NAPLEX antibiotics Questions and Correct Detailed Answers (Verified Answers) ||Already Graded A+||Newest Version

NAPLEX antibiotics Questions and Correct Detailed
Answers (Verified Answers) ||Already Graded
A+||Newest Version
Quiz: MIC

Ans: lowest drug concentration that prevents visibile microbial growth in 24
hours



Quiz: gram (+) bacteria species

Ans: staph, strep, EC, clostridium, listeria



Quiz: which antibiotics exhibit time-dependent killing?

Ans: penicillins, cephalosporins



Quiz: how can you increase the killing of a time-dependent antibiotic?

Ans: dose more frequently, extend the infusion time



Quiz: example of concentration-dependent antibiotic?

Ans: aminoglycosides (gentamicin, tobramycin, amikacin)


o
o
© 2025 TestTrackers
WhatsApp or call o Resources & Updates: [Testtrackers - Stuvia US]
o Your Success is Our Mission!
[+254707240657]
o For online exams and tutor expert, please whatsapp
me in the number given.

, Quiz: what are the bacteriostatic antibiotics (protein synthesis inhibitors)?

Ans: macrolides

aminoglycosides

tetracyclines

clindamycin

linezolid

quinupristin, dalfopristin



Quiz: what is the MOA of penicillins, cephalosporins, carbapenems, and

vancomycin?

Ans: cell wall inhibitors - bactericidal



Quiz: what general ADRs are the black box warning for aminoglycosides?

Ans: nephrotoxicity and neurotoxicity



Quiz: what are the aminoglycosides?




o
o
© 2025 TestTrackers
WhatsApp or call o Resources & Updates: [Testtrackers - Stuvia US]
o Your Success is Our Mission!
[+254707240657]
o For online exams and tutor expert, please whatsapp
me in the number given.

, Ans: tobramycin

gentamicin

amikacin



Quiz: what type of nephrotoxicity do aminoglycosides cause?

Ans: ATN - acute tubular necrosis



Quiz: what weight do you use to dose aminoglycosides?

Ans: IBW (unless TBW is less)

*use ABW if obese ( > 30% IBW)



Quiz: what organisms are aminoglycosides mainly active against?

Ans: gram (-): GNR, PA



Quiz: extended interval dosing of the aminoglycosides?




o
o
© 2025 TestTrackers
WhatsApp or call o Resources & Updates: [Testtrackers - Stuvia US]
o Your Success is Our Mission!
[+254707240657]
o For online exams and tutor expert, please whatsapp
me in the number given.

, Ans: gent/tobra: 4-7 mg/kg

amikacin: 15-20 mg/kg

*draw random level within 6-16 hours after dose



Quiz: adjust body weight (ABW) formula?

Ans: IBW + [0.4(TBW - IBW)]



Quiz: desired trough (traditional dosing) for gent/tobra? peak?

Ans: trough: < 2 mcg/mL

peak: 5-10 mcg/mL



Quiz: amoxicilin brand name

Ans: Amoxil



Quiz: what organisms do the penicillins cover?

Ans: mainly gram (+), some gram (-)



Quiz: which penicillin is the DOC in acute otitis media?

o
o
© 2025 TestTrackers
WhatsApp or call o Resources & Updates: [Testtrackers - Stuvia US]
o Your Success is Our Mission!
[+254707240657]
o For online exams and tutor expert, please whatsapp
me in the number given.