NR 566 Midterm 2024/2025 Exam
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What pathogen is highly associated with CAP in general population? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔streptococcus pneumoniae
Other common pathogens with CAP - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔atypical bacteria
(mycoplasma pneumonia)
viruses (influenza, respiratory syncytial virus)
First line treatment CAP in previous healthy adults - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Amoxicillin, doxycycline, macrolides (DAM)
Treatment of CAP in pregnancy - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔amoxicillin,
cephalosporins, erythromycin (ACE)
Treatment for mycoplasma pneumonia in the pediatric patient - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Macrolides (erythromycin, clarithromycin, azithromycin)
treatment of chlamydial pneumonia in infant - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Erythromycin
base/ethylsuccinate
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,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
Narrow spectrum antibiotics - when to use? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔When the
pathogen is known
Preferred
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.
A)Prescription for an antibiotic for severe infection based on knowledge
B)Prescription of an antibiotic for severe infection based on clinical
evaluation
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, C)Prescription of antibiotic for severe infection based on most likely
causative agent
When to prescribe empiric antibiotics? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔E for Emergency
E for enticpation
Embulatory patients
Pt has severe infxn, initiate treatment before test results available
How to treat C Diff - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Stop taking the abx that caused it
flagyl and vancomycin
Drug class known for all drugs in class to promote development of C diff -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔cephalosporins (especially second or third generations)
Penicillin's have cross-sensitivity with which drug class? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔cephalosporins
Can you take penicillin's if pregnant? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Yes
Can you prescribe cephalosporins if pregnant? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔yes
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Questions Marking Scheme New Update
| A+ Rated
What pathogen is highly associated with CAP in general population? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔streptococcus pneumoniae
Other common pathogens with CAP - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔atypical bacteria
(mycoplasma pneumonia)
viruses (influenza, respiratory syncytial virus)
First line treatment CAP in previous healthy adults - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Amoxicillin, doxycycline, macrolides (DAM)
Treatment of CAP in pregnancy - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔amoxicillin,
cephalosporins, erythromycin (ACE)
Treatment for mycoplasma pneumonia in the pediatric patient - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Macrolides (erythromycin, clarithromycin, azithromycin)
treatment of chlamydial pneumonia in infant - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Erythromycin
base/ethylsuccinate
COPYRIGHT©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY 1
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
,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
Narrow spectrum antibiotics - when to use? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔When the
pathogen is known
Preferred
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.
A)Prescription for an antibiotic for severe infection based on knowledge
B)Prescription of an antibiotic for severe infection based on clinical
evaluation
COPYRIGHT©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY 2
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, C)Prescription of antibiotic for severe infection based on most likely
causative agent
When to prescribe empiric antibiotics? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔E for Emergency
E for enticpation
Embulatory patients
Pt has severe infxn, initiate treatment before test results available
How to treat C Diff - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Stop taking the abx that caused it
flagyl and vancomycin
Drug class known for all drugs in class to promote development of C diff -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔cephalosporins (especially second or third generations)
Penicillin's have cross-sensitivity with which drug class? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔cephalosporins
Can you take penicillin's if pregnant? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Yes
Can you prescribe cephalosporins if pregnant? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔yes
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