NURS 5334 Pharmacology Module 2 Quiz - See Attached Bundle

Penicillins: weaken bacterial cell wall Beta lactam ring-beta lactimases split this ring and render Pcn inactive Pen G and Pen V: Narrow spectrum good for strep and syphilis Amoxicillin/Ampicillin: broad spectrum: Strep and AOM and lyme disease in children < 8 Adverse reactions: allergic Macrolides drugs of choice for patients with allergies Narrow spectrum with penicillinase resistance Oxacillin, Nafacillin, dicloxacillin: staph aureus staff epidermis Dicloxacillin, Nafacillin, Oxacillin, can be given po Ticarcillin/piperacillin: effective against pseudomonas and Enterobacter, Bacteroides fragilis and Klebsiella Beta Lactamase inhibitors Clavulanic acid, tazobactam, sulbactam- extend coverage when added to another antibiotic: