Midterml Exam:l NRl 566/l NR566l (Latestl
2025/l 2026l Update)l Advancedl
Pharmacologyl forl Carel ofl thel Familyl
Guide|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l
Chamberlain
Q:l Howl dol youl treatl C.l Diff?
Answer:
Metronidazolel (vancomycinl isl alternative)
D/cl abxl (anyl abxl canl causel C.l Diff)
Nol antidiarrheal
Q:l Drugsl thatl promotel developmentl ofl C.l Diff
Answer:
cephalosporins,l clindamycin
Q:l Crossl sensitivityl forl penicillin
Answer:
cephalosporins
Q:l Penicillinl andl pregnancy
,Answer:
Okl tol takel whilel pregnant
Q:l Cephalosporinl patientl education
Answer:
patientsl shouldl reportl increasel inl stooll frequencyl d/tl riskl forl cl diff
Q:l Cephalosporinl andl pregnancy
Answer:
Cephalosporinsl arel ok
Q:l Tetracyclinel patientl education
Answer:
Tetra=4l (avoidl Milk,l Calcium,l Iron,l Magnesium)
Avoidl exposurel tol sunl orl tanningl beds
Manyl drugl interactionsl includingl digoxin
Q:l Tertracyclinel andl pregnancy
Answer:
Avoidl inl pregnancyl andl withl lactation
,Q:l Dol notl takel macrolidesl ifl (2l options)
Answer:
1l -l Dol notl takel withl prolongedl QT.l Whenl macrolidesl arel combinedl withl CYP3A4l
inhibitorsl (likel CCBl andl antifungals),l therel isl al fivefoldl increasel inl suddenl cardiacl
death.l
2l -l Macrolidesl inhibitl P450l enzymes,l whichl normallyl helpl metabolizel drugs.l Withoutl
theirl action,l therel isl al riskl forl drugl toxicityl withl theophylline,l carbamazepine,l andl
warfarin.
Q:l Whichl antibioticl inhibitsl CYP450l enzymesl andl increasesl levelsl ofl theophylline,l
warfarin,l andl carbamazepine?
Answer:
Macrolides
Q:l Aminoglycosidel patientl education
Answer:
patientsl shouldl reportl symptomsl ofl ototoxicity
Q:l Sulfonamidel patientl education
Answer:
drinkl 8-10l glassesl ofl waterl perl dayl tol preventl crystalluria
avoidl sunl andl tanning
, watchl forl hypersensitivityl syndromel (drugl reactionl whenl bodyl respondsl tol al drugl thel
wayl itl wouldl respondl tol anl infectionl -l Tl cellsl respondl andl therel canl bel damagel tol
organs)
Q:l Sulfonamidesl andl pregnancy
Answer:
birthl defectsl ifl takenl inl T1
kernicterusl riskl ifl givenl atl terml ANDl ifl givenl duringl lactationl tol infantl <2mol
(potentiallyl fatal,l causedl byl bilirubinl depositsl inl thel brainl -l bilirubinl isl neurotoxicl andl
canl causel severel neurologicall deficitsl andl death)
Q:l Renall adjustmentsl withl gentamicin
Answer:
decreasel dosel orl increasel intervall betweenl dosesl ifl concernl forl renall impairment
Q:l antimicrobiall sensitivityl testing
Answer:
labl testl tol determinel howl pathogensl growl whenl exposedl tol certainl drugsl inl al Petril
dishl (susceptible,l resistantl orl intermediate)
Q:l Considerationsl frol antibioticl treatment
Answer:
Hostl (patient)
Syndromel (illness)
2025/l 2026l Update)l Advancedl
Pharmacologyl forl Carel ofl thel Familyl
Guide|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l
Chamberlain
Q:l Howl dol youl treatl C.l Diff?
Answer:
Metronidazolel (vancomycinl isl alternative)
D/cl abxl (anyl abxl canl causel C.l Diff)
Nol antidiarrheal
Q:l Drugsl thatl promotel developmentl ofl C.l Diff
Answer:
cephalosporins,l clindamycin
Q:l Crossl sensitivityl forl penicillin
Answer:
cephalosporins
Q:l Penicillinl andl pregnancy
,Answer:
Okl tol takel whilel pregnant
Q:l Cephalosporinl patientl education
Answer:
patientsl shouldl reportl increasel inl stooll frequencyl d/tl riskl forl cl diff
Q:l Cephalosporinl andl pregnancy
Answer:
Cephalosporinsl arel ok
Q:l Tetracyclinel patientl education
Answer:
Tetra=4l (avoidl Milk,l Calcium,l Iron,l Magnesium)
Avoidl exposurel tol sunl orl tanningl beds
Manyl drugl interactionsl includingl digoxin
Q:l Tertracyclinel andl pregnancy
Answer:
Avoidl inl pregnancyl andl withl lactation
,Q:l Dol notl takel macrolidesl ifl (2l options)
Answer:
1l -l Dol notl takel withl prolongedl QT.l Whenl macrolidesl arel combinedl withl CYP3A4l
inhibitorsl (likel CCBl andl antifungals),l therel isl al fivefoldl increasel inl suddenl cardiacl
death.l
2l -l Macrolidesl inhibitl P450l enzymes,l whichl normallyl helpl metabolizel drugs.l Withoutl
theirl action,l therel isl al riskl forl drugl toxicityl withl theophylline,l carbamazepine,l andl
warfarin.
Q:l Whichl antibioticl inhibitsl CYP450l enzymesl andl increasesl levelsl ofl theophylline,l
warfarin,l andl carbamazepine?
Answer:
Macrolides
Q:l Aminoglycosidel patientl education
Answer:
patientsl shouldl reportl symptomsl ofl ototoxicity
Q:l Sulfonamidel patientl education
Answer:
drinkl 8-10l glassesl ofl waterl perl dayl tol preventl crystalluria
avoidl sunl andl tanning
, watchl forl hypersensitivityl syndromel (drugl reactionl whenl bodyl respondsl tol al drugl thel
wayl itl wouldl respondl tol anl infectionl -l Tl cellsl respondl andl therel canl bel damagel tol
organs)
Q:l Sulfonamidesl andl pregnancy
Answer:
birthl defectsl ifl takenl inl T1
kernicterusl riskl ifl givenl atl terml ANDl ifl givenl duringl lactationl tol infantl <2mol
(potentiallyl fatal,l causedl byl bilirubinl depositsl inl thel brainl -l bilirubinl isl neurotoxicl andl
canl causel severel neurologicall deficitsl andl death)
Q:l Renall adjustmentsl withl gentamicin
Answer:
decreasel dosel orl increasel intervall betweenl dosesl ifl concernl forl renall impairment
Q:l antimicrobiall sensitivityl testing
Answer:
labl testl tol determinel howl pathogensl growl whenl exposedl tol certainl drugsl inl al Petril
dishl (susceptible,l resistantl orl intermediate)
Q:l Considerationsl frol antibioticl treatment
Answer:
Hostl (patient)
Syndromel (illness)
