NURS 5334 Antimicrobial Module 2 2025/2026 (Verified)
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Which narrow spectrum antibiotic is good for strep and syphilis and contains a Beta Lactam ring in
their structure? - Penecillins
How do Beta-lactam antibiotics work? - Weaken the cell wall causing bacteria to take up excessive
amounts of water and rupture
Other than penicillins what are the 6 other antibiotics that contain a Beta lactam ring in their
structure? - Cephalosporins
Carbapenems
Aztreonams
Imipenems
Meropenems
Ertrapenem
Hint: cephalosporin and the -penems
Which penicillin is recommended for kids but is often dismissed to to it's bad taste? - Penicillin V
Oxacillin/Nafcillin/Dicloxacillin are ____ resistant Penicillins. - Penicillinase
Oxacillin/Nafcillin/Dicloxacillin can be used to fight against which two gram positive bacteria? - Staph
Aureus and Staph Epidermis
What is the result of rapidly administering Penicillin G? - Hyperkalemia
Why type of antibiotic is given if the patient has an allergy to penicillins, but is avoided if patient has
experienced penicillin induced anaphylaxis? - Cephalosporins
, Which three antibiotics are effective and safe alternatives for patients with a penicillin allergy? -
Vancomycin
Erythromycin
Clindamycin
What are the two Broad Spectrum Penicillins that has the same antimicrobial spectrum as Penicillin
G plus increased activity against H. Influenzae, E. Coli, Salmonella, and Shigella species? - Ampicillin
and Amoxicillin
What is the two main adverse effects of Ampicillin? - Rash and Diarrhea
What microbes are Piperacillin effective against? (4) - Pseudomonas aeriginosa
Enterobacter
Bacterides Fragilis
Klebsiella
Cephalasporins are Beta-lactamse, True or False? - True
Which generation of cephalosporins have the most narrow spectrum and typically attack Gran
Positive Bacteria? - First generation
Bactericidal drugs are directly lethal to bacteria at achievable concentrations, True or False? - True
Which generation of cephalosporin is most often prescribed? - Third Generation
Name two Extended Spectrum penicillins. - Piperacillin
Tazobactam
Carbenicillin
Which generation of cephalosporin can penetrate spinal fluid and have good Graham aerobes
coverage? - Third Generation
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Which narrow spectrum antibiotic is good for strep and syphilis and contains a Beta Lactam ring in
their structure? - Penecillins
How do Beta-lactam antibiotics work? - Weaken the cell wall causing bacteria to take up excessive
amounts of water and rupture
Other than penicillins what are the 6 other antibiotics that contain a Beta lactam ring in their
structure? - Cephalosporins
Carbapenems
Aztreonams
Imipenems
Meropenems
Ertrapenem
Hint: cephalosporin and the -penems
Which penicillin is recommended for kids but is often dismissed to to it's bad taste? - Penicillin V
Oxacillin/Nafcillin/Dicloxacillin are ____ resistant Penicillins. - Penicillinase
Oxacillin/Nafcillin/Dicloxacillin can be used to fight against which two gram positive bacteria? - Staph
Aureus and Staph Epidermis
What is the result of rapidly administering Penicillin G? - Hyperkalemia
Why type of antibiotic is given if the patient has an allergy to penicillins, but is avoided if patient has
experienced penicillin induced anaphylaxis? - Cephalosporins
, Which three antibiotics are effective and safe alternatives for patients with a penicillin allergy? -
Vancomycin
Erythromycin
Clindamycin
What are the two Broad Spectrum Penicillins that has the same antimicrobial spectrum as Penicillin
G plus increased activity against H. Influenzae, E. Coli, Salmonella, and Shigella species? - Ampicillin
and Amoxicillin
What is the two main adverse effects of Ampicillin? - Rash and Diarrhea
What microbes are Piperacillin effective against? (4) - Pseudomonas aeriginosa
Enterobacter
Bacterides Fragilis
Klebsiella
Cephalasporins are Beta-lactamse, True or False? - True
Which generation of cephalosporins have the most narrow spectrum and typically attack Gran
Positive Bacteria? - First generation
Bactericidal drugs are directly lethal to bacteria at achievable concentrations, True or False? - True
Which generation of cephalosporin is most often prescribed? - Third Generation
Name two Extended Spectrum penicillins. - Piperacillin
Tazobactam
Carbenicillin
Which generation of cephalosporin can penetrate spinal fluid and have good Graham aerobes
coverage? - Third Generation
