HNG 540 EXAM 1 ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ inappropriate antibiotic prescribing.
Answer: the misuse contributes to the emergence of resistant
strains; should not be prescribed antibiotics for viral infections or
conditions that are ineffective with antimicrobials
◉ what is MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus)?.
Answer: type of bacteria that has developed resistance to many
common antibiotics, including methicillin and other beta-lactam
antibiotics
◉ what is an alternative to methicillin /beta lactams in cases where
these antibiotics are ineffective due to resistance like MRSA?.
Answer: vancomycin
◉ what is the antibiotic of choice for strep throat?.
Answer: beta-lactam antibiotic like penicillin or amoxicillin
◉ what is the first choice antibiotic for strep throat?.
Answer: pencillin;
,(amox is also prescribed not as much though)
◉ What medication is given to those with strep throat with a
penicillin allergy?.
Answer: Clindamycin
◉ Why is penicillin the most common antibiotic to cause allergic
reaction?.
Answer: has a chemical structure that can trigger immune responses
in some individuals - the betalactam ring
◉ what medications are chemically similar to penicillin?.
Answer: cephalosporins; be aware when prescribing
◉ beta-lactam antibiotics (penicillin) and cephalosporins
mechanism of action.
Answer: interferes with bacterial cell wall synthesis
◉ what causes lyme disease?.
Answer: tick borne by the bacterium borrelia burgdorferi
◉ symptoms of lyme disease.
, Answer: fever fatigue, headache and characteristic skin rash called
erythema migrans;
◉ what does untreated lyme disease lead to?.
Answer: severe complications affecting the joints, heart, and
nervous system
◉ what medication is used to treat lyme disease?.
Answer: tetracyclines: Doxycycline
◉ What is C. diff (clostridium difficile)?.
Answer: bacteria that causes GI infections in individuals who have
recently taken antibiotics; disruption in the normal balance of gut
bacteria
◉ symptoms of C. diff.
Answer: diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fever; severe cases can lead
to colitis
◉ antibiotic of choice for c. diff.
Answer: glycopeptides: vancomycin
◉ community acquired pneumonia.
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ inappropriate antibiotic prescribing.
Answer: the misuse contributes to the emergence of resistant
strains; should not be prescribed antibiotics for viral infections or
conditions that are ineffective with antimicrobials
◉ what is MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus)?.
Answer: type of bacteria that has developed resistance to many
common antibiotics, including methicillin and other beta-lactam
antibiotics
◉ what is an alternative to methicillin /beta lactams in cases where
these antibiotics are ineffective due to resistance like MRSA?.
Answer: vancomycin
◉ what is the antibiotic of choice for strep throat?.
Answer: beta-lactam antibiotic like penicillin or amoxicillin
◉ what is the first choice antibiotic for strep throat?.
Answer: pencillin;
,(amox is also prescribed not as much though)
◉ What medication is given to those with strep throat with a
penicillin allergy?.
Answer: Clindamycin
◉ Why is penicillin the most common antibiotic to cause allergic
reaction?.
Answer: has a chemical structure that can trigger immune responses
in some individuals - the betalactam ring
◉ what medications are chemically similar to penicillin?.
Answer: cephalosporins; be aware when prescribing
◉ beta-lactam antibiotics (penicillin) and cephalosporins
mechanism of action.
Answer: interferes with bacterial cell wall synthesis
◉ what causes lyme disease?.
Answer: tick borne by the bacterium borrelia burgdorferi
◉ symptoms of lyme disease.
, Answer: fever fatigue, headache and characteristic skin rash called
erythema migrans;
◉ what does untreated lyme disease lead to?.
Answer: severe complications affecting the joints, heart, and
nervous system
◉ what medication is used to treat lyme disease?.
Answer: tetracyclines: Doxycycline
◉ What is C. diff (clostridium difficile)?.
Answer: bacteria that causes GI infections in individuals who have
recently taken antibiotics; disruption in the normal balance of gut
bacteria
◉ symptoms of C. diff.
Answer: diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fever; severe cases can lead
to colitis
◉ antibiotic of choice for c. diff.
Answer: glycopeptides: vancomycin
◉ community acquired pneumonia.
