Beta lactams - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NRNP 6550 Final Exam Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2023/2024 (100% Graded). Urine culture with UTI Correct answer- 100.000 colonies in asymptomatic: bacteruria 10 - 10.000 colonies in symptomatic patients but also pyuria pyuria: more than 10 leukocytes elevated erythrocytes with pyelonephritis WBC in urine false positive with tumor, urethritis and poor collection technique Repeat in pregnant women Lower urinary tract UTI and upper urinary tract UTI Correct answer- bladder and uret...

NR566-Advanced Pharmacology for Care of the Family Questions And Answers 2024/2025 β-lactam antibiotic MOA - ANS-All antibiotics in class share the same mechanism of action: disruption of the bacterial cell wall. Inhibition of cell wall synthesis Empiric Therapy - ANS-start treatment without cultures or prior to receiving the results of a culture immediate empiric antibiotics - ANS-Critically ill patients receive (Fill in the Answer) after the first set of cultures obtained; do not wait...

Antibiotics IMP are not .., Bacteria specific (some have a broader spectrum than others, so they can kill more bacteria inc. good bacteria) Where does our immune system start? In our gut with good bacteria What symptom can develop from killing the good bacteria in the gut? Diarrhea What do probiotics do? Replace the good flora in our guts What are some examples of probiotics? Yogurt (high in lacto facillis) or daily probiotic pills What aggressive form of diarrhea can antibiotic use cause? ...

NR 565 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Bacterostatic kills the bacteria bacteriocidal kills the bacteria and stops the growth or spread of the infection Bacteriostatic drugs clindamycin macrolides sulfonamides tetracyclines Bactericidal drugs ahminoglycosides beta-lactums fluroquinolones Metronidazole Streptogramins vancomycin anti-microbial resistance 1.) not knowing if the pt had recent use of antibiotics 2.) provider overuse of broad=spectrum antibiotics ...

1. Bacterostatic ANS kills the bacteria 2. bacteriocidal ANS kills the bacteria and stops the growth or spread of the infection 3. Bacteriostatic drugs ANS clindamycin macrolides sulfonamides tetracyclines 4. Bactericidal drugs ANS ahminoglycosides beta-lactums fluroquinolones Metronidazole Streptogramins vancomycin 5. anti-microbial resistance ANS 1.) not knowing if the pt had recent use of antibiotics 2.) provider overuse of broad=spectrum antibiotics 3.) not performing susceptibil...

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 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...

Chapter 26: Penicillins, Other Beta-Lactams, and Cephalosporins Chapter 27: Macrolides, Oxazolidinones, Lincosamides, Glycopeptides, Ketolides, and Lipopeptides Chapter 28: Tetracyclines, Glycylcyclines, Aminoglycosides, and Fluoroquinolones Chapter 29: Sulfonamides and Nitroimidazoles Antibiotics Chapter 30: Antituberculars, Antifungals, and Antivirals

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What is the size guideline for treatment of a spontaneous pneumothorax? correct answers Spontaneous pneumothorax: <2 cm observe >2 cm large and stable = needle aspiration or chest tube 5 W's of Post-op surgery? correct answers 5 W's • Wind ○ Pneumonia, PE, Aspiration • Wound ○ Surgical site infections • Water ○ Urinary tract infections § Increased risk due to indwelling catheters § Associated with enteric organisms ie. E. coli, Klebsiella, Proteus mira...