NR 566 Advanced Pharmacology Family Midterm Exam – Rated A (2025) | Comprehensive Exam Review & Correct Answers

NR 566 Advanced Pharmacology Mid
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• Pneumonia goals of treatment am am am




- Return to baseline respiratory status
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- Fever resolves in 2 to 4 days
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- Leukocytosis resolves by day 4 of treatment am am am am am am




- Chest x-ray may take 4 weeks or more to return
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• Common bacterial pathogens of Adult pneumonia
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- S. pneumoniae
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- Patients with underlying lung disease am am am am




- Nontypeable Haemophilus influenza and Moraxella catarrhalis am am am am am




- Staph aureus: co-pathogen with influenza
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- Mycoplasma pneumoniae am




- Viral pneumonia
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• Common bacterial pathogens of Adult Community-Acquired Pneumonia
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- Consult current treatment guidelines for the most recent treatment
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guidelines for community acquired pneumonia (CAP) am am am am am




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• Common bacterial pathogens of CAP in pregnant women
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- Main pathogens are S. pneumoniae
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- H. influenzae, M. pneumoniae, and viruses
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- Macrolides
- Pregnancy category B: erythromycin, azithromycin am am am am




- Pregnancy category category C: clarithromycin am am am am




- Comorbid conditions or recent antibiotics: am am am am




- Beta-lactam plus a macrolide am am am




• Common pediatric pneumonia pathogens am am am




- S. pneumoniae is the most common cause of bacterial pneumonia in p
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- Increase in viral pneumonia with PCV7 vaccine
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- Infants 4 to 16 weeks am am am am




- Consider chlamydia am




- Over 5 years through adolescence
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- Consider mycoplasma am




- Community-acquiredmethicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus am am am




- Virus




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• Clinical practice guidelines for treatment of CAP
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- Children under age 5 years am am am am




- Bacterial pneumonia (S. pneumoniae) am am am




- Amoxicillin: 80 to 90 mg/kg/day am am am am




- Ceftriaxone: 50 mg/kg/day until able to take oral antibiotics am am am am am am am am




- Penicillin allergy: clindamycin or a macrolide am am am am am




- Infant with suspected chlamydial pneumonia
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- Azithromycin 20 mg/kg/day for 3 days OR erythromycin (EryPed) 50 am am am am am am am am am am




mg/kg for 14 days am am am




- Children 5 Years or Older am am am am




- Mycoplasma or other atypical most likely am am am am am




- Azithromycin: 10 mg/kg on day 1 and 5 mg/kg on days 2 through 5 am am am am am am am am am am am am am




- Clarithromycin: 15 mg/kg per day in two divided doses (maximum 1 g/d am am am am am am am am am am am




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- Erythromycin: 40 to 50 mg/kg/day am am am am




• CAP treatment in pregnancy
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- 1st choice: Erythromycin or azithromycin cat B. or Clarythromycin cat C.
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• Radiologic findings during CAP treatment am am am am




- assist in confirming the dx of pneumonia vs other resp disorders such as lu
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ng abscess or tuberculosis
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