NSG 6998 FINAL PAPER PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
PACKAGE
●● Amoxicillin
Answer: Prototype of penicillins used for OM, tonsillitis, sinusitis, UTIs,
gastric ulcers, skin and respiratory infections.
●● Cephalosporins
Answer: 3rd Generation Cephalosporin that inhibits cell wall synthesis
(bactericidal).
●● Ceftriaxone (Rocephin)
Answer: Prototype of cephalosporins used for OM, meningitis,
gonorrhea, surgical prophylaxis, skin, joint, UTI, gynecologic infections.
●● Macrolides
Answer: Class of antibiotics that inhibits protein synthesis (static at low
doses, cidal at high doses).
●● Azithromycin
Answer: Prototype of macrolides used for conjunctivitis, OM, sinusitis,
STIs, skin/respiratory infections.
,●● Tetracyclines
Answer: Class of antibiotics that inhibits protein synthesis
(bacteriostatic).
●● Doxycycline
Answer: Prototype of tetracyclines used for acne, STIs, rickettsia,
plague, cholera, respiratory/skin/UTIs.
●● Aminoglycosides
Answer: Class of antibiotics that inhibits protein synthesis (bactericidal).
●● Gentamicin Sulfate
Answer: Prototype of aminoglycosides used for serious infections
(sepsis, meningitis, respiratory, UTI, intraabdominal).
●● Fluoroquinolones
Answer: Class of antibiotics that inhibits DNA gyrase (bactericidal).
●● Levofloxacin (Levaquin)
Answer: Prototype of fluoroquinolones used for anthrax, skin, UTI,
respiratory, bone, abdominal infections.
, ●● Sulfonamides
Answer: Class of antibiotics that inhibits folic acid synthesis
(bactericidal).
●● TMP-SMX (Bactrim)
Answer: Prototype of sulfonamides used for MRSA, UTI, OM,
respiratory infections.
●● Antituberculars
Answer: Class of drugs that inhibits mycobacterial cell wall synthesis.
●● Isoniazid (INH)
Answer: Prototype of antituberculars used for active & latent TB.
●● MOA (Mechanism of Action)
Answer: The method by which a drug produces its effects, such as
inhibiting cell wall synthesis or protein synthesis.
●● Side Effects
Answer: Unwanted effects that occur in addition to the desired
therapeutic effects of a drug.
●● Adverse Effects
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
PACKAGE
●● Amoxicillin
Answer: Prototype of penicillins used for OM, tonsillitis, sinusitis, UTIs,
gastric ulcers, skin and respiratory infections.
●● Cephalosporins
Answer: 3rd Generation Cephalosporin that inhibits cell wall synthesis
(bactericidal).
●● Ceftriaxone (Rocephin)
Answer: Prototype of cephalosporins used for OM, meningitis,
gonorrhea, surgical prophylaxis, skin, joint, UTI, gynecologic infections.
●● Macrolides
Answer: Class of antibiotics that inhibits protein synthesis (static at low
doses, cidal at high doses).
●● Azithromycin
Answer: Prototype of macrolides used for conjunctivitis, OM, sinusitis,
STIs, skin/respiratory infections.
,●● Tetracyclines
Answer: Class of antibiotics that inhibits protein synthesis
(bacteriostatic).
●● Doxycycline
Answer: Prototype of tetracyclines used for acne, STIs, rickettsia,
plague, cholera, respiratory/skin/UTIs.
●● Aminoglycosides
Answer: Class of antibiotics that inhibits protein synthesis (bactericidal).
●● Gentamicin Sulfate
Answer: Prototype of aminoglycosides used for serious infections
(sepsis, meningitis, respiratory, UTI, intraabdominal).
●● Fluoroquinolones
Answer: Class of antibiotics that inhibits DNA gyrase (bactericidal).
●● Levofloxacin (Levaquin)
Answer: Prototype of fluoroquinolones used for anthrax, skin, UTI,
respiratory, bone, abdominal infections.
, ●● Sulfonamides
Answer: Class of antibiotics that inhibits folic acid synthesis
(bactericidal).
●● TMP-SMX (Bactrim)
Answer: Prototype of sulfonamides used for MRSA, UTI, OM,
respiratory infections.
●● Antituberculars
Answer: Class of drugs that inhibits mycobacterial cell wall synthesis.
●● Isoniazid (INH)
Answer: Prototype of antituberculars used for active & latent TB.
●● MOA (Mechanism of Action)
Answer: The method by which a drug produces its effects, such as
inhibiting cell wall synthesis or protein synthesis.
●● Side Effects
Answer: Unwanted effects that occur in addition to the desired
therapeutic effects of a drug.
●● Adverse Effects
