NR566/NR 566 Midterm Exam Questions with Verified Answers
(Correct Update)
Question 1: What pathogen is highly associated with CAP in general population?
Answer: streptococcus pneumoniae
Question 2: Broad spectrum antibiotics - when to use?
Answer: empiric therapy When you don't know which bacteria it is more likely to facilitate
emergence of drug-resistant organisms and superinfections prescribe these before culture results
back suspects patient has UTI
Question 3: Narrow spectrum antibiotics - when to use?
Answer: When the pathogen is known Preferred
Question 4: What are empiric antibiotics?
Answer: Broad Spectrum antibiotics that are given BEFORE the results are in for certain
circumstances. Also can be prescribed when the NP believes it is a certain disease.
Question 5: How to treat C Diff
Answer: Stop taking the abx that caused it
Question 6: Penicillin's have cross-sensitivity with which drug class?
Answer: cephalosporins
Question 7: Can you take penicillin's if pregnant?
Answer: Yes
Question 8: Can you prescribe cephalosporins if pregnant?
Answer: yes
Question 9: Which macrolide is ok for pregnancy?
Answer: erythromycin
Question 10: Which cephalosporins may induce a disulfiram-like reaction if alcohol is ingested?
Answer: Cefazolin and cefotetan
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, Question 11: What do we need to be aware of in our female patients of childbearing age with
clindamycin
Answer: decrease oral contraceptive activity
Question 12: Aminoglycosides are safe for what age group
Answer: children (infant <8 days old)
Question 13: Clindamycin can be used as an alternative to what
Answer: penicillin
Question 14: Which ones carry risk for hypotension with patients on antihypertensives?
Answer: Ivermectin and Moxidectin
Question 15: Which ones can cause bone marrow suppression and liver impairment?
Answer: Albendazole and Mebendazole
Question 16: Which is generally safe to give without obtaining baseline data?
Answer: Pyrantel Pamoate
Question 17: How to treat tinea capitis aka ringworm
Answer: Drug Class - Oral antifungal (not topical) Oral griseofulvin taken for 6-8 weeks, is
considered standard therapy
Question 18: Which weight loss drug(s) are associated with a suicide risk in children, adolescents,
and young adults?
Answer: Naltrexone and bupropion (contrave)
Question 19: Which weight loss drugs are DEA scheduled drugs?
Answer: Diethylpropion Locaserin Phentermine/topiramate (Phentermine is scheduled, not
topiramate) Phendimetrazine
Question 20: At what BMI level should bariatric surgery be considered?
Answer: BMI 35 or more
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(Correct Update)
Question 1: What pathogen is highly associated with CAP in general population?
Answer: streptococcus pneumoniae
Question 2: Broad spectrum antibiotics - when to use?
Answer: empiric therapy When you don't know which bacteria it is more likely to facilitate
emergence of drug-resistant organisms and superinfections prescribe these before culture results
back suspects patient has UTI
Question 3: Narrow spectrum antibiotics - when to use?
Answer: When the pathogen is known Preferred
Question 4: What are empiric antibiotics?
Answer: Broad Spectrum antibiotics that are given BEFORE the results are in for certain
circumstances. Also can be prescribed when the NP believes it is a certain disease.
Question 5: How to treat C Diff
Answer: Stop taking the abx that caused it
Question 6: Penicillin's have cross-sensitivity with which drug class?
Answer: cephalosporins
Question 7: Can you take penicillin's if pregnant?
Answer: Yes
Question 8: Can you prescribe cephalosporins if pregnant?
Answer: yes
Question 9: Which macrolide is ok for pregnancy?
Answer: erythromycin
Question 10: Which cephalosporins may induce a disulfiram-like reaction if alcohol is ingested?
Answer: Cefazolin and cefotetan
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, Question 11: What do we need to be aware of in our female patients of childbearing age with
clindamycin
Answer: decrease oral contraceptive activity
Question 12: Aminoglycosides are safe for what age group
Answer: children (infant <8 days old)
Question 13: Clindamycin can be used as an alternative to what
Answer: penicillin
Question 14: Which ones carry risk for hypotension with patients on antihypertensives?
Answer: Ivermectin and Moxidectin
Question 15: Which ones can cause bone marrow suppression and liver impairment?
Answer: Albendazole and Mebendazole
Question 16: Which is generally safe to give without obtaining baseline data?
Answer: Pyrantel Pamoate
Question 17: How to treat tinea capitis aka ringworm
Answer: Drug Class - Oral antifungal (not topical) Oral griseofulvin taken for 6-8 weeks, is
considered standard therapy
Question 18: Which weight loss drug(s) are associated with a suicide risk in children, adolescents,
and young adults?
Answer: Naltrexone and bupropion (contrave)
Question 19: Which weight loss drugs are DEA scheduled drugs?
Answer: Diethylpropion Locaserin Phentermine/topiramate (Phentermine is scheduled, not
topiramate) Phendimetrazine
Question 20: At what BMI level should bariatric surgery be considered?
Answer: BMI 35 or more
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