NR 293 Final Exam

NR 293 Final Exam bacteriostatic - ANSWER drugs that do not kill the bacteria, but slows their growth culture and sensitivity - ANSWER take a blood culture so we can determine where the bacteria is growing; sensitivity report determines the best treatment antibiotic combos - ANSWER Additive potentiative antagonisitic empiric therapy - ANSWER treatment of an infection before specific culture information has been obtained definitive therapy - ANSWER antibiotic therapy tailored to treat organisms identified with cultures prophylactic therapy - ANSWER treatment with antibiotics to prevent an infection, as in intraabdominal surgery or after trauma MOA of sulfonamides - ANSWER Bacteriostatic inhibit bacterial growth prevent bacterial synthesis of folic acid