BIOL351 / BIOL 351 Module 6 (Latest Update 2026 / 2027) Pharmacology | Questions & Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct - Portage Learning

BIOL351 / BIOL 351 Module 6
(Latest Update )
Pharmacology | Questions &
Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct -
Portage Learning

Pharmacology of infectious disease




Question:
nephrotoxicity
Answer:
kidney damage




Question:
ototoxicity
Answer:
ear damage

,Question:
aminoglycosides pregnancy category
Answer:
D- have been shown to cause hearing loss and deafness in the fetus




Question:
drug interaction- aminoglycosides
Answer:
-general anesthesia by producing excessive muscular blockage (risk of leading
to respiratory arrest or paralysis of the diaphragm)
-ototoxic effect can be increase when taken with furosemide
-nephrotoxic effect is increased when taken with cephalosporins




Question:
select aminoglycoside antibiotics
Answer:
amikacon (amikin); gentamicin (Garamycin); tobramycin (Nebcin)

,Question:
amikacin (Amikin) usage
Answer:
reserved for treatment of serious gram-negative infections, especially with
bacteria resistant to tobramycin or gentamicin




Question:
gentamicin (Garamycin) usage
Answer:
reserved for the treatment of serious gram-negative infections; produce a
significant incidence of ototoxicity




Question:
tobramycin (Nebcin) usage
Answer:
reserved for the treatment of serious gram-negative infections, particularly
pseudomonas aeruginosa

, Question:
advantage over other broad spectrum antibiotics is that they have good oral
absorption
Answer:
fluroquinolones




Question:
mechanism of action- fluroquinolones
Answer:
bactericidal; inhibit bacterial enzymes necessary for DNA synthesis and
bacterial replication




Question:
spectrum- fluoroquinolones
Answer:
gram-negative and some gram-positive (not MRSA)
-moxifloxacin has the most gram-positive