HNG 540 EXAM SCRIPT UPDATED
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED APLUS
●● broad spectrum antibiotics
Answer: target a wide variety of bacteria, including gram poitive and
gram negative
●● narrow spectrum antibiotics
Answer: effective against a specific group of bacteria
●● what is penicillin
Answer: a narrow spectrum antibiotic , mainly affects gram positive
organisms
●● what is ampicillin
Answer: a broad spectrum antibiotic
●● What type of antibiotic would you start on a patient with a suspected
infection and must start antibiotics without waiting for
culture/sensitivity?
Answer: broad spectrum antibiotic
,●● antibiotic resistance is...
Answer: a complex ad growing global health concern
●● 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;
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED APLUS
●● broad spectrum antibiotics
Answer: target a wide variety of bacteria, including gram poitive and
gram negative
●● narrow spectrum antibiotics
Answer: effective against a specific group of bacteria
●● what is penicillin
Answer: a narrow spectrum antibiotic , mainly affects gram positive
organisms
●● what is ampicillin
Answer: a broad spectrum antibiotic
●● What type of antibiotic would you start on a patient with a suspected
infection and must start antibiotics without waiting for
culture/sensitivity?
Answer: broad spectrum antibiotic
,●● antibiotic resistance is...
Answer: a complex ad growing global health concern
●● 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;
