NR 566 MIDTERM (Latest )
Advanced Pharmacology for Care of the
Family Questions & Answers {Grade A}
100% Correct – Chamberlain
What antibiotics can be prescribed SAFELY throughout pregnancy? - Correct answer
penicillin's, cephalosporins, erythromycin
Second line treatment for CAP (if amoxicillin doesn't work) - Correct answer
Respiratory fluoroquinolone
The patient was treated with an antibiotic in the last 90 days of contracting CAP what
type of antibiotics should be prescribed? - Correct answer quinolone (ex.
fluoroquinolone)
Tendonitis/tendon rupture is highly associated with which antibiotic class? - Correct
answer fluoroquinolone (why they should be avoided in pregnancy)
Anthelmintic safe for pregnancy - Correct answer Praziquantel
,anthelmintic's safe for breastfeeding - Correct answer Mebendazole
pyrantel pamoate
anthelmintic's caution with breastfeeding/pregnancy - Correct answer albendazole
ivermectin
diethylcarbamazine
Risks with didanosine - Correct answer lactic acidosis, severe hepatomegaly with
steatosis, severe pancreatitis
Voriconazole (-azoles) should NOT be combined with what - Correct answer drugs that
are P450 inducers (Phenobarbital), reduce levels of Voriconazole
What is Enterobius vermicularis? - Correct answer Pinworm infestation (Nematode)
Most common in US
pinworms in ileus and large intestine
symptoms - perianal itching and sleep disturbance
, Once itching/on hands can spread through touching
Who would you expect to have Enterobius vermicularis? - Correct answer Primarily in
children (spread through daycares/schools)
How to treat Enterobius vermicularis? - Correct answer Medication: albendazole,
mebendazole, pyrantel pamoate
Hand washing, all family members should be treated at same time
Monitoring needs for long term antifungal use - Correct answer Liver function - AST,
ALT, alkaline phosphate, and bilirubin
How to treat systemic fungal infections - Correct answer Treating systemic mycoses
can be difficult: these infections often resist treatment and hence may require
prolonged therapy with drugs that frequently prove toxic.
Aspergillosis - voriconazole
candidiasis- amphotericin B or fluconazole plus or minus flucytosine
Histoplasmosis- amphotericin B or itraconazole
Advanced Pharmacology for Care of the
Family Questions & Answers {Grade A}
100% Correct – Chamberlain
What antibiotics can be prescribed SAFELY throughout pregnancy? - Correct answer
penicillin's, cephalosporins, erythromycin
Second line treatment for CAP (if amoxicillin doesn't work) - Correct answer
Respiratory fluoroquinolone
The patient was treated with an antibiotic in the last 90 days of contracting CAP what
type of antibiotics should be prescribed? - Correct answer quinolone (ex.
fluoroquinolone)
Tendonitis/tendon rupture is highly associated with which antibiotic class? - Correct
answer fluoroquinolone (why they should be avoided in pregnancy)
Anthelmintic safe for pregnancy - Correct answer Praziquantel
,anthelmintic's safe for breastfeeding - Correct answer Mebendazole
pyrantel pamoate
anthelmintic's caution with breastfeeding/pregnancy - Correct answer albendazole
ivermectin
diethylcarbamazine
Risks with didanosine - Correct answer lactic acidosis, severe hepatomegaly with
steatosis, severe pancreatitis
Voriconazole (-azoles) should NOT be combined with what - Correct answer drugs that
are P450 inducers (Phenobarbital), reduce levels of Voriconazole
What is Enterobius vermicularis? - Correct answer Pinworm infestation (Nematode)
Most common in US
pinworms in ileus and large intestine
symptoms - perianal itching and sleep disturbance
, Once itching/on hands can spread through touching
Who would you expect to have Enterobius vermicularis? - Correct answer Primarily in
children (spread through daycares/schools)
How to treat Enterobius vermicularis? - Correct answer Medication: albendazole,
mebendazole, pyrantel pamoate
Hand washing, all family members should be treated at same time
Monitoring needs for long term antifungal use - Correct answer Liver function - AST,
ALT, alkaline phosphate, and bilirubin
How to treat systemic fungal infections - Correct answer Treating systemic mycoses
can be difficult: these infections often resist treatment and hence may require
prolonged therapy with drugs that frequently prove toxic.
Aspergillosis - voriconazole
candidiasis- amphotericin B or fluconazole plus or minus flucytosine
Histoplasmosis- amphotericin B or itraconazole
