PC 707 Module 2 Questions and Answers 100% Correct

What are the leading risk factors for having a drug-resistant pathogen? - ANSWER-(1) recent use of antibiotics (2) age younger than 2 and greater than 65 (3) day-care attendance (4) multiple medical comorbiitides (5) recent hospitalization (6) immunosuppression What are some examples of innapropriate usage of antibiotics? - ANSWER-(1) viral infections (2) inadequate dosages (3) excessive duration of therapy (4) increased empirical use of broad spectrum antibiotics when not required (5) excessive duration of therapy What are the 4 steps in choosing an antimicrobial drug? - ANSWER-(1) make clinical diagnosis (2) obtain cultures or other specimens (3) make microbial diagnosis (4) choose drug What is a report generated by each hospital that shows local activity and includes a list of drug names, organism group, whether it's gram -/+, and the percentage sensitive to a particular antibiotic? - ANSWER-Antibiogram What is the antibiogram useful in preventing? - ANSWER-Antibiotic resistance What is important education when a patient is taking sulfonamides? - ANSWER-(1) drink 8-10 glasses of water (2) avoid prolonged sun exposure How does one diagnose BV? - ANSWER-3 or more of the following symptoms (1) homogenous, thin, white discharge that smoothly coats the vaginal walls (2) clue cells (3) pH of vaginal fluid >4.5 (4) a fishy odor of vaginal discharge bfore or after addition of 10%KOH What is the treatment for BV? - ANSWER-(1) metronidazole 500 mg 2x a day for 7 days (2) metronidazole gell 0.75% intravaginally one a day for 5 days (3) clindamycin cream 2% intravaginally at bedtime for 7 days