NRSG 245: Quiz 9 Antibiotics Study
Guide Exam Questions Fully Solved.
What is the first rule of antimicrobial therapy?
Match the drug to the bug
Ask the patient when their symptoms first appeared
Begin empiric therapy as soon as possible
Always give the antimicrobial intravenously (IV) - Answer Match the drug to the bug
Which antimicrobials promote the emergence of drug resistance?
Antibiotics used prophylactically
Antibiotic combinations
Narrow-spectrum antibiotics
Broad-spectrum antibiotics - Answer Broad-spectrum antibiotics
What is the principal adverse effect of penicillins?
Diarrhea
Vomiting
Allergic reaction
Nausea - Answer Allergic reaction
Which symptom suggests an ototoxic reaction to a drug?
Dizziness
Headache
Tinnitus
Nausea - Answer Tinnitus
, To promote maximal antimicrobial effects
To give the broadest spectrum antibiotic possible to have a better chance at impacting the
infectious organism.
To always achieve 100% kill of the organism causing the infection. - Answer To cause minimal
harm to the host
To promote maximal antimicrobial effects
Which is the preferred drug of choice for healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant
staphylococcus aureus (HCA-MRSA)?
Oxacillin
Nafcillin
Doxycycline
Vancomycin - Answer Vancomycin
Superinfections occur more often with which category of antibiotics?
Antifungal drugs
Narrow-spectrum drugs
Antiviral drugs
Broad-spectrum drugs - Answer Broad-spectrum drugs
The principal toxicity of vancomycin is
Hearing impairment (ototoxicity)
Liver failure (hepatotoxicity)
Heart damage (cardiotoxicity)
Kidney failure (nephrotoxicity) - Answer Kidney failure (nephrotoxicity)
What effect will liver disease have on drug levels in the body?
Drug accumulation
Guide Exam Questions Fully Solved.
What is the first rule of antimicrobial therapy?
Match the drug to the bug
Ask the patient when their symptoms first appeared
Begin empiric therapy as soon as possible
Always give the antimicrobial intravenously (IV) - Answer Match the drug to the bug
Which antimicrobials promote the emergence of drug resistance?
Antibiotics used prophylactically
Antibiotic combinations
Narrow-spectrum antibiotics
Broad-spectrum antibiotics - Answer Broad-spectrum antibiotics
What is the principal adverse effect of penicillins?
Diarrhea
Vomiting
Allergic reaction
Nausea - Answer Allergic reaction
Which symptom suggests an ototoxic reaction to a drug?
Dizziness
Headache
Tinnitus
Nausea - Answer Tinnitus
, To promote maximal antimicrobial effects
To give the broadest spectrum antibiotic possible to have a better chance at impacting the
infectious organism.
To always achieve 100% kill of the organism causing the infection. - Answer To cause minimal
harm to the host
To promote maximal antimicrobial effects
Which is the preferred drug of choice for healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant
staphylococcus aureus (HCA-MRSA)?
Oxacillin
Nafcillin
Doxycycline
Vancomycin - Answer Vancomycin
Superinfections occur more often with which category of antibiotics?
Antifungal drugs
Narrow-spectrum drugs
Antiviral drugs
Broad-spectrum drugs - Answer Broad-spectrum drugs
The principal toxicity of vancomycin is
Hearing impairment (ototoxicity)
Liver failure (hepatotoxicity)
Heart damage (cardiotoxicity)
Kidney failure (nephrotoxicity) - Answer Kidney failure (nephrotoxicity)
What effect will liver disease have on drug levels in the body?
Drug accumulation
