Quiz 2 Questions: Antibiotics
1. Which antibiotic class is associated with significant concerns of
nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity?
Aminoglycosides
2. A patient presents with a skin infection suspected to be caused by
community-associated MRSA. Which of the following antibiotics would
be the drug of choice for treating this infection?
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Which life stage presents a contraindication for the use of
nitrofurantoin due to an increased risk of hemolytic anemia?
Infants less than one month of age
4. You’re seeing a 7-year-old patient in your primary care clinic with a
mild skin infection. The child weighs 22kg and has no known drug
allergies. What would be the appropriate prescription for amoxicillin for
this patient’s condition?
Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension, take 5ml orally every
12 hours for 10 days
Or
Amoxicillin 250mg tablet, take 1 tablet every 8 hours for 7
days?
5. A patient presents with a severe skin infection suspected to be caused
by MRSA. Which of the following antibiotics is most appropriate for
empiric treatment of this infection?
, Vancomycin
6. Carbapenems are commonly reserved for treating which type of
bacterial infection?
Multidrug-resistant bacterial infections
7. A patient presents with a urinary tract infection caused by E. coli.
Which penicillin is preferred for treating the infection due to its
increased activity against gram-negative bacilli?
Ampicillin – (E. coli is gram-negative)
8. What bacterial structure is primarily targeted by beta-lactam
antibiotics like penicillin and cephalosporins?
Cell wall
9. What is the primary cause of resistance to cephalosporins?
Production of cephalosporinases
10. A patient presents to the clinic with symptoms suggestive of a
UTI, including dysuria and frequency. The patient’s urine culture
confirms E. coli as the causative organism. Which sulfonamide is
generally favored for the treatment of UTIs caused by E. coli?
Sulfamethoxazole
11. You are working in a primary care clinic, and an adult patient
tests positive for group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis
(GAS) and tonsilitis. You decide to prescribe penicillin V potassium
1. Which antibiotic class is associated with significant concerns of
nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity?
Aminoglycosides
2. A patient presents with a skin infection suspected to be caused by
community-associated MRSA. Which of the following antibiotics would
be the drug of choice for treating this infection?
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
3. Which life stage presents a contraindication for the use of
nitrofurantoin due to an increased risk of hemolytic anemia?
Infants less than one month of age
4. You’re seeing a 7-year-old patient in your primary care clinic with a
mild skin infection. The child weighs 22kg and has no known drug
allergies. What would be the appropriate prescription for amoxicillin for
this patient’s condition?
Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension, take 5ml orally every
12 hours for 10 days
Or
Amoxicillin 250mg tablet, take 1 tablet every 8 hours for 7
days?
5. A patient presents with a severe skin infection suspected to be caused
by MRSA. Which of the following antibiotics is most appropriate for
empiric treatment of this infection?
, Vancomycin
6. Carbapenems are commonly reserved for treating which type of
bacterial infection?
Multidrug-resistant bacterial infections
7. A patient presents with a urinary tract infection caused by E. coli.
Which penicillin is preferred for treating the infection due to its
increased activity against gram-negative bacilli?
Ampicillin – (E. coli is gram-negative)
8. What bacterial structure is primarily targeted by beta-lactam
antibiotics like penicillin and cephalosporins?
Cell wall
9. What is the primary cause of resistance to cephalosporins?
Production of cephalosporinases
10. A patient presents to the clinic with symptoms suggestive of a
UTI, including dysuria and frequency. The patient’s urine culture
confirms E. coli as the causative organism. Which sulfonamide is
generally favored for the treatment of UTIs caused by E. coli?
Sulfamethoxazole
11. You are working in a primary care clinic, and an adult patient
tests positive for group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis
(GAS) and tonsilitis. You decide to prescribe penicillin V potassium
