NR568 / NR 568 MIDTERM EXAM WEEK 1-4 (LATEST 2024 / 2025): ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FOR THE ADULT-GERONTOLOGY PRIMARY CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER|COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE WELL EXPLAINED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALE 100% CORRECT VERIFIED BY EXPERTS A

NR568 / NR 568 MIDTERM EXAM WEEK 1-4 (LATEST 2024 / 2025): ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FOR THE ADULT-GERONTOLOGY PRIMARY CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER|COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE WELL EXPLAINED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALE 100% CORRECT VERIFIED BY EXPERTS AND GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE 2024[ALREADY PASSED] • Drugs that interfere with synthesis or integrity of bacterial DNA and RNA • Antimetabolites • Drugs that suppress viral replication List the 10 classes of Antibiotics name examples HINT (acronym): Abx Can Terminate Protein Synthesis For Microbial Cells Like Germs ● Aminoglycosides-gentamicin, streptomycin ● Cephalosporins-Cephalexin (Keflex) ● Tetracyclines-tetra/doxyclycline ● Penicillins-PCN G/V, amoxicillin ● Sulfonamides-trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole ● Fluoroquinolones-ciprofloxacin ● Macrolides-erythromycin, Azithromycin ● Carbapenems-imipenem, meropenem ● Lincosamides-Clindamycin ● Glycopeptides-Vancomycin Other ways to organize classes of Drugs What is Beta Lactams? • they have a β-lactam ring in their structure, the penicillins are known as β-lactam antibiotic • The β-lactam family also includes the cephalosporins, carbapenems, and aztreonam • All of the β-lactam antibiotics share the same mechanism of action: disruption of the bacterial cell wall • they are bactericidal; bacteria must be actively growing for them to work Other ways to organize classes of Drugs - Bacteriostatic Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis include 1. Tetracycline 2. Macrolide 3. Clindamycin Other ways to organize classes of Drugs - Bactericidal antibiotics directly