Cephalexin and cefadroxil - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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Midterm Exam: NR 568 (NR568) Advanced Pharmacology for the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Week 1-4| Complete Study Guide with Verified Answers |Latest 2023/ 2024|- Chamberlain Week 1 Things to know about each of the major antibiotic drug classes - Aminoglycosides (Gentamicin, Neomycin, Tobramycin) ‘icin Precautions / Contraindications  Pregnancy: fetal ototoxicity  With other ototoxic drugs: furosemide, minocycline  With nephrotoxic drugs: vancomycin, ...

Penicillin G *** - ANSWER - First PCN given PO and IM - PO only about 1/3 of dose is absorbed - IM and IV are most effective (to get therapeutic serum level) (IM is painful) - primarily bactericidal Penicillin V *** - ANSWER - next type produced - 2/3 absorbed by GI tract, less patent than PCN G - It is effective against mild - moderate infections, including anthrax PCNS (structure) - ANSWER - beta-lactam antibiotics. - beta-lactam structure interferes with bacterial cell wall synth...

NAPLEX Infectious Disease Exam Questions And Answers All Verified Empiric treatment for Meningitis for newborn to 1 month - ANS ampicillin plus either cefotaxime or an AG empiric treatment for meningitis for 1 month old to 50 year old - ANS vanco + ceftriaxone or cefotaxime empiric treatment for meningitis 50 y/o or older - ANS vanco + ampicillin + ceftriaxone or cefotaxime what is bacterial organism that causes meningitis is not treated with single therapy of ceftriaxone, ...

NR 565 FINAL (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) LATEST REVIEWED 2023-24 Bacterostatic - CORRECT ANSWER-kills the bacteria bacteriocidal - CORRECT ANSWER-kills the bacteria and stops the growth or spread of the infection Bacteriostatic drugs - CORRECT ANSWER-clindamycin macrolides sulfonamides tetracyclines Bactericidal drugs - CORRECT ANSWER-ahminoglycosides beta-lactums fluroquinolones Metronidazole Streptogramins vancomycin anti-microbial resistance - CORRECT ANSWER-1.) not knowing if t...

antibacterial - kills bacteria or prevents its growth Ex: Ciprofloxacin antifungal - kills or inhibits growth of fungi Ex: Amphotericin B antiviral - kills viruses or prevents its growth Ex: Acyclovir antiprotozoal - kills or inhibits parasitic infections Ex: Metronidazole 4 types of antimicrobials - - antibacterial - antiviral - antifungal - antiprotozoal antimicrobials (antibiotics) key takeaways - - always obtain cultures before administering antibiotic - patients may r...

Bactericidal Directly lethal to bacteria Bacteriostatic Slows bacterial growth but does not cause cell death Relies on host's defenses to eliminate bacteria Dosage and duration of treatment Dosage should create 4-8 x MIC (MI concentration) Medications should not be discontinued prematurely. Prophylactic Use of Antimicrobials 30-50% of antibiotics in US are given prophylactically Most useful for cardiac, peripheral vascular, orthopedic, GI surgery Misuses of antimicrobial Approxima...

Advanced Pharmacology Exam Comprehensive Questions and Answers Describe the relevance of the Nurse Practice Act in any state for a nurse practitioner's practice, including prescriptive authority. - -authority for NP practice defined by each state -Nurse practice acts are written by legislators (laws) and authorize Boards of Nursing to establish legal authority to define who may use the title of NP, the scope of practice for NPs, any practice restrictions, requirements to be credentialed w...

NURS 5334 Pharmacology Module 2 Quiz Antibiotics DRUGS THAT WEAKEN CELL WALL Penicillins: weaken bacterial cell wall Beta lactam ring-beta lactimases split this ring and render Pcn inactive Pen G and Pen V: Narrow spectrum good for strep and syphilis (Penicillinase sensitive) Amoxicillin/Ampicillin: broad spectrum: Strep and AOM and lyme disease in children < 8 Adverse reactions: allergic Macrolides drugs of choice for patients with allergies Narrow spectrum with penicillinase resist...

STUDY GUIDE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE Antibiotics ● Know the gram positive bacteria (strep, staph, and enterococcus); the rest are gram negative other than atypicals ● Review the different classes of antibiotics and what they treat. ● Penicillin: Ampicillin, Amoxicillin, Penicillin G, and Penicillin VK o Strep Group A, B, C, G, Enterococcus, Strep pneumoniae, Drug Resistant Strep pneumoniae (DRSP), Botulism (wound, not food) o Augmentin (Amoxicillin/Clavulanic acid)  Works on gram...