NR 566 MIDTERM EXAM (2 LATEST VERSIONS ) / NR566 MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW /LATEST ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FOR CARE OF FAMILY|AGRADE

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VERSIONS 2024-2025) / NR566
MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW /LATEST
ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FOR
CARE OF FAMILY|AGRADE
Question 1
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Common Pathogens
Correct Answer
-S. pneumoniae
-Mycoplasma spp.
-H. influenzae
-Staphylococcus aureus


Question 2
Community Acquired Pneumonia - 1st line treatment for previously healthy adults and what
to give if 1st drug didn't work?
Correct Answer
1st line: Amoxicillin, doxycycline and macrolide (Azithromycin)
Second choice: Levaquin (Fluroquinolones)


Question 3
Treatment for M. Pneumoniae in pediatric patients?
Correct Answer
Macrolides: Azithromycin, Erythromycin, Clarithromycin


Question 4
Treatment of community acquired pneumonia in pregnancy
Correct Answer
Amoxicillin, cephalosporins, or erythromycin


Question 5
If someone has been treated w/ an antibiotic in the previous 90 days of contracting CAP, a
quinolone would be prudent choice to prescribe. Be familiar with drug examples w/n the
antibiotic class
Correct Answer
"floxacin"
Genifloxacin
Ciprofloxacin


Question 6
Treatment of chlamydial pneumonia in an infant?

, Correct Answer
Erythromycin 12.5 mg/kg PO QID x 14 days


Question 7
When to use a broad-spectrum anitbiotic?
Correct Answer
-before cultures result
-critically ill patient
-empiric therapy
-pathogen is unknown or multiple types of bacteria suspected
-Gram + cocci and Gram - Bacilli


Question 8
Narrow-spectrum antibiotics
Correct Answer
-active against only a few species of microogranisms
-used when pathogen is known
-reduces risk of disruption of normal flora and development of antibiotic resistance
-preferred when possible
-Gram + cocci, Gram - bacilli, gram - aerobes, mycobacterium TB


Question 9
Empiric antibiotics - What are they?
Correct Answer
Broad spectrum antibiotics
-Ciprofloxacin, timethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, Amoxicillin


Question 10
When to prescribed empiric antibiotics
Correct Answer
-patient has severe infection
-before test results are available
-based on clinical evaluation and knowledge of microbes that are most likely causing the
infection


Question 11
C. Diff associated diarrhea - how to treat?
Correct Answer
Stop prior antibiotic and start Vancomycin or Fidaxomicin or Metronidazole
Chart in Book


Question 12
Drug class known for ALL drugs in class to promote development of C. Diff
Correct Answer