coverage is how much of your target has been read -Depth is how many times a unique position has been covered Polymerase for lagging strand? correct answersEuk - DNA Pol Alpha Pro - DNA Pol I Polymerase for leading s...

An 18-year-old female patient is being followed up for acne by the nurse practitioner. During the facial exam, papules and pustules are noted mostly on the forehead and the chin areas. The patient has been using over-the-counter topical antibiotic gels and medicated soap daily for 6 months without much improvement. The nurse practitioner will recommend: a. Isotretinoin (Accutane) b. Tetracycline (Sumycin) c. Clindamycin topical solution (Cleocin- T) d. Minoxidil (Rogaine) - b. Tetracycli...

final msn 611 Questions and answers latest update acyclovir antiviral: tx of hsv, varicella, herpes zoster, CMV MOA: interferes w/ viral synthesis of DNA CI: renal/hepatic disease, caution w/ electrolyte imbalance, seizure disorder, breastfeeding, children AE: n/v, anorexia, diarrhea, lethargy, rash, pruritis, increased bleeding time, phlebitis, nephrotoxicity, neuropathy, thrombocytopenia DI: aminoglycosides, amphotericin B, probenecid, interferon, decreases effect of phenytoin monitor: ...

PHR3102 Exam 1 Questions and Answers 2024 pathogen - Answer-microbe that can cause disease pathogencity - Answer-overall ability of a microbe to cause infection/harm resevoir - Answer-source of pathogenic organism vector - Answer-living being that can carry pathogenic organism from reservoir to host nosocomial infection - Answer-infection acquired in health care facility >48 hours after admission or within 3 days of discharge nosocomial infection - Answer-this type of infection has hig...

β-lactam antibiotic MOA Correct Answer All antibiotics in class share the same mechanism of action: disruption of the bacterial cell wall. Inhibition of cell wall synthesis Empiric Therapy Correct Answer start treatment without cultures or prior to receiving the results of a culture immediate empiric antibiotics Correct Answer Critically ill patients receive (Fill in the Answer) after the first set of cultures obtained; do not wait for results. Bactericidal antibiotics Correct Answe...