NURS 5334 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY
TEST 2 EXAMPREP REVIEW 2026
ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ cephalosporins.
Answer: most widely used abx group
beta lactam abx
bactericidal
low toxicity
⩥ cephalosporins MOA.
Answer: B-lactam drugs that inhibit cell wall synthesis but less
suspectible to penicillins -> cell lysis
⩥ 1st generation cephalosporins.
Answer: Cefazolin, cephalexin, Cefadroxil
⩥ 2nd generation cephalosporins.
Answer: Cefoxitin, cefaclor, cefuroxime, cefotetan, cefprozil,
cefmetazole, cefonicid, loracarbef
,⩥ 3rd generation cephalosporins.
Answer: cefotaxime, cefdinir, cefditoren, cefixime, cefpodoxime,
cerazidime, cefibuten, ceftriaxone, cefoperazone, cefitzoxime
⩥ 4th generation cephalosporins.
Answer: Cefepime
⩥ 5th generation cephalosporins.
Answer: Ceftaroline
Ceftolozane
⩥ cefiderocol.
Answer: new cephalosporin for MDR gram negative infections
used in adults w/ complicated UTIs and pyelo
⩥ cephalosporin drug interactions.
Answer: Probenecid
Alcohol
Drugs that promote bleeding
Calcium and ceftriaxone
, ⩥ cephalosporin adverse effects.
Answer: allergy, bleeding, thrombophlebitis
⩥ 1st gen cephalosporin uses.
Answer: prophylactically for surgery patients
⩥ 2nd gen cephalosporin use.
Answer: rarely used for active infections
⩥ 3rd gen cephalosporin use.
Answer: preferred therapy for several infections
highly active against gram-negative organisms
able to penetrate CSF
⩥ 4th gen cephalosporin uses.
Answer: HCA pneumonia including cause by pseudomonas aeruginosa
⩥ 5th gen cephalosporin use.
Answer: MRSA infection
⩥ carbapenems.
Answer: Imipenem, Meropenem, Ertapenem, Doripenem
TEST 2 EXAMPREP REVIEW 2026
ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ cephalosporins.
Answer: most widely used abx group
beta lactam abx
bactericidal
low toxicity
⩥ cephalosporins MOA.
Answer: B-lactam drugs that inhibit cell wall synthesis but less
suspectible to penicillins -> cell lysis
⩥ 1st generation cephalosporins.
Answer: Cefazolin, cephalexin, Cefadroxil
⩥ 2nd generation cephalosporins.
Answer: Cefoxitin, cefaclor, cefuroxime, cefotetan, cefprozil,
cefmetazole, cefonicid, loracarbef
,⩥ 3rd generation cephalosporins.
Answer: cefotaxime, cefdinir, cefditoren, cefixime, cefpodoxime,
cerazidime, cefibuten, ceftriaxone, cefoperazone, cefitzoxime
⩥ 4th generation cephalosporins.
Answer: Cefepime
⩥ 5th generation cephalosporins.
Answer: Ceftaroline
Ceftolozane
⩥ cefiderocol.
Answer: new cephalosporin for MDR gram negative infections
used in adults w/ complicated UTIs and pyelo
⩥ cephalosporin drug interactions.
Answer: Probenecid
Alcohol
Drugs that promote bleeding
Calcium and ceftriaxone
, ⩥ cephalosporin adverse effects.
Answer: allergy, bleeding, thrombophlebitis
⩥ 1st gen cephalosporin uses.
Answer: prophylactically for surgery patients
⩥ 2nd gen cephalosporin use.
Answer: rarely used for active infections
⩥ 3rd gen cephalosporin use.
Answer: preferred therapy for several infections
highly active against gram-negative organisms
able to penetrate CSF
⩥ 4th gen cephalosporin uses.
Answer: HCA pneumonia including cause by pseudomonas aeruginosa
⩥ 5th gen cephalosporin use.
Answer: MRSA infection
⩥ carbapenems.
Answer: Imipenem, Meropenem, Ertapenem, Doripenem